Tag: Borno state

The Nigerian Army says multiple suicide bombers may have been deployed into Maiduguri to carry out coordinated attacks at crowded ...

“The gallant troops responded with exceptional manoeuvre and firepower," an army spokesperson said.

The meeting follows the resurgence of insurgency in the North-east, including attacks on more than three military bases in less ...

In a statement, the army spokesperson in the region, Sani Uba, said the Theatre Commander of Operation HADIN KAI, Abdulsalam ...

The incident occurred when the commander's convoy was en route to visit frontline troops deployed in the state.

Items recovered from the suspect included two aerial drones, drone accessories and 20 solar power banks.

In a statement on Monday evening, Samaila Uba, the spokesperson for Defence Headquarters, said the US troops and associated equipment ...

Residents said women and children were advised to relocate to the nearby Kidlindila community, while the men kept vigil in ...

The spokesperson for OPHK, Sani Uba, in a statement on Sunday, identified the newly killed terror leader as Abu Khalid.

The terrorists had attacked local labourers repairing a bridge that the insurgents had destroyed

VP Shettima described Ms Usman as a public servant whose rise was “earned through clarity, courage and excellence."

The heavily armed attackers, numbering 20, invaded Ipele in Owo LGA at about 10 p.m. on Wednesday.

A bomb blast has been reported in a mosque in Maduguri, Borno State.

The president, who was on a three-state official tour of Borno, Bauchi and Lagos States, arrived Maiduguri at 12.30 p.m.

The Borno State government said the agency had not responded to its enquiries about the outcome of the operations.

The airstrikes suspectedly killed fishermen and commercial drivers at a T-junction in the area to transport their products.

PREMIUM TIMES reported that 13 girls, aged between 15 and 20, were kidnapped on 23 November while working on their ...

In a statement he issued on Monday, the former minister, Nduese Essien, described the wave of killings, kidnappings and terrorist ...

“It’s unfortunate that most Nigerians who complain don’t want to abide by the rules. You realise that when we started ...

We strongly believe that this war against terrorism cannot be won with Nigeria still covering up the list of 400 ...

In an Arabic statement published in its propaganda newsletter magazine, Amaq, ISWAP said it captured Mr Uba and executed him ...

Ali Modu Sheriff neither founded, funded, nor fraternized with Boko Haram — directly or indirectly. He is, in fact, one ...

The COAS visited Maiduguri, Borno, where he met with troops of the Joint Task Force (JTF) North-east and Operation Hadin ...

The army said troops successfully repelled the attack but some of the Nigerian soldiers were killed during the battle.