African Democratic Congress (ADC) has criticised the Federal Government over reported plans to reintegrate hundreds of repentant terrorists into society, warning that such a move could undermine national security and deepen the trauma of victims of insurgency. In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the...
Boko Haram insurgency
Federal Government has defended the Nigerian Air Force’s (NAF) airstrike on the Jilli axis of Gubio Local Government Area in Borno State, describing the operation as a carefully planned, intelligence-driven counter-terrorism mission aimed at dismantling Boko Haram and ISWAP insurgent networks in one of the most volatile corridors in...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has donated ₦50 million to the family of the late Lt. Col. OC Okolo, who lost his life during a Boko Haram attack at Mandaragirau in Biu Local Government Area of Borno State on 16 February 2026. The governor recently made a...
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, on Friday, 10 April 2026, reaffirmed the determination of the Nigerian Army to defeat all security threats confronting the nation, with the continued support of citizens. The COAS made this known during an operational visit to Yobe State, where he...
Scores of people, including insurgents, civilians, security operatives, and a member of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), have died following coordinated night attacks by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Pulka community of Gwoza Local Government Area and Benesheikh town, headquarters of Kaga Local Government Area, Borno State, reliable sources...
Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume (APC-Borno South) has decried the unabated attacks by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, specifically on the last Saturday invasion on Ashigashiya village in Gwoza LGA and Kopul village of Askira-Uba lLGA in his Senatorial District. The separate attacks led to the killing of a disabled household who...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has donated the sum of ₦150 million to the families of three military officers who lost their lives in recent attacks in the state. The gesture, made on behalf of Borno State Government, is part of Governor Zulum’s sustained support to families...
Force Commander (FC), Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), Major General Saidu Tanko Audu, on 19 March 2026 conducted a confidence-boosting operational assessment visit to 68 Battalion, Malam Fatori, in Abadam Local Government Area of Borno State, Sector 3, MNJTF Area of Responsibility. Details of the visit was contained in...
Weighed on the scale of the insecurity ravaging the entity he was entrusted with the responsibility of governing since May 29, 2019, the feats accomplished by Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno State on the restoration of security as sine qua non for the recovery of the state from...
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have once again demonstrated firm operational control over Ngoshe and Gwoza areas of Borno State, effectively countering terrorist propaganda and ensuring a peaceful Eid-el-Fitr celebration across the axis. Acting Director Army Public Relations, Col. Appolonia Anele, disclosed this in a statement issued on...
Former Army Chief Tukur Buratai says Nigerian authorities know those financing terrorism, sparking renewed calls for action against Boko Haram sponsors Former Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai (retd.), has revealed that the Nigerian government is aware of individuals and groups backing terrorist activities in the...
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Olufemi Oluyede, alongside the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, on Wednesday, arrived Maiduguri on an operational assessment visit to the Headquarters Theatre Command, Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), barely 24 hours after recent suicide bomb...
Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) in the early hours of Wednesday successfully repelled a coordinated and simultaneous five-pronged terrorist attack on own positions at Mallam Fatori in Sector 3. Media Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI, Lieutenant...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed deep sorrow over the recent terrorist attacks in Maiduguri, describing the development as both tragic and disturbing. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the President mourned those who lost their lives and extended sympathy to the injured, while assuring residents of Borno State...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has condemned in the strongest terms the explosion that occurred in some parts of the metropolis on Monday evening. Zulum, who is currently in Saudi Arabia for the Lesser Hajj, described the attack as despicable, cruel, and cowardly, targeting innocent people in...
Troops of the Nigerian Army have recorded significant operational successes across various theatres of operation within the last 24 hours neutralizing 18 terrorists arresting 37 suspects and recovering several weapons and logistics items during a series of intelligence-led operations conducted nationwide. The operations which spanned multiple states also led...
Chief of Defence Staff, Christopher Musa, has called on Nigerians not to lose faith in the country’s ongoing fight against terrorism despite recent attacks on security personnel and communities. Musa made the appeal on Thursday after briefing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja....
Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (Rtd), has called an urgent high-level meeting with the nation’s top military leaders to address the recent surge in attacks on military installations, particularly across the North East region. The emergency session, held at the Ministry of Defence headquarters in Abuja, brought together...
Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), operating under Operation Hadin Kai, have successfully repelled a series of coordinated attacks launched by terrorists suspected to be members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) on several military positions across Borno State. According to a statement issued by...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has called on Muslims to use the last ten days of the Holy month of Ramadan to intensify prayers, especially during the night prayers (Tahajjud), for an end to the protracted insecurity tormenting the state. The governor, who is currently in Saudi...