A renowned Islamic Scholar Sheikh Dr Ahmed Mahmoud Gummi has said that “ what is currently happening in Zamfara is insurgency and not banditry” . Gummi, who briefed Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State at Government House today, said the bandits have completely turned into insurgents following the bad treatment from the people of the […]

The Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Leo Irabor, on Sunday paid his first operational visit to the Theatre Command in Maiduguri, Borno State. He was accompanied by the Chief of Army Staff, Major General Ibrahim Attahiru; Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Isiaka Amao and the Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Awwal […]

…Says Not all Fulani are criminals The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, said on Friday that it was wrong to label all Fulani criminals because of the misdeeds of some of them. “I am a Fulani and I am not a bad man. I am also not a criminal,” the Sultan said […]

Dreaded armed members of Boko Haram sect in large guntrsucks and motorcycles currently invaded Dikwa Local Government Area of Borno state engaging Military troops as hundreds residents flee into Bush for safety. This attack is coming barely 24 hours after handing over the baton to the Newly appointed Chief of Army Staff, Major General Ibrahim […]

Immediate past Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General T.Y Buratai, is confident that insurgency in the country will soon be a thing of the past. “Let me thank my governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum. He has been supportive to me and of course, the Nigerian Army especially in the fight against insurgency,” Buratai who also […]

Kashim Shettima, former governor of Borno state, says President Muhammadu Buhari made a well-informed decision in the appointment of new service chiefs. On Tuesday, Buhari appointed Lucky Irabor as chief of defence staff; Ibrahim Attahiru, chief of army staff; Awwal Gambo, chief of naval staff; and Isiaka Amao, chief of air staff. Speaking to journalists […]

Leader of Boko Haram terror group , Abubakar Shekau , has said the newly appointed service chiefs would fail like their predecessors . He spoke in a nine minutes , 56 seconds -long video, according to HumAngle. Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari appointed four new service chiefs on Tuesday after much pressure from Nigerians that […]

Some of the Chibok girls abducted and held by the Boko Haram insurgents since 2014 might have escaped today. A parent, who spoke to Daily Trust, said some of them had been contacted by officials handling the girls and that the affected parents might be invited to Maiduguri on a later date. A source indicated […]

President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday afternoon met with the newly appointed Service Chiefs, charging them to be patriotic, and serve the country well. His words: “We’re in a state of emergency. Be patriotic, serve the country well, as your loyalty is to the country.” The President congratulated the Service Chiefs on heading their various services, adding: […]

Senator representing Borno South and Chairman Senate Committee on Army, Ali Ndume, has charged President Muhammadu Buhari to give the new set of Service Chiefs a timeline for them to surmount insurgency and banditry in the country. The federal government had on Tuesday announced the appointment of new Service Chiefs with Major-General Leo Irabor, Major-General […]