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North East residents now sleep with both eyes closed – Buni hails Buhari

John Ogunsemore Jan 16, 2022 0

Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari's devotion to restoring peace to the North-East geopolitical zone. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the Senate President on…

Security

Buratai: Underdevelopment in North-East fuelling insurgency

Ibrahim Kado Oct 22, 2021 0

Nigeria’s Ambassador to Benin Republic, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai (Rtd), has said the North-East lacks development and this is fuelling insurgency in the zone. Buratai, former Chief of Army Staff, stated this on Friday in Yola at the 24th,…

Agriculture

N/East residents groan over high cost of food items

By Reporters Oct 17, 2021 0

Some residents in the North East have decried the soaring prices of food items and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in the region. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that prices of food items and LPG otherwise called cooking gas have…

Government

Chief of Army Staff Inaugurates New Artillery Guns – Spokesman

Sani Idris Dec 19, 2020 0

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Saturday in Kachia, Kaduna State, inspected and inducted the new set of artillery guns and equipment to be deployed for operations in the North East. Buratai also…

Government

Troops Eliminate 8 Terrorists of Boko Haram in North East

Sumaila Ogbaje Nov 10, 2020 0

The Defence Headquarters says the troops of ”Operation Fire Ball” have eliminated eight terrorists of Boko Haram and the Islamic States West Africa Province (ISWAP) in recent encounters in the North East. The Acting Director,…

Government

NCC Assures Speedy Restoration of Full Telecoms Service

Jessica Dogo Oct 19, 2020 0

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has assured telecommunications operators of speedy restoration of service in North East, following vandalisation of telecoms fibres in Borno and Yobe. NCC Executive Vice-Chairman,…

Government

NERI Rounds Up 6-Year Programme Interventions in Insurgency in North East

Yakubu Uba Oct 7, 2020 0

The Chief of Party, North East Regional Initiative (NERI), Mr Olivier Girard, has announced the rounding up of its six years programme interventions in insurgency affected states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa. The programme, which…

News

Boko Haram Kill Nigerian Army Colonel in Deadly Ambush

Tony Abu Momoh Sep 21, 2020 0

The Nigerian Army has lost a top, talented soldier and officer, Colonel D.C. Bako to Boko Haram insurgents after a deadly ambush on Damboa road.

Features

Boko Haram Recruiting More Members – North East Governors Tell Buhari

Tony Abu Momoh Aug 10, 2020 0

They told the president that one of the ways out of Insecurity in the North East was to provide proper equipment and funding to police officers

News

President Buhari Meets With Service Chiefs, North-East Governors over Insecurity

Tony Abu Momoh Aug 10, 2020 0

President Muhammadu Buhari is currently having a meeting with the military service chiefs as well as Governors from the North-East over rising Insecurity in the region. The meeting which is said to be a major step towards resolving the…

Features

Patriotic Soldiers Are Being Killed Off by Colleagues in North-East – Soldier Reveals (Video)

Tony Abu Momoh Jul 16, 2020 0

My Fellow Soldiers Shot Me on the Battlefield for Killing Boko Haram Fighters - Anonymous Soldier A former Nigerian soldier has alleged that he was shot by his fellow soldiers on the battlefield for killing too much Boko Haram fighters.…

Religion

How we lost 8,370 members to Boko Haram – Adamawa church

John Ogunsemore Jul 3, 2020 0

The Church of the Brethren in Nigeria, popularly known as Eklesiyya Yan’uwa a Nigeria (EYN), says 8,370 of its members including eight pastors have died from Boko Haram attacks. The church disclosed this at a world press conference in…

Politics

Don’t allow soldiers in North East use phones – Reps tell military

John Ogunsemore May 27, 2020 0

Soldiers involved in military operations in the North East should not use mobile phones, a member of the House of Representatives has advised the military. Vice-Chairman of the House Committee on National Security and Intelligence, Mr…

Government

11 ISWAP Terrorists Surrender to Nigerian Troops in North East

Sumaila Ogbaje May 15, 2020 0

The Defence Headquarters has disclosed that 11 members Islamic States of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists have surrendered to the troops of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) in North East. The Coordinator, Defence Media…

Government

COAS Buratai relocates to North East to Oversee Operations against Insurgency

News Agency of Nigeria Apr 11, 2020 0

Tukur Buratai, Chief of Army Staff has relocated fully to the North-east to oversee operations against Boko Haram insurgency. This was contained in a statement by Sagir Musa, spokesman to the Nigerian Army. According to the statement,…

Government

Insurgency: Army Chief Relocates to North East

Sumaila Ogbaje Apr 11, 2020 0

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai has relocated to the North East to oversee and direct the overall operation in the theatre and other army operations across the country. The Acting Director, Army Public…

