The Yobe State Police Command says suspected Boko Haram insurgents have destroyed two 330 KVA power transmission towers in the state, plunging residents of Borno and...
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have again targeted critical infrastructure in Yobe State, bringing down two Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) towers in Kasaisa Village, along Kasaisa-Damaturu-Gujba...
Boko Haram families from Bama have been intercepted by security troops while attempting to reunite with their husbands in Lake Chad in Niger Republic. Popular counter-insurgency...
The Multinational Joint Task Force, MNJTF, has killed scores of Boko Haram terrorists, while several others have surrendered in the ongoing clearance operations within the Lake...
The Borno state Police command has made a U-turn, denying attacks on police divisional office and burning of Immigration and NDLEA checkpoints in Maiduguri, the state...
Some repentant Boko Haram insurgents Tuesday night invaded a police station in Maiduguri in an attempt to set free their colleagues that were arrested earlier over...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has said resources have been set aside to recover and reconstruct all the heritage sites destroyed by the Boko...
Governors of the six North East states have decried the neglect of the region, calling on the federal government to do something urgently to amend obvious...
Three abducted Chibok girls who escaped from Boko Haram captivity and enrolled at the American University of Nigeria, AUN, were among 189 students who officially graduated...
The Senate on Thursday passed for third reading a bill seeking to establish the North West Development Commission (NWDC). This followed the presentation of a report...
The Nigeria Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, has accused the United States government of relying on human rights “fake news” to refuse the Nigerian military...
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) and Transparency International in Nigeria (TI-Nigeria) have said that illegal money changers are responsible for the rising terrorism funding...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has written to the House of Representatives seeking the preparations and approval of a N24.6 billion Promissory Notes to reimburse Nasarawa and...
No fewer than 47 Boko Haram terrorists and their family members have surrendered to troops of Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in Borno State. A statement...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is settling for the use of technology to combat illicit flow of monies into the hands of terrorists. EFCC...
Mahmud Albarnawy, the eldest son of the founder of the Islamic States of West African Province (ISWAP), has reportedly surrendered to operatives of the Nigerian Security...
Yobe State governor, Mai Mala Buni, has led a group of Islamic clerics to pray for God’s punishment upon the Boko Haram terrorist group vandalising power...
Leah Sharibu, the 14-year-old-girl kidnapped in Dapchi school in Yobe State is now 21-year-old but still under captivity. Leah Sharibu was kidnapped by Boko Haram at...
Japanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Matsunaga Kazuyoshi, has narrated how he witnessed first hand, the plight of those impacted by the Boko Haram insurgency in Internally Displaced...
Katsina State Hisbah Board arrested Jamil Mabai, a journalist working with Trust TV, the television broadcasting arm of Media Trust Group. Mabai was arrested after he...
An appeal for $306 million has been launched to tackle projected food security and nutrition crisis in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states during the lean season...
Good morning Nigeria. Welcome to the Naija News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Wednesday, 15th May 2024 President Bola Tinubu has ordered the...
The African Peace Institute for Social Research & Apudi Institute for Peace Studies and Social Rehabilitation (APIS) in conjunction with the United Nation’s Office on Genocide,...
In continuation of their massive onslaught on terrorist enclaves in Sambisa Forest, troops have killed four more Boko Haram terrorists in the Bama axis of the...
The eldest son of Mamman Nur, founder of the Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP), Mahmud Mamman Nur Albarnawy, has surrendered to the Nigerian...
The Nigerian Army’s Theatre Command North East, ‘Operation Hadin Kai,’ has successfully eliminated a prominent commander of the terrorist group Boko Haram, identified as Tahir Baga,...
The eldest son of Mamman Nur, founder of the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) terrorist group, Mahmud Mamman Nur Albarnawy, has surrendered to the...
The eldest son of Mamman Nur, the founder of the Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP), Mahmud Mamman Nur Albarnawy, has surrendered to the...
The Nigerian government has said it will get along with rival economic powerhouses such as the United States, China and Russia as they all seek to...
A yet-to-be-identified young man has been nabbed while allegedly attempting to detonate a bomb in a bank in Jos. The young man who was tackled...
The Nigerian Army on Monday, said its troops responded to an abduction report in the Solar General Area of Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State,...
