Nigerian Military’s Victory Claim over Boko Haram is Fraudulent-US Diplomat
John Campbell Former US Ambassador to Nigeria, John Campbell, has said that talks of victories by Nigerian troops against Boko Haram, must be taken with caution, even skepticism, especially with the difficulty in More...
Boko Haram Made 1.4m Nigerian Children Homeless-UNICEF
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 18TH (URHOBOTODAY) – The number of children forced to flee Boko Haram’s insurgency in Nigeria and neighbouring countries has reached 1.4 million, the U.N. children agency UNICEF said More...
Investigative Journalist, Ahmed Saldika Proves Buhari Wrong on Negotiation with Boko Haram
Investigative Journalist, Ahmed Saldika on dark eye glass LAGOS SEPTEMBER 16TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Investigative journalist, Ahmed Saldika, has countered the statement of President Muhammadu Buhari, on the Chibok girls More...
FG Kick Starts Negotiations with Boko Haram for Release of Chibok Girls
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 16TH (URHOBOTODAY)-–President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in France stated that his government has kicked off negotiations with Boko Haram to secure the release of over 200 Chibok girls. It will More...
France Pledges Military Equipment to Fight Boko Haram
French President François Hollande with President Muhammadu Buhari LAGOS SEPTEMBER 15TH (URHOBOTODAY)-French President François Hollande has pledged to assist the Multinational Joint Task Force (MJTF) with intelligence More...
Attack on Yola IDP Camp and Matters Arising
By Alex O. Atawa-Akpodiete* LAGOS SEPTEMBER 13TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Every nation faces its own unique security challenges. In some countries, it is the proliferation of small arms, while others are saddled with secessionist More...
Boko Haram Raids Borno Villages in Desperate Random Recruitment Drive
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 12TH (URHOBOTODAY)-With the renewed efforts of Nigerian military forces currently fighting to restore law and order across the North-East, the Boko Haram sect is apparently gasping for breath and More...
Buhari Defends ‘Lopsided Appointments’, Says Whereabouts of Chibok Girls Could not be Ascertain
Buhari LAGOS SEPTEMBER 9TH (URHOBOTODAY)-President Muhammadu Buhari has defended his recent appointments criticised by many Nigerians as lopsided, saying he nominated people he could trust, and who had worked with More...
Boko Haram: Xmas Day Bomber, Kabiru Sokoto Sentenced To Life Imprisonment
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 6TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Boko Haram kingpin, Kabiru Umar, alias Kabiru Sokoto, was on Friday sentenced to life imprisonment by an Abuja Federal High Court for his role in terrorist activities, including More...
Again, Boko Haram Kills Thirty Traders in a Village Market of Borno State
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (URHOBOTODAY)-At least about 30 traders are reported to have been killed in a deadly bomb explosion at a local market in Borno State on Friday, according to a local vigilante speaking to SaharaReporters. A More...
Boko Haram Militants Riding on Horses Kill 68 in Borno Village
LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (URHOBOTODAY)-At least 68 people were killed while several others were injured when members of Boko Haram sect invaded Baanu Village of Nganzai local government area of Borno state. A resident More...
Nigerians React in Twitters over Buhari Wasted 100 Days in Office (SEE TWEETS)
Muhammadu Buhari wasted 100 days in office LAGOS AUGUST 28TH (URHOBOTODAY)-During Mohammadu Buhari’s Presidential campaign, it should be recalled that a public letter was published by the President titled, “My More...
France Offers to Host International Meeting on Tackling Boko Haram
People displaced from their homes following attacks by Boko Haram militants wait at a camp for internally displace LAGOS AUGUST 26TH – French President Francois Hollande offered Tuesday to organise an international More...
Security: US,UK,Canada Warn Citizens to Stay Clear of Twenty Two States in Nigeria
David Cameon LAGOS AUGUST 23RD (URHOBOTODAY)-In spite of the weakening of Boko Haram’s capacity to carry out large-scale attacks against civilians and soldiers by Nigerian troops in the North-East, the United More...
UN Secretary-General, Ban-Ki Moon to Visit Nigeria on Sunday
UN Secreatry-General,Ban Ki-Moon expected in Nigeria on Sunday LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (URHOBOTODAY)-Nigeria will play host to the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, who will be in the country from tomorrow, 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...
They’re Back with Full Force: Boko Haram’s Return Under Buhari
Buhari By Fisayo Soyombo LAGOS AUGUST 16TH (URHOBOTODAY)-In less than three months of Buhari’s reign, the gory era of terrorism is back in Nigeria. This is not the Nigeria that Muhammadu Buhari promised More...
Ten Steps Buhari Must Take to Move Nigeria Forward
Buhari By Alex Atawa-Akpodiete* During his campaign, President Muhammadu Buhari promised inter alia, to fight corruption, fix the economy and crush Boko Haram. It is glaring that for President Buhari to really More...
Three Important Achievements of Buhari in Just 60 Days in Office
President Muhammadu Buhari, ‘Baba Go Slow’ is on track By Oladele Hakeem LAGOS AUGUST 10TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Actions speak louder than words. The actions of President Muhammadu Buhari right from his inauguration More...
Buhari Announces Plan to Produce Weapons, Decries Dependence on Other Countries
Buhari LAGOS AUGUST 7TH (URHOBOTODAY)- President Muhammadu Buhari said on Friday Nigeria planned to ramp up the domestic production of weapons for its armed forces, in an effort to cut the country’s dependence More...
Crisis Rocks EFCC as Police Officers Seconded to the Agency Threaten to Expose Lamordi, Aliyu
Larmode LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (URHOBOTODAY)-Fresh trouble is brewing in Nigeria’s anti-graft police where some senior police officers on secondment to the agency are poised for a showdown with the agency’s boss, More...
Many Feared Killed in Early Morning Blast in Maiduguri Bus Station
LAGOS JULY 31ST (UROBOTODAY)-A bomb explosion has rocked a crowded motor park in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, residents and security operatives have revealed. The incident occurred at a busy location where More...
Boko Haram ‘Slits Throats of 10 Fishermen’
LAGOS 30TH (URHOBOTODAY) – Boko Haram Islamists slit the throats of 10 fishermen in villages near Baga on the shores of the Lake Chad in northeastern Nigeria, a leading fisherman and a resident said Thursday. “On More...
Reasons Behind Buhari’s Visit to Cameroon
Buhari LAGOS JULY 29TH (URHOBOTODAY) — Nigeria’s new President Muhammadu Buhari is set to make his first official visit to one-time enemy Cameroon Wednesday to ease tensions and bolster support for a multinational More...
Ten Steps Buhari Must Take to Move Nigeria Forward
Buhari By Alex Atawa-Akpodiete LAGOS JULY 27TH (URHOBOTODAY)-During his campaign, President Muhammadu Buhari promised inter alia, to fight corruption, fix the economy and crush Boko Haram. It is glaring that for More...