President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday in Abuja met with Senate President Ahmad Lawan where they deliberated on nation’s security situation as well as the crisis in the ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking to State House correspondents after the closed door meeting, Lawan reiterated the determination of the National Assembly to support and empower ...

    Islamic militants killed at least 20 soldiers and more than 40 civilians and injured hundreds in twin attacks in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state on Saturday, residents and a civilian task force fighter said. The attacks, in the Monguno and Nganzai local government areas, came just days after militants killed at least 69 people ...

Innocent civilians in Katsina and Borno States, on Friday night and Saturday, again came under deadly bandits and terrorists’ attacks, orchestrated by the bloodthirsty criminals. Though, the Village Head of Mazoji ward was killed by the bandits in Katsina, it was learnt that the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter aircrafts’ bombardments neutralized scores of Boko ...

The UAE has strongly condemned the terror attack in northern Nigeria that resulted in the death and injury of dozens of people, describing terrorism as being in “contravention of religious and human values and principles.” The UAE has also denounced the bomb attack that targeted a mosque in the west of the Afghan capital, Kabul, ...

  At least 50 persons are feared dead following a fresh attack on Kadisau town in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State. The bandits who were said to armed with sophisticated weapons arrived in the town at about 4:30 pm on Tuesday riding on over 100 motorcycles. The attack happened hours after residents of ...

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Monday updated President Muhammadu Buhari on the successes recorded in the fight against insurgency in the North-East, saying 1,429 insurgents were neutralised in the last two months. Buratai, who made this known after updating the President on the ongoing military operations against terrorist groups, revealed ...

The Nigerian Army said it had eliminated over 1,015 Boko Haram terrorists in different encounters with the insurgents in the Northeast between April 4, 2020 till date; a period of seven weeks. The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, who disclosed this on Sunday when he hosted the troops of Operation Lafiya Dole ...

The Defence Headquarters says the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) on Monday neutralised scores of Boko Haram terrorists on the outskirts of Dapchi Town in Yobe. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, who made this known in a statement on Tuesday, said the airstrike also destroyed two terrorists’ gun trucks ...

The Defence Headquarters has disclosed that 11 members Islamic States of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists have surrendered to the troops of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) in North East. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, disclosed this while giving updates on the operations of the Armed Forces of Nigeria at a news conference ...

Violence in northwest Nigeria has forced about 23,000 refugees to flee to Niger since April and raised concerns about the deteriorating security situation, the United Nations refugee agency said on Tuesday. The numbers fleeing to neighbouring Niger have almost tripled from last year when the agency reported the first influx of 20,000 people following an ...