insurgents – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Sun, 31 Mar 2024 20:21:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png insurgents – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Nigerian Army Chief Reaffirms Commitment to Defeat Insurgents, Bandits https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerian-army-chief-reaffirms-commitment-to-defeat-insurgents-bandits/ https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerian-army-chief-reaffirms-commitment-to-defeat-insurgents-bandits/#respond Sun, 31 Mar 2024 18:00:47 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=374635 The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has reiterated the Nigerian Army’s unwavering commitment to defeating insurgents, bandits, and other forms of aggression disturbing the country’s peace. In his Easter message to troops in Abuja on Sunday, Lagbaja urged all officers and soldiers to pray for continued operational successes and uphold the values [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerian-army-chief-reaffirms-commitment-to-defeat-insurgents-bandits/feed/ 0 Boko Haram Attacks Four Villages in Southern Borno, Residents flee https://www.theinfostride.com/boko-haram-attacks-four-villages-in-southern-borno-residents-flee/ https://www.theinfostride.com/boko-haram-attacks-four-villages-in-southern-borno-residents-flee/#respond Sat, 26 Dec 2020 21:17:52 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=279646 Residents have fled their homes as Boko Haram terrorists attacked four villages in the southern part of Borno State. According to local sources who are on the run, the attack is ongoing as of 9pm on Saturday. Eyewitnesses reports that the insurgents rode in at least 10 Toyota Hilux vans, and they were first seen [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/boko-haram-attacks-four-villages-in-southern-borno-residents-flee/feed/ 0 Abdullahi Ganduje Raises Alarm Over Influx Of Insurgents Into Kano https://www.theinfostride.com/abdullahi-ganduje-raises-alarm-over-influx-of-insurgents-into-kano/ Sat, 03 Dec 2016 19:04:08 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=149968 Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State on Friday briefed President Muhammadu Buhari on emerging security challenges in the state occasioned by increasing influx of Boko Haram insurgents into Falgore forest in the state. Ganduje was reacting to questions from State House correspondents after a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in the Presidential Villa, [...]

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]]> Boko Haram Insurgency: Only One Local Government Area Left To Be Liberated – Borno Speaker https://www.theinfostride.com/boko-haram-insurgency-only-one-local-government-area-left-to-be-liberated-borno-speaker/ Fri, 27 Nov 2015 23:38:25 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=109233 Chairman, Conference of Speakers of State Houses of Assembly, in Nigeria and Speaker, Borno State House of Assembly, Abdulkarim Lawan, has said only one local government is yet to be liberated from the Boko Haram insurgents in Borno State. He assured that the December deadline to rout the Boko Haram insurgents from Nigeria would be [...]

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]]> Boko Haram Reported To Be The World’s Deadliest Extremist Group https://www.theinfostride.com/boko-haram-reported-to-be-the-worlds-deadliest-extremist-group/ Fri, 20 Nov 2015 11:39:22 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=107916 Boko Haram Islamic insurgents in Nigeria have become the world’s deadliest extremist group, edging out the Islamic State group to which it is affiliated, according to a new report. The Global Terrorism Index says deaths attributed to Boko Haram increased by 317% in 2014 to 6,644 compared with 6,073 blamed on IS. Boko Haram pledged [...]

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]]> Pro-Biafra Protests: Nigerian Army Warns IPOB, MASSOB, Others Against Secession https://www.theinfostride.com/pro-biafra-protests-nigerian-army-warns-ipob-massob-others-against-secession/ Tue, 17 Nov 2015 10:59:07 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=107464 The Nigerian Army has warned secessionists against agitating for the country’s break-up. The General Officer Commanding, 3 Division of the Nigerian Army, Jos, in Plateau State, Major General Hassan Umaru, gave the warning on Monday. Apart from Boko Haram insurgents in the North East of Nigeria, some separatists under the banner of Indigenous People of [...]

