President Muhammadu Buhari has received reports of the brazen attack on Government Science College, Kagara, Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, following which a yet to be ascertained number of staff and students have been abducted by gunmen. Following [...]
Gunmen suspected to be armed bandits on Wednesday invaded Government Science Secondary School in Kagara, headquarters of Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, abducting an unknown number of staff members and students. SaharaReporters gathered that the gunmen also killed [...]
Dreaded armed members of Boko Haram sect in large gun trucks and motorcycles have invaded Dikwa Local Government Area of Borno State, engaging military troops in a gun battle. According to Vanguard, hundreds of residents have fled to the bush [...]
There has been tension in Bassa, Kukoki communities in the Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State after Boko Haram terrorists invaded the areas, abducting no fewer than 50 residents. SaharaReporters gathered that the terrorists, working together with bandits, attacked [...]
“This Is How He Celebrated You. Please Rescue Him” – Man Begs Buhari As He Shares Photo Of Aid Worker Abducted By Boko Haram Making The 4+4 Re-election Sign A Nigerian photographer and humanitarian, Mohammed Chiroma has begged President Buhari [...]
Boko Haram terrorists are planning to intensify abduction of travellers and residents along Borno and Yobe states’ roads in order to obtain their National Identity Numbers (NINs) and use the same for registration of SIM cards, according to multiple military [...]
Boko Haram terrorists in several gun trucks are presently attacking Geidam community in Yobe State, forcing many residents to flee for safety into nearby bushes. A source told SaharaReporters on Wednesday that the insurgents attacked the community around 6:00pm and [...]
Armed men in military uniform have kidnapped two teachers at Ohorhe Secondary School, Uvwie Local Government of Delta State as insecurity worsens across the state. A teacher in the school, who spoke to SaharaReporters on condition of anonymity on Tuesday, [...]
An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission investigating officer, Adariko Michael, on Tuesday alleged that N2.2bn was spent on prayers by Sambo Dasuki, former National Security Adviser, and Aminu Baba-Kusa, a former General Manager of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation to [...]
Heavily armed Boko Haram terrorists on Monday invaded Magumeri Local Government Headquarters of Borno state and firstly razed down the only functional Telecommunications mast before setting ablaze other infrastructural facilities. Just last week, some terrorists invaded surrounding communities of Magumeri [...]
Speaking at a virtual meeting in the presidential villa on Tuesday, Buhari said the service chiefs had done their best but they need to develop in terms of intelligence gathering. The meeting was attended by the Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, heads [...]
The Presidency on Wednesday asked Nigerians not to reject repentant Boko Haram fighters unless they want the terrorists to take up arms and resume terrorism from which they’ve repented. The presidency also dismissed as untrue, the insinuation that the current [...]
The new leadership of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) and members of the Shura council have executed 3 top commanders including the once most powerful jihadist warlord in-charge of all terrorists activities and operations along the Tumbus [...]
Residents of Dapchi in Yobe State have described the attack on the community on Monday as the biggest so far carried out by Boko Haram militants. During the attack, the insurgents burnt down the palace of Dapchi District Head and [...]
The Defence Headquarters says it has rehabilitated and is releasing former Boko Haram fighters as a shift from the use of arms and weapons to a soft approach to the war against insurgency in the Northeast. The Acting Defence Spokesman, [...]
Boko Haram Killings: Major General Olusegun Adeniyi theatre commander. Reacting to the governor’s accusation, blamed the attack travellers for disobeying the 5p.m. highway curfew between Maiduguri and Damaturu, the capital of Yobe state. Mr Adeniyi. The incident would not have [...]
A Civil Rights group, Coalition for Good Governance and Change, CGG, has alleged that some international Non-Governmental Organisation, NGO, were passing classified military information to Boko Haram sect, thereby making the war against insurgency difficult. CGG, thereby, called for a [...]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has lambasted former President Goodluck Jonathan for refuting comments by former British Prime Minister, David Cameron that his administration rejected the help of the British Government in rescuing the 276 Chibok girls, who were kidnapped on [...]
The Theater Command of the Operation Lafiya Dole has strongly warned those who are hiding fleeing Boko Haram or Islamic State fighter in some parts of Borno and Yobe states, as doing so would attract severe consequences. The warning was [...]
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has warned that the Boko Haram insurgency in the North-East could take 15 more years to eliminate if the government fails to focus on education. He also warned the country about the risks of a population [...]
The Presidency has insisted that the real Boko Haram is “defeated”. Garba Shehu, the spokesman to President Muhammadu Buhari said this in a statement sent to Okay.ng on Tuesday. He said: “The position of the Nigerian government is that the Boko Haram terrorism [...]
Repentant Boko Haram Members Can Become President Major-General Biu has appealed to terrorists and other relevant stakeholders to work for lasting peace in the country. The General Officer Commanding, 7 Division of the Nigerian Army Maiduguri, Major General Abdulmalik Bulama [...]
Leah Sharibu’s Release: The Federal Government yesterday vowed to ensure the release of Leah Sharibu who was abducted by Boko Haram insurgents in 2018. President Muahmmadu Buhari who gave the assurance said all the girls abducted by the insurgents would [...]
Garba Shehu, a Presidential Spokesman, has said that he cannot guarantee whether or not the President Muhammadu Buhari administration will put an end to the boko haram insurgency. Speaking on Sunrise Daily, a programme on Channels Television, Shehu acknowledged that [...]
Parents of the abducted Chibok girls who are still in captivity, have accused the APC government of using their daughters to clinch power but not to free them. Mr Ayuba Alamson who is the spokesperson of parents of the abducted [...]
The family of Leah Sharibu who is being held hostage by the Boko Haram sect for refusing to renounce her Christian faith, has appealed to the Federal Government and the international community to rescue their daughter. The mother of the [...]
The Co-Chairman, Interfaith Dialogue Forum for Peace, Bishop Sunday Onuoha, has warned that the Boko Haram insurgency in the North-East may spread to Bauchi, Gombe, Adamawa and Taraba states. He said this could lead to the displacement of thousands of [...]
Boko Haram fighters attacked a military base in remote northeast Nigeria, setting fire to shelters for those made homeless by the conflict, military and humanitarian sources told AFP Tuesday. The attack in Rann, some 175 kilometres (110 miles) northeast of [...]
The remains of the five crew members who died in the Nigerian Air Force Mi-35M Helicopter that crashed in combat on January 2 was laid to rest at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja on Tuesday. The helicopter crashed while [...]
A Boko Haram leader, identified only as Umar, has been arrested in Lagos. The Hope For NIgeria learnt that Umar was arrested by the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team on Thursday. A member of the team, who broke the news [...]
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