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Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Tuesday, October 20th, 2015
(ABUJA) The Federal Government is to set up a crisis communication centre that will provide information to counter violent extremist ideology especially in the North-East. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo made the disclosure when he met with the US Special Envoy on Counter Terrorism Communication, Rashad Hussain, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to Osinbajo, the […]
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American Politics, Boko Haram, National Politics, Top Stories
Friday, October 16th, 2015
The United States will conduct surveillance and intelligence operations against Boko Haram inside Nigeria, sources familiar with the plan told AFP Friday, a significant escalation of Washington’s role in combatting the Islamist group. The operations will be carried out as part of the recently announced deployment of up to 300 US military personnel to […]
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Boko Haram, Headlines
Friday, October 9th, 2015
By Soni Daniel, Northern Region Editor Mallam Kaka Bolori is a candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the Borno Central Senatorial election slated for later this year. In this interview, the one-time Chairman of Maiduguri Metropolis, alleges that some top public officials are using the Boko Haram sect as an excuse to loot public […]
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Articles, Boko Haram, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Olalekan Waheed Adigun
Sunday, October 4th, 2015
By Olalekan Waheed Adigun | NNP | Oct. 4, 2015 – It is heart lifting to receive the news of the triumph of the Nigerian Army against the dreaded group, Boko Haram. This is coming at the time when public support for, and the confidence in, the Military is at all-time low. We can only […]
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Boko Haram, Presidency
Sunday, October 4th, 2015
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Sunday, visited the Trauma Centre of the National Hospital, Abuja, in order to have first-hand knowledge on how survivors of Friday night’s bomb attacks on Nyanya and Kuje within the Federal capital territory were recuperating. A statement by Special Adviser to the President on (Media & Publicity), Mr. Femi Adesina, quoted […]
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Boko Haram, Headlines
Thursday, October 1st, 2015
The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, said on Thursday that 80 members of the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram, had surrendered to the troops of the Nigerian Army in Borno State. Those who surrendered, the Army spokesman said, included Boko Haram commanders, foot soldiers and suppliers of logistics. Usman said in a […]
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Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Headlines
Wednesday, September 30th, 2015
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has reiterated the military’s determination to end Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria in December, a statement said. The statement was issued by the acting Director of Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, in Abuja on Wednesday. It said Buratai restated the commitment during a routine operational visit to […]
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Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Borno, Headlines, State News
Thursday, September 24th, 2015
The war against terror received a major boost on Wednesday when Nigerian troops captured a member of the highest hierarchy of the Boko Haram group, Bulama Modu, along with 43 other members in Borno State. Modu, a commander of the Amir cadre, which is the highest organ of the group, was captured when the troops […]
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Africa & World Politics, Boko Haram, Headlines
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2015
At least 17 fighters from the Nigerian Islamic extremist group Boko Haram have died in clashes with Cameroon troops in the border town of Amchide, informed sources said Tuesday. “Fifteen Boko Haram (fighters) were killed Tuesday and several others injured,” a source close to regional authorities told AFP after the clash. Two further members of […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Sunday, September 20th, 2015
Nigeria’s military on Saturday claimed further gains in its counter-offensive against Boko Haram, but the group’s shadowy leader Abubakar Shekau dismissed the talk of success as “lies”. Army spokesman Sani Usman said troops destroyed more rebel enclaves and camps in the restive state of Borno, which has been worst hit by the six-year Islamist insurgency. […]
