Boko Haram insurgents killed eight people in Nigeria during an attack on the northeastern city of Maiduguri, a civilian militia leader said on Saturday. "We recovered a total of eight bodies of residents killed in the Boko Haram attack," late on Friday, Haram Abba Aji-Kalli of the Civilian JTF militia told AFP. The attack came…

Borno State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mohammed Magaji, has said that 2.32 million electorate will vote in 3,933 polling units today across the state. Announcing the commencement of distribution of sensitive and non-sensitive election materials on Friday in Maiduguri, Magaji said accreditation and voting would be carried out in series and simultaneously between 8am and…

Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, Maj-Gen. Benson Akinroluyo, has disclosed that Boko Haram has adopted a strategy to win public sympathy. According to him, the insurgents’ new strategy is the ‘unconditional release’ of rustled cattle to rightful owners in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states. Spokesman of the command, Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, said this in…

Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC), a member of Coca-Cola Hellenic Group, has transformed its Enugu Plant into a hub for material handling and logistics for the region.  The decision, according to the company, was informed by the desire to deliver better value to its esteemed consumers and trade partners in the entire South-East region.   Acting Director, Public Affairs and Communications, Mr. Ekuma Eze, stated that the…

Nigeria's government on Monday warned about an increase in violence before next month's elections, accusing the main opposition of trying to foment unrest to jeopardise the vote. Information Minister Lai Mohammed said the government had "credible intelligence" that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was orchestrating "widespread violence". The party was trying to whip up unrest…

The Nigerian Army on Sunday said its troops killed two Boko Haram insurgents in the ongoing clearance operation at Kajeri community in Mafa Local Government Area of Borno. Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, the Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Operation LAFIYA DOLE said in a statement in Maiduguri that the troops also recovered ammunitions and rescued two…

The Nigerian Army on Friday buried 14 soldiers killed in an ambush by Boko Haram terrorists on Dec. 24, 2018. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 14 soldiers who were on escort duty were ambushed on their way back to Kaduna by the terrorists on Damaturu-Maiduguri road. The General Commanding (GOC) 1…

The Army has arrested a wanted Boko Haram member, Babagana Abubakar (aka Alagarno) at Bulabulim Ngarnam community on the outskirt of Maiduguri. Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman, the army spokesman, said in a statement on Friday that Abubakar was arrested in a room in a house, where he was hiding in the community. According to Usman, two…

Troops of Operation Lafiya Dole have opened the Maiduguri-Damaturu-Potiskum road to motorists in Borno and Yobe states. Its Spokesman, Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, announced opening of the 232-kilometre road in a statement issued yesterday in Maiduguri. According to him, rumours that troops have closed the Maiduguri-Damaturu-Potiskum road were not true. “Our attention has been drawn to…

Armed soldiers yesterday invaded Daily Trust’s regional office in Maiduguri, Borno State, and arrested its editor, Uthman Abubakar, and a reporter, Ibrahim Sawab...

Five Nigerian Air Force (NAF) crewmembers on board a Mi-35M helicopter have died after it crashed while providing close aerial support to troops of the 145 Battalion in Damasak, Borno State.

Boko Haram jihadists ambushed a military convoy in northeastern Nigeria, killing 13 soldiers and a policeman, the army said Wednesday...