At least 1,600 killed in Boko Haram violence since June
At least 1,600 people have been killed in the Boko Haram conflict since the start of June, taking the civilian death toll to some 3,500 this year, Amnesty International said on Wednesday.
Chibok girls: FG has opened negotiations with Boko Haram – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in France stated that his government has kicked off negotiations with Boko Haram to secure the release of over 200 Chibok girls.
Troops clear 4 more Boko Haram camps; rescue scores of women, children.
As Nigerian troops continue their deep and aggressive advance into Boko Haram terrorists’ dens in the epicenter of the counter insurgency operations, scores of women and children who were abducted, were on Monday rescued from the sect.
We need France’s assistance to defeat Boko Haram – Buhari
Nigeria’s determination to rout out insurgency has got boosted by a commitment by French government to support the Multinational Joint Task Force (MJTF) with intelligence gathering and high tech military equipment.
Hollande says fight against Boko Haram, IS ‘the same’
French President Francois Hollande said Monday that the fight against Boko Haram and Islamic State jihadists is the same battle after he met Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari.
Boko Haram: Military frees 128 detainees in Borno
The Nigerian Army on Wednesday released 128 detainees after certifying that they had no link with the Boko Haram terrorists group in Borno.
Buhari’s first 100 days
The first one hundred days have just passed since President Muhammadu Buhari assumed office to run the affairs of the country for the next four years. Even though Presidency and All Progressives Congress (APC) sources have played down the first hundred days as a period to take a measure of their new administration, we believe that a journey of a thousand miles starts with a step in the right direction to reach the destination on schedule.
Army destroys fish, meat, belonging to Boko-Haram
Maiduguri – The Nigerian Army on Friday destroyed 2,000 cartons of dried fish and smoked meat recovered from suspected Boko Haram insurgents. Col. Tukur Gusau, spokesman of the 7 Division of the Nigerian Arm,y Maiduguri, supervised the public destruction of the items in Maiduguri. Gusau said the items were recovered by the military after different […]
Over 2.1m displaced by Boko Haram, says IOM
Over 2.1 million people are internally displaced in northeast Nigeria after a spike in a six-year insurgency by the Boko Haram group, the International Organization for Migration said Friday, revising a previous figure of 1.5 million.
Bring down Boko Haram in 3 months, Buhari charges new Service Chiefs
President Mohamadu Buhari on Thursday charged the new Service Chiefs to synergize with other nation’s security apparatus and hunt down Boko Haram insurgents within the next three months.
Boko Haram attacks: Kerry to visit Nigeria ‘in a couple of days’
US Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday told an audience in Davos that he would visit Nigeria “in a couple of days” as part of a Washington push to counter extremist groups, including Boko Haram.
