Tag: INSURGENCY
Banditry, insurgency caused by broken homes – El-Rufai
Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai says the state government is working on a family law that will set ground rules for marriage and tame...
Zulum urges FG to seek external support to end insurgency
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno has called on the federal government to seek external support from neighbouring countries in order to end insurgency in...
8 killed as Boko Haram launches deadly attack against army
At least eight civilians were believed to have been killed while thousands of others fled to neighbouring towns after Boko Haram launched an attack...
Nigerian Air Force helicopter crashes on counter-terrorism operation
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), says its Mi-17 Helicopter has suffered a mishap while undertaking a mission in the ongoing counter-insurgency operation in the...
Economic impact of Boko Haram in North East estimated at $9b...
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, says the economic impact of Boko Haram activities in the North East is estimated at...
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...
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...
Soldiers missing, 13 injured as Boko Haram attacks troops
An unspecified number of Nigerian soldiers went missing after an attack by the Boko Haram in Gashigar, a northern Borno community that borders Niger...
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...