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]]> Nigerian Military Repelled Boko Haram Attack In Gwoza, Killed Seven Insurgents https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerian-military-repelled-boko-haram-attack-in-gwoza-killed-seven-insurgents/ Sat, 14 Nov 2015 09:27:25 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=107050 A daring attempt by Boko Haram terrorists to attack military positions in Gwoza, Borno State on Friday morning, was successfully repelled by troops, the Nigeria army has said. A statement by army spokesman, Colonel Sani Usman said: “Boko Haram terrorists despite their obvious losses have made a desperate but costly attempt to attack Nigerian Army’s [...]

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]]> 2 Local Government Areas Are Still Under Boko Haram’s Controls – Shettima https://www.theinfostride.com/2-local-government-areas-are-still-under-boko-harams-controls-shettima/ Sun, 25 Oct 2015 14:49:20 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=103489 Borno State Governor Alhaji Kashim Shettima, has revealed that Boko Haram insurgents have lost much ground in his state. He said the terrorists now control only two local governments down from the 20 previously under the sect’s grip. “They are presently controlling two local governments in Borno State; Abadam and Mobbar and partially in Marte,” [...]

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]]> President Buhari Offers Cash, Material Relief To Parents Of Abducted Chibok Girls | #News https://www.theinfostride.com/buhari-offers-cash-material-relief-to-parents-of-abducted-chibok-girls-news/ Sun, 30 Aug 2015 17:30:37 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/buhari-offers-cash-material-relief-to-parents-of-abducted-chibok-girls-news/ Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima on Saturday presented N100,000 cash assistance and clothing materials to each of the parents of the 219 girls abducted at the Government Secondary School, Chibok.He presented the items while interacting with the parents in Maiduguri, noting that the gesture was a directive from President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB). “I met with [...]

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]]> Adamawa Varsity Reopens, Employs 80 Hunters | #Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/adamawa-varsity-reopens-employs-80-hunters-nigeria/ Fri, 21 Aug 2015 13:04:12 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/adamawa-varsity-reopens-employs-80-hunters-nigeria/ The authorities of Adamawa State University, Mubi, have recruited 80 hunters to ensure the security of the university community. The News Agency of Nigeria reported that the university’s Vice Chancellor, Prof Joshua Shall, disclosed this to newsmen in Mubi on Thursday, just as the institution resumes academic activities. Shall said that the institution was aware [...]

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]]> Insurgency: Yobe Govt. Refurbishes 300 Classrooms, Employs 3,000 Teachers | #Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/insurgency-yobe-govt-refurbishes-300-classrooms-employs-3000-teachers-nigeria/ Wed, 19 Aug 2015 12:43:37 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/insurgency-yobe-govt-refurbishes-300-classrooms-employs-3000-teachers-nigeria/ The Yobe Government said it has refurbished over 300 classrooms and provided infrastructure in schools destroyed by insurgents across the state “to avoid gaps in the system”. The Director of Press to the State Governor, Abdullahi Bego, said this in an interview on Tuesday in Damaturu. Mr. Bego said the state government had made education [...]

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]]> Insurgency: Army Special Forces Clear Damaturu-Biu Road of Land Mines https://www.theinfostride.com/army-special-forces-clear-damaturu-biu-road-of-land-mines/ Sun, 19 Jul 2015 20:15:08 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/07/army-special-forces-clear-damaturu-biu-road-of-land-mines/ The Nigerian military says it has successfully detonated land mines planted by Boko Haram insurgents along the Maiduguri-Biu Road. Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, who stated this in a statement on Sunday, declared the road safe for usage as adequate security had been provide to ensure safety of commuters. Usman specifically said [...]

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]]> Boko Haram Kidnaps Over 400 Women and Children In Borno Town https://www.theinfostride.com/boko-haram-kidnaps-over-400-women-and-children-in-borno-town/ Wed, 25 Mar 2015 21:15:42 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/03/boko-haram-kidnaps-over-400-women-and-children-in-borno-town/ As the Nigerian military alongside its Chadian, Nigerien and Cameroonian counterparts tighten the noose around Boko Haram in Northeast Nigeria, residents of Damasak in Borno State have claimed that the insurgents kidnapped over 400 women and children. This latest claim of mass abduction is reminiscent of the Chibok schoolgirls’ saga, where over 200 girls were [...]

