The Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume, has berated the Federal allocation of less than 1% of the 2020 budget to defence. The All Progressives Congress APC senator representing Borno South, lamented that a country in war could not have given lesser priority to defence by allocating less than 1% of the country’s … Read more
– CGG said that activities of international NGOs in Borno encouraged terrorist groups to continue to attack Nigerians – The NGOs has helped the terrorist group advance as well as having the ability to recruit new fighters – The coalition said that the activities of some international NGOs in the northeastern part of the nation … Read more
– Army and MNJTF killed Boko haram commanders and ISIS trainer – The MNJTF and the armed forces, in their combined efforts of artillery and air bombardments of suspected hideouts of Boko Haram and ISWAP – At least seven commanders of the Boko Haram insurgents in the Lake Chad region of Borno State, including the … Read more
Insurgents attack some communities in Borno state,barely 24 hours after Governor Zulum presented patrol vehicles to the CJTF and hunters. Residents fled for fear of the attack from the insurgents. Boko haram insurgent has attacked Gajiganna,Gajiram,Gubio and magumeri communities in Borno,thereby forcing hundreds to flee their homes to Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. This attack … Read more
Nigerian Army troops of 22 Brigade Super Camp in Dikwa, Borno State, have dealt heavy blows to Boko Haram terrorists in Gworege village in Dikwa Local Government Area of the state. Col. Sagir Musa, Acting Director, Army Public Relations, in a statement on Sunday, disclosed that the operations was carried out in conjunction with the … Read more
-Borno state governor’s convoy attacked by Boko haram insurgent from a trip to Bama. The Borno state governor’s convoy has been attacked on Thursday night by boko haram insurgent at Konduga while the governor was returning from a trip to Bama local government area. According to source, the incident happened around 9pm. Zulum had visited … Read more
– The Army has confirmed the killing of three soldiers by Boko Haram in Borno – The troops were left dead in their encounter with the terrorists – Army spokesman, Col. Sagir Musa, said those who are wounded have been evacuated to a military hospital for medical attention Three soldiers of Nigerian Army have been … Read more
Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has challenged President Muhammadu Buhari to probe the reported secret burial of 1,000 Nigerian soldiers killed by Boko Haram and ISWAP. A statement he signed Thursday said the Wall Street Journal report on the matter was saddening and that the attempt to hide the true … Read more
Men of the Nigerian Army rescued two women and six children from Boko Haram terrorists as they ambushed fleeing members of the group in Gwadala village, Borno State. Army Deputy Director, Public Relations Col. Ado Isa said the troop killed of the terrorist and left others with bullet wounds as they flee. He said the … Read more
The father of Leah Sharibu, Nathan Sharibu, on Monday reacted to the money gift by the former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, to his family. While commending Mr Saraki, the family patriarch also made it known to journalists that his family was hit by a wave of mixed feelings over the gesture. According to him, “We … Read more
The Army has disclosed yesterday that troops ambushed Boko Haram terrorists in northern Borno, killing scores of them. Its spokesman, Col. Sagir Musa, said in a statement that the troops recovered arms and ammunition from the terrorists. According to him: “Following credible information from good Samaritans of a planned terrorists attack on 114 Task Force … Read more
A new report has revealed that the high rate of insecurity in Nigeria led to the death of no fewer than 25,794 people in different violent crises across the country during the first four years of President Muhammadu Buhari. The figure was contained in a new report released by the Nigeria Security Tracker, a project … Read more
Leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau has through a recent video read the group’s ideology and recited the Nigerian national pledge. Ekohotblog understands that he denounced the pledge as “shirk” (associating a partner with God and is deemed one of the greatest sins in the religion) after reciting it. The embattled leader of Jama’atu Ahlil-Sunnah … Read more
Troops of Multinational Joint Task Force, MNJTF, prosecuting the war against Boko Haram terrorists in the Lake Chad fringes, have killed senior Boko Haram Commander and 15 of his men in a heavy gun fight. Also destroyed with the help of Air force aircraft attached to MNJTF were five gun trucks belonging to … Read more
Troops of Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) fighting Boko Haram in the Lake Chad region have killed senior Boko Haram Commander and 15 of his men in a gun fight. The soldiers, with the help of Air Force aircraft, destroyed five gun trucks belonging to the terrorists. Col. Timothy Antigha, spokesman of the task … Read more
THE International Christian Concern, ICC has debunked rumors in the social media about the death of 15-year old Christian Dapchi schoolgirl, Leah Sharibu, abducted in 2019 by suspected Boko Haram terrorists. ICC’s Regional Manager for Africa, Nathan Johnson, said that reliably information obtained by his organisation revealed that Leah and Alice Loksha, a UNICEF workers … Read more