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PMB and Sun Tzu’s Art of War

Ihesiulo Grace 1 March 2020 0

Like Chinese revered war veteran, strategist and tactician, Sun Tzu, once asked the world albeit rhetorically; “Can you imagine what I would do if I could do all I can?” Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari is also asking Nigerians whether they have any inkling about what his Government can do

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NAF dislodges, neutralises insurgents in Sambisa forest

Ihesiulo Grace 29 February 2020 0

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has dislodged some Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) and destroyed some of their facilities at a location referred to as the “S” Region in the heart of the Sambisa forest, Borno. Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, who made this known in a statement on Saturday […]

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Boko Haram: Nigerians will soon have cause to celebrate the Army again- Archbishop Julius Ediwe

Ihesiulo Grace 29 February 2020 0

The Archbishop of the South-South Pentecostal Churches in Nigeria, Archbishop Julius Ediwe has stated that Nigerians would have a cause to celebrate the efforts of the Nigerian Army in the fight against terrorism in the country in no distant time. The clergy, who is known for his many predictions on the state of affairs in […]

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Boko Haram/ISWAP: Group cautions French envoy against statements capable of undermining Nigeria’s efforts

Ihesiulo Grace 28 February 2020 0

The National Democratic Front (NDF) has cautioned French Ambassador to Nigeria Mr. Jerome Pasquier to quit making utterances capable of undermining Nigeria’s progress against terrorism. NDF gave this warning at a press conference on Saturday in Abuja in reaction to the French envoy’s recent comments that Nigeria isn’t doing enough in the war against

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Return of Boko Haram exposes Buhari’s insensitivity – Secondus

Ihesiulo Grace 27 February 2020 0

National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus said that the full scale return of Boko Haram attacks in the north-east has further depicted the insensitivity of President Muhammadu Buhari to happenings in the country. Secondus said that the President is far away from the reality of the dangerous dimension of the […]

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Boko Haram attacking Christians to trigger religious war, FG raises alarm

Ihesiulo Grace 27 February 2020 0

Abuja – The Federal Government says Boko Haram insurgents and their ISWAP allies have changed their strategy, targeting Christians and Christian villages to trigger a religious war and throw the nation into chaos. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed raised the alarm at a media briefing on Thursday in Abuja. “Recall that Boko Haram insurgents

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25 ‘repentant’ Boko Haram insurgents return To Nigeria from Niger (Photos)

Ihesiulo Grace 27 February 2020 0

Following the decisions of the former insurgents to lay down their arms and retreat to surrender, authorities in Niger Republic have handed over 25 repentant members of the Boko Haram terrorist group to the Nigerian government. According to reports, the repentant Boko Haram fighters arrived in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital on Wednesday in company […]

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Boko Haram/ISWAP: It is time to cheer our military to final victory – Progressives Congress

Ihesiulo Grace 27 February 2020 0

The Progressive Nigerian People’s Congress (PNPC) has called on Nigerians to rally behind the military in its final push to victory in the war against terrorism. Whilst giving special kudos to the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen TY Buratai for his gallantry and leadership, PNPC passed a vote of confidence on the Service Chiefs. […]

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Dear Femi Adesina, Tell PMB We Are Still With Him

Ihesiulo Grace 27 February 2020 0

Positions of public trust anyone holds for the people has a tempting spirit. Any leader who is not careful can easily become a pawn on the chess board for some of the ruled. I have realized that it takes a lot of self-discipline and a focused mindset for a leader to navigate the ship of […]

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Military Power Alone Can’t Defeat Boko Haram, Says Buratai

Ihesiulo Grace 26 February 2020 0

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. General Tukur Buratai, has declared that the war against Boko Haram could not be won by military might alone due to series of indoctrination that have been carried out in the north for more than two decades. Buratai said that only 25 per cent of the war falls […]

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Insecurity: BMO urges military to maintain winning streak

