Nigerian Army Reinstates 3,000 Soldiers Dismissed over Boko Haram War
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 3RD (URHOBOTODAY)- – The Nigerian army said Thursday it had reinstated some 3,000 soldiers who were dismissed for alleged indiscipline in the battle against Boko Haram insurgents in the northeast. Army 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 Militants Take Over Damaturu-Maiduguri Road
LAGOS JULY 11TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Reports reaching PREMIUM TIMES say Boko Haram militants have taken over the highway linking Maiduguri and Damaturu, capitals of Borno and Yobe states respectively. A police officer More...
Scores of Policemen Reportedly Killed in a Fresh Explosion in Maiduguri
LAGOS JULY 11TH (URHOBOTODAY)-A blast suspected to be from a vehicle loaded with explosives, has occurred in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state. The explosion occurred around Bulumkutu area just in front of More...
Boko Haram Massacre 150 Muslim Worshippers in North Eastern Villages
LAGOS JULY 3RD (URHOBOTODAY) – Suspected Boko Haram militants have killed nearly 150 people in northeastern Nigerian villages, mowing down men and children while they prayed in mosques and shooting women More...
Military Bows to Buhari, Moves Command, Control Centre to Maiduguri Tomorrow
LAGOS JUNE 8TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Following President Muhammad Buhari’s directives to military to move its command centre to Maiduguri, the Borno state capital fight Boko Haram sect, the authorities of the Nigerian More...
Suicide Bomber Kill 50 in Maiduguri Butcher’s Market
Shekau LAGOS JUNE 2ND (URHOBOTODAY)-A bomb blast hit a busy market in Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri on Tuesday, killing as many as 50 people, according to eyewitnesses. A man blew himself up at 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...
Military Confines Aljazeera Reporters to Hotel in Maiduguri
LAGOS MARCH 25TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Nigeria Defence Headquarters has said two journalists working for Aljazeera Television were found loitering around areas where military operations are ongoing in the North East and 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 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...
Fleeing Boko Haram Calls For Ceasefire
LAGOS FEBRUARY 24TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Members of the Islamist terror group, Boko Haram that are running away from the fire-power of Nigerian troops are calling for ceasefire and immediate stop to hostilities. The group More...
Mayhem in Borno as Buhari’s Supporters Go Wild, Raze PDP Campaign Office, Kill 6
Razed PDP Campaign offive in Borno LAGOS FEBRUARY 16TH (URHOBOTODAY)-About 6 people were killed in a violent mayhem following a well attended rally on Saturday by the APC presidential Candidate, General Mohammed More...
Boko Haram Over Runs Monguno Barracks, Kills Soldiers, Civilians
Shekau LAGOS JANUARY 27TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Top security officials just confirmed to SaharaReporters that Islamist fighters today overwhelmed the 243 battalion of the Nigerian Army stationed at Monguno Barracks. The More...
Boko Haram lay Siege to Borno State Capital, Maiduguri
LAGOS JANUARY 26TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Nigerian northeastern based Boko Haram insurgents began coordinated massive attacks on Maiduguri and Monguno townships since 8PM Nigerian time after massing around villages in the More...
Against All Odds, Jonathan Storms Borno, Hails Army Patriotism
President Goodluck Jonathan LAGOS JANUARY 15TH (URHOBOTODAY)-President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday undertook a surprise visit to Maiduguri on the occasion of Nigeria’s Armed Forces Remembrance Day to meet with More...
Boko Haram: Dismissed 203 Nigerian Soldiers Narrate Gory Tales of Maltreatment
LAGOS JANUARY 2ND (URHOBOTODAY)- The Nigerian Army has dismissed 203 soldiers after a secret court martial held in the dead of the night, for allegedly disobeying a direct order from their commanding officer. One More...
Dozens Die as Two Female Suicide Bombers Detonate Bombs in Maiduguri Market
File picture of past Maiduguri bomb blast LAGOS NOVEMBER 25TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Dozens of traders and passerby were today (Tuesday) killed near Maiduguri main market when two suspected female suicide bombers dressed More...
Military Makes ‘U Turn’ Retract Statement on Release of Chibok Girls
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 24TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Nigeria’s military has retracted its statement that some of the schoolgirls abducted from Chibok town in April by Islamist militants had been freed. Two Toyota Hiace buses More...
BREAKING NEWS: Some Chibok Girls Gain Freedom
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 23RD (URHOBOTODAY)-A yet unclear number of the Chibok girls kidnapped by the extremist boko haram sect in April have been released, officials said. A top military source said two Toyota Hiace buses More...
AMAZING: Pilots Of Crashed Nigerian Airforce Jet Reappears
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 19TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Flight Lieutenant NM Halilu, Co-Pilot, and Warrant Officer Augustine Nwanonenyi, aircraft technician have survived the crash.The crew member, who was declared missing when his More...
Bama Women, Children ‘Dying’ of Hunger as Boko Haram Tightens Grip on Town
Widows-Orphans-governor-shettima-after-Bama-killings-Borno-state LAGOS SEPTEMBER 12TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Thousands of women and children stranded in Bama, one of the towns seized by Boko Haram in Borno State, are dying More...