north-east

December 22, 2020

Insecurity is more serious than Northern leaders trivialising it

Insecurity in Nigeria has become the new normal, unfortunately. But what is more frightening is how the ruling class trivialises the insecurity challenges the country is grappling with; especially in the North-east. Military sources Sunday, disclosed that five soldiers were killed by Islamic State-aligned jihadists, while dozens of civilians were kidnapped in a separate attack in the... Read More

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The YNaija Cover – the 29th of March

Follow the link to read the story on YNaija: Ahmadu Fintiri defeats Governor Bindow of Adamawa; hands PDP 3rd governorship win in the North East

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January 3, 2019

The YNaija Cover – the 3rd of January

Follow the link to read up the story on YNaija: UPDATED: Nigerian Airforce loses 5 crewmen, attack helicopter during combat

Cover Stories, Featured

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January 3, 2019

UPDATED: Nigerian Airforce loses 5 crewmen, attack helicopter during combat

Following a mission late Wednesday at about 7:45 pm, by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to provide close air support to troops of 145 Battalion at Damasak in Northern Borno, it lost a Mi-35M attack helicopter in combat. According to a statement on Thursday by NAF’s Director of Public Relations and Information, Ibikunle Daramola, the... Read More

Featured, The News Blog

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The UN just released another 4 billion naira for IDPs, but what happened to previous monies?

In its bid to ameliorate the sufferings of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the North Eastern part of Nigeria, the United Nation’s through the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) has stated that the sum of 4 billion naira has been released to cater for 60,000 IDPs in the region. The UNOCHA... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

IDPs, north-east, UN

December 20, 2017

The killing of 20 Boko Haram insurgents by the Army negates the claims of ‘technical defeat’

The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said its troops had killed 20 Boko Haram insurgents in a clearance operation in the Lake Chad Basin. The Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 8 Division, Timothy Antigha made the disclosure in a statement in Maiduguri. Antigha said the troops captured 17 insurgents, rescued 100 people, recovered vehicles and ammunition. He... Read More

insurgency, Nigerian Army, north-east, terrorism

December 5, 2017

Air Force attacks Boko Haram targets, kill insurgents

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Tuesday said it has carried out bombings of Boko Haram targets in the North East. The NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Vice Marshal Olatokunbo Adesanya, said in a statement in Abuja that the force personnel carried out several operations and destroyed Boko Haram structures in Bogumeri... Read More

boko haram, insurgency, Nigerian Air Force, north-east

November 29, 2017

Nigerian Army has played its role satisfactorily in the war against Boko Haram – Buratai

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Tuesday, said all that was remaining for the war on Boko Haram to end was for the political class, the intelligence community, Nigeria Police and other civil authorities to play their roles. He said the military had played its role well and won the war... Read More

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November 27, 2017

“Instead of being hunters, they are now the hunted” | Buhari speaks on Boko Haram insurgency

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the end of Boko Haram insurgency is near and the people behind it knowing that, have resorted to desperate measures to ensure they stay relevant. He spoke on Sunday at the commissioning of the Pulaaku Radio in Yola, Adamawa. Buhari gave an assurance to Nigerians that his administration would put an... Read More

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November 16, 2017

FG rolls out plan to end insurgency in the North East

As part of plans to reduce the threat of insurgency – Boko Haram – in the North East, Nigeria’s Federal Government has developed an action plan for Demobilisation, Disassociation, Reintegration and Reconciliation (DDRR). This would also facilitate the provision of international support and assistance in the North East. The Head, Countering Violent Extremism (CVE), Office... Read More

boko haram, Demobilisation, Disassociation, insurgency, north-east, Reintegration and Reconciliation (DDRR), violent extremism

October 14, 2017

The Thread: This is why the South-East treatment differs from the North

Co-founder of Transparency Intl, Oby Ezekwesili yesterday defended Buhari’s decision to tell the World Bank to focus on the North East. She has also tackled the question about why the Igbos did not get the same priority after the war. See below: This is another thread but quite related to my earlier one on the... Read More

