Boko Haram attack on Chad army base kills at least 24 – Military, local officials

  An attack by suspected Boko Haram jihadists on the Chadian military base of Barka Tolorom has killed at least 24 people, a military official and regional administrator told AFP…

Rebels Seize Key Military Base In Mali’s North

  Mali’s army and its Russian mercenary allies surrendered a strategic northern military stronghold to armed rebels on Friday, as Tuareg separatists and jihadists wage a unified front to bring…

Terrorists attack Adamawa community, kill ’29 villagers’

  No fewer than 29 people have been killed after suspected terrorists attacked the Guyaku community in the Gombi LGA of Adamawa state. Quoting local officials and community leaders, Reuters…

Bandits, armed herders kill 18 in Katsina, Benue

  No fewer than 11 persons were reportedly killed in a renewed bandit attack on Gurbi Village in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State on Sunday afternoon. Also, about…

Pastor, wife, children killed in Plateau as terrorists attacks continue

  Gunmen on Sunday night attacked Gako Village in the Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State, killing a pastor and three members of his family in what residents described…

Terrorists abduct 23 pupils in Kogi orphanage

  Gunmen have attacked an orphanage and school facility in the Zariagi area of Lokoja, Kogi state, abducting 23 pupils and the proprietor’s wife. In a statement on Monday, Kingsley…

Gunfire Rocks Mali Districts, Including Junta Stronghold

  Gunfire rocked several districts of the junta-ruled West African country of Mali on Saturday, including Kati, the home of military ruler General Assimi Goita, witnesses and a security source…

Mali’s defence minister killed as coordinated attacks hit military targets

  Sadio Camara, Mali’s defence minister, has been killed in a coordinated wave of attacks on military targets across the country. Camara reportedly died after a vehicle-borne explosive detonated outside…

Army Recovers Suspected Remains Of Slain Soldier Couple

    The Nigerian Army on Saturday said it has located the suspected remains of two soldiers who it said were “brutally abducted and murdered” by suspected members of the…

Terrorists kill traditional ruler, his wife and others

Gunmen have reportedly killed five people, including a traditional ruler, his wife, son and two other residents in Olegabulu community of Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State.

Troops discover suspected terrorist drone launch site in Borno

  Troops have discovered a suspected terrorist drone launch site during a fighting patrol in Bitta, Gwoza LGA of Borno state. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on…

Gunmen abduct UTME candidates, others in Benue

  Gunmen have abducted passengers, including candidates of the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination being conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board examination, along the Makurdi-Otukpo road in Benue…

If FG Is Serious, Insecurity Can End In Six Months — Nigerian Senator

  Senator representing Borno South Senatorial District, Ali Ndume, has said Nigeria’s lingering insecurity could be decisively tackled within six months if the Federal Government demonstrates sufficient commitment. Ndume stated…

Top Army Official, Six Others Killed By IED In Monguno

  The Nigerian military on Monday said that a commanding officer and six other soldiers of the Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) paid the supreme price…

Lafarge cement convicted of paying $6.5m to ISIS in Syria

  A court in Paris has found Lafarge, the French cement giant, guilty of paying $6.5 million to jihadist groups, including the Islamic State (IS) and the al Qaeda-affiliated Nusra…