Tag: Boko Haram
Buhari orders investigation of alleged rape of Boko Haram refugees
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered an investigation into allegations by a Human Rights Watch (HRW) of rapes by soldiers and police of women and...
Soldiers, policemen, vigilantes, others accused of raping Boko Haram refugees
Government officials and other authorities in Nigeria have raped and sexually exploited women and girls displaced by the conflict with Boko Haram, Human Rights...
Two suicide bombers kill 9 in Maiduguri
Nine people were killed and several others injured when two suicide bombings rocked Maiduguri, the Borno State capital on Saturday morning.
There was no immediate...
Aisha Buhari makes u-turn, campaigns for husband
Two weeks after courting controversy in an interview with the BBC, wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, has called on “governors, their wives and...
We spent N785m on anti-Boko Haram campaign in Lagos, gave Omisore...
The ongoing interrogation of the former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, entered its third day on Wednesday with the ex-minister saying that...
In pictures: Buhari meets freed Chibok girls
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday met the 21 Chibok girls who were released by Boko Haram last week, pledging to "redouble" his efforts to...
Nigerian Catholic leaders welcome release of 21 Chibok girls
Three Nigerian Catholic leaders have welcomed the release of 21 girls kidnapped by Boko Haram, and urged the Federal Government to prioritise the release...
Soldiers missing, 13 injured as Boko Haram attacks troops
An unspecified number of Nigerian soldiers went missing after an attack by the Boko Haram in Gashigar, a northern Borno community that borders Niger...
100 girls unwilling to leave Boko Haram captors – Chibok leader
As the Federal Government negotiates the release of another 83 of the Chibok schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram two-and-a-half years ago, more than 100...
BBOG, Buhari’s daughter on warpath over Chibok girls fund
The Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) campaign group has accused some people of using its name to fraudulently raise funds for the 21 Chibok...