Tag: Boko Haram
Military helicopters rush polio vaccines to Borno
Emergency military helicopters on Friday rushed polio vaccines to dangerous parts of north-eastern Nigeria, where Boko Haram operates and two paralysed toddlers were recently...
Two fresh polio cases reported in Nigeria
Nigeria has reported the first two cases of polio after more than two years, in an area newly liberated from Islamic extremists who attacked...
Abubakar Shekau toppled as ISIS names new Boko Haram leader
Boko Haram Islamic extremists have a new leader who promises to end attacks on mosques and markets used by Muslims, according to an interview...
25 Boko Haram terrorists killed in Borno gun battle – Army
The Nigerian Army said 25 bodies of Boko Haram terrorists had been recovered after Troops of 119 Task Force Battalion stationed in Kangarwa northern...
Hundreds attend funeral of Nigerian killed in Italy
Hundreds of mourners attended the funeral Sunday of a Nigerian migrant who was killed by a right-wing football fan in a racist attack which...
2 suicide bombers kill selves, 6 others in Borno mosque attack
Six people were killed on Friday when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a mosque in Borno State, the army said, in the...
Italian arrested for beating Nigerian asylum seeker to death
Police in Italy on Thursday arrested a man suspected of killing a Nigerian refugee in a racist attack that has shocked Italy, further fuelling...
Sallah: US warns of possible terror attacks in Nigeria
The United States on Tuesday warned of possible attacks against expatriates and foreign visitors in Nigeria’s biggest city, Lagos, during public holidays marking the...
Dasukigate: Metuh offers to refund N400 million, vows support for anti-corruption...
Immediate past National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh, on Thursday said he is ready to refund the N400 million...
FG alerts on ISIS indoctrination mobile app targeting children
The Federal Government has alerted Nigerians to the existence of a newly-launched mobile application developed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)...