Chibok community seeks return of 87 schoolgirls 10 years after abduction

Nearly a decade after the abduction of 276 female students at Government Secondary School in Chibok, a local government area in Borno State, families of the remaining 87 captives have remained hopeful they will regain freedom and return to the…

Soldiers killed 3 terrorists in Sambisa forest raid – Army

Troops of the Nigerian Army, on Friday, killed three terrorists during a raid on Sambisa forest in Borno State. The troops also destroyed terrorist hideouts in the forest. Sambisa forest was earmarked by the colonial government as a game reserve…

95% of people with Boko Haram’s ideology dead – Borno Govt

The Borno State government has said more than 95 per cent of people with Boko Haram ideology, especially the founding members are either dead or surrendered. The Special Adviser to the Borno State Government on Security Affairs, Brig. Gen. Ishaq…

Zulum doles out cash, food to 810 volunteers fighting Boko Haram

Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has doled out cash and food items to 810 volunteers fighting Boko Haram alongside the military and other security agencies in Bama Local Government Area of the state. Zulum gave out the package on Tuesday…

Christmas decorations light up Lagos as economic context overshadows festivities

Christmas time is in the air. The lights in the streets and buildings around Nigeria’s economic capital are testimony to this. Twinkling Christmas Light Displays could be admired under Falomo Bridge, where portraits of the Chibok girls kidnapped by Boko…

Court remands Boko Haram member, gunmen kill naval rating, employees defraud bank and more

What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Lagos court remands B’ Haram member over 2015 Bama attack (Punch) The Lagos State Magistrates’ Court…

Nobody can blackmail me, says Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that nobody can blackmail him on inexplicable wealth and illicit enrichment while in office, saying “I do not have one square-inch outside Nigeria.” Speaking at a State banquet, Monday night, organised in his honour in…

Why I surrendered — Boko Haram Commander, Rugurugu

A Boko Haram Commander who has surrendered, Mallam Adamu Rugurugu, says he decided to come out of the bush with many of his fighters following the entreaties and personal intervention of Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State. Recall that the…

Dozens killed in ISWAP, B/Haram rival clash in Borno

Another fierce rival battle broke out between late Abubakar Shekau Boko Haram faction and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) on Thursday that led to the killing of a commander simply identified as “Kundu” and dozens of fighters. The fight…

Ibrahim Attahiru: Remembering a patriot and man of hope — Niran Adedokun

“General Attahiru always led from the front. I remember when we were at Operation Lafiya Dole. He was always abreast of events. It helped that I had been there ahead of him, so we could compare notes. Many things got…

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