Chad's military has been accused of killing "scores" of fishermen in Nigeria while targeting jihadists, days after 40 died in a Boko Haram attack on a military base in Chad, fishermen and anti-jihadist militia told AFP on Thursday. The Chadian army launched an airstrike pummelling Tilma island in Kukawa district on the Nigerian side of…

The Chad government on Wednesday vowed to "obliterate" Boko Haram capabilities, following a deadly weekend attack by the jihadists on a military garrison. The jihadists killed around 40 people and wounded dozens more during a Sunday raid on a base in the Lake Chad region, an area plagued by various armed groups. In response, Chad…

An attack by jihadist group Boko Haram killed around 40 Chadian troops overnight near the Nigerian border, prompting an army operation to hunt down the militants, the government and local sources said on Monday. Members of Boko Haram targeted a garrison housing more than 200 Chadian soldiers late Sunday in the Lake Chad region, an…

On October 25, 2024, Nigerian Air Force (NAF) airstrikes successfully targeted and eliminated numerous Boko Haram terrorists in Bula Marwa, Borno State. The NAF identified Bula Marwa as a meeting point for high-profile Boko Haram leaders. Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions confirmed increased terrorist activity in the area, with reports of motorcycles and groups…

The Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jos, Prof. Nuhu Gworkwor, says the killing of over 35,000 Nigerians is partly responsible for food shortages in the country. In a presentation titled "Ensuring Food Security: Taming the Challenges and Exploring Innovative Approaches to Agriculture," held on Wednesday in Abuja at the annual conference of…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has warned that the nation’s disturbing out-of-school children were potential recruits for future Boko Haram that could worsen the prevailing insecurity in the country.

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that the out-of-school children menace in the country provides a fertile ground for the recruitment of future Boko Haram insurgents, if not properly addressed now. Obasanjo said this on Sunday in Bauchi, when he inaugurated the dualised seven-kilometre Awala-Mairuguri Road and 17.70-kilometre Awalah-Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa National Airport Road.…

Boko Haram – the extreme Islamic sect opposed to western civilization – has produced legions of victims. The celebrated cases of Leah Shaibu and the Chibok abductees are just a few of the victims.

It is apparent that if the WHO Pandemic Agreement and amendments to the IHR are signed in their current form by the requisite WHO member states, they may pave the way for the erosion of health and economic sovereignty from African states.

    Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has resettled 424 households affected by insurgency in the newly constructed 500 housing units in Konduga town. READ ALSO:Zulum assesses flood-damaged infrastructure in Maiduguri for rebuilding   The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the resettled persons were from the Towuri, Modu Amsamiri, Goniri, Mairamiri, Lawanti Grema Gogobe,…

Nigeria is winning the war against terror and banditry, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, said. He said this at the opening ceremony of the News Agency of Nigeria’s (NAN) 1st Annual International Lecture on Thursday in Abuja NAN reports that the lecture is themed:“Insecurity in the Sahel (2008-2024): Dissecting Nigeria’s Challenges – Genesis,…

Former Senate Majority Leader, Mohammed Ali Ndume, has charged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to hire the services of military contractors to wipe out the remnants of Boko Haram terrorists in Borno State. Ndume, who hailed the gallant performance of the military and Civilian JTF, said they’re ill-equipped to carry out the task of eliminating the…