Repentant Boko Haram members riot in Maiduguri
Hundreds of Nigerian Boko Haram jihadists who are being held in a camp after surrendering to the military rioted on Wednesday to demand the right […]
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Insurgency, secessionism and banditry threaten Nigeria; By The Economist
Little more than six decades ago, as Nigeria was nearing independence, even those who were soon to govern Africa’s largest country had their doubts about whether […]
Boko Haram Will Be Wiped Out In The First Term Of A North East President – Governor Fintiri
Adamawa state governor, Ahmadu Fintiri has stated that for insurgency to be wiped out in the nation, a President from the North East should be […]
House of Representatives Okay Establishment of Development Commissions For South-East, South-West
Development commissions have been approved for establishment in the South-East and South-West geopolitical zones of the country. The House of Representatives gave the approval on […]
NDLEA Seized 56,223kgs Of Indian Hemp In One Year In Kogi
According to a report by Daily Post, the Kogi State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), has revealed that it has seized […]
Top NGO presses Taliban to let women work in Afghanistan
The Taliban have “basically agreed” to let one of Afghanistan’s biggest foreign aid organisations continue employing women, the group’s head said, but told him it […]
Boko Haram: 720 surrendered fighters now in Borno custody
No fewer than 720 deadly Boko Haram fighters have surrendered to the Borno State Government from the swathe of forests in Sambisa and Cameroon in […]
Nigerian Military Abandoned Us After Air Force Fighter Jet Killed Eight Of Our People – Yobe Community Youth Leader
According to The PUNCH, Alhaji Ali Buwari, a youth leader in Buwari community, Yobe State says no military officer has visited the community since a […]
Revealed! Many Nigerian Soldiers Killed In Fresh Boko Haram Ambush In Borno
According to an exclusive report by SaharaReporters, a yet-to-be confirmed number of soldiers have been killed and several others missing after an ambush by militants […]
“Even When I’m On Top Of My Wife And I Remember The People In The IDP Camp, It Goes Flat” – Gov Ortom
Governor Samuel Ortom has lamented about the worsening insecurity in Benue state, stating that the rise in the population of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), due […]
Afghanistan: Why Aso Rock must be free of terrorists’ agents –Ex-NIIA DG Akinterinwa
A former Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, Prof Bola Akinterinwa, has cautioned on the need to prevent the “Afghanistanisation” of Nigeria. According […]
5 challenges for the Taliban in Afghanistan
An image grab taken from Qatar-based Al-Jazeera television on August 16, 2021, shows Members of Taliban taking control of the presidential palace in Kabul after […]
Presidency, Ortom in fresh war of words
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State Saturday sparked a fresh row with the Presidency on the security challenge in the country after accusing the federal […]
Whereabouts of 10 percent of Borno population unknown – Zulum
Borno Governor Babagana Zulum has disclosed that the whereabouts of no fewer than 10 per cent of the population of the State is unknown as […]
Taliban: Why Nigeria can’t go Afghanistan way –Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says Nigeria is not a failed state and cannot go the way of Afghanistan where terrorist […]
There Shouldn’t Be Blanket Amnesty And Pampering Treatment To Terrorists Who Have Surrendered – Ali Ndume
Senator Ali Ndume has urged the Nigerian military to investigate and interrogate repentant terrorists. Appearing on a Channels Television programme on Thursday August 12, Ndume […]
NBC Wants Us to Describe Gunshots as Fireworks – Shehu Sani Slams New Directive
A former Nigerian senator has lambasted the National Broadcasting Commission over a new directive to media houses. Shehu Sani, former Kaduna Central Senator said NBC […]
Insurgency: 6 Super Tucano aircraft depart US for Nigeria
The first batch of six A-29 Super Tucano aircraft have departed the United States of America en route Nigeria, the Nigerian Air Force has said. […]
War on terror: Nigeria receives first batch of Super Tucano attack aircraft from America
ABUJA – Nigeria has received the first batch of A-29 Super Tucano attack aircraft from the United States. There has been no official statement yet, […]
Biafra: Nnamdi Kanu Was Kidnapped, His Arrest Is Wrong – Wole Soyinka
Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka has accused the federal government of kidnapping Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra. Soyinka made this known […]