Tag: Boko Haram
Australian troops train African special forces to fight Boko Haram
Australian soldiers have joined the fight against Boko Haram terror group which launched a Jihad movement in Nigeria in 2009.
US Military confirmed Australian troops...
Some abducted Chibok schoolgirls refuse to be ‘freed’, says negotiator
Some of the Chibok schoolgirls abducted three years ago by Islamist Boko Haram militants refused to be part of a group of 82 girls...
PDP faction’s statement on freed Chibok girls indecent, inhuman – FG
The Federal Government of Nigeria has described as indecent, inhuman and ill-timed the statement credited to a faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)...
Boko Haram releases 82 Chibok girls
Boko Haram militants have released 82 schoolgirls out of a group of more than 200 who they kidnapped from Chibok in Borno State in...
Boko Haram uses more powerful arms than Nigerian Army – Alele...
Nigeria’s first female vice-chancellor, Professor Grace Alele-Williams, has knocked the Nigerian Army for being unserious in the search for the Chibok girls still in...
Trump to sell warplanes to Nigeria for Boko Haram fight
US officials have confirmed that President Donald Trump will approve the sale of high-tech aircraft to Nigeria for the fight against Boko Haram Islamic...
Boko Haram factional leader, others charged with murder of foreigners
The Federal Government on Tuesday charged the leader of Boko Haram splinter group Ansaru with the abduction and murder of 10 foreigners, in one...
3 suicide bombers die in Maiduguri multiple blasts
Multiple explosions rocked Maiduguri in Borno State early Friday, killing three suicide bombers, the emergency service and police said.
The blasts on Damboa Road in...
Shekau kills Boko Haram spokesman over leadership tussle
The leader of Boko Haram's main faction, Abubakar Shekau, has admitted killing the group's purported spokesman over an apparent plot to oust him, he...
Boko Haram recruited 2,000 children in 2016 – UNICEF
Terrorist group, Boko Haram, recruited about 2,000 children in 2016 and used them as child soldiers, UNICEF has said.
UNICEF Executive Director, Anthony Lake, disclosed...