Beyond the Headlines
Ali Ndume, senator representing Borno south, has asked the federal government to reveal the identities of all the 400 bureau de change operators arrested for funding Boko haram. Ndume said this in an interview with journalists in Abuja on Sunday. Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, had said the government arrested some BDC operators who were funding […]
Air Force fighter jet on a mission against Boko Haram extremists mistakenly bombed men of the Nigerian Army on Sunday, April 25, killing over 20 officers in Borno. Recall the soldiers who were reinforced from Ngandu village were said to be on their way to Mainok, headquarters of the Kaga Local Government Area of the […]
A commander of one of the Nigerian army’s battalions fighting insurgency in the north-east may have been killed, military sources have told TheCable. The commander, a lieutenant-colonel, was feared killed by suspected Boko Haram insurgents who attacked a military base in Mainok, Borno state, on Sunday. Thirteen soldiers were also said to have been killed […]
An ex-aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, has challenged Nigerian security agencies to eliminate the leader of Boko Haram terrorist sect, Abubakar Shekau, with the same force the security agencies used to crush a top member of the Indigenous People of Biafra, one Commander Ikonso. The PUNCH had earlier reported that police operatives […]
Insurgents are currently attacking Mainok, a community in Borno state. A soldier in the area, who confirmed the attack to TheCable, said troops are currently engaging the insurgents. Mainok is some kilometres away from Maiduguri, the Borno capital. The military is also said to have closed the Damaturu-Maiduguri road for now, as a village in […]
Ayodele Fayose, former governor of Ekiti state, says the controversy over Isa Pantami, minister of communications and digital economy, has exposed the hypocrisy of the Buhari administration. Some Nigerians and groups have asked President Muhammadu Buhari to sack Pantami over the minister’s past comments supporting Al-Qaeda and the Taliban. But reacting, the presidency through Garba […]
Boko Haram has hoisted its flag in some parts of the Geidam community, in Yobe state. This comes two days after the terrorists reportedly attacked Geidam local government area of the state. Geidam is the hometown of the acting Inspector General of Police, Mr. Usman Alkali Baba. Some of the residents confirmed to Channels Television […]
Yobe state Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has sought for special military intervention to safeguard Geidam town which has been under persistent attacks from Boko Haram insurgents. Daily Trust reports that Geidam residents are currently fleeing their homes in numbers as Boko Haram attacks hit harder in the town for two consecutive days. It was gathered […]
Residents of Geidam have reported that Boko Haram insurgents are still engaging the Nigerian troops in a gun battle in Geidam town. The residents made the disclosure after military sources claimed that the troops had foiled the attack, which began on Friday. Some of the residents who spoke to PREMIUM TIMES Saturday morning said they […]
Former Speaker of the House of Representative, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, on Saturday, said Nigeria is heading towards a dangerous precipice. Dogara lamented that “Nigeria is at war with itself and it’s like all roads lead to Golgotha. The dam has broken and we have reached an inflexion point.” He stated this during the 10th […]