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]]> Rivers Deputy Governor Dumps APC, Calls It ‘Party Of Rebels’ https://www.theinfostride.com/rivers-deputy-governor-dumps-apc-calls-it-party-of-rebels/ Mon, 23 Mar 2015 03:15:46 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/03/rivers-deputy-governor-dumps-apc-calls-it-party-of-rebels/ Rivers State Deputy Governor, Tele Ikuru, Sunday announced he has left the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement titled ‘A Call on the Conscience of the People of Rivers State’ issued in Port Harcourt, Ikuru described the APC as “a party of rebels, insurgents and anarchists, clothed in robes of pretence and deceit”. “Today, [...]

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]]> Boko Haram Releases 158 People Abducted In Yobe State https://www.theinfostride.com/boko-haram-releases-158-people-abducted-in-yobe-state/ Fri, 20 Feb 2015 09:15:47 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/02/boko-haram-releases-158-people-abducted-in-yobe/ Boko Haram has released 158 women and children abducted from Katarko village in Yobe State and have been reunited with their families in Damaturu, the state capital after three weeks in captivity. Ahmed Goniri, the state Commissioner for Justice and Chairman of the State Committee on Rehabilitation of Victims of Insurgency, said this while addressing [...]

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]]> Emir Of Mubi Returns Days After Military Dislodge Boko Haram https://www.theinfostride.com/emir-of-mubi-returns-days-after-military-dislodge-boko-haram/ Fri, 12 Dec 2014 21:15:49 +0000 http://www.theinfostrides.com/2014/12/emir-of-mubi-returns-days-after-military-dislodge-boko-haram/ Emir of Mubi, Adamawa State, Dr. Abubakar Isa Ahmadu, Friday, returned to his palace amid cheers from residents, after two months’ exile caused by Boko Haram attacks. The insurgents had invaded the commercial town, burning down the Mubi International Market along with several churches before renaming it as Madinatul Islam or “City of Islam”. They [...]

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]]> Insurgency: Nigeria Not Helpless, Says Badeh https://www.theinfostride.com/insurgency-nigeria-not-helpless-says-badeh/ Wed, 05 Nov 2014 09:15:36 +0000 http://www.theinfostrides.com/2014/11/insurgency-nigeria-not-helpless-says-badeh/ The Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, on Tuesday said Nigeria was not helpless despite the escalating level of threat posed by the activities of the Boko Haram sect. He made this known in a brief chat with State House correspondents when he led service chiefs to the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The [...]

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]]> Boko Haram Abducts 30 Boys And Girls In Borno https://www.theinfostride.com/boko-haram-abducts-30-boys-and-girls-in-borno/ Sun, 26 Oct 2014 21:15:30 +0000 http://www.theinfostrides.com/2014/10/boko-haram-abducts-30-boys-and-girls-in-borno/ Despite ongoing truce talks between the federal government and the Boko Haram group, about 30 boys and girls have been abducted in Nigeria’s northeast by suspected members of the terror group, according to a local village chief. “The insurgents … grabbed young people, boys and girls, from our region,” said Alhaji Shettima Maina, who is [...]

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]]> Ceasefire: CAN Urges FG To Continue Negotiation Despite Attacks https://www.theinfostride.com/ceasefire-can-urges-fg-to-continue-negotiation-despite-attacks/ Mon, 20 Oct 2014 20:15:50 +0000 http://www.theinfostrides.com/2014/10/ceasefire-can-urges-fg-to-continue-negotiation-despite-attacks/ Christians in Borno State have advised the Federal Government to continue its negotiation for a ceasefire with the Boko Haram. Speaking on behalf of the Christians, Rev. Titus Pona, Chairman of the Borno chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Monday, said the government should continue with the agreement in spite of the [...]

