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B/ Haram insurgency resurging in N/East, Senator Ndume raises alarm

Ihesiulo Grace 4 May 2021 0

*”In Maiduguri, we live in more or less glorified prisons” Tunde Opalana, Abuja Contrary to usual claims by the Presidency that Boko Haram insurgents have been decimated in the North Eastern part of the country, a Senator representing Borno South senatorial district, Ali Ndume on

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Save us, O dear neighbour!

Ihesiulo Grace 4 May 2021 0

Wole Olaoye Once upon a time, there was a rich duke named Magnificus whose estate was the envy of all his neighbours. It was said by all and sundry that God was partial in bestowing so much blessing on one man. Added to his richness was the man’s comeliness. “God must have made him on […]

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Terror: B/Haram, Bandits’ Coalition invades Zuru, kills, rapes, Sacks communities in Kebbi State

Ihesiulo Grace 2 May 2021 0

…Lost 363 persons in a year By IDIBIA GABRIEL, KADUNA Boko Haram is expanding its frontiers of domination into the North Western State of Kebbi State as part of Zuru land is currently alleged to be under its control, after hoisting it’s flag in neighbouring Niger State last month, Hundreds of armed gunmen, suspected to […]

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Boko Haram seizes territory, hoists flag in Niger State

Ihesiulo Grace 27 April 2021 0

…Over 50 villages, towns deserted, occupied Saka Bolaji, Minna Governor Abubakar Sanni Bello has lamented that Boko Haram terrorists have established territory in part of Niger State, hosting their flag in Kaure village. The governor further disclosed that the terrorists operate there from where they have made spontaneous incursions into more than 50 villages in […]

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Residents fled as Boko Haram launch attacks in Gwoza, Borno

Ihesiulo Grace 26 April 2021 0

By Dilibe Michael Insurgents from Boko Haram are currently targeting people in Borno’s Gwoza Local Government Area. On Monday evening, April 26, the terrorist group stormed the city, firing sporadically as residents fled to the mountains for cover. READ ALSO: Open Grazing: South-East Governors to enforce ban In an effort to repel the attack, security […]

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Presidency now employer, defender of terrorists, bandits – Fayose

Ihesiulo Grace 25 April 2021 0

…Urge Nigerians to restrict their movements to avoid falling victims of terrorists Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has described as appalling, the present situation of Nigeria, where the Presidency has become the employer and defender of Boko Haram terrorists and armed bandits. The former governor, who also called on Nigerians to restrict their […]

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Buhari condoles with Adamawa community over insurgents’ attack

Ihesiulo Grace 18 April 2021 0

President Muhammad Buhari has condoled with Kwapre community in Hong Local Government Area (LGA) of Adamawa over the recent Boko Haram insurgents attack. Buhari, represented by Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustafa, said this when he visited the community on Sunday. The president expressed his deepest sympathy and condolence to the […]

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Soldiers foil attempt by insurgents to seize military base in Damasak

Ihesiulo Grace 14 April 2021 0

Late Tuesday, soldiers fought Boko Haram insurgents who attempted to take over their Damask base. Several lives were lost, according to a resident of Damasak town in the Mobbar local government area of Borno State in northeast Nigeria. Damask is about 160 kilometers from Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State. Local vigilantes who attempted to […]

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Bandits kill eight, behead one, B’Haram hits UN facility, murders four in Borno

Ihesiulo Grace 12 April 2021 0

Also, no fewer than four people, including a soldier, were killed when Boko Haram launched an attack on United Nations and other humanitarian facilities in Damasak, Borno State. Plateau State was again the killing field in Nigeria’s rising insecurity after a period of calm, as some unidentified gunmen reportedly killed eight persons and beheaded one […]

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Security experts advance reasons Army deserted Marte, Dikwa for Boko Haram

Ihesiulo Grace 5 March 2021 0

News, rightly believed to be disturbing, had filtered in that officers and men of the Nigerian Army fled from the frontlines after Boko Haram insurgents invaded and took over military bases and the towns of New Marte and Dikwa in Marte and Dikwa Local Government Areas of Borno State. The news, which many wished was […]

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Boko Haram takes steps to execute a Borno Pastor, gives FG minimum of 7 days to pay ransom

