Abubakar Shekau

Boko Haram leader, Shekau is alive | Military finally admits

by Azeez Adeniyi The Nigerian military on Thursday admitted that Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau was still alive, contrary to reports that he has been killed. Director of Information, Defence headquarters, Maj. General John Enenche said this at a media forum in Abuja. Enenche however said the military was in desperate search of him. He... Read More

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BREAKING: Shekau still alive – Defence minister

by Dolapo Adelana The Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali says leader of the Boko Haram sect, Abubakar Shekau, is still alive. Dan-Ali, who said this on Tuesday after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential villa in Abuja stated that Shekau could be hiding in Sambisa Forest, Borno. He maintained that the military will... Read More

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The Big 10: These are the stories that drove conversations this week

These are the top 10 stories that drove conversations this week. Senate rejects Magu for the second time The Senate on Wednesday rejected the nomination of Ibrahim Magu as the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for the second time. According to the upper chamber, his rejection was based on a letter... Read More

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The Late 5: These are the stories that drove conversations today

These are the top five stories that drove conversations today. BOKO HARAM LEADER, SHEKAU THREATENS WORLD LEADERS IN NEW VIDEO Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, has appeared in a new video released on Friday. In the video, Shekau refuted recent attacks in Libya while threatening world leaders. The Boko Haram leader is seen displaying identity... Read More

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BREAKING: Boko Haram leader, Shekau threatens world leaders in new video

by Dolapo Adelana Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, has appeared in a new video released on Friday, Premium Times reports. According to the online news medium, it received the 27-minute footage from a journalist with known contact to the sect. In the video, Shekau refuted recent attacks in Libya while threatening world leaders. The Boko... Read More

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‘Boko Haram executes 3 alleged military spies in new video’

by Dolapo Adelana Islamist terror group, Boko Haram has reportedly released a new propaganda video, according to Sahara Reporters. The online news medium says the video released by the Abubakar Shekau faction of the sect is rendered in the Hausa and Arabic language. It added that the video showed a series of Islamic priests, government... Read More

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February 24, 2017

Shekau kills Boko Haram spokesman

by Dolapo Adelana Leader of terrorist sect, Boko Haram has killed the group’s spokesperson over a plot to remove him from power. According to AFP, Shekau stated this in an audio recording. Shekau said he killed “Tasiu” also known as Abu Zinnira in a meeting with members of the sect’s inner circle. “You should hear... Read More

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February 2, 2017

Stop hiding like a rat, brother to late UNIMAID Prof tells Shekau

Malam Usman Abbas, younger brother to late Prof. Aliyu Mani who was killed when during a bomb attack on University of Maiduguri mosque has said the soul of the leader of terrorist group, Boko Haram Abubakar Shekau “will not smell heaven.” Abbas said this in an open letter to Shekau on Thursday. He writes, “I... Read More

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January 17, 2017

The Late 5: These are the stories that drove conversations today

These are the top five stories that drove conversations today. 1. ‘Osinbajo holds secret meeting with Tompolo, others’ Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday reportedly held a closed-door meeting with ex-militant leader Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo and other Niger Delta agitators behind closed doors. 2. BREAKING: Several dead as military jet mistakenly drops bomb on civilian settlement... Read More

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January 17, 2017

Why I attacked UNIMAID mosque – Shekau

Leader of terrorist group, Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau has taken responsibility for the bomb blasts at the University of Maiduguri early Monday morning. Shekau who spoke in Hausa in an audio message uploaded on YouTube said the institution’s mosque was ‘ungodly’, hence the reason for its attack. He also said the Nigerian Army did not... Read More

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January 15, 2017

Why Shekau wasn’t captured – Buratai

Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen Tukur Buratai has given reasons behind the Army’s failure to capture Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau despite the recent military onslaught on the dreaded Sambisa forest. Speaking in an interview with Daily Trust, Buratai said Shekau and other leaders of the sect fled the forest as they could not withstand... Read More

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January 8, 2017

YNaija Says: 1,000 Days after – The FG must do more to rescue abducted Chibok girls

Today makes it 1,000 days since 276 girls preparing to write their final exam were abducted from the Government Girls’ Secondary School in Chibok town of Borno State by the Boko Haram terrorist group. The abduction marked a turning point in the five-year war against the terrorist organization, and the silence and poor handling of... Read More

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December 31, 2016

SEE Abubakar Shekau’s captured Boko Haram flag (PHOTO)

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday received the personal flag of Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau. In a picture shared on Saturday by the president’s personal photographer, Bayo Omoboriowo, Buhari received the flag from the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai. The presentation was done on Friday at the Guards Brigade Regimental Dinner Night... Read More

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December 31, 2016

Shekau’s days are numbered – DHQ

The Defence Headquarters says the end of Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau is near. In an interview with The Punch, the Director of Defence Information, Brigadier General Rabe Abubakar said the video purportedly released by the sect was recorded before troops overran Sambisa Forest. He said, “The Boko Haram insurgents are applying medicine after death. After all,... Read More

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December 29, 2016

The Late 5: These are the stories that drove conversations today

These are the top five stories that drove conversations today. 1. ‘Kill everybody you can kill’- Wike to Fayose during a post-election phone call (LISTEN) Rivers governor, Nyseom Wike was recorded telling Ekiti governor, Ayodele Fayose in a post-election phone call that they had to ‘Kill everybody they can kill’ during the rerun election in Rivers. 2. Shekau appears in... Read More

