insurgency
20 Nov
There seems to be more wins for troops on frontline as Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Aircraft under Operation Whirl Punch (OPWP) have sustained air strikes against terrorists operating in the Northwest and North central Region of the Country leading to the decimation of several terrorist elements at Tsauni Doka at Igabi Local Government Area of…
19 Nov
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has urged the Federal Government to take the surveillance and security of the country’s space seriously.
18 Nov
The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has said that insurgency and vandalism pose a major threat to transmission towers in the country.
16 Oct
A barrage of strikes by the air components of the various operating theatres has devastated terrorists across the country, as many were sent to the early graves. Six gun trucks and 40 motorcycles belonging to the hoodlums were reportedly destroyed by the air force. According to spokesman of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Air Commodore…
14 Oct
Gunmen killed six labourers in an overnight raid in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, officials said Saturday, in the region's latest bout of violence. Balochistan has been plagued for decades by a separatist insurgency as well as sectarian killings, and attackers have a history of targeting workers seen as outsiders in the region. Two local officials…
9 Sep
The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, on Saturday in Maiduguri lamented that Boko Haram insurgency had inflicted damages in the North-East, to the tune of $9billion.
20 Aug
Residents of at least 23 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Sokoto, Zamfara and Kebbi States are battling to survive as kidnappers, cattle rustlers and bandits make life difficult for them. A check by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) indicates that residents of the affected areas have either been forced to migrate, enter into agreement…
20 Aug
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has presented N10m relief package to soldiers wounded in the ongoing fight against insurgents in the state. The package was presented to General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Division, Maiduguri, Maj.-Gen. Peter Malla by the Borno Commissioner of Information and Security, Prof. Usman Tar and the Permanent Secretary Government House, Mustapha…
28 May
For the last time, Nigerians, yesterday, listened to President Muhammadu Buhari’s address as president, after eight years in office, as he appealed to citizens over some of the difficult choices he made that brought pain and suffering to Nigerians.
21 May
Some stakeholders in North East have commended the outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration for degrading insurgents and improving security situation in the region.
6 May
Seven people have been killed and 22 others kidnapped in two separate attacks in northeast Nigeria's Borno State where jihadist groups operate, security sources and residents said Saturday
31 Mar
Eight years after Bazhigla Haruna left Borno State due to terrorist's attacks to seek refuge in an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp in Edo State, he is now a 300-level student of Medicine and Surgery at Edo State University. Haruna was able to achieve the feat due to the support he got from the manager of the IDP camp, Home for the Needy Foundation.
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