By SaharaReporters, New York In furtherance of its crackdown of Boko Haram sect in Nigeria's troubled North-East region, the Defence Headquaters in Abuja has ordered deployment of 1000 combatant soldiers [...]
The military operation has left 17 people dead on the fifth day of a push in crushing the Boko Haram insurgency in the northeast region of Nigeria with a death [...]
by Patience Akpan-Obong If you are non-white or have a ‘foreign’ name, you’re constantly encountering people who dismiss the fact that you might have been born in a hospital down the [...]
by Rachel Ogbu American civil rights leader and Baptist minister, Rev. Jesse Jackson, has shown support for amnesty to members of the Islamic sect, Boko Haram. Read full story on author [...]
The Police and Special Task Force in Plateau have put their operatives in Jos, the state capital, on high alert following reports that members of the violent Islamic sect, Boko [...]
• 14 more terrorists killed, 20 captured • Three soldiers die, one missing • Jonathan thanks Nigerians for support • U.S. urges restraint by military NIGERIAN troops in the North-East [...]
By SaharaReporters, New York Over 2000 Nigerians have fled the Nigerian State of Borno following the clash between Boko Haram and Nigerian troops in Abadam local government area of Borno [...]
UN building Dec 2011: Multiple bomb attacks on Christmas Day kill dozens Jan 2012: Wave of violence across north-east Nigeria April 2012: Deadly… Read full story on author website »
The Defence Headquarters today confirmed that the military will continue to pursue suspected terrorists and members of the dreaded Boko Haram sect in north eastern Nigeria. A statement signed by [...]
Renowned American Rights Activist, Rev. Jesse Jackson has thrown his weight behind the Federal Government decision to offer amnesty to Boko Haram sect. Read full story on author website »
Move comes amid major offensive in three northeastern states against group seeking to create Islamic state. Read full story on author website »
by Rachel Ogbu Special Forces from the Joint Task Force have arrested 65 suspected Boko Haram members in Borno State as the state of emergency enters its third day. Read [...]
The Nigerian military in Abuja confirms it has killed 10 members Boko Haram sect and captured 65 who sneaked into Maiduguri in Borno State after fleeing various hot spots on [...]
In order to sustain special operations in the face of the recent Boko Haram attack in some areas in the Maiduguri metropolis, the Military Joint Task Force (JTF) in Borno [...]
Residents of Maiduguri ordered to stay indoors as military launches strikes against armed group in the north. Read full story on author website »
The Northern State Governors’ Forum (NSGF) on Saturday in Minna said it was in support of the state of emergency rule imposed on Borno, Yobe and Adamawa in the North-East. [...]
Residents of an insurgent stronghold in northeast Nigeria fled their homes Saturday as military fighter jets and helicopters carried out heavy air strikes on Boko Haram Islamist camps. Read full [...]
Troops shell rebel targets with jets and helicopters as offensive following declaration of state of emergency continues. Read full story on author website »
… of “gross human rights violations” by the Nigerian military. This week Nigeria launched its biggest offensive since the Boko Haram group began… Read full story on author website »
Members of Boko Haram and other extremist groups in Nigeria could face war crimes charges for deliberate acts leading to ethnic and religious cleansing, the United Nations has said. Rupert [...]