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Niger State Governor Confirms Boko Haram is in the State

April 27, 2021 by Adeyosola Adeniran

Niger State’s Governor, Abubakar Bello, has confirmed that the Boko Haram insurgents have occupied the state. He said this in a statement while visiting Minna yesterday. What’s happening in Niger

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Isa Pantami vs. Nigerians: An Explainer

April 24, 2021 by Adeyosola Adeniran

Nigerians are calling for the resignation or sack of Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami. This has lasted a one-week period and the outcry is just as

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Kankara’s Schoolboys Abduction And Why It Matters

December 14, 2020 by Damilola Akintola

What Happened? At about 11:00 p.m. Friday, gunmen made their way into the Government Science Secondary School in Kankara, Katsina State shooting AK-47 rifles into the air. Of the 800

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Insecurity Continues as Boko Haram Kills Forty-Four Farmers in Borno State

November 29, 2020 by Damilola Akintola

What Happened? Farmers on a Rice field at Garin Kwashebe, Borno State were attacked last night by members of the terrorist group, Boko Haram. On the same day, residents of

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UN Suggests 7.7 million Nigerians Are In Need of Humanitarian Assistance

September 1, 2018 by Tobi Idowu

The UN has said 7.7 million people affected by the Boko Haram crisis in north-east are in need of humanitarian assistance. UN resident and humanitarian coordinator for Nigeria, Edward Kallon

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See How One Woman Is Leading The Charge Against Boko Haram In This AlJazeera Documentary

June 3, 2018 by Feyikemi Akin-Bankole

Watch The Front Line Battles Against Insurgency in ‘Aisha: Boko Haram Huntress'

The terror Boko Haram continues to wreak is something many Nigerians will never understand because it never affected their livelihood. For many of those in North Eastern Nigeria, it’s a

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Nigerian Military Accused of Sexually Assaulting Boko Haram Victims

May 25, 2018 by Tobi Idowu

Nigerian soldiers have been accused of raping and impregnating the victims of the terrorist sects Boko Haram they were meant to protect. Fatima Bukari, one of the alleged victims of

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Apparently, Only 15 of 113 of the Chibok Girls Are Still Alive

April 16, 2018 by Tobi Idowu

sOCIAL Media has changed activism forever

Ahmad Salkida, believed to have access to the Boko Haram sect, has made the astonishing claim that only 15 out of the remaining 113 Chibok girls with the terrorist group

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Government will deal with anyone who politicizes security issues – Buhari

March 24, 2018 by Tobi Idowu

President Muhammadu Buhari has warned Nigerians against politicizing security issues as he vowed that measures are being taken to check persons who are caught in such acts. The President made

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Buhari Set To Grant Amnesty to Boko Haram Members

March 23, 2018 by Tobi Idowu

President Muhammadu Buhari has indicated his administration’s willingness to pardon the members of the terrorist group, Boko Haram if they “accept the unconditional laying down of arms.” The President made

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Apparently, Some Chibok Girls Decided Against Returning Home

May 10, 2017 by Feyikemi Akin-Bankole

On Saturday, we were fortunate to discover that 82 Chibok girls returned home from the captivity of Boko Haram however, on the more disturbing side is the revelation by one of

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Hope is restored as 82 Chibok girls are set free

May 6, 2017 by Culture Custodian

Over the past three years, the biggest Nigerian story has been that of the Chibok Girls who were kidnapped by Boko Haram. As the days have gone by, hope for

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Near 4000 Boko Haram refugees return to Nigeria

April 18, 2017 by Culture Custodian

Nigerian refugees repairing the fence of the courtyard in Minawao refugee camp photo by Alexis Huguet

At the end of March, it was reported that Cameroon was forcing Nigerian refugees out of the country and back to Boko Haram-hit communities much to the dismay of the

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Apparently, Boko Haram attacks on the UK & US embassies were recently thwarted

April 12, 2017 by Culture Custodian

Security officials have claimed that they recently prevented potential Boko Haram attacks on the British and American embassies in Abuja. A statement released on Wednesday by the Department of State

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Army Says Mop-Up Operations Are Yielding Positive Results

February 3, 2017 by Culture Custodian

The Nigerian Army under the Operation Lafiya Dole, has said that the cleaning up of remnants of the Boko Haram Terrorists in the northeast, has continued to yield positive results. Theatre