30 killed, 18 vehicles, houses burnt in fresh Boko Haram attack
MAIDUGURI — No less than 30 persons were on Sunday night killed by Boko Haram insurgents who invaded Auno, a village 20 kilometres from the state capital, Maiduguri.
Buhari’s Boko Haram comment: I take that with pinch of salt — Junaid Mohammed
Reacting to President Muhammadu Buhari’s comment on how his administration has decimated Boko Haram, a Second Republic lawmaker, Dr Junaid Mohammed, dismissed the claim of decimating Boko Haram insurgents, saying he will take it with a pinch of salt His words: “I wish Nigerians were one with the President and the Chief of Air Staff, […]
Decimation of Boko Haram: Prominent Northern leaders disagree with Buhari, Air Chief
AT a time the polity is awash with lamentations over insecurity in the country with calls for the sack of service chiefs, President Muhammadu Buhari and the Chief of Air Staff, CAS, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, yesterday, insisted that Boko Haram insurgents have been decimated.
Religious intolerance, Boko Haram and the incessant killings of Christians
By Ademola Orunbon Boko Haram: MORE than before, contemporary Nigerian society has been beset with religious conflicts that have threatened to tear the fabric of the country’s unity. To a large extent, one can say that Nigeria of the past boasted of religious flexibility and tolerance for many years. However, recently, it seems to have […]
Boko Haram: Are we running out of options or will?
By Gambo Dori THE fight against Boko Haram has seemingly reached an impasse. After 10 years of fighting against what we all thought was a ragtag group of misguided religious hooligans, we have probably reached the lowest point now. All the gains of 2015/16 that we all hailed are being obliterated before our very eyes. […]
Insurgency: 90% of Boko Haram’s victims are Muslims — Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday declared that 90 per cent of Boko Haram’s victims in the past years were Muslims.
Boko Haram: PDP hits Buhari over 90 per cent Muslim casualty claim
Urges him to apologise to Nigerians By Dirisu Yakubu The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s remark that the bulk of the victims of the dreaded fundamentalist sect, Boko Haram are Muslims, as divisive statement capable of endangering peace in the land. Writing as a guest opinion columnist for Christianity Today, President […]
Atiku blasts Buhari over Boko Haram claim
Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has taken a swipe at President Muhammadu Buhari over his claim that 90 per cent of Boko Haram’s victims were Muslims.
NAF Launches Operation Rattle Snake 3, bombs Boko Haram hideout in Borno
By Kingsley Omonobi The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said on Wednesday that its Air Task Force (ATF), Operation Lafiya Dole, has launched Operation Rattle Snake 3 against terrorists’ elements in the Northeast of the Country. The Air Interdiction Operation, which commenced Tuesday, 4 February 2020, will target selected locations within the Northeast in order to […]
US announces additional $40m aid to Nigeria
The United States has announced an additional 40-million-dollar (N14 billion) aid to Nigeria to address the humanitarian crisis arising from decades of the Boko Haram insurgency. The Secretary of State, Mr Mike Pompeo, who made the announcement in Washington DC on Tuesday, said this was in addition to nearly 350 million dollars (N122.5 billion) in […]
Insecurity: Presidency salutes CAN over peaceful protest
Presidency says the recent protest by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) over security situations represent the peaceful right of all Nigerians to express their views on matters of religion, ethics, politics and society. The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, made this assertion in a statement in Abuja on […]
ISWAP members kill three soldiers, seize two military vehicles in Borno
Islamic State-affiliated jihadists have killed three Nigerian soldiers and seized two military vehicles in an attack in Askira, northeastern Borno state, security sources and residents said Monday. Fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), stormed into the town of Askira late Friday in a dozen pickup trucks fitted with machine guns, leading to […]
INSECURITY: Okogie blasts praise singers
WITH heightening insecurity in Nigeria which has attracted the attention of the National Assembly and has necessitated the Donald Trump US administration to clamp down on immigration visa seekers, the Catholic Archbishop Emeritus of Lagos, Anthony Cardinal Olubunmi Okogie Tuesday joined an army of patriotic Nigerians to question the competence of the current service chiefs.
Buhari writes, says Pastor Andimi’s faith should inspire all Nigerians
President of Nigeria eulogizes Brethren leader executed by Boko Haram, and criticizes terrorist efforts to divide Christians and Muslims in Africa’s most populous state.
Boko Haram a common enemy, blind to religion – APC
Omeiza Ajayi – Abuja All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday asked Nigerians to be circumspect in reacting to the recent activities of the Boko Haram sect, saying the insurgent group is scheming to stoke ethno-religious crisis in the country. The party National Publicity Secretary, Lanre Issa-Onilu, said in a statement that the recent “public commentaries […]
Reno to Sanwo-olu: Why banning Okada, Keke, others, when Boko Haram is recruiting
Ex-aide to former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, Pastor Reno Omokri has faulted the banning of commercial motorcycle, popularly known as Okada, keke, and others in Lagos.
