Tag: Boko Haram
How two female suicide bombers killed 22 in Maiduguri mosque
Two female suicide bombers killed 22 people on Wednesday during morning prayers at a mosque on the outskirts of Maiduguri, the heart of a...
Buhari accused of exaggerating victory over Boko Haram
President Muhammadu Buhari has exaggerated the military's success against Boko Haram, say officials in northern Nigeria in response to an American commander's testimony that...
MTN fuelled Boko Haram insurgency, Buhari tells Zuma
South African mobile phone company, MTN, fuelled the Islamist-led insurgency in Nigeria by failing to disconnect unregistered sim cards, President Muhammadu Buhari said on...
Bombs seized from Boko Haram kill four at Yola police station
At least four people were killed on Thursday when bombs seized from Boko Haram Islamists detonated at a police station in Yola, Adamawa State,...
APC decampee, Ali Modu Sheriff, emerges acting PDP chairman
A former Governor of Borno State, Ali Modu Sheriff, was Tuesday named acting national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
He replaces former Governor...
No resurgence of Boko Haram despite recent attacks, FG insists
The Federal Government has said the recent spate of attacks by Boko Haram is not an indication of any resurgence in insurgency, insisting that...
Female suicide bombers kill 58 in Borno IDPs camp
Two female suicide bombers killed at least 58 at a camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Dikwa, some 90 kilometres from the Borno...
DSS arrests lleged ISIS recruiter in Kano
The Department of State Services on Tuesday said it had arrested a recruiter for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), as well...
Boko Haram suspected of killing four in Borno village
Suspected Boko Haram Islamists have killed four people following raids on villages in Borno State, a local official and residents said on Saturday.
The motorcycle-riding...
Air Force drone bombs Boko Haram base, Switzerland denies funding fight...
The Nigerian Air Force says a drone bombed a Boko Haram logistics base in Garin Moloma, about one kilometre north of the Sambisa Forest,...