Rescued Nigerian Girl Longs for Boko Haram’s Commander ‘Husband’
LAGOS FEBRUARY 5TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Almost a year after she was rescued from Boko Haram captivity by the Nigerian army, Zara John, 16, is still in love with one of the fighters who abducted her. She was delighted More...
Buhari Raises Alarm, Says Terrorists Returning to Embarrass Govt
Buhari LAGOS JAAURY 31ST (URHOBOTODAY)-President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday raised the alarm that having lost the war to the nation’s armed forces, insurgents are desperately seeking ways of returning to the society More...
Boko Haram Burns Children Alive in Saturday Night Attack in Borno State
LAGOS JANUARY 31ST (URHOBOTODAY)-A survivor hidden in a tree says he watched Boko Haram extremists firebomb huts and heard the screams of children among people burned to death in the latest attack by Nigeria’s More...
Nigeria Military Raises Alarm, Says Boko Haram Bombers Change Tactics, Dress Like Mad Persons
LAGOS JANUARY 30TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters, DHQ has alerted the general public over what it said is the new tactics of Boko Haram suicide bombers. A statement by the acting Director Defence More...
Nigerian Army Apprehends Wanted Boko Haram Kingpin In Hausa Quarters, Sapele
LAGOS JANAURY 30TH (URHOBOTODAY)-A middle-aged man suspected to be a member of the Boko Haram sect has been apprehended in Sapele , Delta, by officers of the 19 Battalion of Nigerian Army. The suspect, Bukar Abacha, More...
Jonathan to Buhari: You’re Fighting Boko Haram with Arms I Bought
Buhari and Jonathan LAGOS JANUARY 28TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Nigeria’s former President Goodluck Jonathan says the current administration is prosecuting the war against insurgency with the arms which were procured More...
I Reserve My Comment on Arms Deal Saga –Jonathan
Goodluck Jonathan LAGOS JANUARY 28TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Former president Good¬luck Jonathan has said he won’t speak on the N2.1 billion arms deal probe saga and trial of some people in his government because, whatever More...
Boko Haram Still in Control of Two LGA in Borno – IDPs
LAGOS JANUARY 23RD (URHOBOTODAY)-Some Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, from Mobbar and Abadam local governments in the Northern Borno on Friday revealed that they can not return to their respective local governments More...
$2.1b Arms Scam: PDP Insists Jonathan Must Speak Up Now
Goodluck Jonathan LAGOS JANUARY 12TH (URHOBOTODAY)-LAGOS JANUARY 12TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Peoples Democratic Party said on Monday that it has become imperative for former President Goodluck Jonathan to speak out now More...
War against Boko Haram: US Donates 24 Vehicles Valued at $11m to Nigeria
LAGOS JANURY 7TH (URHOBOTODAY)-– The United States is donating 24 mine-resistant, armor-protected vehicles valued at $11 million to Nigeria’s military, to enable the country’s soldiers combat the More...
2016: Cleric Predicts Bombing of Warri, Death of Serving Governor, Others
LAGOS JANUARY 3RD (URHOBOTODAY)-If prophesies coming from the spiritual leader of the Omega Fire Ministries are anything to go by, then the Nigerian political class is in for many tragedies in 2016. According to More...
Boko Harm Defiles Buhari’s Deadline as Fighter on Bicycles Kill 14, Burn a Village
LAGOS DECEMBER 27TH (URHOBOTODAY) – At least 14 people were killed and several others injured by Boko Haram gunmen in a Christmas Day attack on a village in northeastern Nigeria, vigilantes said Saturday. Attacking More...
December Deadline: Buhari Claims “Technical” Victory over Boko Haram
Buhari LAGOS DECEMBER 24TH (URHOBOTODAY)– President Muhammadu Buhari said Nigeria has “technically” won the war against Boko Haram though suicide bombers remain a threat, in remarks issued days More...
Obaigbena Writes EFCC, Says From Ex-NSA Dasuki for Boko Bombing of THISDAY Offices
THISDAY Publisher,Nduka Obaigbena LAGOS DECEMBER 12TH (URHOBOTODAY)- – Chairman of ThisDay Newspaper, Mr. Nduka Obaigbena has written to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to explain why the Office More...
Boko Haram: Why Buhari’s December Deadline May Be Impossible
Buhari LAGOS DECEMBER 6TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Throughout his presidential campaign and upon taking office earlier this year, president Buhari has repeatedly stated ending the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria as a major More...
Soldiers Fled as Boko Haram Destroys Nigerian Military Base; 107 Troops MIA
LAGOS DECEMBER 1ST (URHOBOTODAY) — Boko Haram destroyed a Nigerian military base as soldiers fled and only self-defense fighters prevented the insurgents from retaking a northeastern town, residents said Monday. The More...
Boko Haram Over Takes ISIS as World’s Deadliest Terror Organisation
Abubakar Shekau, Leader of Boko Haram LAGOS NOVEMBER 19TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Boko Haram has overtaken Isis as the world’s most deadly terrorist organisation, according to a new report. The Nigerian-based terror group, More...
105 Soldiers Missing, Tank, Artillery Captured After Fierce Gun Battle With Boko Haram Militants
LAGOS NOVEMBER 19TH (URHOBOTODAY)-At least 105 soldiers of the 157 Battalion, including their commanding officer, are feared missing after they came under intense attack from Boko Haram insurgents at Gudunbali, More...
Boko Haram Intelligent Gathering 100% Better than Nigeria’s Military – Danjuma
Danjuma LAGOS NOVEMBER 4TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Barely two months to the December deadline for the nation’s Armed Forces to defeat the Boko Haram sect, one-time Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Theophilus Danjuma (rtd), More...
Boko Haram Reveals Picture of Rocket-Making Factory
Boko Haram rocket making factory LAGOS OCTOBER 3RD (URHOBOTODAY)-An inscription on one of the machines shows the abbreviation of Government Technical College Bama (GTCB). The equipment appears to have been donated More...
Pro-Biafra Agitators are Miscreants – Obasanjo
Obasanjo LAGOS OCTOBER 30TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described pro-Biafra agitators as miscreants who should be ignored. Speaking in an exclusive interview with our correspondents at More...
Boko Haram: Trading Bomb Maker for Chibok Girls
By Philip Obaji Jr. LAGOS OCTOBER 29TH (URHOBOTODAY) — Ever since Muhammadu Buhari took office last May as Nigeria’s fifth democratically elected president, he has made the war against insurgency in the country’s More...
December Deadline: Military Forms Special Brigade to Fight Boko Haram in Borno State
LAGOS OCTOBER 28TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Nigerian military on Monday unveiled a new task force specifically placed in the country’s northeastern Borno state to combat terrorist group Boko Haram. Lt. Gen. Tukur More...
Boko Haram: Gowon Faults Buhari’s December Deadline, Hails Jonathan’s Military Success
Gowon LAGOS OCTOBER 27TH (URHOBOTODAY)-A former military Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, on Tuesday faulted President Muhammadu Buhari and the Nigerian military over the December deadline for ending the Boko Haram More...
Contrary to Military Claim Shettima Says Boko Haram Fully in Control of Two LGA in Borno
LAGOS OCTOBER 27TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima,has revealed that Boko Haram militants are occupying two local governments in his state, contrary to the impression that the militants are not More...