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]]> Boko Haram: Borno Residents Hail Military’s Recent Strings Of Success https://www.theinfostride.com/boko-haram-borno-residents-hail-militarys-recent-strings-of-success/ Fri, 26 Sep 2014 16:15:48 +0000 SOLDIERS ON GUARD ON POST OFFICE ROAD IN Maiduguri Some residents of Maiduguri, Borno, on Thursday commended the Nigerian military for its gallant efforts aimed at tackling the Boko Haram insurgency in the North-East region. The inhabitants told the News Agency of Nigeria in Maiduguri that with the current tempo of military operation against the sect members [...]

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]]> Military Won’t Allow Hoisting Of Strange Flags In Any Part Of Nigeria – Olukolade https://www.theinfostride.com/military-wont-allow-hoisting-of-strange-flags-in-any-part-of-nigeria-olukolade/ Mon, 21 Jul 2014 15:15:44 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2014/07/military-wont-allow-hoisting-of-strange-flags-in-any-part-of-nigeria-olukolade/ Following the death of more than 300 peoples, including a Lieutenant-Colonel, by Boko Haram insurgents in the last three weeks in Damboa, Borno State, the Defence Headquarters yesterday stepped up activities against the sect and ordered troops to flush them out from Damboa. The campaign against the insurgents was stepped up in Damboa Local Government [...]

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]]> #Insurgency: Several Feared Dead In Boko Haram Attack On Borno https://www.theinfostride.com/several-feared-dead-in-boko-haram-attack-on-borno/ Fri, 18 Jul 2014 19:15:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2014/07/several-feared-dead-in-boko-haram-attack-on-borno/ Boko Haram gunmen killed many people in an attack on the town of Damboa in Borno State, throwing explosives into residential homes and shooting dead civilians who tried to surrender, an official said Friday. “The insurgents attacked the town from 6:30pm (1730 GMT) on Thursday to the early hours of today,” said the official in [...]

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]]> Military in Operations https://www.theinfostride.com/military-in-operations/ Sun, 29 Jun 2014 05:25:41 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2014/06/military-in-operations/ The government notes with concern the attempt by some persons working assiduously to demoralise our security agencies particularly military personnel involved in the fight against insurgency in the north-east. While we do not want to go into details of operations currently taking place, it is advised that the practice in which some persons just bandied [...]

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]]> #Insurgency: Suspected Boko Haram members attack four villages in northeast Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/insurgency-suspected-boko-haram-members-attack-four-villages-in-northeast-nigeria/ Sun, 01 Jun 2014 05:55:07 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=45870 A series of suspected Boko Haram attacks in four villages in Nigeria’s restive northeast killed several people, residents said Sunday, in the latest violence blamed on the Islamist insurgents. The military was not immediately available to comment…

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]]> IMF chief Christine Lagarde says Boko Haram kidnappers ‘despicable’ https://www.theinfostride.com/imf-chief-christine-lagarde-says-boko-haram-kidnappers-despicable/ Tue, 20 May 2014 09:00:29 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=43780 International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde branded Boko Haram, the Nigerian insurgents who kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls, "despicable" on Monday. "In a deep sense, the actions of Boko Haram represent the complete antithesis of the values…

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]]> Boko Haram: Civil Society Groups Stage Protests In Katsina Over FG’s Acceptance Of Foreign Intervention https://www.theinfostride.com/boko-haram-civil-society-groups-stage-protests-in-katsina-over-fgs-acceptance-of-foreign-intervention/ Fri, 09 May 2014 19:15:41 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2014/05/boko-haram-civil-society-groups-stage-protests-in-katsina-over-fgs-acceptance-of-foreign-intervention/ A coalition of civil society organisations in Katsina State on Thursday staged a peaceful demonstration against foreign intervention sought by Nigeria in addressing its security challenges. President Goodluck Jonathan had sought for and received offers of assistance from the U.S, China and U.K at the last count, to help Nigeria surmount the Boko Haram insurgency. [...]

