OYO Attack: Al-Qaeda Backed Ansaru Attacks to Force Release of Leaders, Court Hears
ABUJA, Nigeria – A Department of State Services (DSS) operative has told a Federal High Court in Abuja that international terrorist organisation Al-Qaeda supported…
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Boko Haram
UN Renews Call for Justice, Remembrance on 15th Anniversary of Abuja Bombing
ABUJA, Nigeria – The United Nations has renewed its call for justice and remembrance for the victims of the 2011 bombing of its headquarters…
‘We Farm Under the Shadow of Death’: Inside Northern Nigeria’s Deepening Hunger Crisis
KANO, Nigeria – For millions of families across northern Nigeria, hunger is no longer driven by drought or poor harvests alone—it is being fuelled…
Expert Backs Senate on Boko Haram Programme
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Boko Haram rehabilitation programme should be abolished, security expert Dr Steve Okwori says, backing the Senate’s call for the Federal…
Peace on Paper, Fear on the Ground: Has Nigeria’s Deradicalisation Strategy Made the Country Safer?
LAGOS, Nigeria – Nearly a decade after Nigeria launched one of Africa’s most ambitious deradicalisation and reintegration programmes for former insurgents, communities once scarred…
Gunmen Raid Borno School, Abduct Students During NECO Exam
BORNO, Nigeria – Suspected Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters stormed a secondary school in Borno State on Monday and…
Zulum Orders Closure of Bama IDP Camp
BORNO, Nigeria – Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has ordered the immediate closure of the Bama Internally Displaced Persons camp, the largest displacement…
Boko Haram Attack Burns Borno School
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria – Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have attacked Kautikari community in Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State, killing one resident and burning…
South-West Under Siege: How Nigeria’s Safest Region Became the New Frontier for Terror
LAGOS, Nigeria – The screams came just after the morning bell faded across Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. Pupils had barely settled…
Borno Closes School After Abduction of 42 Students
BORNO, Nigeria – The Borno State Government temporarily closes and relocates Government Day Secondary School, Mussa, after suspected insurgents abduct 42 students in Askira/Uba…