Boko Haram: Chad makes a U-turn; pledges to keep fighting jihadists
Chad’s government said on Sunday that its army would continue to participate in regional taskforces targeting jihadist groups, as well as the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Mali, following President Idriss…
Insurgency: COAS relocates to North East
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has relocated to the North East to oversee and direct the overall operation in the theatre and other army operations across the…
Chadian troops kill 1,000 Boko Haram fighters in bloody 10-day war
Chad’s army said on Thursday it had killed as many as 1,000 Boko Haram fighters and lost 52 of its own soldiers in a 10-day old operation that followed the…
COVID-19 pandemic deadlier threat than Boko Haram insurgency – Gov Zulum
Gov. Babagana Zulum has urged the people of Borno State to consider the threat posed by the COVID-19 pandemic as more deadlier than the Boko Haram insurgency. Addressing the state…
Military kills top Boko Haram Commander, Abu Usamah
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says a top commander of the Boko Haram terrorist group, Abu Usamah, has been killed. The Acting Director of Defence Media Operations, Brigadier General Benard Onyeuko,…
Nigerians blast Ibada Ahmed for calling on Nigerians to be patriotic and stop attacking the President
Nigerians have taken to Twitter to blast Vice President, Africa’s Young Entrepreneurs, AYE Ibada Ahmed for asking Nigerians to be patriotic and stop attacking the President. See some replies below: @HisKnowledgeabl…
Gov. Zulum donates N23.5 m to support families of slain soldiers
Borno Government on Friday donated N23.5 million to support families of the 47 soldiers who lost their lives fighting Boko Haram in Gorgi village, on March 22. Gov. Babagana Zulum…
We must not lose track of Boko Haram war even as we focus on coronavirus – Atiku
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said Nigeria must not lose sight of its war against Boko Haram, even as the nation battles with the novel Coronavirus pandemic. Atiku disclosed…
Consider reintegration, de-radicalisation, employment of repentant Boko Haram members – Buratai urges Gov Zulum
Gov. Zulum The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai has urged the Borno government to take into consideration the reintegration, de-radicalisation and employment of repentant members of the Boko…
IWD: Chibok girls’ mothers plead with FG to intensify efforts to secure release of remaining girls
The mothers of the remaining 112 Chibok girls still in Boko Haram captivity have called on the Federal Government and other world women organisations to intensify efforts toward the release of…