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]]> Dozens killed in clashes between Nigerian troops https://www.theinfostride.com/dozens-killed-in-clashes-between-nigerian-troops/ Fri, 25 Apr 2014 22:19:35 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=38400 More than 40 insurgents and four soldiers died in clashes between Nigerian troops and Islamists near the scene where scores of abducted girls are believed to be held in the north of the country, the military said Friday. "The capture of a number of…

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]]> Boko Haram Claims Responsibility For Nyanyan Bombing In New Video https://www.theinfostride.com/boko-haram-claims-responsibility-for-nyanyan-bombing-in-new-video/ Sat, 19 Apr 2014 19:16:45 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2014/04/boko-haram-claims-responsibility-for-nyanyan-bombing-in-new-video/ Leader of the Boko Haram Islamists sect Abubakar Shekau has claimed responsibility for a bombing in Nyanyan, Abuja, which led to the death of over 70 commuters in Nigeria’s capital. “We are the ones that carried out the attack in Abuja,” Shekau said in the 28-minute video message, referring to Monday morning blast in Abuja. [...]

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]]> Desperate parents face ‘nightmare’ after mass kidnap in northeast Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/desperate-parents-face-nightmare-after-mass-kidnap-in-northeast-nigeria/ Wed, 16 Apr 2014 12:55:55 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=36187 Desperate Nigerian parents pleaded Wednesday for an end to their "nightmare" after Boko Haram Islamists kidnapped more than 100 girls from a secondary school in the embattled northeast. The mass abduction by heavily armed insurgents from the Chibok…

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]]> Pro-Kremlin gunmen gain ground in crisis-hit Ukraine while Russian President Vladimir Putin denied involvement https://www.theinfostride.com/pro-kremlin-gunmen-gain-ground-in-crisis-hit-ukraine-while-russian-president-vladimir-putin-denied-involvement/ Mon, 14 Apr 2014 21:36:15 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=35824 Russian President Vladimir Putin denied involvement Monday with pro-Russian insurgents gaining ground in eastern Ukraine, but an unconvinced European Union expanded its sanctions on officials accused of trying to break up the ex-Soviet country. Putin…

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]]> At least 60 killed by suspected Boko Haram members in Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/at-least-60-killed-by-suspected-boko-haram-members-in-nigeria/ Mon, 14 Apr 2014 07:17:45 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=35619 Suspected Boko Haram Islamists killed at least 60 people in Nigeria's troubled northeastern Borno state close to the border with Cameroon, a local official said. "The attackers, who are no doubt Boko Haram insurgents, attacked Amchaka and nearby villages…

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]]> Kenya police arrest more than 650 after bomb blasts https://www.theinfostride.com/kenya-police-arrest-more-than-650-after-bomb-blasts/ Tue, 01 Apr 2014 13:35:55 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=32269 Kenyan police have arrested more than 650 suspects a day after six people were killed in bomb attacks in the capital Nairobi, the interior minister said Tuesday, in a crackdown on suspected Islamist insurgents. "This act of cowardice perpetrated against…

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]]> Nigeria under pressure to explain ‘jailbreak’ deaths https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-under-pressure-to-explain-jailbreak-deaths/ Mon, 31 Mar 2014 13:08:34 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=32029 Nigeria's secret police faced questions Monday about how 21 detainees were killed during an attempted jailbreak from their headquarters, with claims of a cover-up about exactly what happened. The detainees, reportedly suspected Boko Haram insurgents…

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]]> 17 Murdered As Boko Haram Bombs Market In Borno State https://www.theinfostride.com/17-murdered-as-boko-haram-bombs-market-in-borno-state/ Sun, 23 Mar 2014 19:38:01 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=30374 At least 17 people have been killed by an explosion in a village market in Borno State in an attack blamed on Boko Haram Islamists, a local police chief said on Sunday. . The deadly blast struck a busy marketplace late on Thursday in the remote village of Nguro-Soye, injuring many more, said police chief [...]