Features

Boko Haram trying to trigger religious war in Nigeria by attacking churches in North-East –…

John Ogunsemore Feb 24, 2020 0

Senator for Kaduna Central in the 8th Senate, Sen. Shehu Sani says insurgents in the North-East are deliberately attacking churches and clerics to provoke sectarian crisis in Nigeria. He stated this in a tweet on Monday, in apparent…

Security

Why insurgency hasn’t ended in Nigeria – Zulum

John Ogunsemore Jan 28, 2020 0

The Governor of Borno State, Prof. Babagana Zulum, has said that Nigeria would have long overcome the challenge of insurgency in the North-East but for increasing trust deficit between the military and civil authorities and lack of…

Politics

Insurgency will continue in North-East unless… – Ndume

John Ogunsemore Jan 9, 2020 0

The senator representing Borno South, Sen. Ali Ndume, says that insurgency in the North East has persisted because of critical challenges confronting the nation's armed forces. Ndume, who is the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Army,…

Government

PDP speaks on zoning presidency to Northeast in 2023

News Agency of Nigeria Nov 4, 2019 0

Ahead of the 2023 general election, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday, November 4 disclosed that political terrorists said it planned to retain the zoning of its presidential slot in the North East and South East geo-political…

News

Buharinomics: 60% Of North West, North East Live In Extreme Poverty – Dangote

John Ogunsemore Apr 4, 2019 0

The President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has lamented the high rate of poverty in Northern Nigeria, calling on the 19 Northern state governors to invest more in the agricultural sector for the steady development of the region.…

Politics

Why APC Got High Number Of Votes In North-East – Senator Ndume

Chijioke Okoronkwo Feb 28, 2019 0

Sen. Ali Ndume, (APC - Borno South) says the relative peace in the North East contributed to the high number of votes President Muhammadu Buhari got in the area in Saturday’s presidential election. Ndume, stated this on Thursday at the…

Politics

Atiku’s ambition suffers setback as Buhari receives PDP defectors from North-East

Ismaila Chafe Jan 8, 2019 0

President Muhammadu Buhari has formally received various members of the Peoples Democratic Party’s Support Groups from the North East, who defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Receiving delegation of the North East…

Security

Boko Haram: Police React To 2,000 Personnel “Protesting” In North East

John Ogunsemore Jan 3, 2019 0

The Nigeria Police Force has denied a social media report that its personnel deployed to the North East to complement the military in the fight against Boko Haram protested. A social media report alleged that about 2,000 personnel of the…

News

Nigeria Army to Send Newly Promoted Officers to North-east

Tony Abu Momoh Dec 6, 2018 1

The Nigeria Army has revealed that it is likely to send freshly promoted officers to Boko haram front line in the North-east of the country. National Assembly Approves June 12 as New Democracy Day This was hinted by the Chief of Army…

Security

Boko Haram: FG directs Chief of Air Staff to join Buratai in North East

Johnson Eyiangho Dec 5, 2018 0

The Federal Government has directed the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar to join the Chief of Army Staff in the North East to coordinate the Nigerian Air Force operations. Col. Tukur Gusau, the Public Relations Officer to…

News

Nigeria Police Command Deploys 2000 Personnel to Fight Boko Haram

Tony Abu Momoh Dec 2, 2018 1

The high command of the Nigeria Police Force has announced the deployment of 2,000 police personnel to war ravaged North-eastern Nigeria to assist the Nigerian Military in the fight against Boko haram and its affiliates. Fear of Mutiny…

Security

The Audacity of Nonsense: Nigerians Blast Presidency as Boko Haram Slaughters 100 Nigerian Soldiers…

Tony Abu Momoh Nov 23, 2018 1

The Audacity of Nonsense! @Omojuwa called it, joining other Nigerians in expressing anger, despair, sadness and fear for the future of the country on social media over the slaughter of troops by Boko Haram in the North-east over the…

News

Boko Haram Attacks Three Military Bases in Renewed Onslaught against Nigerian Troops

Tony Abu Momoh Nov 19, 2018 1

As Nigeria prepares is caught up in election fever with campaigns officially kicked-off, the nation has been given a stark reminder of the precarious level of insecurity in the country as Boko haram fighters attacked three Nigerian Military…

News

NEMA: Vice President Osinbajo Responds to Allegations of Corruption

Tony Abu Momoh Nov 13, 2018 0

Nigerian Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has finally responded to allegations of chairing over the misappropriation of N5.8bn emergency funds meant for IDPs in the North-east by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). Federal…

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