Ihesiulo Grace 25 February 2020 0

The Nigeria Armed Forces have been charged not to relent in their recent strategies which have effectively degraded the operational capacity of the Boko Haram insurgents. According to the Buhari Media Organisation, which gave the advice, these strategies have improved and enhanced peace and security in the north-east and Nigeria generally. This was contained in […]

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Before we grant amnesty to Boko Haram

Ihesiulo Grace 25 February 2020 0

I’ve been observing with keen interest the National Assembly’s recent efforts to solidify President Muhammadu Buhari’s offer of Nigeria-Delta-like amnesty to ‘repentant’ Boko Haram members. Buhari first made the offer in March 2018 while receiving the 107 of the 111 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram in Dapchi, Yobe State, two months earlier. The following month, […]

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Agency for rehabilitation of insurgents unnecessary

Ihesiulo Grace 24 February 2020 0

One unfortunate legacy that the bill for the establishment of an agency for rehabilitation of members of the terrorist group, Boko Haram, will bequeath Nigeria and Nigerians if it eventually passes at the Senate and House of Representatives and gets presidential assent, is an unending reign of terror by insurgent/criminal gangs who will compete in […]

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Garkida attack: My Govt has weakened Boko Haram’s fighting capacity ― Buhari

Ihesiulo Grace 24 February 2020 0

…Says no part of Nigeria would be abandoned to their fate President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday said that his administration has significantly weakened Boko Haram’s military capability to invade and hold Nigerian territory unchallenged. President Buhari, who said this while reacting to the attack on Garkida community of Adamawa State by the Boko Haram insurgents, […]

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Sen. Gyang opposes bill to rehabilitate, reintegrate B/ Haram terrorists

Ihesiulo Grace 23 February 2020 0

Senator Istifanus Gyang has urged his colleagues in the Senate to reject the bill seeking the establishment of an agency for the rehabilitation and reintegration of repentant Boko Haram terrorists and bandits. Sen. Gyang, who represents Plateau North in the National Assembly, made the call in a statement released on Sunday in Jos by his Special Adviser […]

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Senate introduces bill to create agency for rehabilitation of repentant Boko Haram members

Ihesiulo Grace 20 February 2020 0

The Senate has introduced a bill to establish an agency that would see to the rehabilitation, deradicalisation and integration of repentant Boko Haram members in the country. The bill which is sponsored by Ibrahim Gaidam of Yobe East senatorial district, was read for the first time on the floor of the Senate on Thursday. READ […]

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Nothing to say about Boko Haram’s threat – Pantami

Ihesiulo Grace 17 February 2020 0

Isa Pantami, the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy has finally reacted to the threats of Shekau, the leader of the notorious terrorist group, boko haram. Recall, Daily Times reported that Shekau recently expressed his anger and agitation in a video over Pantami’s SIM Registration Policy of which he (Shekau) threatned to retaliate violently. READ […]

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How Fatima, others were killed in Auno’s Boko Haram attack

Ihesiulo Grace 17 February 2020 0

Fatima Babagana was one of those killed recently in the Boko Haram attack in Anuo in Maiduguri last week The 19-year-old had started a political science degree after a diploma in mass communications at the University of Maiduguri. The University of Maiduguri student was one of at least 30 people killed when militants set fire […]

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NAF denies alleged killing of over 250 insurgents

Ihesiulo Grace 16 February 2020 0

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says a supposed breaking news flash with the headline: “Nigerian Air Force kills over 250 Boko Haram fighters in Maiduguri” is fake news. NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, made this known in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Daramola said the fake news said […]

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War against terror: BMO urges more vigilance, more support for our forces

Ihesiulo Grace 14 February 2020 0

The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has charged Nigerians to be extra vigilant and be more supportive of the war against terror in the aftermath of new revelations from the Army authorities that Boko Haram members are now scattered across the country. BMO says the terror group is in a more dangerous state after the military […]