Buhari Makes ‘U Turn’, Says Boko Haram’ll Last Beyond December
Buhari LAGOS OCTOBER 26TH (URHOBOTODAY)-President Muhammadu Buhari says desperate actions like detonation of Improvised Explosive Devices are likely to take a longer time to eradicate even as his administration’s More...
LAGOS: 45 Boko Haram Suspects Charge over Plot to Attack Dolphin Estate
LAGOS OCTOBER 26TH (URHOBOTODAY) – Nigeria’s secret police have arrested and charged 45 suspects over an alleged Boko Haram plot to attack the country’s financial hub, Lagos, sources with knowledge More...
Buhari Insists He’ll Not Resign If He Loses Battle against Boko Haram
Buhari LAGOS OCTOBER 17TH (URHOBOTODAY)-In a wide-ranging and exclusive interview with Al Jazeera English’s flagship current affairs show, ‘UpFront’, Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari pledged to defeat Boko More...
Boko Haram: Buhari Hails US for Sending 300 Troops to Cameroon
Buhari LAGOS OCTOBER 15TH (URHOBOTODAY)– Nigeria on Thursday welcomed a US decision to send up to 300 military personnel to Cameroon to help the regional fight against Boko Haram, despite having itself requested More...
Boko Haram Exposes Some Northern Governors as Sponsors
Shekau LAGOS OCTOBER 14TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Boko Haram sect has cited the stoppage of its monthly financial support for the recent attacks on northern states, claiming that the group was until recently being bankrolled More...
Amnesty Opens New Office in Nigeria to Investigate Abuses
LAGOS OCTOBER 14TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The global rights organisation, Amnesty International has announced the opening of its Nigerian office on Tuesday as part of its commitment to increase the impact of human rights More...
Pilot Dies as Nigerian Air Force Fighter Jet Crashes in Adamawa
LAGOS OCTOBER 11TH (URHOBOTODAY)-A Nigerian Air Force (NAF801) F7-Ni fighter jet returning to the base from an interdicted mission crashed due to bad weather, an official statement said Saturday night. A statement More...
ISIS-Affiliated Boko Haram Claims Responsibility for Abuja Multiple Blast
LAGOS OCTOBER 5TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Nigeria’s Boko Haram militants, who have pledged allegiance to the Islamic State, have claimed responsibility for a series of suicide bombings near the Nigerian capital that killed More...
Nigeria Army Dispel Fear over Multiple Blasts near Maiduguri, Says It is Military Drill
LAGOS OCTOBER 4TH (URHOBOTODAY) – Multiple explosions were heard Sunday on the outskirts of Maiduguri, a city in northeastern Nigeria that has repeatedly been attacked by Boko Haram jihadists, local residents More...
Nigerians in Diaspora Fault Buhari Becoming Petroleum Minister
Buhari LAGOS OCTOBER 3RD (URHOBOTODAY)-President Muhammadu Buhari’s plan to combine the role of a petroleum minister with being the President of the country is going to have adverse effects on the economy and More...
Scores Killed as Twin Bombs Hit Abuja
LAGOS OCTOBER 2ND (URHOBOTODAY)-A twin bomb explopsion has occurred at Kuje Area Council of the FCT this night. The first one was said to have gone off at the Police Station near First Bank and another one was More...
Scores Killed as Multiple Blasts Hit Maiduguri on Independence Day
LAGOS OCTOBER 2ND (URHOBOTODAY)-According to reports from Maiduguri, the three suicide bombers suspected to be Boko Haram militants carried out the attacks in Sageri and Ajilari areas of Maiduguri, killing and More...
Nigeria Army Raises Alarm, Accuses Boko Haram of Poisoning Water
LAGOS OCTOBER 1ST (URHOBOODAY)-The Nigerian Army Wednesday raised the alarm over the latest antics of Boko Haram, alleging that the insurgents have resorted to poisoning cattle water ponds in the areas where they More...
Full Text of President Buhari’s Independence Day Speech
President Muhammadu Buhari reading his independence speech LAGOS SEPTEMBER 1ST (URHOBOTODAY)-October 1st is a day for joy and celebrations for us Nigerians, whatever the circumstances we find ourselves in because More...
9 Dead, 10 Injured in Suspected Boko Haram Attack in Bornu Village
People stand outside a mosque where a suicide bomber killed over 20 worshippers in Maiduguri, Nigeria recently……….. LAGOS 28TH (URHOBOTODAY) – Gunmen thought to be Boko Haram fighters on More...
Diplomatic Blunder: Nigeria Absent As United Nations Ponders Fresh Assistance For Boko Haram Victims
Buhari LAGOS SEPTEMBER 27TH (URHOBOTODAY) – In what appears as a clear diplomatic blunder by Nigeria, Friday, in New York, President Muhammadu Buhari and his team to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) More...
Boko Haram Razes 50 Houses, Kills Scores of People in Adamawa Communities
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 26TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Suspected members of dreaded Boko Haram terrorists invaded three communities of Sabon Gari, Kafin Hausa and Bakin Dutse of Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State, leaving More...
Falae Narates Ordeal with Kidnappers, Fingers Boko Haram Connection
Olu Falae LAGOS SEPTEMBER 26TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The former Secretary to Government of the Federation, Olu Falae, has revealed that six Fulani herdsmen kidnapped him on Monday and made him trek 30km from Ilado where More...
Despite Boko Haram Bombings, Nigeria’s Battered North Sees Progress
Where is Shekau? LAGOS SEPTEMBER 25TH (URHOBOTODAY)-When Boko Haram abducted Rev. Enoch Mark’s two daughters, he felt like his world had come to an end. The girls were part of the over 200 students kidnapped from More...
Boko Haram: Ebonyi Gov, Umahi Pledges to Supply IDP, Troops Abakaliki Rice
David Umahi LAGOS SEPTEMBER 24TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Ebonyi State Government has promised to provide some quantities of Ebonyi Rice popularly known as Abakaliki Rice to internally displaced persons and soldiers fighting More...
Nigeria Bullish on Boko Haram, But Fear of Attack Lingers
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 24TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Nigeria on Wednesday claimed Boko Haram’s six-year insurgency was nearing an end, after the military said it had cleared rebel camps, rescued hundreds of women and children More...
Nigerian Military Replies Boko Haram Leader, Shekau, Says He is not Relevant
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 22ND (URHOBOTODAY)-The Nigerian military said it was not considering the leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, or any other particular person in the terror group to be relevant in the ongoing onslaught More...
Bornu Blast: Residents Dispute 54 Official Casualties, Say Actual Dead Figure were 85
Boko Haram leader Shekau LAGOS SEPTEMBER 22ND (URHOBOTODAY)- – Locals in Maiduguri, northeast Nigeria, on Monday said at least 85 people were killed in a series of bombings blamed on Boko Haram, disputing More...
3 Blasts Hit Maiduguri Maiduguri a Day after Boko Haram Leader, Shekau Describes Buhari as a Liar
Boko Haram leader Mohammadu Shekau LAGOS SEPTEMBER 21ST (URHOBOTODAY) – Three blasts struck the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, a military spokesman said on Sunday, a day after a new audio message More...
Boko Haram Leader, Shekau Dismisses Nigerian Military Claims, Says Buhari is a Liar
This screen grab image of Abubakar Shekau was taken on February 18, 2015 from a video made available by Islamist group Boko LAGOS SEPTEMBER 20TH (URHOBOTODAY) – Nigeria’s military on Saturday claimed More...