Tag: ISWAP
ISWAP Allegedly Overrun Military Base In Borno
A military base located at Gamboru-Ngala in Borno State was overrun by members of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP), on Sunday...
Unpacking the changing faces of terror in Nigeria, By Osmund Agbo...
“The northwest’s problem is not ungoverned spaces as wonks like to say, but spaces governed by criminal sovereigns.” - James Barnett
Bandits, Jamā'at Ahl as-Sunnah...
War on terror: The heroic exploits of unsung heroes (1), By...
It is not very often that you get to read about the extraordinary exploits of Nigerian troops at the theatres of ongoing war against...
Terrorism: FG links 123 companies, 96 persons to financing Boko Haram,...
ABUJA - The Federal Government says it has uncovered 96 financiers of terrorism across the country, especially those backing Boko Haram and the Islamic...
Super Tucano Eliminates ISWAP Commander, Foreign Fighters In Borno
An Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) commander, Mallam Ari alongside some foreign fighters have been eliminated in Borno state.
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF)...
Troops destroy ‘purported ISWAP caliphate’
The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said troops have neutralised terrorists and destroyed the “purported ISWAP Caliphate”.
It said this was done by troops of 401...
Desmond Tutu, Kukah and the protests in London; By Lasisi Olagunju
Proverbs are not just the palm oil with which yam of words is eaten; they are the yam. Where I come from, there are...
Go after sponsors of killers, stop accusing us, North-East youths tell...
The Federal Government should go after the sponsors of the several killings in Nigeria and stop pointing accusing fingers at the youths, a political...
NSA names groups backing terrorist organisations
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Major General Babagana Monguno (rtd), has identified Jama’at Nasr al-Islam Wal Muslimin (JNIM), the Islamic and Muslim Support Group...
Northern Nigeria: The warning from Obasanjo and Jonathan, By Lasisi Olagunju
On Thursday, October 13, 2017, there was an uproar when the then World Bank president, Jim Yong Kim, innocently announced that President Muhammadu Buhari asked his...
Governor Zulum Gives N5millon to Soldiers Who Battled ISWAP Terrorists at...
Nigerian soldiers injured during a battle with ISWAP terrorists have been visited by Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno state.
Zulum paid the soldiers a...
ISWAP terrorists abduct Borno Government officials
MAIDUGURI - About five officials of Borno State Government have been abducted by Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP).
The victims, who were supervising...
Northern Youths React to FG’s Declaration of Bandits as Terrorists
Northern youths have welcomed the declaration of bandits as terrorists.
The Northern Youths Council of Nigeria said it is delighted with the news that bandits,...
Support Lagos gas explosion victims, Reps urge NEMA
The House of Representatives has urged the National Emergency Management Authority to provide relief for victims of the recent gas explosion in the Ladipo...
‘Some Insurgents Hell-Bent We Don’t Regain Peace’ — Zulum Speaks On...
The governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, has commiserated with the military over the death of some officers and soldiers killed in the state.
Dzarma...
Politicians have hijacked recruitments into security agencies, Zulum alleges
Borno Governor Babagana Zulum has revealed why the nation’s security system is seldom compromised.
He alleged that that recruitment into security agencies has become highly...
Boko Haram Fighters Train Bandits In Anti-Aircraft Gun Use – Military...
According to a report by the Agence France Presse, AFP, military sources have revealed that a large group of Boko Haram jihadists have moved...
Boko Haram terrorists move to Kaduna, other North-West states to train...
By AFP
A large group of Boko Haram terrorists have moved out of their base in North-East Nigeria to join forces with criminal gangs and...
ISWAP Has Embarked On Massive Recruitment – Nigerian Army
Onyema Nwachukwu, the spokesperson of the Nigerian Army has alerted Nigerians about the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) recruiting members.
Nwachukwu disclosed this...
NAF institutes panel to investigate Buhari village bombing in Yobe
The Nigerian Air Force said it has set up a board of enquiry to probe the alleged bombing of civilians in Yobe.
The Director of...