boko haram

November 1, 2016

How 8 suicide bombers blew themselves up at checkpoint – Army

The Nigerian Army has given details on how its troops foiled a suicide attempt involving eight members of the Boko Haram sect. In a statement in Abuja Army spokesman, Sani Usman, said the incident occurred at a checkpoint at Gubio, Gubio Local Government Area. Usman said the suicide bombers came in a Bedford pick-up vehicle... Read More

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November 1, 2016

Army begins “Operation hardknock”, rescues women and children

The Nigerian Army on Tuesday says it has rescued 19 women and 19 children held hostage by terrorists in Dumba village, Borno. In a statement issued on Tuesday by its spokesperson Colonel Sani Usman, the rescue coincided with the launch of a new operation codenamed “Operation Crackdown”, geared towards flushing out Boko Haram remnants. The... Read More

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November 1, 2016

Opinion: Dear President Goodluck Jonathan, you cannot reformat our memories

by Ogundana Michael Rotimi Dear President Jonathan, I never thought I was going to write to you again since your eviction from the “Rock” because it was no longer worth it. But seeing how ardently you are trying to invade our memories with “Ebele-Trojan Virus”, in a bid to reformatting it – by clearing off... Read More

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November 1, 2016

Annkio Briggs: Setting the agenda for the meeting between Niger Delta leaders and President Buhari (Pt.1)

by Annkio Briggs The oil-rich delta region of southern Nigeria – called Niger Delta – is larger than 70,000 square kilometers with a population larger of over 35 million people – larger than the population of Saudi Arabia, Belgium, Australia, Greece, Netherlands, Austria, Romania, Hungary, and United Arab Emirates – made up of 40 ethnic nationalities... Read More

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November 1, 2016

240 Boko Haram fighters surrender to the military

240 members of dreaded terrorist group, Boko Haram have surrendered to the Nigerian Army after sustained ground and air raid at their hideouts. A statement signed by the Chief Military Public Information Officer, Colonel Muhammad Dole revealed that the insurgents surrendered during the Operation GAMA AIKI conducted by the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) ground troops and... Read More

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November 1, 2016

Jonathan’s govt was not serious about defeating Boko Haram – Osinbajo

Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has said former President Goodluck Jonathan did not make the defeat of terrorist group, Boko Haram a priority during his administration. Osinbajo spoke at the Harvard University’s Weatherland Centre for International Affairs, United States on “The unraveling of Boko Haram and the rebuilding of the North-East of Nigeria”. According to a statement... Read More

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October 31, 2016

Ayo: Smack dab in the theatre of insurgency [Nigerian Voices]

by Ayo We slid across the rough ground on our elbows and thighs, barely raising our helmet protected heads above the trenches. The dry Harmattan winds coursing through our army fatigues like a goldsmith’s bellows. I winced as I planted my elbow on sharp stone. Sweat dripping from my face blurred my vision transiently. I... Read More

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October 31, 2016

Troops arrest Boko Haram drug supplier

The Nigerian Army has arrested a drug supplier for the Boko Haram sect. This is according to a statement issued by Army spokesman Colonel Sani Usman. The statement read, “Troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE on patrol from Bama to Pulka, intercepted suspected Boko Haram terrorists drugs and other logistics suppliers from Firgi and Zawan axis,... Read More

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October 31, 2016

Boko Haram ambush troops, kill 5

Troops of the Nigerian Army on Saturday were attacked by suspected Boko Haram terrorists. In a statement issued on Sunday by Army spokesman, Colonel Sani Usman five soldiers were killed during the attack. The statement read, “Operation LAFIYA DOLE troops carrying out clearance operations on suspected Boko Haram terrorists hideouts in Talala and Ajigin, southern... Read More

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October 30, 2016

BREAKING: Soldiers neutralise another suicide bomber targeting Maiduguri IDP camp

Soldiers on Sunday shot dead a suspected male suicide bomber trying to attack an IDP camp which nearly came under attack in Maiduguri, Borno State capital on Saturday, Premium Times reports. One of bombs strapped to the suicide bomber immediately went off after he was shot by vigilant soldiers. A leader of the civilian JTF,... Read More

