Woman Conspires With Apprentice Boy Friend To Kill Her Husband (PHOTOS)
LAGOS JANUARY 22ND (URHOBOTODAY)-A Nigerian man identified as Ugochukwu Okeke AKA Alino, has been killed by wife, Chinenye Adaeze Okeke, and her apprentice boyfriend in Yaunde, Cameroon. Alino met his untimely More...
2018 World Cup: Super Eagles Either Qualify Or I Resign-Rohr
Rohr and players of Super Eagles LAGOS APRIL 11TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria Gernot Rohr says he will honour his contract by quitting his role as coach of the team, If Nigeria fails to qualify More...
Boko Haram’s Shekau Reappears, Claims Responsibilty For Spate Of Bombings
Abubakar Shekauko Haram,Abubakar Shekau,Camroun,Bombing LAGOS MARCH 17TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Kano (Nigeria) (AFP) – Boko Haram’s elusive leader has made his first appearance in months, claiming responsibility More...
CAF Changes Leadership After 29 Years Reign Of Hayatou
LAGOS MARCH 16TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Madagascar Football Association chief Ahmad has been elected Confederation of African Football president, ending Issa Hayatou’s 29-year reign. Ahmad won 34 of the 54 votes in the More...
Quarter-Final Fixtures at AFCON 2017
LAGOS JANUARY 26TH (URHOBOTODAY) – Following are the quarter-final pairings at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Gabon, after the conclusion of the group phase matches on Wednesday: Saturday, Jan. 28 More...
Cameroon Uses Witchcraft to Fight Boko Haram, ISIS
Boko Haram LAGOS JANUARY 14TH (URHOBOTODAY)-In the war on terror, guns and bombs just haven’t been enough. So Cameroon is trying spells and curses too. About a year ago, Cameroonian President Paul Biya urged citizens More...
Motorcycle Suicide Bomber Kills 4, Injures 24 in Cameroon Market
LAGOS AUGUST 21ST (URHOBOTODAY)-A suicide bomber on a motorbike killed three people and wounded 24 at a market in north Cameroon, where armed group Boko Haram has been waging an armed rebellion since 2009, authorities More...
Super Eagles Thrashes Cameroon 3-0 in Brussel
Sunday Olise LAGOS OCTOBER 12TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Nigeria’s Super Eagles on Sunday defeated Cameroon’s the Indomitable Lions 3-0 in an international friendly played in Brussels. The team put up a much improved performance More...
Enyeama Returns to Super Eagles’ Camp in Belgium
Vincent Enyeama LAGOS OCTOBER 11TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Lille goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama headed back to the Super Eagles’ training camp in Belgium on Saturday to meet with top officials of the Nigeria Football Federation More...
I’m ‘Still in Charge’- Shekau, Boko Haram Leader
Shekau LAGOS AUGUST 17TH (URHOBOTODAY) – The leader of Nigeria’s Boko Haram denied he had been killed or ousted as chief of the jihadist group in an audio recording released Sunday attributed to him More...
Borno, Yobe Governors Raise Alarm, Says Boko Haram is in Possession of Five Local Govt Areas
LAGOS JULY 24TH (URHOBOTODAY) – Boko Haram Islamists are still holding on to some territories in Nigeria’s troubled northeast, state governors from the region said on Thursday, after the military claimed More...
Boko Haram’ll Be Defeated within 18 Months or Less- Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari (l) and US Secretary of States John Kerry during press briefing LAGOS JULY 22ND (URHOBOTODAY) — Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said Tuesday a multinational African force will be More...
Boko Haram Massacre 150 Muslim Worshippers in North Eastern Villages
LAGOS JULY 3RD (URHOBOTODAY) – Suspected Boko Haram militants have killed nearly 150 people in northeastern Nigerian villages, mowing down men and children while they prayed in mosques and shooting women More...
Obama to Host Buhari in White House Next Month
Buhari LAGOS JUNE 26TH (URHOBOTODAY) -LAGOS JUNE 26TH (URHOBOTODAY)- US President Barack Obama will welcome his Nigerian counterpart to Washington next month, the White House announced Thursday, a symbolic show More...
Boko Haram Gunmen Kill 42, Set Houses Ablaze and Loot Shops in Borno Villages
LAGOS JUNE 24TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Suspected Boko Haram gunmen shot dead at least 42 people in two separate attacks in northeast Nigeria, with no let-up in sight to the Islamist group’s targeting of civilians. The More...
Chibok Girls are Either Married Off or Sold into Slavery, Rescued Women Revealed
Chibok girls LAGOS MAY 4TH (URHOBOTODAY) – Boko Haram is fracturing as shortages of weapons and fuel foment tensions between its foot soldiers and leaders, women rescued from the Islamist jihadi fighters by More...
Buhari Makes ‘U Turn’ on Crushing of Boko Haram, Says Nigerians Should not Expect Miracle from Him
Mohammadu Buhari LAGOS APRIL 6TH (URHOBOTODAY)-President elect, Muhmmadu Buhari, has asked Nigerians not to expect him to perform miracles once he assumes power come May 29th. Gen Buhari said this while speaking More...
Retreating Boko Haram Fighters Set Homes Ablaze in Bama Town
LAGOS MARCH 15TH _URHOBOTODAY) – Boko Haram Islamists have set fire to homes in Nigeria’s northeast town of Bama that are under their control, forcing residents to flee as troops advance to recapture More...
Nigeria Retakes 36 Towns From Boko Haram
Nigeria Army pose with Boko Haram flag after dismantling their base LAGOS MARCH 11TH (URHOBOTODAY) – Nigeria said on Wednesday that 36 towns had been retaken from Boko Haram since the start of a four-nation More...
U.S. Military Trains African Armies Ahead of Boko Haram Campaign
Members of Chadian special forces form a line during Flintlock 2015, an American-led military exerci … LAGOS FEBRUARY 26TH (URHOBOTODAY)- – Under the glare of the Saharan sun, a U.S. special forces trainer More...
Tide Has Turned against Boko Haram-Jonathan
President Goodluck Jjonthan LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (URHOBOTODAY)- – Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday said the military was gaining the upper hand against Boko Haram, despite two bombings More...
Is Boko Haram Invoking Kanem Bornu Legacy?
LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Lagos (AFP) – Long before Boko Haram’s uprising plunged the region into crisis, the area below Lake Chad was part of a powerful Islamic empire, known for religious More...
Boko Haram Fighters in Disarray as Coalition Forces Bombard Sambisa Forest
Coalition troops storming Sambisa forest LAGOS FEBRUARY 12TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Boko Haram fighters are disorganized as soldiers from Nigeria, Chad, Niger Republic and Camer¬oon the West African coalition forces More...
4 Chibok Girls Walk into Freedom after Wandering for 3 Weeks in the Forest
LAGOS OCTOBER 14TH (URHOBOTODAY)– Four of the over 200 Nigerian schoolgirls forcefully abducted by the terrorist group Boko Haram have managed to escape from a camp in Cameroun, after almost six months since More...
Boko Haram Fighters Seek Asylum in Cameroun as Soldiers Capture Another Armoured Tank
Boko Haram fighters seeking asylum in Cameroun LAGOS SEPTEMBER 30TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Boko Haram fighters running away from the superior fire power of the Nigerian Army are reportedly seeking political asylum in More...