Three members of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) were on Wednesday docked before Chief Magistrate Olaide Hamzat of the Oyo State Chief Magistrate Court sitting at Iyaganku in Ibadan over allegations of murder and arson. The trio; Awodele Adedigba (45); Dauda Kazeem (38) and Hassan Ramon (33) were presented before the court on a three-count […]
Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents in the early hours of Tuesday burnt down a ‘military base’, school and health facility in Katarko village in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State. Katarko is about 25 kilometres east of Damaturu, the state capital. The burnt primary school was renovated by Victim Support Fund a […]
Boko Haram terrorists have retaken Damasak, the Headquarters of Mobbar Local Government Area, LGA, of Borno State after reportedly dislodging the Nigerian security forces. Damasak, a border town with Niger Republic is about 160kilometres, north from Maiduguri, the state capital which had suffered several attacks from the terror groups. Also, unconfirmed report claimed a United […]
Troops of Operation Lafiya Dole of the Nigerian Army have neutralised 41 terrorists and rescued 60 captives comprising of elderly women and children in Gamboru, Borno State . The troops also recovered sophisticated weapons after they engaged the terrorists in heavy fighting in the early hours of Monday , March 15, 2021. This was disclosed […]
The Chief of Army Staff ( COAS) , Lt. Gen . Ibrahim Attahiru , on Sunday, assured that the ongoing war against Boko Haram will soon be over . Attahiru , who was in Yobe to play morale boosting visit on the troops of Sector 2 Operation Lafiya Dole of the Nigerian Army in Damaturu […]
Islamic State-aligned jihadists ambushed a military convoy, killing 15 soldiers and four militia fighters in Borno, security sources said Saturday. The convoy came under heavy attack from Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters near Gudumbali in the Lake Chad region on Thursday. The attack was the latest in a jihadist conflict which has killed […]
THE Federal Government yesterday ruled out engaging mercenaries to assist Nigeria in the fight against insurgency, which has continued for more than a decade. It also vowed to come out in full force to fight insurgency in the country, saying it could no longer tolerate blackmail in any guise. Government’s declaration came on the heels […]
Parents of Leah, Nathan and Rebecca Sharibu have again appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to use the same negotiators, strategies and means used to secure the release of other school children to rescue their daughter, Leah who is still being held in captivity. The grieving parents reminded the President of the promise he made to […]
• It’ll demoralise our military, says Gen. Rimdan • Mercenaries have not ended war anywhere, says Ubah • Our military too compromised, Oji declares Security experts and retired military top brass have given Northeast governors hard knocks for suggesting that mercenaries be invited to tackle the insecurity in the region and other parts of the […]
Following report that about 100 soldiers absconded after Boko Haram attacked Marte and Dikwa, respectively, the Nigerian Army, Thursday faulted the report, describing the story as false, unfounded and an attempt to malign the image and character of the Nigerian Army. Disclosing this in a statement signed by Mohammed Yerima, Brigadier General, Director Army Public […]
