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Gumi worse than Shekau, Al-Barnawi – Fani-Kayode
Former aviation minister Femi Fani-Kayode on Wednesday described Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi as worse than leaders of terrorist organisations Abubakar Shekau and Abu...
Boko Haram regroups, new commander takes over from Shekau
Top Boko Haram commander Bakura Modu has presumably assumed the leadership role of the jihadist group following the death of its charismatic leader Abubakar...
Shekau: Maiduguri residents react to Boko Haram leader’s alleged death
Some residents of Maiduguri, Borno State capital which has been ravaged by insurgency have expressed delight over media reports on the alleged death of...
Boko Haram leader Shekau suffers serious injuries – Report
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has allegedly suffered serious injuries after trying to kill himself to avoid capture during clashes with rival Islamic State-allied...
Nigerian govt should focus on Shekau, Sheikh Gumi — Sunday Igboho
Activist Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho has advised the Federal Government to focus on arresting Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau, and Islamic cleric Sheikh...
Soldiers seize Boko Haram leader’s ‘farm’ in Sambisa forest
Nigerian troops have taken control of a farm purportedly owned by leader of Boko Haram Abubakar Shekau in Sambisa forest.
This came after troops successfully...
New service chiefs will fail, Boko Haram leader Shekau says
Leader of Boko Haram Abubakar Shekau has boasted that the newly-appointed service chiefs would fail like their predecessors.
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday named the...
Boko Haram leader Shekau critically ill – Borno pastor
An Anglican Church cleric Desmond Yunana based in Borno State says Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau is critically ill and wants prayer from Nigerians.
Yunana...
Boko Haram releases video of abducted Katsina schoolboys
Boko Haram has released a video showing schoolboys purportedly abducted from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State.
The group had claimed responsibility for the...
Boko Haram leader Shekau denies negotiating with govt over Katsina abductions
Boko Haram says it has not entered into negotiations with the government over the abduction of hundreds of schoolboys from Government Science Secondary School,...