Tag: Boko Haram
July 18 in Nigerian History: FG Lifts State of Emergency in Four States
On July 18, 2012, the federal government lifted the state of emergency imposed in parts of four states…
Inside the Senate’s push to end Boko Haram rehabilitation
Tuesday, July 7, 2026, marked another defining moment in Nigeria's long battle against insecurity as an intense debate…
Terrorists’ rehabilitation: Can federal lawmakers’ resolution end the contentious decade-long policy?
After years of a practice that many dispassionate and right-thinking everyday Nigerians find not only scandalous and contentious…
How Rehabilitation of 744 Repentant Terrorists Amidst Growing Insecurity Sparked National Backlash
The Tinubu-led government, under the Operation Safe Corridor, held a ceremony for not less than 744 repentant terrorists…
July 3 in Nigeria’s history: 1 killed at Sea, 12 Taken in Niger Delta, 8 Killed in Maiduguri Bomb Blast
On July 3, 2010, armed gunmen attacked two cargo vessels off the coast of Nigeria’s oil-producing Niger Delta…
June 27: Two Suicide Bombers Killed Attempting Attack on Ramadan Vigil in Maiduguri
On June 27, 2014, two suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers were killed while attempting to attack worshippers at…
June 21 in Nigerian History: Magumeri’s Boko Haram attack, Historic Handover of 119 Benin Bronzes
On June 21, 2020, five people were killed in a deadly attack by Boko Haram insurgents in Magumeri,…
EXPOSED: “₦1B, 2 Hilux, Sharia Law, …” – What Oyo Abductors Want Before They Can Release Students, Teachers
Armed men suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents attacked three schools in Oriire Local Government Area, Oyo State,…
Borno: Again, terrorists overrun military base, kill nine soldiers
At least nine soldiers have lost their lives after Boko Haram terrorists launched a deadly attack on a…
May 19: Today in Nigeria history, Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau died
On this day, May 19 in 2021, Abubakar Shekau, the longtime leader of Boko Haram (also known as…
Who was Abu-Bilal al-Minuki? The ISIS Commander Killed by US and Nigeria
The U.S. and Nigerian governments announced the killing of Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, identified as ISIS’s second-in-command globally. Al-Minuki, who…
May 7: Today in Nigeria history, Boko Haram killed 55, freed 105 inmates in Borno
On this day, May 7 in 2013, suspected members of the radical Islamist sect, Boko Haram raided the…