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3 Borno council deserted as Boko Haram, soldiers face off

Ihesiulo Grace 5 September 2020 0

At least three local government councils in Borno State have been left deserted because of the deteriorating security situation in the areas, the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Abdulkareem Lawan, stated on Thursday. The local government areas are Guzamala, Marte, and Abadam, all in the

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Boko Haram planning to attack Abuja, Kogi, Nasarawa — FG

Ihesiulo Grace 5 September 2020 0

The Nigerian Government has raised an alarm that Boko Haram terrorists were already in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, and neighbouring states, DAILY TIMES found out. The government said plans are in place by the terrorists to attack some areas within the nation’s capital and had already set up five camps in the area. According […]

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Boko Haram: Terrorists should be executed — Yahaya Bello

Ihesiulo Grace 2 September 2020 0

Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, said that negotiating with Boko Haram would be the last choice his administration would consider claiming that they should not be forgiven and treated as such. Daily Times gathered that the governor during the handing over of 778 women and children of Boko Haram by the 4 special forces […]

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Boko Haram killed 13 district heads — Shehu of Borno

Ihesiulo Grace 1 September 2020 0

The Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Garbai Elkanemi, stated that the terrorist group Boko Haram killed 13 district heads and several ward heads (Bulamas) in his emirate at the height of the ongoing crisis. The monarch made the disclosure in Maiduguri during a courtesy visit by a delegation of the Senate Committee on Special Duties, led […]

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You promise to end Boko Haram, why the excuse — Residents to Buhari

Ihesiulo Grace 29 August 2020 0

Some residents have frowned against the excuses on the failure of the government to secure the country, Daily Times gathered. In their reactions, the citizens argued that such excuses were just an afterthought after spending five years in office as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, which were unacceptable to them. READ ALSO: Buhari has achieved […]

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“Continue romance with terrorists and we’ll join Boko Haram” — IDPs to FG

Ihesiulo Grace 27 August 2020 0

The Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from Kuchingworo and Durumi camps in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja have threatened to join Boko Haram. The IDPs noted that should Federal government continue “romance” with repentant terrorists and ignore them – their victims, they would join the terrorists. As gathered by Daily Times, they issued the threat

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I can’t visit my Hometown-Ndume cries out as Boko Haram kills 75 Elders

Ihesiulo Grace 27 August 2020 0

The senator representing Borno South Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Ali Ndume, has said that 75 elders were killed at his hometown after Boko Haram terrorists raided his community. Ndume made this known on Wednesday during a stakeholders’ meeting organised by Senate Committee on Special Duties and the North East Development Commission in Maiduguri, […]

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Boko Haram recruiting members from IDP camps — Zulum

Ihesiulo Grace 22 August 2020 0

The Borno State governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has said that Boko Haram members are now recruiting their members from internally displaced persons (IDP) camps. Zulum said this in an interview with the Hausa Service of the BBC. Governor Zulum said, “Truly, the Boko Haram sect is working on people to join them. ”This is frightening. […]

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Corrupt people are those criticising Buhari — Jigawa Gov says

Ihesiulo Grace 22 August 2020 0

The Jigawa State governor, Alhaji Muhammadu Badaru Abubakar, said that corrupt-minded and unpatriotic people are those criticising President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, Daily Times Nigeria reports. READ ALSO: Buhari’s 774,000 jobs, CAMA, others not an achievement – PDP He made this known during a meeting with members of the All Progressive Congress (APC)

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How I got information on Northern Governor leading Boko Haram — Mailafia

Ihesiulo Grace 15 August 2020 0

A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Obadiah Mailafia, has admitted he got the information about a Northern Governor leading the Boko Haram insurgents from Fulani traders in a market. Daily Times reports Mailafia was invited by the Department of State Services (DSS) over the claims. After his release from DSS […]

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Eyes on northern govs over alleged complicity in Boko Haram terrorism

