Boko Haram Leader, Shekau Captured?
Abubakar Shekau LAGOS MAY 22ND (URHOBOTODAY)-According to the latest unconfirmed reports Abubakar Shekau, Boko Haram leader (or his impostor), has been captured. Several news media have provided the information, More...
Army Whisk Away Rescued Females Suspected of Aiding Boko Haram
LAGOS MAY 21ST (URHOBOTODAY)-All 275 women, girls and children rescued from Boko Haram and taken to the safety of a northeast Nigerian refugee camp have been taken into military custody amid suspicions that some More...
Boko Haram Recaptures Borno Border Town, Kits 600 Females for Suicide Mission
LAGOS MAY 15TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Marte, the border town in the northern flank of Borno state has again fallen to the Boko Haram sect, security sources and government officials have confirmed. Security sources said More...
Aftermath of Boko Haram Attack, Nigeria Military Imposes 24-Hour Curfew in Maiduguri
LAGOS MAY 14TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Nigerian military has imposed a dusk to dawn curfew on Maiduguri, the Borno State capital following Wednesday’s attempted attack by the Boko Haram insurgents on the city. The More...
Panic in Maiduguri as Nigerian Army Repels Fresh Boko Haram Attack
Shekau LAGOS MAY 14TH (URHOBOTODAY)- Boko Haram fighters launched an attack on northeast Nigeria’s largest city Maiduguri on Wednesday ?but were repelled by Nigerian troops after intense clashes, residents More...
Gunman, Suicide Bomber Attack Yobe School, Injures 6 Students
LAGOS MAY 8TH (URHOBOTODAY) – A gunman opened fire on students after walking into a high school in Potiskum in northeast Nigeria, critically injuring six, witnesses and a humanitarian aid worker said. It 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...
Nigerian Troops Rescue 200 Girls, 93 Women in Sambisa Forest
LAGOS APRIL 28TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Nigerian troops rescued 200 girls and 93 women Tuesday in the Sambisa Forest, the Nigerian Armed Forces announced on its official Twitter account. The armed forces could not immediately More...
Buhari Strategises on How to Silent Boko Haram
Mohammadu Buhari LAGOS APRIL 17TH (URHOBOTODAY)-On the one-year anniversary of the Boko Haram kidnapping of more than 200 school girls from Chibok, President-elect Muhammadu Buhari, in a New York Times op-ed, concisely 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...
Buhari Maps Out His Agenda…Focus on Insurgency, Corruption
Buhari receiving cheers from supporters after INEC declared him winner of Nigerian Presidential election LAGOS APRIL 3RD (URHOBOTODAY) — Nigeria’s president-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, did not smile while making More...
WONDERS: Boko Haram Male Suicide Bomber Disguising as Female (PHOTOS)
Boko Haram male bomber disguising as female with his explosive in black polythene bag by his feet LAGOS MARCH 25TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Director Defence Information, Major General Chris Olukolade revealed that a male More...
Five Key Figures to Watch in Nigeria’s Election
Goodluck Jonathan LAGOS MARCH 23RD (URHOBOTODAY0- – Africa’s most populous country and top economy, Nigeria, holds general elections this Saturday — the fifth since civilian rule was restored in More...
Nigeria Military Begin ‘Final Onslaught’ against Boko Haram
LAGOS MARCH 18TH (URHOBOTODAY)- – Nigeria has begun the “final onslaught” against Boko Haram, the country’s national security spokesman said on Tuesday, after the militants were ousted from More...
We Did Not See Chibok Girls, Military Tell Jonathan
LAGOS MARCH 17TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Nigerian military has found no clues of more than 200 school girls abducted nearly a year ago by Boko Haram, despite retaking several territories from the insurgent group, Army More...
Boko Haram’s Agitation Is Legitimate…Olusegun Obasanjo
Olusegun Obasanjo LAGOS MARCH 17TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Ex president Olusegun Obasanjo has indicated that the Boko Haram sect has legitimate grievances. Criticising the response of the current administration to the insurgency, 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 Drafts in Foreign Mercenaries to Take on Boko Haram
LAGOS MARCH 12TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Nigeria has brought in hundreds of mercenaries from South Africa and the former Soviet Union to give its offensive against Boko Haram a shot in the arm before a March 28 election, More...
Multiple Blast Hit Maiduguri as Boko Haram Pledges Allegiance to IS
Abubakar Shekau LAGOS MARCH 8TH (URHOBOTODAY)-At least five blasts have killed 50 people and injured 56 in the city of Maiduguri in north-eastern Nigeria, an official has told the BBC. Two crowded markets and a More...
Boko Haram Fighters Mass in Gwoza, Several Residents Killed
LAGOS MARCH 6TH (URHOBOTODAY)- Boko Haram militants have been amassing in the northeast Nigeria town of Gwoza, believed to be the group’s headquarters, killing residents who were unable to flee, a senator More...
Boko Haram Resorts to Total Gorilla Warfare on Nigerians
LAGOS FEBRUARY 28TH (URHOBOTODAY)- – Bomb attacks in Nigerian towns and cities look likely to increase in the run-up to forthcoming elections, despite the military claiming increasing successes against Boko More...
Nigerian Army Re-Captures More Communities from Boko Haram
LAGOS FEBRUARY 27TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Nigerian military on Friday said it has recaptured two more communities from Boko Haram militants in the North Eastern part of Nigeria after intense fighting. The Defence Headquarters 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...