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October 30, 2016

Borno youth recruited to supply fuel to Boko Haram – NSCDC

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) Borno Command on Sunday said terrorist group, Boko Haram is currently recruiting youths to supply fuel at the Gamboru Ngala area of the state. Ibrahim Abdullahi, commandant of the NSCDC in the state made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria. Abdullahi said... Read More

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October 29, 2016

UN negotiates release of 876 children linked to Boko Haram

The United Nations has negotiated the release of 876 children detained by Nigeria’s army and security forces, a senior official said. According to UNICEF’S Regional Director for Western and Central Africa, Manuel Fontaine who visited the Northeast region, the children had been held in the barracks in Maiduguri. The detained children are from areas liberated by the military.... Read More

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October 28, 2016

Boko Haram has been defeated 100 per cent – DHQ

The Nigerian military says terrorist sect Boko Haram has been totally decimated, The Cable reports. Spokesman of the Defence Headquarters Brigadier General Rabe Abubakar said this at a media parley with journalists in Kaduna. He said, “Today, I am pleased to inform you that we have defeated Boko Haram. It is not an easy feat. Yes, you... Read More

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October 28, 2016

Nigeria lost $9bn to insurgency in North-East – Presidential committee

The Presidential Committee on North-East initiative, on Thursday said $9bn has been lost to insurgency in Adamawa, Yobe and Borno States. This was disclosed by the Vice-Chairman of the committee, Tijani Tumsah while briefing journalists on the outcome of its meeting. Tijani also said President Muhammadu Buhari will soon reveal a framework aimed at rebuilding... Read More

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October 27, 2016

Opinion: Re-evaluating the Boko Haram conflict

by Jideofor Adibe My piece today was first published by Brookings’ Institution on its blog on February 29 2016 I decided to republish it following a report by the Premium Times of October 26 2016 that the Army has instituted a probe into the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of scores of soldiers after a... Read More

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October 26, 2016

Army confirms return of missing soldiers

The Nigerian Army on Wednesday confirmed that some of its soldiers who were attacked in the border town of Gashigar in Borno, had returned, according to Daily Post. The Theater Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, Maj.-Gen. Lucky Irabor stated this while briefing newsmen in Maiduguri. “It is true that about 39 soldiers were declared missing. “I... Read More

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October 26, 2016

BREAKING: Returning IDPs hit by landmine explosion

Some Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) who were on there way home ran into a landmine planted on an highway. According to Premium Times several passengers were injured by the landmine which exploded. The IDPs were returning to Gamboru-Ngala, one of the towns liberated from Boko Haram when the incident occurred. The Chairman of the National Union... Read More

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October 26, 2016

Mark Amaza: Donald Trump and his unusual Nigerian Christian supporters

by Mark Amaza It is less than three weeks till the US presidential elections and as expected, campaigning is at fever pitch. As usual, when the United States catches sneezes, the rest of the world catches cold – it is not unusual to find Nigerians discussing the elections and their preferred candidates, whether it is in... Read More

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October 26, 2016

Nigerian Army begins probe into disappearance of 83 soldiers

The Nigerian Army has started investigations into how 83 soldiers disappeared after an attack by terrorist group, Boko Haram last Monday, Premium Times reports. Soldiers attached to the 145 Task Force Battalion had come under attack while manning a station in Gashigar, Borno State, near the border with the Republic of Niger. The attack had... Read More

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October 25, 2016

B’Haram collaborators: 2 officers, 2 soldiers and 2 policemen arrested – Army

The Nigerian Army on Tuesday said it had arrested 9 additional saboteurs and collaborators in the ongoing war against terrorism. In a statement by Army spokesman Colonel Sani Usman, among the arrested collaborators are 2 officers, 2 soldiers and 2 policemen. The statement read, “Please be informed the ongoing investigation on suspected Boko Haram terrorists... Read More

