Tag: boko haram
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I will not allow my reputation muddled – Pantami
Spokesperson to the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Uwa Suleiman has said Isa Ali Pantami will not sit idly to see his hard-earned reputation muddled. Spokesperson to the embattled Minister made this known in a statement on Monday, alleging that there are plans to release doctored videos purporting to show the Minister in a…
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33 Soldiers killed in Boko Haram/ISWAP attack in Borno
No fewer than 33 soldiers have been reportedly killed on Sunday when Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists invaded a military base in Mainok, Borno State on Sunday afternoon. Mainok is a community along Maiduguri – Damaturu road in Kaga LGA and about 55 kilometres from Maiduguri, the state capital. An impeccable military source, on the condition of…
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B/Haram: Embrace negotiation, save Nigeria N1.2 trillion annually: Ex-diplomat advocates
A former Nigerian diplomat has told the Federal Government to embrace negotiated settlement option to save Nigeria about N1.2 trillion being spent annually to defeat Boko Haram. Foreign policy expert, Dr Nnamdi Onochie, gave the advice on Monday in Abuja while speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sudden…
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VIDEO: Residents flee Geidam, acting IGP’s hometown in Yobe State after Boko Haram’s invasion
A video has emerged online showing residents of Giedam, a community in Geidam local government of Yobe State in their numbers fleeing for their lives after Boko Haram’s attack and invasion of the community. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG gathered that Geidam is the hometown of the acting Inspector General of Police, Mr. Usman Alkali Baba. The military…
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Boko Haram terrorists distribute pamphlets, attack new IGP’s hometown in Yobe State
Boko Haram terrorists on Friday attacked Geidam local government area of Yobe State. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG gathered that Geidam is the hometown of the acting Inspector General of Police, Mr. Usman Alkali Baba. According to sources, a military jet has been deployed to the town to dislodge the insurgents. Geidam previously came under attack on February…
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Kaduna Govt reels out disturbing figures of carnages by Boko Haram, bandits
The Kaduna State Government on Monday reeled out disturbing figures of many carnages and atrocities carried out by Boko Haram, bandits and other bad elements in the State. Samuel Aruwan, the State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs reeled out the disturbing figures in his remarks at the public hearing on the Firearms Act…
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If you are meant to die by bullets you will even in your bedroom, Defence Minister tells troops
Nigeria’s Defence Minister, Magashi Bashir, has asked the troops of Operation Lafiya Dole not to fear any bullet from the terrorists. He gave the charge on Sunday during a visit to the Theatre Command in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, in the company of the Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor and other service…
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BREAKING: Boko Haram forces UN to suspend humanitarian work in Damasak, Dikwa
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Nigeria (UNOCHA) said it is putting on hold operations in Dikwa and Damasak in Borno State. Edward Kallon, UN resident and humanitarian coordinator in Nigeria disclosed this in a statement made available to TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) on Sunday. According to Kallon, the decision is due…
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BREAKING: Troops arrest top Boko Haram informant in Yobe
The Nigerian Army on Sunday said troops of Operation Lafiya Dole have arrested a suspected top Boko Haram informant whose spying activities and that of his accomplices were responsible for the attacks on troops position by terrorists in Kamuya, Yobe State. The Nigerian Army revealed the names of the suspected top Boko Haram informant as…
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IPOB, Boko Haram, farmer-herders clashes are not new – Lai Mohammed
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture has said ethnicity issues, IPOB, Boko Haram and farmer-herders clashes bedevilling the nation are not new and that the government was seeking ways to address them. Mohammed made this known on Sunday in Lagos when he appeared on Bond FM radio programme, “Ibi Abasede”, urging Nigerians…