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Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, has condemned an Upper Sharia court that sentenced a singer to death by hanging for blasphemy against Prophet Muhammad in Kano state. According to him, there is no difference between the ‘blasphemer’…

The US Department of State has announced a $7 million reward to anyone who provides any credible information that will lead to the arrest of Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau. US State Department Rewards for Justice made this known in…

Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami at the Annual Cyber Security Conference organised by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja. Factional leader of…

Dozens of hunters in Borno state say they have what it takes to lock down Sambisa forest and capture Abubakar Shekau, leader of the Boko Haram insurgents. Bukar Mustapha, organising secretary of the hunters, disclosed this in a chat.…

Boko Haram factional leader Abubakar Shekau has re-emerged in a new video after a long absence that fuelled speculation about his health and ability to lead the Islamist militants. In a 36-minute message, seen by AFP on Tuesday,…

Leader of Boko Haram Abubakar Shekau, is reportedly critically ill and is believed to be “too weak to be in charge” of the jihadists. Shekau has a range of conditions that have left him, AFP quoted a source close to Shekau as saying…

Fatima, the mother of Abubakar Shekau, the leader of Boko Haram, says she is not sure whether her son is dead or alive and that the last time she ever set eyes on him was 15 years ago. In an interview with the Voice of America Hausa,…

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has charged troops to capture Abubakar Shekau, the factional leader of the Boko Haram terrorists group, alive or dead. The Army Chief gave the charge when he paid a visit to Camp…

Boko Haram commander, Abdullahi Bello (alias Abu Zainab) has told the Nigerian Army that the wanted factional leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, has escaped to Kolofata in neighbouring Cameroun. Army sources revealed that Bello…

Troops of the Nigerian Army have successfully been clearing Boko Haram camps in Sambisa forest including Camp Zairo. The concerted efforts of troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE on the ongoing clearance of the Boko Haram terrorists…

The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said it had recovered Abubakar Shekau’s Qur’an and flag in Camp Zero, the Boko Haram’s Headquarters in Sambisa forest. Maj.-Gen. Lucky Irabor, the Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, said this…

In a newly released video posted online on Sunday morning, dreaded leader of the deadly bokoharam sect Abubakar Ahekau has resurfaced denying assertions by the Nigerian army that he had been ‘fatally wounded’ in air raid. In August…