The mother of kidnapped 15-year-old Leah Sharibu, Rebecca Sharibu, has pleaded with Federal Government to ensure her daughter’s release, as the Boko Haram captors have issued a threat that Leah would be killed by the second week of October, if…
Lagos APC primary: 36 lawmakers back Sanwo-Olu (Punch) * 2019: Aisha Alhassan quits as minister, exits APC (Punch)
Lagos APC primary: 36 lawmakers back Sanwo-Olu (Punch) Ahead of tomorrow’s governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos, 36 of the 40 members of the state House of Assembly have resolved to support the governorship ambition of Mr…
Buhari accepts OIC’s offer to help Nigeria fight insurgency (Punch)
President Muhammadu Buhari has welcomed the pledge by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation to help Nigeria tackle the Boko Haram insurgency through sound education among others. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, in a…
The rise and fall of Boko Haram- Femi Aribisala (PremiumTimes)
How do you fight an enemy who is not an enemy but a fellow-citizen? How do you fight someone who is fighting you but you don’t know exactly why? How do you fight a mad man? That precisely is the…
Lagos APC gov ticket: GAC backs direct primary, promises fairness (Punch) * No going back on direct primary, say Lagos APC elders (Nation)
Lagos APC gov ticket: GAC backs direct primary, promises fairness (Punch) The Governor Advisory Council (GAC) of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos State on Monday backed the direct primary adopted by the party. The 22-man council, which is the…
Nigerian military accuses journalists of working for Boko Haram (PremiumTimes)
The Nigerian military has accused journalists of working for the terror group, Boko Haram, after reports showed security forces had suffered heavy losses in recent months. In an apparent targeting of the media, the military said it was “known that…
Sudden resurgence of Boko Haram worries me– Ndume (Vanguard)
A member of the Senate, Alhaji Ali Ndume, has expressed concern over escalation of Boko Haram attacks on Nigerian troops and locals in the North east. Ndume, who represents Borno South Senatorial District, expressed his feelings while talking to journalists…
Troops kill 3 Boko Haram terrorists on looting spree (Vanguard)
Three members of Boko Haram fighters on a looting spree in Kalamari Village, about 30 Kilometres to Kukawa town of Borno State, met their Waterloo Sunday when troops of the Nigerian Army came in contact with them. The terrorists, who…
Meet the bravest teacher in Nigeria
Few people talk openly about Boko Haram in northern Nigeria. Even fewer talk tothem. But in her motherly way, the simple-looking Hamsatu Allamin is fearless and unapologetic. “I talk with Boko Haram even today, and they are open to [a] peace…
How Boko Haram is funded – UN (Premium Times)
The predominance of the cash economy is a major factor fuelling the nefarious activities of the Boko Haram and other terrorist groups in the Lake Chad Basin region, a UN report has revealed. This was contained in the 22nd Report…