Borno State
48 women abducted by Boko Haram terrorists in Maiwa and Shuwarin villages in Mafa LGA, Borno State have been released after a ransom of NN2.5 million A counter-insurgency expert and security analyst in Lake Chad, Zagazola Makama, made this known on Thursday in X that the women were kidnapped on Tuesday, August 22 […]
After four Boko Haram members were caught in a failed attempt to attack the resident of Atiku Abubakar in Yola, the Peoples Democratic Party is calling for an investigation into the incident. The attack was confirmed by Police Spokesperson in Adamawa, Yahaya Suleiman on Monday that the suspected Boko Haram members were planning […]
Troops of the 21 Armoured Brigade have destroyed a Boko Haram market in Bama Local Council of Borno State. The troop also invaded and destroyed another market, known as ‘Daula’, and killed six terrorists manning it. Counter-insurgency expert in the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, stated, yesterday, in Maiduguri: “Troops, in collaboration with […]
Nollywood actor Kenneth Okonkwo has resigned his membership of the ruling All Progressive Congress citing abnormalities in the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the party’s presidential candidates. On Sunday, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the former governor of Lagos State, and the APC Presidential candidate chose the former governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima as his running […]
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested one of the wanted terror suspects who escaped from the Medium Security Correctional Centre, Kuje, following an attack on the facility by insurgents last week in Abuja. The fleeing terror suspect, Suleiman Sidi, was arrested in the early hours of Monday 11th July […]
It is eight years after Boko Haram insurgents abducted 276 school girls from the Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno state, with the help of Theatre Command Operation Hadin Kai two Chibok girls have been rescued from Sambisa forest. The girls were said to have been rescued at Gazuwa enclave in Bama Local […]
Barring last minute changes, multiple sources yesterday said the immediate past governor of Borno State, Senator Kashim Shettima, would be picked as running mate to All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The sources said that the APC presidential candidate would do a Muslim-Muslim ticket. When asked if Shettima’s choice […]
THE Chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum and Governor of Ondo State, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, has insisted that the southern part of the country must produce the next president of the country. Akeredolu, in a statement on Tuesday, warned the national leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress against giving […]
Some suspected terrorists believed to be members of the Islamic State of West African Province have attacked the Damboa town of Borno State. A security source confirmed the attack to journalists that terrorists attacked the town around 1:00 am on Wednesday. “They parked their motorcycles behind the trench dug around the town and […]
Senators and three governors on Tuesday expressed concern about the nationwide ceaseless killings and kidnappings in the country, urging the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd,), to seek foreign help. The lawmakers, while debating a motion on activities of Boko Haram in Niger State, described insecurity in the country as not only terrible, but […]
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