Maiduguri – Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has urged the Nigerian Armed Forces to change strategies in the ongoing fight against Boko Haram to facilitate successful implementation of the counter insurgency campaign. Mr Isa Gusa, the Special Adviser to the governor on Public Relations and
…Gov. Zulum lambasts military for withdrawing from town …Buhari condemns Auno attacks, says FG will bring Boko Haram operations to an end Boko Haram terrorists killed at least 30 people and abducted many women and children in a raid near Maiduguri, in Borno State, a government spokesman said on Monday. The attack Sunday evening targeted […]
The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said it has arrested 11 high profile Boko Haram/Islamic State’s West Africa Province logistics suppliers within Biu LGA of Borno State, during a well-coordinated sting operation conducted by troops of 231 Battalion in conjunction with elements of 331 Artillery Regiment between 1 – 3 February 2020. This, the army said […]
Maj.-Gen. Olusegun Adeniyi, the Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD), says the Boko Haram insurgents will never get hold of any part of Nigeria again. Adeniyi stated this while reviewing progress of the ongoing counter insurgency operation of the Nigerian Armed Forces in the northeast on Friday in Maiduguri. He said the military had succeeded […]
The Nigerian parliament regained its balls last week. Before now, it was coasting home to victory as the most supine legislature in Nigeria’s recent history, especially with its leader’s effeminate claim that parliament would rubber-stamp every leaflet with presidency’s imprimatur, including any trash-receptacle from President Muhammadu Buhari’s lavatory. Minority Leader,
Abuja – The Nigerian Army says its troops of ‘Operation Lafiya Dole’ have heightened the tempo of chase of remnants of Boko Haram/Islamic State’s West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists in the Northeast region. The Nigerian Army Operations Media Coordinator, Col. Aminu Iliyasu, in a statement in Abuja, said that many of the terrorists were on […]
The Nigeria US-Canada Diaspora Forum has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to sustain the momentum in the fight against terrorism. These well-meaning Nigerians, based in the North American nations, made the disclosure on Saturday after its annual general assembly to appraise the recent developmental issues, proffering solutions to challenges. In a communique signed by
Former minister of Aviation and Peoples Democartic Party stalwart Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has said that the report credited to President Muhammadu Buhari that 90% of Boko Haram victims are Muslim is a lie. Fani-Kayode on his Twitter handle said: ‘This is a lie.The overwhelming majority of communities that BH targets are Christian.The same with the […]
Renowned Christian cleric, Bishop Sunday Garuba, believes a united Nigeria is paramount in the military’s quest to effectively flush out the remnant Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists. The respected preacher made this known on Saturday at a Love Feast Day organised as part of a 21-Day Marathon Prayer for Nigeria’s unity at the Unity Fountain in Abuja. […]
“Look at what we have on the ground before May 2015, the Boko Haram were even in Abuja,they were in Kano, they were in Kaduna. They were penetrating down to the south, we had to stop them. And for the past one and half years, we’ve not had any attack in Jos, neither in Abuja, […]
Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has promised to immortalise the Plateau student, Mr Ropvil Dalyep, who was recently killed by Boko Haram terrorists while on his how way to resume school in Maiduguri. Lalong made the promise on Thursday during his condolence visit to the family of the deceased in Jing community in Lankan District […]
Twin suicide bombers linked to the Boko Haram sect attacked a mosque in Gwoza, Borno state on Sunday, killing a 12-year-old child and leaving many people injured. A security source, who disclosed this, said that the suicide bombers forced their way into the mosque while prayer was ongoing. According to the source, before some persons […]
Troops of the Nigeria Army under Operation Lafiya Dole have thwarted a the plan of the Boko Haram insurgents after the group attempted to carry out a deadly attack on one Internally Displaced Persons’ (IDP) Camp at Gamboru-Ngala. The criminal who sneaked into the peaceful community in 5 Gun Trucks, motorcycles and a number of […]
The Speaker, Plateau House of Assembly, Mr Abok Ayuba, on Thursday described the killing of a student of University of Maiduguri, Ropvil Dalep, by the Boko Haram terrorists, as evil, barbaric and inhuman. Ayuba in a statement by his Press Secretary, Mr Bulus Atang, urged security agencies to redouble efforts in their fight against terrorism.He […]
The House of Representatives member representing Pankshin, Kanke and Kanam Federal Constituency of Plateau state, Rep. Yusuf Gagdi, has condemned the killing of Daciya Dalep, his constituent and student of the University of Maiduguri, by members of the Boko Haram. Rep. Gagdi, in a statement made on Wednesday in Jos, described the incident as “inhuman.” […]
Maj. Gen. Olusegun Adeniyi, Theater Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, has said that members of Boko Haram now dress in Nigeria army stolen unifrom just as he cautioned motorists against stopping at irregular security check point on the Maiduguri-Damaturu road. Adeniyi, who disclosed this on Tuesday in Maiduguri, said that intelligence reports indicates that Boko Haram […]
Despite the gruesome murder of Adamawa-based preacher, Rev Lawan Andimi, by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, the Northern Christian Forum of Nigeria (NCFN) has vowed to hold on to its faith and support for President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. The Christian group made this known at a press conference on Thursday condemning the wicked act which it described […]
Following the gruesome murder of an Adamawa-based pastor, the National Inter-Faith and Religious Organization for Peace (NIFROP) has called on Nigerians to embark on a one-day intensive prayer and fast against his killers. Rev. Lawan Andimi was Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria in Michika Local Government Area of Adamawa State before his abduction […]
CALSER mourns pastor killed by Boko Haram/ISWAP, calls for unity of faith against terrorist ideology
The Centre for Africa Liberation and Socio-Economic Rights (CALSER) has condemned the murder of Adamawa-based preacher, Lawan Andimi by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists. In a press conference on Wednesday in Abuja, CALSER President, Princess Ajibola believes the killing of the Christian cleric shows the radical sect’s desperation to provoke sectarian strife that could
The Nigerian Army has warned foreign countries and agencies against meddling into issues relating to national security, especially the fight against Boko Haram and the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP). According to a statement by the Nigerian Army Operations Media Coordinator, Colonel Aminu Iliyasu, the Nigerian Army advised both local and foreign interests