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December 29, 2016

Nigerian Army dismisses new Shekau video

The Nigerian Army has dismissed a video allegedly released by leader of the Boko Haram sect, Abubakar Shekau. In a statement by its spokesman, Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka Usman, the Army said the video was mere propaganda. The statement read, “The attention of the Nigerian Army is drawn to a video clip released by Boko Haram... Read More

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December 28, 2016

Army recovers Shekau’s Qu’ran, flag in Sambisa

The Nigerian Army says it has recovered a Qur’an and a flag in Camp Zero, the Boko Haram’s Headquarters in Sambisa forest, believed to belong Abubakar Shekau. According to Daily Trust the Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, Maj.-Gen. Lucky Irabor, said this on Wednesday in Maiduguri while briefing newsmen on “Operation Rescue Final’’. “We believe that... Read More

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December 26, 2016

Analysis: Under Buhari, Nigeria has gone full circle – back to where we started

by Wale Atanda Less than 48 hours after President Buhari announced that Boko Haram had been defeated and driven out of its stronghold in the infamous Sambisa Forest, two suicide bombers attacked a busy market in Maiduguri, Borno State. While one successfully detonated his suicide vest, the other was apprehended before he could do the... Read More

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September 27, 2016

The Media Blog: That’s how the Nigerian Army packed 10 journalists from one media house

The Nigerian Army now suddenly has an interest in the media. Before you start thinking it’s good stuff, let’s put it to you like this: The Nigerian Army is crossing lines and attempting to silence the Nigerian media. First, it was Ahmad Salkida, the journalist who has exclusive access to Boko Haram. He got arrested... Read More

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September 26, 2016

Boko Haram: Shekau is a mad man – Buratai

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai on Monday said Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau is a mad man. He said this while reacting to the recent video released by the sect leader. Buratai said: “He – Shekau – is a mad man. “We don’t have anything to tell him, he is on... Read More

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September 25, 2016

Shekau is mentally sick, unstable | Army reacts to new Boko Haram video

The Nigerian Army on Sunday has reacted to the new video by terrorist group, Boko Haram showing its leader, Abubakar Shekau. In a statement by Army Spokesperson, Col. Sani Usman, the army said Nigerians should not be bothered about the content of the video, stating that he has already been defeated. The army also said... Read More

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September 25, 2016

LONG READ: What shall we do about the North East?

Surely you must have noticed, the North East of Nigeria has been on a multi-year war that had killed thousands and left millions homeless. Which is perhaps the problem – a lack of precision can lead to a lack of empathy, so that slowly a citizenry finds itself deadened to ‘thousands’ and ‘millions’; just another... Read More

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September 25, 2016

BREAKING: ‘Injured’ Boko Haram leader, Shekau releases new video (WATCH)

Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau who was said to have been injured during a raid on Sambisa forest has released a new video. In the video released on Sunday, Shekau was seen between a pile of Qur’an and two fighters while reading in Arabic from a book. Recall that the Defence headquarters had claimed that... Read More

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September 20, 2016

‘We know exactly where Shekau is hiding…’

The Nigerian Hunters Association has said it is only waiting for permission from the government before entering into Sambisa forest and capturing Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau alive. Leader of the association’s security team, Tarfa Garba said this on Monday in Yola. Tarfa said the hunters are eagerly waiting for the government to give them... Read More

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September 14, 2016

BREAKING: Boko Haram threatens to capture Buhari in new video

Dreaded terrorists group, Boko Haram has released a new video threatening to capture President Muhammadu Buhari. The video which was posted on Youtube on Tuesday showed terrorists observing Eid on Sallah day, according to the narrator. Speaking in Hausa, Shekau’s deputy according to the narrator reiterated the group’s resolve to continue with its Jihad against... Read More

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September 7, 2016

Boko Haram factions clash in Borno

There has been a fight between the two Boko Haram factions in the north-east, AFP has reported. In August, ISIS had named the son of Boko Haram’s founder, Abu Musab Al-Barnawi as the new leader of the deadly sect. However, Abubakar Shekau who had not been heard from for a long time had released an... Read More

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September 4, 2016

Simon Kolawole: Recession, recovery and our relapsing fever

Confirmed. The Nigerian economy is in recession, the first in decades. The official report by the National Bureau of Statistics is finally out, confirming what we suspected and expected all along. Many will hear the big word “recession” and ask: rece-gini? Economists define recession as two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth. As a villager,... Read More

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September 1, 2016

Boko Haram: Army insists Shekau is dead

The Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, Major General Lucky Irabor on Thursday insisted that leader of dreaded group, Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau is dead. The Commander said this during a tour of Adamawa State as part of the formations under his command. He said the individual originally identified as Shekau has been killed. “I can confirm to... Read More

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August 24, 2016

How the Air Force ‘fatally wounded Abubakar Shekau’ (WATCH)

The Nigerian Air Force has made public the video of how it carried out the air strike that killed about 300 Boko Haram insurgents, as well as inflicting a fatal injuring to the sect’s leader Abubakar Shekau.

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August 23, 2016

The Nigerian army has been lying to us over and over, and they are back with more

The Nigerian Army has been working tirelessly to put an end to the menace that is Boko Haram and its activities. Kudos to these brave fighters as they were able to kill some leaders of the sect and “fatally wound” the main guy, Abubakar Shekau in an airstrike on Friday. The same Abubakar Shekau that... Read More

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