Tag: boko haram
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UN suspends operations in Dikwa, Damasak over Boko Haram’s continuous onslaught
Following continuous attacks on some of its assets and staff by Boko Haram insurgents, the United Nations has suspended humanitarian operations in Dikwa and Damasak in Borno. UN Resident Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Edward Kallon, announced this in a statement titled ‘Statement on UN operations in North-East Nigeria’ last night. He said: “I am deeply…
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18 Borno residents killed in Boko Haram’s latest attack – Governor Zulum
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, says 18 residents were killed and 21 others injured when Boko Haram insurgents attacked Damasak town. He confirmed the figures from residents who witnessed the attack and saw several properties destroyed when he visited the town, the governor’s media aide, Isa Gusau, said in a statement on Friday. The governor…
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BREAKING: Buhari’s minister, Pantami breaks silence on alleged link with Boko Haram, US terror watch list saga
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, on Monday addressed reports alleging that the United States placed him on a ‘terror watch list’ for alleged ties with the late Boko Haram founder, Mohammed Yusuf. In his reaction, Pantami, an Islamic cleric, said he has been preaching against the terrorist sect for over 15 years.…
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Insecurity: Bandits using ransom from kidnappings to fund Boko Haram – El-Rufai
Governor Nasir El-Rufia of Kaduna State has established a strong link between bandits terrorising the North West and the Boko Haram insurgents operating in the North East. Governor El-Rufai, stated this on Sunday while featuring as a guest on a monitored Channels Television programme. “It has been established that the kidnapping operations (by bandits) are…
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Eight killed, others seriously injured as Boko Haram ambush Borno Govt officials
Not less than eight Boko Haram insurgents were reportedly killed when the group ambushed a convoy of Borno State Resettlement and Relief Committee officials. It was gathered that some policemen and soldiers in the convoy, however, sustained injuries during the attack along Monguno- Nganzai Road. Some top government officials in the convoy include Kakashehu Lawal,…
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Missing Alpha Jet: We are thoroughly analysing video released by Boko Haram – Nigerian Air Force
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has said it is currently analysing the video released by Boko Haram, claiming to have shot down the Alpha Jet that was declared missing. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, NAF’s Director of Public Relations and Information made this known on Friday night. He stated that although the video…
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Boko Haram claims responsibility for crashed NAF fighter jet
Boko Haram militant group has claimed responsibility for the shooting down of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jet that went missing on Wednesday. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that NAF had earlier today said the fighter jet may have crashed with whereabouts of its two pilots still largely unknown. The Alpha light attack jet was on…
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Days after electricity was restored, Boko Haram blows up power tower, throws Maiduguri into darkness again
Barely three days after electricity was restored in Maiduguri, Boko Haram terrorists have plunged the North-East city into darkness again after blowing up a power tower on Saturday. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that in January, the terrorists had struck power installations thrice to keep the city in the dark. It took power authorities almost two months…
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Electricity restored to Maiduguri two months after Boko Haram attacks
There was wild jubilation by some residents of Maiduguri town following the restoration of electricity on Wednesday evening after two months of total blackout. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the two months blackout was caused by the destruction of some of the towers supplying electricity to the city from the national grid…
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Boko Haram attacks Yobe community, burns military base, school, healthcare centre
Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents on Tuesday attacked Katarko community in Gujba Local Government Council of Yobe State. According to a report by Channels Television, the insurgents also burnt down a primary school and a healthcare centre located in the community. Confirming the attack, a resident Fantami Kura told said the gunmen stormed…