The Defence Headquarters today confirmed that a raging battle between the Nigerian military and Boko Haram insurgents in Borno state in the last 24 hours has led to the death of three soldiers, another one still missing and seven others wounded. The military also said that 14 sect members were also killed in the process. A statement by the Director of Defence Information, Brig. Gen. Chris Olukolade released ...

The Defence Headquarters today announced that troops deployed in the on-going war between security forces and insurgents have arrested 65 persons suspected to be Boko Haram members fleeing some camps under military bombardment. A statement by the DHQ and signed by the Director of Defence Information, Brig.Gen. Chris Olukolade said some vehicles and tricycles were also recovered from the suspects. The statem ...

Fresh facts have emerged that raw cash worth over N200 million were carted away by Boko Haram insurgents numbering over 200 who invaded the hometown of former Head of state, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari between Thursday night and the early hours of today during which they attacked four banks namely First bank, Access bank, Keystone bank and Unity bank. The Brigade Commander, 3rd Brigade of the Nigeria Army , Bukav ...

The Nigeria Army today confirmed three of its soldiers were killed and two officers wounded when gunmen invaded Daura, the hometown of former Head of state, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari in a bloody attack in which three police stations and two policemen were also killed. The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Division, Nigerian Army, Major General Garba Wahab who confirmed this at a news briefing in Kaduna today s ...

The hometown of former Head of State and Congress for Progressive Change, CPC national leader, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, Daura came under attack of gunmen from Thursday night to the early hours of today during which 11 persons including three soldiers, two policemen and six gunmen were killed in a bloody gun battle. The invading gunmen were said to have stormed the town in six vehicles including three toyota h ...

Pro-North socio-political group, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has described as unacceptable Tuesday's declaration of state of emergency on Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states by President Goodluck Jonathan. The Northern leaders said the presidential action will fail because it is not a better alternative to dialogue. This ACF's position was made known in a communique issued at the end of its National Executive ...

The declaration of the state of emergency by President Jonathan Goodluck in the states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa is desperate but uncalled for. It is a fruitless exercise that will neither lead to peace nor assist in ending the violence that has bedeviled some parts of northern Nigeria. It is an admission of failure on the side of the government to fashion out ways of addressing or tackling the root causes ...

The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has described the declaration of a state of emergency in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States by President Goodluck Jonathan as lacking in original thinking, and therefore asked the National Assembly to reject it. In a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said if the use of force was capable of ending the Bo ...

Even with the declaration of emergency rule in three states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa by President Jonathan today over the spate of violent attacks by armed insurgents, the orgy of violent killings continued elsewhere in Kaduna state where over 35 persons were killed and houses burnt by an armed gang suspected to be fulani herdsmen who invaded Zangan village in Kaura local government area of Kaduna State. ...

ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN, GCFR ON THE DECLARATION OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY IN BORNO, YOBE AND ADAMAWA STATES IN ORDER TO RESTORE PUBLIC ORDER, PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY IN THE AFFECTED STATES OF THE FEDERATION  MAY 14, 2013 Dear compatriots, 1.    It has become necessary for me to address you on the recent spate of terrorist activities and protracted security challenges in some parts of ...