DSS frees man cleared of Boko Haram links, pays N3m compensation
The Director-General of the Department of State Services, Oluwatosin Ajayi, has ordered the release of a man cleared of alleged Boko Haram links after an internal review reportedly found…
Seven Boko Haram, ISWAP commanders returning from Hajj – Official
The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, said on Friday that Nigeria’s integrated identity management system led to the arrest of seven suspected Boko Haram and ISWAP commanders returning…
2015 Maiduguri attacks: Court sentences Boko Haram member to death by hanging
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday sentenced a Boko Haram member, Alkali Yarima, also known as La’ari, to death by hanging for participating in the attacks on…
Insurgents sets schools on fire in Borno
Suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists have set ablaze Primary and Secondary schools in Kautikari village, Chibok local government area of Borno State. This is coming after the pupils of Mussa…
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…
‘Repentant Boko Haram insurgent’ kills CJTF operative during dispute in Borno
An operative of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) has been shot dead by a “repentant Boko Haram member” during a dispute in Mafa LGA of Borno state. According…
Five killed in Borno IDP camp, police station
Suspected Boko Haram terrorists on Saturday attacked an Internally Displaced People’s camp at Damasak and the Nganzai Divisional Police Headquarters in Borno state, where they partially burnt an unserviceable…
Boko Haram financiers are known, says ex-COAS Buratai
A former Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, has said he should not be held responsible for the non-release of names of individuals allegedly financing terrorism in the country.…
Civilians feared killed as terrorists burn down military base in Borno
Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have reportedly killed a yet-to-be-ascertained number of civilians and abducted many women in Ngoshe, Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State, during an attack on…
Report: Nigeria paid Boko Haram ransom for kidnapped pupils
The Nigerian government paid Boko Haram militants a “huge” ransom of millions of dollars to free up to 230 children and staff the jihadists abducted from a Catholic…
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US sanctions 8 Nigerians over links to B’Haram, cybercrime
United States has frozen the assets and properties of eight Nigerians accused of having links with Islamic sect – Boko Haram and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant,…
Military kills another Boko Haram Commander, 10 others in Sambisa
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have neutralised a senior Boko Haram commander, identified as Abu Khalid, also known as the group’s second-in-command, alongside 10 other fighters during an operation…
Borno pastor, four others Killed
An Ekklesiyar Yan’uwa a Nigeria pastor, Musa Umoru, and four residents of Tarfa Village in Hawul Local Government Area of Borno State have been killed by suspected Boko Haram…
14 killed in Adamawa
The chairman of Hong Local Government Area in Adamawa State, Usman Inuwa, has confirmed that Boko Haram last week killed 14 people in two villages in the council’s area.…
B’Haram fight lasting longer than Civil War is troubling–Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Sunday, expressed worry that Boko Haram insurgency has lasted 15 years without an end in sight, much longer than the 1967-1970 civil war, which…
