Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, has lamented over the insecurity in the country, saying he is frustrated and almost helpless. Speaking when he featured on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme, el-Rufai said many of his counterparts also feel frustrated. He said governors are just chief security officers without having control over security agencies. […]
The United Nations (UN) has retracted its initial casualty figure of farmers killed in Borno state. On Saturday, suspected Boko Haram members attacked Zabarmari community in Jere local government area of the state and killed farmers. Babagana Zulum, governor of the state, had said more than 40 residents were killed while they were working on […]
Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, has come out to defend his statement where he said that the 43 slain farmers did not get military clearance before farming on the area. Hours after he spoke with BBC, Shehu began to trend online; his statement went viral with many Nigerians […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday , said he has directed the nation ’ s Armed Forces to take the anti -terrorism fight to the insurgents. According to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity , Garba Shehu, the President disclosed this in a message he sent through his Chief of Staff […]
The United States Government has condemned the killing of not less than 43 rice farmers in Borno State. Mission in Nigeria on Monday commiserated with the families of the deceased, stating further that it would continue to support the Nigerian Government to bring the perpetrators of the act to justice. “The United States condemns in […]
Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to recruit mercenaries in getting rid of Boko Haram insurgents from Sambisa forest. Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan had procured the services of mercenaries to assist the Nigerian army in the war against the insurgents. But the government of Buhari terminated the contract with mercenaries in 2015. […]
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Monday , in Makurdi, the Benue State capital advanced the reason why Boko Haram activities may continue unabated , saying that Nigeria has been denied access to acquire adequate weapons to fight terrorists . Speaking to journalists after he paid a courtesy visit on the state governor […]
Residents of Zabarmari, where Boko Haram slaughtered no fewer than 43 rice farmers, informed the military ahead of the weekend attack. But the military failed to heed the warning and protect the people. A survivor named Abubakar Salihu, told Daily Trust, that the villagers foresaw danger after they arrested one of the Boko Haram terrorists […]
A Federal Government delegation led by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan arrived in Maiduguri, Borno State by mid-day on Monday on a condolence visit over the killing of farmers at the weekend by terrorists. Members of the delegation include the Chief of Staff to the President, Ibrahim Gambari; Ministers of Federal Capital Territory, Mohammed Bello; […]
The military on Monday said it is worried about the trend of some locals in the northeast declining to provide useful information to security agencies. At least 43 farmers were killed in a deadly assault in Zabarmari, Borno on Saturday by suspected Boko Haram terrorists. The United Nations has said the death toll is as […]
