Five suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers lost lives in failed attempts to wreak havoc on residents of Maiduguri, Borno State Sunday night. The bombers, two male and three females, according to Sahara Reporters, infiltrated Kaleri community in Mafa Local Government…
Troops, police repel Boko Haram attack in Borno (Nation)
The Nigerian Army and Police on Thursday repelled an attack by Boko-Haram insurgents who attempted to invade Jakana town in Kaga local government area of Borno. The insurgents armed with sophisticated weapons, stormed the town at 5:30 p.m. Jakana is…
Mama Boko Haram, ICRC to partner on Leah’s release (Vanguard)
Mrs Aisha Wakil, popularly known as Mama Boko Haram says she will partner with International Committee of Red Cross to rescue Leah Sharibu, the only Christian among the 112 kidnapped by Boko Haram insurgents from Girls Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe…
8 killed at Borno mosque suicide attack (Punch)
Eight people were killed at a mosque in northeast Nigeria on Monday when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives, a civilian militia member and a local resident said. The blast happened in the Mainari area of Konduga, in Borno state,…
I stopped Shekau from establishing Boko Haram base in Niger – Aliyu (SUN)
A former governor of Niger State, Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, has disclosed how the timely acting on security report can avert insecurity in the country. Aliyu spoke in Abuja during the 12th annual conference and general meeting of the Society…
I made over 500 underwear IEDs for suicide missions – B/Haram’s innovative bomb maker (Vanguard)
A 15-year-old former Boko Haram bomb maker has made a chilling confession about how he made over 500 underwear Improvised Explosive Devices(IEDs) used by insurgents for suicide missions on soft targets in the last five years. Ali Goni was only ten…
In defence of the Fulani in our midst -Reuben Abati
State of the nation: In the last two weeks, over 200 persons in Plateau State were reportedly killed by Fulani herdsmen, 45 villages were ransacked and sacked and those villages we are told have been taken over by Fulani, and…
Boko Haram: I’ll talk some sense into Shekau if I see him, says mother (Punch)
Falmatu Shekau, the mother of Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, has said she has not seen her son for 15 years. She made this revelation in an interview she granted the Hausa Service of the Voice of America, on Thursday.…
I can’t make love to my wife except our prophet is present
I’m not an illiterate. I’m a Masters’ degree holder. So, don’t begin to judge me as someone who has been brain-washed. I met my wife while I was serving in Gombe State, that’s way before Boko Haram became a problem.…
NSCIA in talks with Boko Haram for Leah Sharibu’s release —Oloyede (Punch)
The Secretary-General, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, on Monday, said the council had reached out to Boko Haram in a bid to negotiate the release of Leah Sharibu, the Christian girl still being held in captivity…