Tag: Boko Haram
Does Buhari sleep well?
Azuka Onwuka
The economic situation of Nigeria is bad, but the insecurity in the country is more threatening and disheartening. Every day, there is a...
Celebration in Katsina as 344 Kankara schoolboys regain freedom
There was jubilation in Katsina State as the Nigerian military late Thursday rescued 344 of students of Government Science Secondary School (GSSC), Kankara.
The children...
Kankara 333: Boko Haram releases video of abducted schoolboys
Boko Haram on Thursday released a video showing the abducted students of Government Science Secondary School (GSSS), Kankara, Katsina state.
The Boko Haram leader, Abubakar...
We kidnapped Kankara schoolboys to further Islamic course – Boko Haram
Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for the kidnap of students from the Government Science Secondary School in Kankara, Katsina State saying the action was...
Buhari taking Nigeria to the Promised Land
Tunde Odesola
In case you’re not Daniel, and you wish to come out of the lions’ den unhurt, employ satire.
Satire is the whispering roar of...
Military arrests foreign Boko Haram/ISWAP arms, logistics supplier
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said the troops of Operation Lafiya Dole have arrested a foreign arms and logistics supplier for the Boko Haram /Islamic...
Buhari seeks UN support to end terrorism in Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari has called for the support of the United Nations counter-terrorism bodies to overcome terrorism in Nigeria.
He made the appeal in while...
Insecurity in northwest: 1, 165 killed, 113 abducted January-August – Report
A report published by a non-governmental organisation, Nigeria Mourns revealed that no fewer than 1,165 people were killed in violent attacks in the northwestern...
Five years of blood, blubbing and clannishness
Yemi Adebowale
The entire Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State
is still in tears; tears for the 74 people killed by bandits who attacked
Garki,...
Army launches locally-fabricated mine-resistant vehicles
The Nigerian Army has introduced locally fabricated Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles (MRAPV) into the ongoing war against Boko Haram in the Northeast.
The vehicles,...