Tag: Boko Haram
NYSC confirms kidnap of corps member in Borno
National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has confirmed the kidnap of a male corps member, Abraham Amuta, by Boko Haram insurgents in Borno State.
The state...
Nigerians call for Leah Sharibu’s release after Zainab Aliyu
Nigerians have called for the release of Leah Sharibu from Boko Haram captivity after the Federal Government successfully negotiated the release of Zainab Aliyu...
Chibok Girls, Leah Sharibu can still return – Buhari
President
Muhammadu Buhari has said there is still the possibility of ensuring return of
the remaining 112 Chibok girls from Boko Haram captivity.
About
276 school girls were...
Over 3,500 Nigerian children recruited by insurgents in North East –...
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said it is concerned over the number of children recruited and killed by non-state armed groups in the...
Buratai commends troops for foiling Boko Haram attack in Damaturu
Chief of Army Staff, Tukur
Buratai, has commended the troops for foiling an attack by Boko Haram
insurgents at Maisadari community in the outskirts of Damaturu,...
How I survived two Boko Haram bomb attacks – Amputee
Yahuza Mohammad, a 22-year-old amputee, has narrated how he
survived two separate bomb attacks by Boko Haram suicide bombers in the Muna
Garage area of Maiduguri,...
No Nigerian territory under Boko Haram control – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has told delegates at the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Middle East and North Africa that no territory in the country...
Eight-year-old Nigerian chess champion gets new apartment in US
Nigerian chess champion, Tanitoluwa Adewunmi, and his family
have been gifted a new apartment after his feat at the New York State chess championship.
Adewumi won...
Boko Haram attacks Michika town in Adamawa
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents on Monday launched
fresh attacks in Michika, administrative headquarters of Michika local
government area of Adamawa State.
Sources said the insurgents got access...
Boy, 8, who reportedly fled Boko Haram in Nigeria becomes chess...
An eight-year-old boy, Tanitoluwa Adewumi, has been crowned chess champion for his age group in the US after reportedly fleeing Boko Haram attacks i...