Niger aborts Boko Haram jailbreak
Gunmen attacked a high-security prison in Niger early on Monday in an apparent bid to free Islamist militants from Al Qaeda and Boko Haram. But Read more
Gunmen attacked a high-security prison in Niger early on Monday in an apparent bid to free Islamist militants from Al Qaeda and Boko Haram. But Read more
A US aid worker kidnapped in Niger is likely being held by jihadists from the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (Mujao), the Read more
Twenty-one schoolgirls who had been kidnapped by the Islamist group Boko Haram in the Nigerian town of Chibok have been reunited with their families. In Read more
Operation Lafiya dole troops on clearance patrol around Ladin Buta and Juwano villages in Jere Local Government Area of Borno state came in contact with Read more
The German government has dolled out €47.6m as financial support to Nigeria to resettle victims of Boko Haram attacks. Leader of a German delegation, Mrs. Read more
NNPC ready to co-operate with stakeholders, exploration companies to increase reserves and productivity. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has claimed the country’s crude oil Read more
The federal government has restated its willingness to negotiate with the terrorist Boko Haram group to free the over 200 girls kidnapped from their school Read more
NIAMEY (Reuters) – A joint military operation between Chad and Niger has killed 123 Boko Haram militants since July and recovered a significant quantity of Read more
The Army on Wednesday said its troops, Operation Lafiya Dole, killed nine suspected terrorists at Bulabulin, Borno. Sani Usman, acting Director, Army Public Relations, said Read more
Troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE with assistance of Civilian JTF, have arrested three suspected members of the Boko Haram terrorists group. The suspects include Abba Read more
By Johnson Eyiangho Abubakar Shekau, factional leader of the Boko Haram, is careering towards his Waterloo, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai, Read more
By Johnson Eyiangho Nigerians should not lose sleep over the latest video and threats by Abubakar Shekau, a factional leader of the Boko Haram terrorist Read more
BAUCHI, Nigeria Sept 25 (Reuters) – The leader of Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, appeared in a video posted on social media Read more
By Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani ABUJA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When Nigerian teenager Zara John was rescued from Boko Haram captivity last year, she was delighted Read more
Members of the Boko Haram on Thursday attacked a military location in Borno State killing two soldiers, the Army has said. The insurgents were, however, Read more
Over 14 million Nigerians are directly affected by humanitarian crises in the North-east region of the country, two international humanitarian groups have reported. The 21st Read more
UNITED NATIONS – U.S. President Barack Obama has pledged more support from the US government to boost cooperation in fighting and defeating Muslim extremist group, Read more
Members of the Boko Haram, in the early hours of Monday, crept upon sleeping villagers of Talari where they slit the throats of the village Read more
The Nigerian Army says six people were killed on Monday in Borno in an attack by Boko Haram terrorists. The acting Director of Army Public Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged member-states of the Non-Aligned Movement, NAM, development partners and international community to assist security personnel, victims and countries affected by Read more
More revelations have emerged about the death of 19 parents of abducted Chibok secondary schoolgirls. The parents died after the abduction of their daughters by Read more
The Nigerian military has made tremendous progress against the Boko Haram terrorist group, the country’s chief of army staff told VOA Daybreak Africa. Visiting our Read more
NIAMEY, Sept 14 (Reuters) – Thirty members of Boko Haram and five Nigerien soldiers have been killed in fighting in the southeastern Diffa region of Read more
· Forget about Biafra, Buhari tells agitators Hundreds of members of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) who trooped Read more
In a new video by the Boko Haram, suspected members of the sect said they were plotting to capture President Muhammadu Buhari. The footage, narrated Read more
Two soldiers of the Multinational Joint Task Force, MNJTF, were on Thursday killed in an explosion while fighting Boko Haram insurgents in the northern part Read more
CAN Calls For Caution ‘Bill Violates Section 315 (5) (D) Of 1999 Constitution’ There are strong indications that the Federal Government might have entered into Read more
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) –– The whimpers from skeletally thin babies too weak to cry are a harbinger of worse things to come: A quarter of Read more
By Ulf Laessing BAMA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigeria’s military has liberated large swathes of land from Boko Haram but a ride with an army convoy, Read more
MAIDUGURI, NIGERIA — Nigeria’s military says some officers are selling arms and ammunition to Boko Haram, indicating the corruption bedeviling the country’s fight against the Read more
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