There was heavy gunfire in Dikwa, a town in Borno, on Monday, as insurgents attempted to take over the area. The attack on Dikwa comes nine days after a previous
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The Nigerian army has recaptured Marte, an area in Borno state, from the hold of suspected members of the Islamic State in West African Province (ISWAP). Mohammed Yerima, army spokesperson,
The Yobe police command says incessant attacks by “unknown gunmen” have forced residents of four local governments in Borno state to flee into Yobe communities. A statement by Dungus Abdulkarim,
Mohammed El-Kanemi, Emir of Dikwa in Borno state, is dead. Babakura Abba-Jato, the Borno commissioner for information, announced his death in a statement on Saturday. Abba-Jato said El-Kanemi, who is
BY TITLOPE FADARE When Liyatu Ayuba arrived at Durumi settlement in Abuja, after fleeing a Boko Haram attack in Gwoza,
Three Boko Haram insurgents have been reportedly killed in Tukunshe village, about 20 kilometres north of Maiduguri, the Borno capital,
A committee set up by Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno state, has distributed N600,000 each to 48 families who lost
The Jamatu Nasir Islam (JNI), an umbrella body for Muslims, has accused the federal government of paying lip service to
Kayode Fayemi, governor of Ekiti state, says the military is overwhelmed in the handling Nigeria’s security challenges. Fayemi, who chairs
Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, says his comment that the farmers killed in Borno state did not get military clearance to visit
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