Tag: Boko Haram
Shekau’s wife killed in airstrike – NAF
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Wednesday said it was investigating reports that a recent bombing raid killed one of the wives of Boko...
Sex slavery and trafficking fund Boko Haram – Report
Offering kidnapped women and girls to jihadist fighters as sex slaves or wives helps militant groups lure and retain members, while sex trafficking can...
Those calling for breakup were not born when we fought civil...
President Muhammadu Buhari has dismissed those agitating for the country’s dismemberment as not knowing what it is like to fight a war.
The President spoke...
#NigeriaAt57: Presidency lists 57 achievements by Buhari
The Presidency scored itself high on Saturday with the release of 57 achievements it attributes the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to celebrate 57 years...
100,000 Nigerian refugees deported from Cameroon
Cameroon has forcibly returned 100,000 Nigerian refugees in breach of international agreements, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report made public on Wednesday.
Cameroon...
UN gives top prize to Chibok girls negotiator
A Nigerian lawyer who helped secure the release of more than 100 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram was on Monday awarded one of the...
Jonathan believed Boko Haram was devised to remove him – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has claimed that immediate past President Goodluck Jonathan did not take the Boko Haram insurgency seriously in the belief that...
We ate weeds to survive, says woman held by Boko Haram...
A 25-year-old housewife and mother of five, Aisha Bukar, on Monday narrated their ordeal in the hands of Boko Haram insurgents, saying she, her...
#PresidentialBroadcast: Full text of President Muhammadu Buhari’s speech to the nation...
My dear citizens,
I am very grateful to God and to all Nigerians for their prayers. I am pleased to be back on home soil...
#PresidentialBroadcast: Nigeria’s unity not negotiable – Buhari
Separatists calling for the breakup of Nigeria have crossed a red line and the country's unity is not negotiable, President Muhammadu Buhari said on...