Foreign policy and security experts are increasingly raising concerns that military rulers in Niger Republic, Burkina Faso, Mali and the newly elected president in Chad are...
The UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Friday to grant the Palestinians additional rights in the global body and backed their drive for full membership, which is...
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has advocated for the revival of the Sambisa forest which was affected by the Boko Haram insurgency that was on...
The recent report by the International Rescue Committee, IRC, that an estimated 16 percent of Nigerians will face severe food insecurity and extreme hunger between June...
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, on Friday, said Nigeria is reaping what it sowed following bandits and terrorists’ attacks across the country, most...
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, says insecurity in Nigeria is as a result of past seeds sowed by the country. The cleric...
Borno State governor, Babagana Zulum, has advocated the revival of the dreaded Sambisa Forest, which has been affected by the more than one decade-long Boko Haram...
Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, arrived in Nigeria on Friday morning to promote the Invictus Games, an initiative he founded to support the rehabilitation of...
The Force Commander, Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), Major General Ibrahim Ali has commended the contributions of local communities around Lake Chad in combatting terrorist threats....
Ahmed Jaha, a member of the house of representatives from Borno state, has asked the federal government to hire foreign military mercenaries to help the country...
A member of the House of Representatives, Ahmed Jaha, has asked the federal government to hire foreign military mercenaries to help the country in the fight against...
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says it plans to raise $2.4 billion to establish a standby counter-terrorism force. Abdel-Fatau Musah, the bloc’s...
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is in the process of creating a standby force to provide aid to Nigeria and other West African...
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has expressed support for the establishment of military bases by the United States of America and France in...
The latest report from the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and its partners says that around 16% of Nigerians will face severe food insecurity or hunger between...
The latest report from the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and its partners says that around 16% of Nigerians will face severe food insecurity or hunger between...
A notorious Nigerian terrorist leader, Kachallah Mai Daji, has been apprehended by the Armed Forces of Niger Republic. A security analyst and counter-insurgency expert in the...
At least four travellers have been killed while seven others sustained varying degrees of injuries when they stepped on landmine along Maiduguri/Gomboru Ngala highway in Dikwa...
If I was a fly on the wall of the presidential quarters, I would whisper to President Tinubu that the streets are abuzz with the clamour...
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), under the leadership of its President-General and Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has tasked leaders...
Nigeria’s Vice-President, Kashim Shettima, aired his views on Thursday, about the ongoing prosecution of high-profile corruption cases, by the economic and financial crimes commission, stating that...
A recent United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) report has highlighted the negative impact of social media and digital technology on the well-being, learning,...
The Nigerian Defence Headquarters, on Thursday, said troops killed over 715 terrorists in April, while 465 kidnapped hostages were freed in the same month. The...
Naija News looks at the top happenings making headlines on the front pages of Nigeria’s national newspapers today Friday 3rd May 2024. The PUNCH: As Nigerians...
Defence Headquarters says troops have eliminated a total of 715 terrorists and rescued 465 kidnap victims in ground and air operations across the country in April....
Dinah Lawan, one of the freed Chibok schoolgirls, says she got discouraged from pursuing her education after she was released from captivity. In April 2014,...
The United States and Nigeria have deepened both countries’ collaboration to fight the scourge of terrorism in Nigeria and in neighbouring countries troubled by the menace....
The Borno State Government has refused to sack the 10,566 teachers said to be unqualified to remain in the classrooms, because the government did not want...
Nigeria and Japan on Tuesday agreed to deepen bilateral relations between both countries. The agreement was reached during the visit of Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs,...
The Federal Government and the government of Japan have agreed to work together in ending terrorism and other security crises in the Sahel region. The Sahel...
The federal government on Tuesday said it would repatriate no fewer than 6000 Nigerian refugees from Chad and Cameroon. The Federal Commissioner of the National Commission...
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, on Monday, said negative use of social media constituted both local and global threats and, as such, presented an...
An alleged terrorist negotiator, Tukur Mamu, has asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to order his transfer from the custody of the Department of State...
A federal high court in Abuja has reprimanded the federal government for lack of diligent prosecution in the charge filed against Tukur Mamu, publisher of Desert...
No fewer than six (6) Boko Haram terrorists have surrendered to troops of Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in the Lake Chad region. A statement by...