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October 14, 2017

“Nigeria is now more divided than ever before” | Fayose attacks Buhari over World Bank request

The governor of Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose says President Muhammadu Buhari is the “number one promoter of disunity in Nigeria”. He spoke in reaction to the comments of the president of World Bank, Jim Yong Kim, who said Buhari asked the institution to focus on the North-East. Reference: Presidency asks “ethnic warriors to sheathe their swords” –... Read More

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October 14, 2017

3 governors from the South were present during Buhari’s request to the World Bank – Shettima

The governor of Borno, Kashim Shettima said five Governors, three of them representing the Southsouth, Southeast and Southwest and the late Nigerian Ambassador to the United States, Professor Adebowale Adefuye were present when President Muhammadu Buhari held a meeting with President of the World Bank in Washington back in July, 2015, during which the president... Read More

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October 13, 2017

“The priority given to North East by World Bank & Buhari is not unusual at all” | Oby Ezekwesili comes to the FG’s defence

Like clockwork, the Federal Government got into some hot water today after the President of the World Bank revealed that President Buhari had asked him to focus on Northern Nigeria. The FG came forward to clarify Buhari’s objective, with its usual divisive lingo -“let ethnic warrior sheathe their swords“. Oby Ezekwesili, BBOG activist, whom the... Read More

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October 13, 2017

“Let ethnic warriors sheathe their swords” | Presidency clarifies Buhari’s World Bank request

The Presidency has Friday, clarified what President Muhammadu Buhari aims to achieve when he asked the World Bank to focus on rebuilding the North East. Reference: President of the World Bank Group, Jim Yong Kim Thursday, said the bank’s concentration on Northern Nigeria was as a result of President Muhammadu Buhari‘s request. Kim said, “You know, in my very... Read More

north-east, President Muhammadu Buhari, World Bank

October 5, 2017

“There are 207,818 unqualified teachers in primary schools” – TRCN

The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) Wednesday, said there are 207, 818 unqualified teachers in primary schools across Nigeria. Highlights: TRCN Registrar, Prof. Josiah Ajiboye said this in a paper presented to mark 2017 World Teachers’ Day in Abuja. Ajiboye said: “There are 207, 818 unqualified teachers in the primary schools. The North East zone... Read More

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August 31, 2017

We cleared 630 Boko Haram camps in two months – Army

The military on Wednesday said it has cleared Boko Haram members from 630 settlements in the North East in the last two months. The military also stated that within the same period, 82 insurgents were killed while 468 persons were rescued and handed over to various IDP camps. Theatre Commander of Operations Lafiya Dole, Maj.... Read More

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August 30, 2017

[The Injustice Blog] How impactful is PINE and Victim Support Fund?

The recent attack on staff of International Medical aid Corp, by Internally Displaced Persons in Gubio IDP camp Maiduguri, Borno State has brought to fore the discussion about the success or failure of two major Presidential intervention programmes in the North Eastern part of Nigeria. The first intervention was the Presidential Initiative for the North... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

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August 15, 2017

Army inaugurates mobile special force to end insurgency in the North-East

Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, has, in continuation of its plan to end the insurgency in the North-East, inaugurated a special mobile task force. He made the announcement on Tuesday at the inauguration of the force at Maimalari Cantonment, Maiduguri. What the force would do: The special strike force is to end... Read More

boko haram, insurgency, Nigerian Army, north-east, Operation Lafiya Dole, terrorism

Army Chief, Buratai begins training with troops in Yobe

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai, yesterday met with troops of 27 Task Force Brigade, Buni/Yadi, Yobe and launched special training with troops of the Nigerian Army Special Force School. Commandant of the School, Brig-Gen. Moundhey Gadzama Ali, who drilled the COAS through the special training, later presented him with a certificate... Read More

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$10.5m allocated to North-East to assist vulnerable people – UN

