Tag: insurgency

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ToluDecember 17, 2016

N7.28trillion budget, 38.5 per cent | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

N7.28trillion – The cost of the 2017 budget presented by President Muhammadu Buhari to the joint session of the National ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaDecember 15, 2016

Army intercepts female suicide bomber in Borno

The Nigerian Army on Thursday intercepted a female suicide bomber in Borno. According to Premium Times, the incident which occurred ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaDecember 13, 2016

Army loses another Lieutenant colonel

A senior Army officer, Lt Col Otos Umusu has been killed by suspected Boko Haram insurgents. Umusu was the Commanding ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaDecember 13, 2016

Troops likely to leave North-East in 2017 – Buratai

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, says troops fighting the Boko Haram insurgents in the North-East would be ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaNovember 25, 2016

Borno IDP camps will be closed by May 2017 – Shettima

The Governor of Borno Kashim Shettima, says all Internally Displaced Person camps in the state would be closed down by ...

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AzeezNovember 15, 2016

Boko Haram: 370,389 households displaced in the N’East

The Boko Haram insurgency in the North east has displaced about 370, 389 households, a don at the University of ...

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Op-ed EditorNovember 2, 2016

Raheem Oluwafunminiyi: Fleeing terror [Nigerian Voices]

by Raheem Oluwafunminiyi The second half of my stay in Adamawa marked a period of both hope and fear. First, there ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 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 ...

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AzeezOctober 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 ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaOctober 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. ...

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ToluOctober 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 ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaOctober 18, 2016

Majority of children in IDP camps don’t know their parents – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday described the heavy weight his government has to bear due to the huge number of ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaOctober 14, 2016

More #ChibokGirls will be released soon – Osinbajo

Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday said more of the abducted Chibok girls will return home. Osinbajo made the ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaOctober 12, 2016

Army kills 2 B’Haram terrorists in Borno

The Nigerian Army on Tuesday killed two Boko Haram terrorists in Borno state. The incident occurred in Jere Local Government ...

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ToluOctober 7, 2016

Waje, Lala Akindoju, Adebola Williams, others attend Conversions on ‘We Survived Boko Haram’ stories in Lagos

Today saw the gathering of engaged citizens coming together to have a conversation on stories of victims who survived the Boko Haram insurgency ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaOctober 6, 2016

Sambisa the only remaining base of Boko Haram – Miltary

The Nigerian Military on Wednesday said terrorist sect, Boko Haram had been confined to Sambisa forest, ThisDay reports. The head of the ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaOctober 4, 2016

Army launches motorcycle battalion in fight against insrgency

In its quest to confront insurgency on all fronts, the Nigerian Army has launched its motorcycle battalion, The Vanguard reports. Operation ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaSeptember 24, 2016

No Nigerian territory occupied by terrorists – Buratai

Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai says no Nigerian territory is under the control of terrorist group, Boko ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaSeptember 23, 2016

Boko Haram killed 611 teachers, destroyed 910 schools in 6 years – UN

The United Nations says that no fewer than 611 teachers were killed and 910 schools were destroyed by Boko Haram ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaSeptember 18, 2016

How Nigerian Air Force jets bombarded Boko Haram locations in Borno (WATCH)

Fighter jets belonging to the Nigerian Air Force on Friday bombarded locations housing suspected Boko Haram terrorists in Borno state. ...

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AzeezSeptember 17, 2016

UN says 2 million Nigerians are trapped in Boko Haram controlled areas

The United Nations has said about 2 million Nigerians are currently trapped in the North-Eastern part of Nigeria due to ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaSeptember 16, 2016

Army recovers large cache of ammunition in Maiduguri (PHOTOS)

The Nigerian Army has recovered a large cache of ammunition in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital. The ammunition was recovered ...

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Isime EseneSeptember 9, 2016

WE SURVIVED BOKO HARAM V: “I’m not leaving here. It’s my home”

by Eromo Egbejule You hear a lot of stories about North-East Nigeria, a slice of the country that has been ...

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Oreoluwa PetersSeptember 6, 2016

#30Days30Voices: ‘The problem we have is tribalism’ | Man talks about the rise of insurgency in Nigeria

Tribalism is a major problem that has eaten deep into the fabric of the various institutions – both public and ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaAugust 29, 2016

How Ali Modu Sheriff’s action fuelled Boko Haram – Borno AG

The Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice in Borno State, Barrister Kaka Shehu Lawan, has reacted to claims by former governor ...

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Isime EseneAugust 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 ...

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AzeezAugust 23, 2016

Boko Haram rapes women, kill others in Borno village attack

Terrorists group, Boko Haram has attacked Shawa village in Askira Local Government Area of Borno State. The leader of the ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoJuly 6, 2016

Boko Haram spy killed by soldiers (VIEWER DISCRETION)

On Tuesday, men of the Nigerian Army ambushed and killed an alleged Boko Haram spy at Barwati village, Kukawa LGA. ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoJune 22, 2016

Warning: Boko Haram insurgency may create ‘a generation of drug addicts’

A man in the Internally Displaced Person camp at Daloi, Maiduguri has revealed that he got addicted to drugs to ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoJune 11, 2016

Soldiers kill more Boko Haram insurgents in Gamboru Ngala

As the Nigerian Army keeps recording success against insurgency, troops of 3 Battalion, 22 Task Force Brigade yesterday, conducted a ...

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