Three days after the closure of the army camp and withdrawal of troops from Allawa Community in Shiroro local government area of Niger State, bandits have...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum on Sunday pushed for the return of internally Displaced Persons IDPs in Malam-Fatori, the headquarters of Abadam LGA of Borno...
The outgoing Commissioner of Police (CP) in Anambra State, Aderemi Adeoye, has said he is now going fully into business and he is ready to give...
Retiring Anambra State commissioner of police, CP Aderemi Adeoye has said he is prepared to go into a full time business. Adeoye made the revelation in...
At least five civilian JTF members have been killed and unspecified others sustained varying degrees of injury when they stepped on landmines along the Maiduguri/Gomboru Ngala...
One person has lost his life, six others injured and six vehicles burnt in a gas tanker explosion. Naija News gathered that the incident happened at...
The outgoing Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, Aderemi Adeoye, on Saturday, claimed that his business is ready to give Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, a...
The outgoing Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, Aderemi Adeoye, says he is now going fully into business and he is ready to give Africa’s richest...
The Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, CP Aderemi Adeoye on Saturday had his ceremonial pull out parade from the Nigeria Police Force, to signify his...
The Nigerian Army has announced that its troops, in collaboration with a team from the Department of State Services (DSS), swiftly responded to a distress call...
The United States will withdraw some troops from Chad, the Pentagon has said, days after Washington agreed to move forces out of neighbouring Niger. The US...
The Qatari government has unveiled a plan to assist over 1,000 orphans from the Boko Haram insurgency in Borno State. Already, the government has laid the...
At least 118 prison inmates escaped from a prison facility in Suleja, Niger state close to the Nigerian capital after heavy rains on Wednesday night damaged...
The Nigerian military has closed its camp and withdrawn troops in Allawa community in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State following the recent killing of...
The Nigerian Army has abruptly withdrawn its troops and dismantled its camp in a community in Niger State, amidst growing threats from bandits and terrorists. This...
The Nigerian military has closed its camp and withdrawn troops in Allawa community in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. Allawa community is one of...
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has urged the Nigerian Army to establish a military base in Sambisa Forest, to effectively stem terrorists’ activities. He stated this...
Nuhu Ribadu, national security adviser (NSA), says government has been blocking access to small arms and light weapons, making it difficult for non-state actors to...
Good morning Nigeria. Welcome to the Naija News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Tuesday, 23rd April 2024 President Bola Tinubu has said the...
National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, has said terrorism in Africa is driven by foreign terrorist fighters, organised crime, prolonged conflicts, drug trafficking, illicit arms...
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, has said that terrorism in Africa was driven by foreign terrorists and fighters, organised crime, prolonged conflicts, drug...
The National Security Adviser, NSA, Nuhu Ribadu, has called for more integrated security strategies that combine military, economic and regional cooperation efforts to combat the danger...
The National Security Adviser, NSA, Nuhu Ribadu, has called for more integrated security strategies that combine military, economic and regional cooperation efforts to combat the danger...
Factional Secretary-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Mazi Okechukwu lsiguzoro has raised concerns over the prevailing security challenges in the country especially, in the Northern region. Isiguzoro, while...
At least 2,583 people were killed and 2,164 kidnapped in the first quarter of this year, a data from Beacon Security and Intelligence Limited, a security...
Hundreds protested on Sunday against the US troops’ presence in military-ruled Niger where a delegation from Washington is expected within days to arrange an orderly withdrawal....
Twenty-nine persons, comprising of 21 men and six women are currently awaiting trial before an Ibadan Magistrate Court for their role in the invasion of the...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has commended the contributions of academics to national unity, saying a more secure and prosperous country is possible through their works. Shettima...
Some 33 years ago, I found myself in the midst of some two hundred young professionals drawn from across Europe for an event organized by the...
In a scathing rebuke, the presidency has lambasted the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for its relentless attacks against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the ruling All...
Embattled Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Illya Umar Damagum, has said the struggle to continue to stay in office was not a...
The National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has said mass illiteracy was responsible for making youths in the north susceptible to being easily recruited to propagate...
National security adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has traced the foundation of banditry in Northern Nigeria to the British conquest of the Northern Protectorate in 1903...