Boko Haram
6 Feb
Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have killed two persons at an election collation centre in Kukareta, along Damaturu-Maiduguri road, Yobe State government has said.
4 Feb
Defence Ministers of Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition (IMCTC) have made a bold commitment to boost collaboration against terrorism. Since the start of BokoHaram in 2009 in the North East
1 Feb
Barely two months after a Nigerian Army airstrike accidentally killed 85 people and injured several others in Igabi area of Kaduna State, the United States has said it would continue to engage with Nigerian authorities on minimising harm to civilians during military operations.
31 Jan
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has accused some Nigerian churches and mosques of laundering money for terrorist organisations. EFCC chairman, Ola Olukoyede, on Wednesday, made this allegation after disclosing that N7 billion suspected to be proceeds of fraud has been traced to a religious organisation in Nigeria. Olukoyede said this at a public…
29 Jan
In the face of macroeconomic headwinds, there are fresh concerns among operatives that insecurity may worsen housing deficit and hinder investments in the real estate sector.
19 Jan
Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) and Transparency International Defence& Security (TIDS) have applauded the seizure of $8.9 million that was siphoned off by corrupt Nigerian officials from funds meant to be used to equip the country's military in its fight against Boko Haram.
17 Jan
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have neutralised unspecified number of Boko Haram and Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP) fighters during a significant week-long offensive against terrorists in Borno State.
5 Jan
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have killed one Pastor Luka Levong of the Church of Christ In Nations (COCIN) in Kwari, Geidam Local Government Area of Yobe state. Aside from the pastor, it was gathered that the insurgents also killed five others. According to reports, the insurgents invaded the community around 2:00 am on Friday and…
4 Jan
Suspected Boko Haram terrorists in gun trucks and motorcycles have killed 12 persons in two communities of Chibok Local Council of Borno State.
2 Jan
It was an unmitigated disaster. As Christians were preparing to mark the anniversary of the birth of Jesus Christ, tragedy struck in three local government areas of Plateau State.
14 Dec
Sir: In conflict management, tailoring communications to gain better grounds in peace enforcement is not unusual, but it becomes counterproductive when the pieces of information passed in the process are brazenly contradictory or outrightly false.
4 Dec
The moment Nigerian Head of State, General Sani Abacha, died in 1998, opposition to Nigerian skewed federation erupted. In Zamfara State, Governor Ahmed Yerima, contrary to Section 38 of the 1999 Constitution guaranteeing religious freedom, imposed Sharia laws in 1999.
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