Schoolgirls Abducted As Boko Haram Attacks Yobe Town
Fleeing members of Boko Haram last night attacked Dapchi town in Bursari Local Government Area of Yobe State. Details of the attack were still sketchy as at the time of filing this report, but THISDAY confirmed that the insurgents carted away foodstuffs. However, the rumoured abduction of scores of schoolgirls from Government Girls Secondary School […]
Mali Vows to Stabilize Militant-Hit Region Before Elections
Mali will deploy additional troops to its central region in a bid to halt an escalation of Islamist militant attacks as pressure mounts to stabilize the West African nation before elections later this year. “Our biggest concern is the security of central Mali,” Security Minister Salif Traore said Monday in an interview in the capital, […]
Six Killed In Suicide Attacks On Two IDP Camps In Maiduguri
Suicide bombers on Sunday night attacked two internally displaced persons’ (IDP) camps in Maiduguri, Borno State, leaving six dead and several others injured. According to the spokesman of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Abdulkadir Ibrahim, three suicide bombers, a male and two females, attacked both Dalori 1 and Dalori 2 IDP camps — two […]
Major General Attahiru Becomes The New Commander Of Operation Lafiya Dole
The Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole counterinsurgency force in north-east Nigeria, Lucky Irabor, is now the head of the Multi-National Joint Task Force as its Field Commander, a statement from the army headquarters, Abuja, disclosed. Mr. Irabor, a major general, is being replaced by I. Attahiru, also a major general, as the new Commander […]
Unicef Welcomes The Release Of About 600 Women, Children
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has welcomed the release of nearly 600 women and children held under administrative custody on alleged association with Boko Haram militants. They were released from Giwa military barracks in Maiduguri, Borno State. UNICEF, in a release stated that, the action of the Nigerian army on Tuesday was […]
Twin Bombs Hit Maiduguri
ABOUT 48 hours after a twin bomb blasts that rocked Madagali market, Yola, where 56 were reported dead and 177 injured, another twin blast hit Maiduguri on Sunday. Number of causalities as at press time was unconfirmed. Police spokesperson, Victor Isuku, confirmed the blasts, which he said was near Old NEPA office. Alhaji Danbatta, a […]
And They Killed And Stole My Baby
Grace lives in Adamawa state, Northern Nigeria. For the past 6 years, the area has been gripped by violence as Boko Haram have tried to exert its influence on the region. Farms have been seized, villages razed and millions of people displaced fleeing the violence of Boko Haram and the extreme hunger that has followed […]
1,000 Women Get Empowerment From Victim Support Fund
The Victim Support Fund (VSF) has empowered over 1,000 women, particularly those widowed by Boko Haram, through its Women Economic Empowerment Prorgramme (WEE). Prof. Sunday Ocheche, Executive Director, VSF, made the fact known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday. He said the programme, one of VSF’s core […]
Troops Kill 42 Insurgents, Rescue 80 Women, Children
Following confirmed intelligence report on the convergence and massing up of dislodged Boko Haram insurgents at Gangere village in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State, with intent of carrying out attack on some isolated communities, troops on fighting and clearance patrol Codenamed “Operation TIGER CLAW” on Tuesday 19th July, 2016, swooped on terrorists killing […]
Oil Theft: Multinational Taskforce To Patrol Gulf Of Guinea – Buhari
ABUJA-President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed that a multinational taskforce would soon be established to patrol the waters of the Gulf of Guinea. He also stated that the troops from across the lake Chad basin were now combing the Sambisa Forest, a deadly den of the Boko haram insurgents. The president made revelation while receiving the […]
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