UN expresses shock over militants attack on aid workers’ hub in northern Nigeria
Militants attacked a facility housing several aid groups in northeast Nigeria over the weekend in what the U.N. warned on Monday is an escalation in attacks specifically targeting aid workers….
Islamist militants free three aid workers, other civilian hostages in N/East – U.N
Boko Haram insurgents Islamist militants released three aid workers and other civilians in northeast Nigeria who had been held hostage since late December, a United Nations official said on…
Troops clear Boko Haram hideouts, rescue octogenarian, 4 other captives in Borno
The Nigerian Army says its troops have cleared Boko Haram terrorists’ hideouts and rescued five captives including an octogenarian, three women and a minor across Borno state in the past…
Nigerian Govt is Boko Haram without bomb – Bishop Kukah
The beheading of 10 Christians by Islamist militants in Nigeria has sparked a condemnation by a Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of Sokoto Diocese who accused the government of using different…
Archbishop appeals to FG to intensify its counter-offensive to crush terror groups
The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Rev. Alfred Martins, on Wednesday lamented that jihadist groups, Boko Haram, ISWAP and other terror  gangs were holding Nigeria to ransom. He appealed to…
ISWAP Executions:Â Buhari appeals to Nigerians to be united against terrorists
President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to Nigerians not to let terrorists divide the country along religious lines, following the execution of some Christians and Muslims by the Islamic State West…
No territory is under Boko Haram, ISWAP, they remain defeated – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters says no territory in Nigeria is under the control of Boko Haram terrorists or the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP). Director of Defence Information, Brigadier-General…
Airforce fighter jets kill ISWAP terrorists during meeting
Some Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters have been killed during a raid by the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Lafiya Dole. A statement by the Nigerian…
ISWAP claims killing four humanitarian hostages in Nigeria – AAH says
An armed group that kidnapped humanitarian workers in northeastern Nigeria five months ago has claimed it killed four hostages, international aid agency Action Against Hunger, AAH said on Friday. Six…
Only acts of deep humility and personal sacrifice can root out intolerance, bigotry – Osinbajo
In a world increasingly plagued by activities of the agents of intolerance and religious extremism, it will take acts of deep humility and personal sacrifice, especially by leaders across…