Ihesiulo Grace 26 February 2021 0

Deadly Terrorist, Boko Haram has given a 7-day final proposal for the public authority to satisfy its needs or kill a minister, Bulus Yakuru whom they snatched in December 2020. The preacher was said to have been kidnapped when the extremists assaulted Pemi town, near Chibok just before Christmas in 2020, Eko hot blog gathered. […]

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Boko Haram and ISWAP members fight over women

Ihesiulo Grace 23 February 2021 0

By Andrew Orolua A fierce battle between Abubakar Shekau-led Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has erupted in Sunawa village near Nigeria Niger border over women, resulting in an specified number of casualties on both sides. The incident which took place in a border area between Nigeria and the Niger Republic was […]

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OPINION: ESN May Be Worse than Boko Haram if not crushed as soon as possible

Ihesiulo Grace 19 February 2021 0

Boko Haram Insurgency may be a child’s play compared to the security upheaval that will be caused by IPOB’s newly established armed wing, the Eastern Security Network if not crushed as soon as possible. The situation in Nigeria’s south-east is uncomfortably similar to that which preceded the so-called Maiduguri uprising and which ultimately birthed Africa’s

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Troops Kill Two Heavy Boko Haram’s Factional Commanders in Borno

Ihesiulo Grace 13 February 2021 0

By Dilibe Michael Two prominent commanders from the extremist Boko Haram group, Abul-Bas, and Ibn Habib were neutralized on their way to the Banki, around the Pulka axis. Both Abul-Bas and Ibn Habib were among the prominent Commanders of the Shekau faction of Boko Haram, operating in Sambisa forest and its environs. They have been […]

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Troops Kill 31 Boko Haram Terrorists; Destroy 9 Gun Trucks in Borno State

Ihesiulo Grace 12 February 2021 0

By Dilibe Michael No less than 31 Boko Haram fighters were killed by the military on Wednesday, who thwart a terrorists attack in Askira Uba town in Borno State. Nine gun trucks out of the 11, which the Boko Haram insurgents rode into Askira Uba, were also destroyed by the military. Troops of 28 Task […]

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‘We will intervene in Ondo, Oyo herdsmen issue’ – Senate Leader

Ihesiulo Grace 9 February 2021 0

Tunde Opalana and Kamarudeen Ogundele, Abuja Finding lasting solution to herders/farmers incessant clashes in southern part of the country will receive urgent parliamentary attention as the Senate resumes plenary today, Leader of the Senate, Senator Yahaya Abdulllahi has assured. This is with the assurance that recent ethnic wrangling over activities of Fulani herdsmen in

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More Chibok girls escape from Boko Haram custody

Ihesiulo Grace 29 January 2021 0

About seven years after some school girls from Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok local government area, Borno State, northeast Nigeria were abducted in their dormitory, more of the missing schoolgirls are said to be returning home. Emmanuel Ogebe, a Nigerian human rights lawyer who practices in the United States and has previously worked with […]

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Gov. Sule updates Buhari as Boko Haram insurgents regroup in Nasarawa

Ihesiulo Grace 22 January 2021 0

Gov. Abdulahi Sule of Nasarawa State has raised an alarm over the regrouping of dislodged Boko Haram insurgents along the Benue/Nasarawa border, seeking urgent presidential intervention in checking their dastardly activities. Sule stated this when he briefed State House correspondents after a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja, on

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Insecurity: North under siege by bandits- elders cry out

Ihesiulo Grace 19 January 2021 0

*Say it ‘ll take over 100 years for region to recover from destruction, trauma Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja Northern elders in the country have alleged that the region is under siege by Boko Haram, bandits, and kidnappers saying, until something is done immediately the region may not be recover from the loss. The elders therefore called […]

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Residents flee as Boko Haram attacks Geidam town in Yobe

Ihesiulo Grace 7 January 2021 0

Boko Haram has invaded Geidam, one of the biggest towns in Yobe State, leaving the residents fleeing. Geidam town, about 180 kilometres from Damaturu, the Yobe state capital, is the town where the headquarter of the Geidam local government area is located. According to sources told Punch that the insurgents who were believed to have […]