A major general and defence spokesperson, John Enenche, has said the Nigerian military has evidence that Abubakar Shekau, the Boko Haram leader has been killed, but there are many Shekaus. Speaking in an interview with Osasu Igbinedion on The Osasu Show, Enenche said Boko Haram has been defeated but total peace can never be […]
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Men of the Nigerian Army early Friday morning reportedly laid siege to the UN building in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, on the claim that illegal arms were being kept there. The said UN building is known as the Red Roof and believed to be housing humanitarian workers providing relief materials to Internally Displaced […]
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Many people were feared dead on Thursday in a fresh attack by Boko Haram Islamists in Ghumbili community in the Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa. The attack comes a few days after a similar incident in a neighbouring village in the Local Government, known as Mildu, where seven people were killed by the insurgents. […]
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Dani Mamman, chairman Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Maiduguri chapter, in an interview with BBC, disclosed that at least 70 lecturers have resigned from the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) since the Boko Haram insurgency started in 2009. He also said the university had employed lecturers to replace those who left. Apart from the lecturers […]
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The military in Nigeria says it has concluded plans to train mobile strike team among personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), and men of the Nigerian Police Force fighting Boko Haram in the North-east. This information was made public by the Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, who spoke in Maiduguri at […]
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Boko Haram insurgents launched a night attack on Mildu village in Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State on Tuesday, killing seven people and injuring about 10 others, residents and officials have said. Eyewitnesses said the rampaging insurgents stormed the village, which is about 6-7 km from Gulak, capital of Madagali Local Government Area, on […]
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Boko Haram has released a new video, showing local bakery, insurgents on their farmlands, while others engaged in trading activities. The group vowed to sustain the battle with the country. In the 29-minute video believed to have been shot in Sambisa forest, the group showed its men going about their normal business. Items such as […]
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Following the relocation order given to Service Chiefs by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, some service chiefs have arrived in Maiduguri, Borno state capital. At an emergency meeting last Thursday, the acting president asked Tukur Buratai, chief of army staff, and Sadique Abubakar, chief of air staff, to relocate to Borno to restore normalcy to the […]
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Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state, has said the Boko Haram insurgents are now stronger. He said this is a statement supported by the recent killing of oil workers. Giving evidence that war against insurgency is not over. In a statement issued on Sunday by Idowu Adelusi, his spokesperson, the governor said the federal government is […]
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The Nigerian army has expressed regret over the misleading information it disseminated to the public in the wake of Boko Haram ambush of its men and some oil workers in Maiduguri. Read the statement below: The incident of 25th July 2017 where some Boko Haram Terrorists ambushed our troops including members of the Civilian Joint […]
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