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Over 100 civilians die in NAF attack on terrorists
Rita Olaniyi A Nigerian Air Force airstrike on a market in northeastern Nigeria has killed at least around 100 civilians, including children, according to reports from Reuters and the Associated Press, in what officials say was part of an ongoing…
Nigeria’s Mass terrorism trials, US labels and Tinubu’s political optics
Rita Olaniyi The United States’ decision to issue a travel warning on Nigeria, citing terrorism, kidnapping risks and civil unrest, has intensified scrutiny of the country’s security situation at a moment when authorities are staging one of the largest terrorism…
Jihadists free final batch of abducted Borno girls
The last group of young women and girls abducted in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state on November 22 were released late Saturday. Borno has long been the center of the jihadist conflict that began 16 years ago, and the latest kidnappings…
2027 polls: Why must Tinubu concede 41 Unity Colleges to bandits?
Sopuruchi Onwuka The government’s announcement shutting down 41 unity colleges in the country following regular, smooth invasion and abduction of innocent kids in boarding houses signals loss of hope in the fight against banditry and Islamist insurgency in the country….
Jihadists kill dozens in Nigeria’s northeast, residents say
Efforts of the current administration of the federal government step up counterinsurgency operations and return internally displaced people to their homes suffered devastating setback weekend when jihadists in Northeatern state of Borno launched surprise attack in government’s forces, killing several…
Village helpless as bandits kidnap 160 in twin attacks
Sopuruchi Onwuka It was a tale of hopeless tragedy in the Kuchi community in Niger State weekend when gunmen launched twin attacks unchallenged and spent several hours pillaging the villagers and kidnapping some 160 of them. The incident happened in…
Jihadists behead 10 farmers in Borno state
Islamist militants have beheaded at least 10 farmers in Nigeria’s northern state of Borno after attacking their farms, residents said on Monday. Last week, militants killed at least 25 people and wounded others in attacks on two villages in Borno…
Boko Haram: Borno govt sends militia to protect soldiers
Government of Borno state is sending some 300 militia to help out the military after Boko Haram Islamist insurgents killed at least eight soldiers during an attack. Governor Babagana Zulum who convened a security meeting in Maiduguri on Tuesday ordered…
