Boko haram

In a chilling repeat of past violence, Boko Haram insurgents stormed the town of Chibok in Borno State on Tuesday evening, leaving two residents dead and looting foodstuffs. This tragic incident marks another chapter in the ongoing…

The Governor of Borno State, Prof. Babagana Zulum, said on Tuesday that the number of repentant Boko Haram insurgents in the state had risen to 160,000. The governor said though there were still Boko Haram insurgents around, “they…

Police in Borno have arrested one Musa Dauda, a repentant Boko Haram member who allegedly killed and buried his ex-wife, Hafsat Musa, at a farm at Muhammed Goni Stadium, Maiduguri. Police spokesman in Borno, ASP Sani Kamilu, stated…

Saratu Dauda, another Chibok schoolgirl, was freed by the Nigerian Army from the Ukuba terrorists' custody in Borno State's Sambisa jungle. The 25-year-old Dauda was taken into custody by ground forces on May 6, 2023, according to…

Two additional young ladies snatched from Chibok Region, Borno State, by Boko Haram in April 2014 have been rescued by troops of Activity Hadin Kai Theater Order. Esther Marcus and Hauwa Malta, the two of them 26, were safeguarded by…

Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) says its troops of Sectors 3 and 4 have apprehended more than 900 suspected family members and collaborators of Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province insurgents. This is contained in a…

Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has disclosed that the federal government has recognised 100 high-risk financiers of Boko Haram. He said that these financiers have link to at least 10 different countries of the world. Read…

The Federal Government on Friday said 101 convicted Boko Haram terrorists and those awaiting trial have been moved from custodial centre to a deradicalisation camp for onward reintegration into the society. The Chief of Defence Staff…

Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB has condemned the recent reported release from Ikoyi Custodial Centre of 101 members of the Boko Haram sect by the Federal Government. It noted that the development came at a time the same government is…

Cameroon’s Defense Minister has disclosed that it is safe for 40,000 villagers displaced by the militant group Boko Haram near the borders with Chad and Nigeria to return home. But villagers say they first need food aid as the fighting…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, September 13, described terrorists of the Boko Haram sect as “fraudulent people” who have been overwhelmed by his administration since 2015. Buhari spoke in Owerri, the Imo State capital when he…

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor, has disclosed the Defence Headquarters is implementing several new strategies that will bring about an end to various security challenges in the country. Irabor stated this while…

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has challenged Course 30 participants of the National Defence College (NDC) to be relentlessly innovative in developing national security and defence strategy to address security challenges. Osinbajo made…

Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, Governor of Borno State has expressed fears that dwindling resources and poverty, if not tackled, may force some Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) to join Boko Haram and its splinter group -– the…

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, July 14, in Jaji, Kaduna State, said the last 12 years have been “very challenging” for the country, considering the different security threats that have besieged it within that time. He also…