Boko Haram Tag

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has named six Nigerians as financiers of the dreaded terror group, Boko Haram. The development is contained in a resolution of the UAE cabinet issued on Monday. The UAE authorities, in Resolution...

The Nigerian Army has said its troops have arrested a top commander of Boko Haram, Yawi Modu, recently declared wanted by the force. In a statement on Thursday in Abuja, the Army spokesperson, Onyema Nwachukwu,...

No fewer than 5,890 members of Boko Haram have surrendered to troops in the Northeast following intensive bombardment of their hideouts, the Defence Headquarters (DHQ), has said. Some 565 of those who surrendered comprising three Commanders,...

* The Kaduna State Government, says Troops of Operation Safe Haven, have rescued three travelers from armed bandits along the Gidan Waya-Godogodo road, in Jema’a Local Government Area (LGA), of the state. * The police have...

More than 100 suspected Boko Haram insurgents and their families have surrendered to the Nigerian Army in Gwoza town, Gwoza local government area of Borno State. One of the Commanders of the sect reportedly led a...

Army spokesperson, Onyema Nwachukwu, a brigadier general, says another 186 members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) and Boko Haram have surrendered to Nigerian troops. * Three abducted members of staff of the Zamfara...

Some members of the Boko Haram and the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) and their families have laid down their arms and surrendered to troops of the Nigerian military. According to a statement by...

Bandits have released six from a group of 28 people they had been holding for 67 days, as Sallah gifts to their community in Katsina State. * The police have confirmed three officers were injured after...

Oil prices fell for a third day on Thursday amid uncertainty over supply after the collapse this week of talks among major producers which could potentially cause the current output agreement to be abandoned. Brent crude...

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says 73 Boko Haram members were killed within two weeks in the North-East. Bernard Onyeuko, acting director of the defence media operation, said on Thursday that the operation was carried out by...