Boko Haram: Many Football Fans Feared Dead as Explosions Rock Viewing Centre
LAGOS MARCH 2ND (URHOBOTODAY) An unexpected twin explosions, Saturday evening, rocked a football viewing centre in Ajilari ward, Jere Council area of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital killing several football More...
Boko Haram Invades Adamawa Villages, Casualties Unknown
LAGOS FEBRUARY 28TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Unknown gunmen on Wednesday night raided three villages in Madagali and Michika local governments in Adamawa state, residents and officials have said. According to the chairman More...
Boko Haram Roasted 29 Male Students to Death in Yobe State
LAGOS 25TH URHOBOTODAY)-It was yet another day of blood bath in Yobe as Boko Haram insurgents killed about 29 students at Federal Government College Buni Yadi. Yobe State police commissioner, Sanusi Rufai, confirmed More...
Sanusi Remains CBN Governor-President Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan (l) and Sanusi Lamido LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (URHOBOTODAY)-President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday evening finally opened up on the reasons for the suspension of Governor of Central Bank of More...
2015: Clarke Mobilises 20m Youths for Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan LAGOS FEBRUARY 19TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Over 20 million youth in the country across all political parties, religious, regional and tribal divides, have indicated their interest to support the More...
Few Hours after FG Claims of Winning War against Terrorism, Boko Haram Attack Bama Again
Boko Haram leader, Shekarau LAGOS FEBRUARY 19TH (URHOBOTODAY0)-Few hours after an aide to President Goodluck Jonathan’s aide boasted that Nigerian military is better equipped and motivated to fight Boko Haram More...
Boko Haram: Fatality Figure Rises to 133 in Borno Community
LAGOS FEBRUARY 18TH (URHOBOTODAY) – The people of Izge town in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State are still burying their dead following the Saturday night attack by Boko Haram insurgents. The fatality More...
Boko Haram Gunmen Slit Throats of Residents of Bornu Towns in House-to-House Raid
LAGOS JANUARY 17TH (URHOBOTODAY)– Boko Haram gunmen stormed Banki, a border town with Cameroon in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State in the early hours of Wednesday, chasing away policemen at the local More...
Boko Haram Invade Army Barrack, Massacre Soldiers, Women, Children
Leader of Boko Haram, Shekau LAGOS DECEMBER 20TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Hundreds of suspected Boko Haram terrorists launched a fierce attack Friday on Bama, Borno state, sacking the military barrack there, and killing troops More...
Boko Haram Attack ‘Incapacitates’ 5 Military Aircraft, 24 Insurgents Killed as Jonathan Summons Security Chiefs
LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Nigerian military said on Monday evening that five of its aircraft were ‘incapacitated’ when suspected Boko Haram members attacked an Airforce base in Maiduguri, the Borno More...
Hundreds Dead as Boko Goes on Rampage Attacking Airport, Motor-Parks, Check Points
Leader of Boko Haram, Shekau LAGOS DECEMBER 2ND 2013 (URHOBOTODAY)-Hundreds of persons are reported to have died in a clash between the military and suspected members of the Boko Haram sect on Monday in Borno More...
Delta: Gunmen Kill Policeman, Snatch N8.5m in Warri
Deltau State Commissioner of Police, Mr Ikechukwu Aduba LAGOS NOVEMBER 20TH (URHOBOTODAY)- A policeman, Aliu Musa (a.k.a. Boko Haram), has been killed in the line of duty by armed robbers in Warri, Delta State. The More...
Yobe State:Boko Haram Kills 40 students as they sleep in Hostel
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 29T (URHOBOTODAY)-Suspected Islamist militants stormed a college in northeastern Nigeria and shot dead around 40 male students, some of them while they slept early on Sunday, witnesses said. The More...
Delta State: Why Christmas Akpodiete may not Contest 2015 Governorship Election
Barr. Christmas Akpodiete By Oghenekevwe Laba LAGOS SEPTEMBER 13TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Human right lawyer and Delta gubernatorial aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Christmas Akpodiete, More...
Boko Haram Leader,Abubakar Shekau Dead?
Shekau LAGOS AUGUST 20TH (URHOBOTODAY)-– The Joint Task Force (JTF) operating in Borno State, Monday said Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, may have died as a result of wounds sustained during an assault against More...
Boko Haram Leader Shekau Shot, Deposed by Own Group
Boko Haram Leader Shekau LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (URHOBOTODAY)—Sheikh Abubakar Shekau, leader of the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram, has reportedly been shot and deposed by members of his own sect, Boko Haram. A new More...
Boko Haram Leader Shekau Shot, Deposed by Own Group
Boko Haram Leader Shekau LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (URHOBOTODAY)—Sheikh Abubakar Shekau, leader of the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram, has reportedly been shot and deposed by members of his own sect, Boko Haram. A new More...
Oritsejafor Rebukes U.S Over Non Designation of Boko Haram as Terrorist Organisation
CAN President Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor LAGOS JULY 26TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor on Thursday gave a salty rebuke to the U.S over their continued More...
Boko Haram Leader Shekau Denies Ceasefire Deal With FG, Threatens Killing of more School Children
Boko Haram Leader Shekau LAGOS JULY 14TH (URHOBOTODAY)– Abukakar Shekau, the wanted leader of the terrorist group Boko Haram, has denied claims by the Minister of Special Duties and Chairman of the Federal Government’s More...
Breaking News: Four Boko Haram Members Sentenced to Life Imprisonment over Suleja, Nasarawa Bombings
JULY 9TH (URHOBOTODAY)-An Abuja Court on Tuesday sentenced four Boko Haram terrorists to life imprisonment. The court found the four men guilty of involvement in the Suleja and Nasarawa bombings that led to the More...
Breaking News: Four Boko Haram Members Sentenced to Life Imprisonment over Suleja, Nasarawa Bombings
Boko Haram Leader, Shekau JULY 9TH (URHOBOTODAY)-An Abuja Court on Tuesday sentenced four Boko Haram terrorists to life imprisonment. The court found the four men guilty of involvement in the Suleja and Nasarawa More...
BREAKING NEWS: FG, Boko Haram Signs Ceasefire Agreement
Boko Haram Leader Shekau JULY 8TH (URHOBOTODAY)-President Goodluck Ebele led-Federal Government has announced signing of ceasefire deal with Jama’atu Ahlul Sunnah Lidda’awati wal Jihad, popularly known as Boko More...
Islamic Group Wants FG to Ban MEND, MASSOB,Egbesu, Others
LAGOS JUNE 19TH (URHOBOTODAY) A non-governmental organisation, Muslim Media Watch Group (MMWG), has called on the Federal Government to ban all ethnic militant groups in the country. The coordinator of the group, More...
Boko Haram Leader Shekau Narrowly Escapes Capture; Insiders Suspected
Boko Haram Leader Shekau LAGOS JUNE 10TH(URHOBOTODAY) The ongoing insecurity in the northern region of Nigeria may be further compounded by alleged disloyalty in the top ranks of the Joint Task Force [JTF] operation More...
Buhari Slams Oritsejafor, Says He is Goodluck’s Agent
President Goodluck Jonathan and Oritsejafor LAGOS JUNE 10TH (URHOBOTODAY) Former Head of State, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (Rtd.), has accused the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, More...