The United Nations (UN) has allocated over $10.5 million to help poor and vulnerable people in need of humanitarian assistance in the North-East. The UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Edward Kallon, said that the fund would prioritise life-saving assistance to victims of Boko Haram insurgency, The News Agency of Nigeria reports. A statement... Read More

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Army Chief grants special promotion to 6,199 soldiers fighting Boko Haram

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General TY Buratai, has today July 25, 2017, approved the special promotion of 6,199 soldiers serving in Operation LAFIYA DOLE to various ranks between Lance Corporals to Warrant Officers in the Nigerian Army. The breakdown of the beneficiaries of the special promotion are as follows: 1. Staff Sergeants... Read More

boko haram, insurgents, Nigerian Army, Nigerian soldiers, north-east

Water scarcity contributed to terrorism in the North-East – NSA

The National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno has said terrorism in the North-East was as a result of the shrinking of Lake Chad which aggravated poverty in the region. Monguno said this in Abuja at a conference on water security in Nigeria tagged: ‘Towards a Comprehensive National Policy and Strategy.’ Monguno, who was represented by Dr.... Read More

Babagana Monguno, DSS, Lake Chad, north-east, NSA, terrorism, water scarcity

This is the man who negotiated the release of 82 Chibok girls

The news of the release of 82 Chibok girls has been one of the most positive in this year. According to the Presidency, the release was made possible by the efforts of the Swiss government and the Red cross. However, the story of the release of the girls would be incomplete without mentioning the lawyer... Read More

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Boko Haram: If anything happens to me, hold govt responsible – Salkida

International journalist, Ahmad Salkida, who has unfettered access to Boko Haram terrorists has said the Nigerian Army is trying to kill. The army had declared Salkida wanted in August 2016 for his link to the terrorist group. He was arrested on his arrival to Nigeria and released 24 hours later. Salkida in a series of... Read More

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[The Legislative Blog]: Senate invites Babachir Lawal for the third time but will he show up?

Here’s the letter inviting suspended Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal to appear before the ad hoc committee on the mounting humanitarian crisis in the North East, for the third time. We question the possibilities of him showing up before the senate because the SGF as we already know, has mastered... Read More

The Legislative Blog

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Opinion: Has President Buhari finally woken up from deathlike slumber?

by Adesina Tosin Nathaniel Last week Wednesday I sent a message to a friend on Whatsapp, in which I stated that since May 29 2015, when President Buhari was inaugurated as the President of Nigeria, he finally made me happy on the 19th of April 2017. I’ve had reasons to worry about the capability of the... Read More

Adesina Tosin, Babachir Lawal, Buhari, corruption, Grass-cutting scandal, IDPs, nigeria, north-east, opinion

I am not aware of my suspension – Babachir Lawal

by Dolapo Adelana The suspended Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal says he is not aware of his suspension, Daily Trust reports. Lawal said this while speaking with State House correspondents shortly after meeting Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. President Muhammadu Buhari ordered Lawal’s suspension Wednesday over his alleged violations of law and due process in... Read More

Babachir Lawal, north-east, PINE, President Muhammadu Buhari, Suspension

Opinion: Chibok girls abduction- A 3 year wound that has refused to heal

by ‘Kunle Adebajo Yesterday was not a good Friday. This is for no other reason than that, on this day, exactly three years ago, terror like no other struck the small village of Chibok. 276 young, innocent students – all girls – were abducted from their hostels by members of the dreaded sect, Boko-Haram. In the... Read More

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‘Nigeria spent $2.6bn on Boko Haram humanitarian crisis in 2016’

Chief of Defence Staff, Abayomi Olonisakin has said Nigeria spent $2.6 billion to address the humanitarian challenges caused by Boko Haram terrorists in 2016. Olonisakin made this known at the meeting of the ‘global coalition working to defeat ISIS’ in Washington, DC, United States. “After over $2.6 billion was spent by the Nigerian Government to address... Read More

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