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October 24, 2016

Nigerian Army issues warning to persons aiding Boko Haram activities

The Nigerian Army on Sunday said it has arrested 21 persons aiding the activities of the terrorist group, Boko Haram in North East Nigeria. This was revealed in a statement by Army spokesperson, Col. Sani Usman who said profiling and investigation of the suspects have started. The army also warned all others aiding the group... Read More

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October 23, 2016

Security agents arrest 21 suspected terrorists

Troops have arrested 21 suspected terrorists in Borno. In a statement issued on Sunday by the Army spokesman Colonel Sani Usman, “preliminary investigation and profiling of the suspects has commenced”. The statement said in part, “As part of measures to stem the tide of livestock rustling which serves as another means of funding Boko Haram terrorists... Read More

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October 23, 2016

Peregrino Brimah: The cowards of Kaduna

by Peregrino Brimah Did you see them? I bet you did. We all saw them. They carried sticks, machetes and matches. They also carried empty bags. Even though we call them the cowards ofKaduna, they were also seen in Jos, Katsina, Kano and Sokoto. But with their administrative head in Kaduna, the name suits. The cowards of Kaduna ran all over the... Read More

boko haram, extremism, islam, kaduna, nigeria, Religious violence, Shi'ites

October 23, 2016

Simon Kolawole: Is ‘Project Buhari’ falling off?

by Simon Kolawole There is a confession I’ve been longing to make: I never expected Candidate Muhammadu Buhari to win the 2015 presidential election. Although I have never hidden my soft spot for him for decades, I somehow expected President Goodluck Jonathan to be returned by any means. I had my reason: I thought no sitting... Read More

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October 22, 2016

Opinion: Stop violence and discrimination against girl child

by Jide Ojo The United Nations declared every October 11 as the International Day of the Girl Child. This year’s theme was Girls’ Progress = Goals’ Progress: What Counts for Girls. Though there are 17 Sustainable Development Goals, SDG5 speaks of Gender Equality while SDG10 talks of Reduced Inequalities. The Nigerian girl child needs both.... Read More

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October 20, 2016

YNaija Analysis: Why is this government deliberately creating another potential terror group?

It is not the bad things that happen, but the absence of learning from those bad things, that is the tragedy. Even if a society will not learn from the problems of others, we can at least learn from our most recent history. The ongoing Boko Haram insurgency is not quite over yet. A bomb... Read More

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October 20, 2016

‘N785m was spent on anti-B’Haram campaign in Lagos’ – Obanikoro

Former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro says N785m was spent to quell any form of Boko Haram agenda in Lagos, The Punch reports. According to the newspaper, a source in the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) quoted Obanikoro as saying, “…N785m was spent on procurement of souvenirs for the campaign against Boko Haram in... Read More

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October 19, 2016

Peregrino Brimah: More Nigerians say it is President Buhari that belongs in the kitchen

by Peregrino Brimah President Buhari said and insisted that his wife Aisha belongs to his kitchen cabinet. Based on her forthrightness, honesty, and her boldness in battle against the crooked cabal and mafia who have again stolen Nigeria, many Nigerians agree that the first lady will be of better service to Nigeria than most people in the kitchen cabinet right... Read More

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October 19, 2016

Peregrino Brimah: After this Shia pogrom, Christians will be next| Tijaniyya says

by Peregrino Brimah Revered north Nigerian Sheikh and Islamic scholar and leader of Tijaniyya, the largest Islamic group in West Africa has issued a strong warning to Kaduna state governor Nasir el-Rufai, Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari and Nigerians and the world at large on “Izala extremism” crisis in the north and the persecution of Shi’a Muslims. About 20%... Read More

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October 19, 2016

Boko Haram burns down village few kilometres from Chibok

Local residents on Wednesday said terrorist group, Boko Haram has burnt down Goptari village, a few kilometres from Chibok village where over 200 girls were abducted, AFP reports. According to the news network, the terrorists raided the village for food supplies and livestock. A resident of Kautikeri village, Samson Bulus said, “They attacked the village... Read More

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