Ihesiulo Grace 14 August 2020 0

As President Muhammadu Buhari and other Nigerians agonise over Boko Haram terrorism and how to end it, a scenario similar to the betrayal of Jesus Christ by Judas Iscariot appeared to have played out as one of the 19 northern governors was accused of being the godfather of the Islamist group. Daily Times monitored a […]

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Boko Haram: Child soldiers now recruited – MNJTF

Ihesiulo Grace 13 August 2020 0

Boko Haram terrorist group has introduced the use of child soldiers to resuscitate its declining influence in the Lake Chad Basin. The Chief of Military Public Information for MNJTF, Timothy Antigha, said this in a statement issued from N’Djamena – Chad on Thursday, Daily Times gathered. READ ALSO: Boko Haram: North East governors request more […]

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Boko Haram: North East governors request more sophisticated weapons

Ihesiulo Grace 10 August 2020 0

The North-East Governors’ Forum (NGF) has called on the Federal Government to deploy more state of the art military hard ware to the armed forces fighting the Boko Haram in the  region. READ ALSO: Outrage as 18 persons killed in fresh Boko Haram… The body said this in a communique issued after its second meeting to […]

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Outrage as 18 persons killed in fresh Boko Haram attack in Cameroon

Ihesiulo Grace 8 August 2020 0

Boko Haram terrorists have attacked a site hosting 800 internally displaced people near the village of Nguetchewe in Northern Cameroon, leaving 18 persons dead. The UN Refugee Agency condemned the attack, saying that these attacks as well as those in Nigeria and other countries in the Sahel region are going mostly unnoticed by a world […]

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Insurgency: We need Life Insurance to aid Borno Workers – NLC cries out

Ihesiulo Grace 5 August 2020 0

Insurgency -Following the persistent security challenges in Borno state, the Nigerian Labour Congress Borno State Chapter has called on the the Federal Government to consider implementation of insurance packages for aid workers. READ ALSO: Breaking News: Multiple explosion rocks Maiduguri… Recall Daily Times reported that Maiduguri, the state capital experience last

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Boko Haram: 1.8million IDPs, refugees to return to 19 communities in Borno

Ihesiulo Grace 5 August 2020 0

Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, Borno State Governor,  on Monday, said that 1,860,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and refugees, who fled the state in the last five years as a result of the series of Boko Haram attacks in their villages and communities will be coming home soon. According to the governor, arrangements to ensure their […]

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Boko Haram: People of Borno are not safe – Shehu of Borno

Ihesiulo Grace 1 August 2020 0

Following the Boko Haram attack on the convoy of Governor Babagana Umara Zulum: Alhaji Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai Elkanemi, the Shehu of Borno has said the leaders and people of Borno State are no longer safe. He stated this when he paid his Eid-El-Kabir visit to the governor on Friday. The monarch was reacting on […]

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Maiduguri Boko Haram Attack Death Toll Rises to 6

Ihesiulo Grace 1 August 2020 0

The death toll of Thursday’s mortar attack in Maiduguri by Boko Haram has risen from two to six, Borno State Commissioner of Police, Mr Mohammed Aliyu, said on Friday in Maiduguri. Daily Times has it that, Aliyu said 27 persons were injured from the four mortar attacks by Boko Haram which affected Gwange, Custom, and […]

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Some Repentant Boko Haram terrorist said they are not willing to live with the infidels – Ndume

Ihesiulo Grace 30 July 2020 0

Senator Ali Ndume has disclosed that one of the repentant Boko Haram fighters, who was reabsorbed into the community, has killed his father and absconded with his cows. Ndume also faulted the programme, saying the government should have started by rehabilitating the victims before working on the attackers. READ ALSO: Boko Haram Releases Video Of […]

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How Borno State Governor, Zulum, escapes death from Boko Haram

Ihesiulo Grace 30 July 2020 0

The Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulu and others escaped an ambush by suspected Boko Haram gunmen on Wednesday. The governor was returning from Baga, a deserted fishing community in Kaka local government area of the state, when the Boko Harm insurgents opened fire on his convoy. The attack comes three months after Ali Modu […]