Leah Sharibu’s mother, Rebecca Sharibu, has joined a group of Nigerians in the United Kingdom to stage a protest before the Nigerian High Commission. The group decried the continued captivity of Leah Sharibu which have continued for two years. They pled with the British government mount pressure on President Muhammadu Buhari to made proper negotiation … Continue reading LEAH SHARIBU’S MOTHER LEADS PROTEST IN UK AFTER 2 YEARS IN CAPTIVITY
The senate on Thursday began introduced a bill to establish an agency that would see to the rehabilitation, deradicalisation and integration of repentant Boko Haram terrorists. The bill which is sponsored by Ibrahim Gaidam, senator representing Yobe East senatorial district, was read for the first time on the floor of the Senate on Thursday. This … Continue reading SENATE TO CREATE AGENCY FOR ‘REPENTANT’ BOKO HARAM INSURGENTS
Having heard discouraging statements from Nigerians that it’s impossible for the country to defeat insurgency, President Muhammadu Buhari , Friday assured Janez Lenarcic, the European Union (EU) Commissioner for Crisis Management, that Boko Haram, banditry and other security issues bedeviling the nation can be handled. He said if Nigeria after 30-month civil war was able … Continue reading I WONDER WHY NIGERIANS THINK WE CAN’T DEFECT BOKO HARAM – BUHARI
Members of the terrorist group, Boko Haram, on Thursday, burned down 73 houses and 28 shops in an attack carried out on three villages in Borno State. According to Borno state governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, the insurgents have attacked three Local Government Areas; Gubio, Magumeri and Konduga, in the last one week. The governor went … Continue reading Boko Haram Burns Down 73 Houses, 28 Shops In Borno
The Nigerian Army has revealed that Boko Haram insurgents now make ends meet by selling fish to residents of Borno State. Olusegun Adeniyi, a major-general and theatre commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, who disclosed this on Friday, explained that four trucks loaded with smoked fish allegedly belonging to the insurgents were intercepted on the outskirt of … Continue reading Boko Haram makes money selling fish to Borno residents – Nigerian Army
According to reports, the Islamic extremist group laid a siege on the Nigerian Army 5 Brigade around 6 pm on the eve of Sallah. Although the soldiers attempted to foil the attack, they hardly succeeded in the end as four of them were gunned down, while the assailants also carted away ammunitions including one mortar, … Continue reading Boko Haram attacks Borno village on Sallah Eve & kills 4 soldiers
An aid worker kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists on July 18, Grace Taku, has claimed that Leah Sharibu and Alice held captive, have been killed by the Islamists over the Nigeria’s Federal Government’s inability to “do something." Leah Sharibu was the only Christian among the 110 Dapchi schoolgirls kidnapped from Yobe State by Boko Haram … Continue reading Breaking: Leah Sharibu is dead
An army commander and at least 20 soldiers have been killed in an ambush by Boko Haram insurgents in Yobe state. The troops were ambushed on their way from Borogozo in Yobe where the headquarters of the army’s 29 task force brigade to Benisheikh in Yobe, where they have a forward operating base (FOB). A … Continue reading Army commander and 20 soldiers killed in Boko Haram ambush
Boko Haram has set free a female youth corps member held hostage since January. Also said to have been released were four other females with the following ages (22 years, 14 years, 15 years and 21 years, all held in captivity since 2017. Their release were said to have been facilitated on Sunday by Hajiya … Continue reading Boko Haram Releases NYSC Member, 4 Other youths
A financial consultant, Henry Claudius, and some other Twitter users have accused a former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, of diverting funds meant for the family of the abducted Dapchi schoolgirl, Leah Sharibu. Using the Twitter hashtag #RenoUndarted, some Nigerians on Twitter accused Omokri of printing T-shirts branded with Sharibu’s name, writing books and selling them … Continue reading Leah Sharibu: Reno Omokri Accused of Taking grants, Selling Books in Girl’s Name & Pockets Money
In continuation of the onslaught against Boko Haram terrorists ,the Nigerian Army said it has killed nine ”social media personalities” of the Islamic State for West African Province (ISWAP). In a statement on the Nigerian Army Official Facebook page,it said the elimination of members of the Boko Haram media team further confirms that the Nigerian … Continue reading Army Kills 9 Boko Haram Social Media Personalities
Abubakar Shekau, factional leader of the Boko Haram sect, has mocked the Nigeria and its national pledge. He called it “shirk” which in Islam means the sin of idolatry or worshiping of anyone or anything besides the singular God. In excerpts posted on Twitter on Tuesday, Ahmad Salkida, an investigative journalist close the sect, said … Continue reading Boko Haram leader, Shekau mocks Nigeria
In its efforts to support the Nigerian Army in the fight against Boko Haram insurgency, the Japanese government has donated $329,000 to the Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership and Peacekeeping Center (MLAILPKC).
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