Nigeria has held a state funeral with full military honours for one of its top commanders, as a surge in insurgent violence continues to rattle the country’s...
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The Nigerian military says it has dismantled a major insurgent logistics base in the north-east, killing “scores” of fighters in an air strike that...
Troops in north-eastern Nigeria say they have thwarted a potential terror attack after arresting a suspected suicide bomber at a mosque in Borno State. The...
Maiduguri, Nigeria – Four civilian vigilantes were killed and four soldiers were reported missing after suspected Islamic State West Africa Province...
LONDON, UK – Nigerian Vice President Kashim Shettima has paid a condolence visit to Aisha Buhari, the widow of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari, in...
Segun Ojumu Maiduguri, Nigeria – Germany has renewed its commitment to the recovery of North-East Nigeria, announcing a €20 million (approximately £17 million)...
Abuja, Nigeria – Lieutenant-General Tukur Buratai (retd.), a former Chief of Army Staff and Nigeria’s ambassador to the Benin Republic, has denied...
Maiduguri, Nigeria – Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has announced a donation of N100 million (approximately $66,000 USD) to wounded soldiers and the...
Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state witnessed a fierce clash between soldiers and Islamic extremists, resulting in the deaths of at least six soldiers and...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has announced a petrol subsidy for farmers in communities affected by the Boko Haram insurgency. The subsidy will reduce...