Buratai reveals why it’s difficult to wipe out Boko Haram
The chief of army staff, Tukur Burtai says Boko Haram leaders and recruiters live in communities, evading detection by mixing with the local population. Buratai here revealed that Boko Haram’s mode of operation, its use of propaganda and hardcore ideology are the major reasons the insurgency has lasted for many years. In an interview with […]
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 […]
