How two female suicide bombers killed 30 in Adamawa
Two female suicide bombers struck a market in Adamawa on Monday, an army official said, with a local community leader giving a toll of at least 30 killed.
Gov. Badaru appeals for the establishment Army Formation in the state
Jigawa state governor, Muhammad Badaru Abubakar has made a passionate appeal to the chief of army staff, Lt. General Tukur Yusuf Buratai to as a matter of urgency to establish army formation in the state with a view at enhancing security situation.
No Boko Haram sponsor ’ll go unpunished — FG
ABUJA— President Muhammadu Buhari administration will not spare Boko Haram sponsors, in the fight to rid the nation of terrorists and their backers, the Minister of Informational and National Orientation, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said.
Boko Haram: December deadline can be shifted – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari said on Monday that the deadline given to the military to end terrorism in parts of the country was open to modification.
Boko Haram: 80,000 Communities, villages liberated in N/E in six months– Theater Commander
The Theater Commander in charge of the ongoing anti-terrorism war in the North Eastern pat of the country, Maj. Gen. Yushau Abubakar says over 80,000 towns and villages have been liberated by the Joint Military Task Force in the three North Eastern states of Bornu, Yobe and Adamawa states.
DSS warns of Boko Haram cells in Abuja
The Department of State Security, DSS, has warned that there are cells of Boko Haram members conducting surveillance and may carryout attacks in Abuja.
Cameroon army kills 100 Boko Haram fighters, frees 900 hostages
The Cameroon army claimed Wednesday to have dealt a major blow to Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamists, killing around 100 fighters and freeing 900 hostages in a three-day operation last week.
US names two Boko Haram leaders for sanctions
The US Treasury singled out two leaders of the violent Boko Haram Islamist group in Africa for economic sanctions Tuesday, saying both are closely involved in deadly attacks in Nigeria.
Northern Govs vow to defeat Boko Haram, poverty
Governors of the Northern States have vowed to join forces to defeat Boko Haram insurgents and the attendant poverty unleashed on that part of the country.
Boko Haram plans attacks on churches, mosques, markets, DSS warns
The Department of State Services, DSS, has alerted Abuja residents over plots by Boko Haram to attack churches, mosques and markets, using girls to bomb those places.
Questions over Boko Haram attacks despite military claims of success
Nigeria repeatedly claims to have severely weakened Boko Haram and is eyeing an end to the conflict by year-end, yet the Islamists still show a capacity to launch deadly attacks. Most of the nearly 1,500 people killed in Nigeria since President Muhammadu Buhari came to power in May have died in suicide and bomb attacks […]
