Wife Of Murdered Gateman Accuses Suspect Under Detention of Threatening Her Life
LAGOS JUNE 8TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Mrs. Maina Hassan, widow of deceased Security man, Mallam Abu Hassan, allegedly murdered on duty in Orogun on November 15, 2017, has cried out over threats to her life. She is calling More...
Onuesoke: APC Senators, Reps, Others Set To Join PDP-Onuesoke
Chief Sunny Onuesoke LAGOS APRIL 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) Chieftain and former governorship aspirant, Chief Sunny Onuesoke has revealed that scores of members of All Progressive Congress More...
Nigeria Govt Pays 2m Euros Ransom For Release Of 82 Chibok Girls-BBC
President Muhammadu Buhari addressing the released 82 Chibok school girls LAGOS MAY 20TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The release of the 82 girls came with a price. Five senior Boko Haram militants were moved from a high security More...
Boko Haram Raid Nigeria Town, Loot Food Supplies, Set Houses Ablaze
Boko Haram’s insurgency has triggered a major food emergency in northeastern Nigeria (AFP Photo/STEFAN HEUNIS) LAGOS MARCH 17TH (URHOBOTODAY)– Boko Haram Islamists have raided a town in restive northeast More...
Nigeria Military Save Young Female Suicide Bomber, Kill Another
LAGOS FEBRUARY 7TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Nigerian troops on Tuesday saved the life of a young woman strapped with explosives and killed another suicide bomber, apparently primed by Boko Haram Islamic extremists to attack More...
JUST IN: Many Feared Dead as Twin Explosions Rock Maiduguri
File Photo LAGOS DECEMBER 11(URHOBOTODAY)-Two deafening explosions on Sunday morning occurred in a crowded area near Maiduguri’s main market, witnesses and officials have said. The two blasts occurred in quick More...
Two Female Suicide Bombers Kill 30 in North East Nigeria
File Photo LAGOS DECEMBER 10TH (URHOBOTOAY)-Two women suicide bombers blew themselves up at a bustling market in northeast Nigeria’s Madagali town on Friday morning, killing at least 30 people and wounding More...
Two Nigerian Army Personnel Indicted in kidnap of CBN Governor’s Wife
Margret Emefiele LAGOS OCTOBER 9TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Two Nigerian Army personnel have been indicted in the kidnap saga of the wife of the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria. A report monitored in Premium Times had More...
Hungry Refugees in IDP’s Camp Accuse Nigerian Officials of Stealing Their Food
Starving refugees in IDP camp in Borno State LAGOS SEPTEMBER 14TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Nigerian officials have been accused of stealing food from desperate people who are living in camps after fleeing the terrorist group More...
Boko Haram Fighters Injure UN Officials, Nigerian Soldiers in Attack Close to Maiduguri
An injured UN official receiving treatment after the Boko Haram attack. Photo credits: Daily Post. LAGOS JULY 29TH (URHOBOTODAY)-A team of United Nations, UN, officials were attacked on Thursday by Boko Haram, DAILY More...
Boko Haram Kills 13, Captures Five Borno Communities
LAGOS MAY 25TH (URHOBOTODAY) – At least five communities of Ladin Buta near Khaddamari village of Jere Local Government Area of Borno state have been taken over and destroyed by suspected members of dreaded boko More...
Boko Haram Leader, Shekau Appears in ‘New’ Video, Says the End Has Come
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has appeared in what purports to be a new video from the ISIS-affiliated group.YouTube LAGOS MARCH 25TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Boko Haram’s purported leader Abubakar Shekau has appeared More...
JUST IN: Suicide Bombers Kill 25, Injure 17 in Mosque Attack Near Maiduguri
LAGOS MARCH 16TH (URHOBOTODAY)-A suicide bomber hit an early morning prayer ground in Umurari village on the outskirts of Maiduguri early today killing more than 25 and injuring at least 17 Muslims. An emergency More...
Insurgency: Presidency Lies, Boko Haram Still Occupy Half of Borno State-Senator
LAGOS FEBRUARY 8TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Senator representing Borno Central, Baba Kaka Garbai has said that the story that the insurgents have been degraded was nothing but a lie as the terror group still held on strong More...
Boko Haram: Sordid Tales of Maiduguri’s Grave Diggers
LAGOS FEBRUARY 8TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Even the dead weren’t safe from Boko Haram when the Islamist insurgency erupted in the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri nearly seven years ago. “They began to destroy 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...
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: 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...
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...
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...
Kidnap: Sun Deputy MD, Steve Narrates Ordeal, Says Wife Abductors Demand N100m
Oluwatoyin Nwosu LAGOS SEPTEMBER 15TH (URHOBOTODAY) — Gunmen, in the early hours of yesterday, stormed the Okota, Lagos residence of the Deputy Managing Director of The Sun Newspapers, Mr Steve Nwosu and abducted 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...
800 Nigerians Killed in 100 Days of Buhari’s Presidency- Report
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 10TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Buharimeter, a platform monitoring the implementation of the electoral promises of President Muhammadu Buhari, has reported that about 800 Nigerians were murdered by the extremist More...
100 Days: A Breakdown Of President Buhari’s Activities
Buhari LAGOS SEPTEMBER 8TH (URHOBOTODAY)-President Muhammadu Buhari has been in power for 100 days and it’s only apt to review and relive, what he’s done so far. While many opinion pieces and articles have been More...