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Capitulation Of Boko Haram, ISWAP Elements – An Eclectic Overview

Repentant boko haram members rahabilitation
A couple of weeks ago, the Nigerian Military High Command announced that several commanders and members of Islamist insurgent group, Boko Haram and one of its rival factions, the IslamicRead More

Buhari Orders Military To Go After Bandits In Zamfara, Kaduna States

President Muhammadu Buhari
Tells them to respond to the killings in language they understand President Muhammadu Buhari has responded to the recurring incidents of banditry killings in both Kaduna and Zamfara states, sayingRead More

Again, Boko Haram Mocks Nigerian Army, Attacks Yobe Community, Kills Policemen, Burns UN Facilities, Others

Again, Boko Haram Mocks Nigerian Army, Attacks Yobe Community, Kills Policemen, Burns UN Facilities, Others
Militants from the Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), formerly known as Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād, have attacked Gujba in Yobe State.Read More

Insurgency: Yobe Asks Military To Incorporate Vigilantes, Hunters

Chairman of the APC National Caretaker Committee, Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State
Yobe State Government has called on the military and other security agencies to incorporate hunters and local vigilantes into their war strategies against Boko Haram terrorists. This was part ofRead More

Recruitment Based on Equality Of States, Zones, Says Army

Nigerian Army Headquarters
Dismisses allegation of favouring North in trainee-officers’ recruitment The Nigerian Army yesterday debunked allegations that candidates from the North dominated the list of those successful for the Short Service CommissionRead More

Buhari, Governors Can’t Decide Who Stays In Nigeria – Nnamdi Kanu

Leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu
The leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has stated that it is not the duty of the President, the Federal Government of the governors to decide whoRead More

Military Repels Bandits’ Attack On Benue Community Market

Nigerian troops
At least four killed during shoot-out Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) on Wednesday evening, engaged suspected armed bandits in a fierce gun battle at Abaji in Shitile axis ofRead More

Encourage Military With Better Welfare Package To Fight Insecurity, Benin Oba Urges FG

Nigerian Army
The Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, has urged the Federal Government to boost the morale of the military in the fight against insecurity inRead More

Nigerian Military: 1,000 Terrorists Prosecuted, 500 Jailed

boko haram
Indicates more to go on trial June The military yesterday put the number of Boko Haram terrorists who have been prosecuted at 1,000 while 500 have been jailed. In addition,Read More

Military: Borno Town, Dikwa, Retaken From Boko Haram

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo with top military brass
The military yesterday regained control of Dikwa, a rice-cultivating town in Borno State, after a fierce gun battle with Boko Haram insurgents who sacked the town on Monday. The terroristsRead More