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]]> Talks still an option, Nigeria’s military tells Boko Haram https://www.theinfostride.com/talks-still-an-option-nigerias-military-tells-boko-haram/ Wed, 19 Mar 2014 23:24:10 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=29536 Nigeria's military on Wednesday told Boko Haram militants that talks remained an option, as top brass visited troops in the group's traditional stronghold. "To the insurgents, the dialogue table is still open, else the national power is available to…

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]]> Nigeria gets first visit from UN rights chief https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-gets-first-visit-from-un-rights-chief/ Thu, 13 Mar 2014 21:09:36 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=28368 Nigeria, under fire internationally for banning gay marriage and alleged abuses while tackling Islamist insurgents, on Wednesday received its first visit from the United Nations human rights commissioner. But Navi Pillay said she had not come to Africa…

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]]> Nigeria seals northeastern state border with Cameroon https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-seals-northeastern-state-border-with-cameroon/ Sun, 23 Feb 2014 19:47:01 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=23898 Nigeria has sealed a portion of its northeastern border with Cameroon to block the movement of insurgents and other criminal groups, the military said Sunday. The closure has been imposed in Adamawa state, one of three states in the northeast placed…

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]]> Suspected Boko Haram Islamists bomb Nigeria town https://www.theinfostride.com/suspected-boko-haram-islamists-bomb-nigeria-town/ Wed, 19 Feb 2014 18:56:49 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=22542 Suspected Boko Haram Islamists armed with explosives attacked a town in Nigeria's troubled northeast on Wednesday, sparking a battle with soldiers that killed a large number of insurgents, the military said. Defence spokesman Chris Olukolade told AFP…

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]]> Nigeria says winning war against insurgents https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-says-winning-war-against-insurgents/ Wed, 19 Feb 2014 11:07:59 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=22414 Nigeria is winning the war against Boko Haram Islamists in the restive northeast that has claimed thousands of lives, a presidential spokesman said Tuesday, dismissing suggestions the insurgents were having the upper hand. "We state authoritatively…

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]]> Pray For Security Operatives Fighting Boko Haram Insurgents- FG To Nigerians https://www.theinfostride.com/pray-for-security-operatives-fighting-boko-haram-insurgents-fg-to-nigerians/ Sun, 02 Feb 2014 20:22:46 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=16646 The Federal Government on Sunday urged Nigerians to pray for the security agents partaking in the ongoing military action to end the reign of terror in parts of the country. . The Minister of Information, Mr Labaran Maku, gave the charge at a special thanksgiving service in honour of Maj.-Gen. Chris Olukolade, the Defence spokesman, [...]

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]]> Fifty Five Were Murdered, We Are Still Searching And Burying Corpses – Councillor https://www.theinfostride.com/fifty-five-were-murdered-we-are-still-searching-and-burying-corpses-councillor/ Sun, 02 Feb 2014 11:05:01 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=16471 It has ben a string of attacks since Sunday, January 13 when Kawuri in Konduga LGA, Borno State was invaded by suspected Boko Haram insurgents, sacking about 37 communities with thousands of residents displaced taking refuge in Cameroon Republic and villages in Chibok, Damboa, Gwoza, Konduga council areas as well as Maiduguri, the state capital. [...]

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]]> Thousands flee fresh Nigeria clashes – UN’s Refugee Agency said https://www.theinfostride.com/thousands-flee-fresh-nigeria-clashes-uns-refugee-agency-said/ Sat, 25 Jan 2014 19:59:27 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=13690 Thousands of people have fled across Nigeria's borders with Cameroon and Niger amid renewed clashes between the Nigerian military and Boko Haram insurgents, the UN's refugee agency said Friday. Adrian Edwards, spokesman for the UN High Commissioner…

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]]> 18 Murdered, 5 Receiving Treatments In Fresh Boko Haram Attacks https://www.theinfostride.com/18-murdered-5-receiving-treatments-in-fresh-boko-haram-attacks/ Fri, 24 Jan 2014 17:57:08 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=13270 10 people have been murdered by boko haram insurgents in Njaba village of Damboa Local Government on Tuesday while 8 others were also killed in Kaya village of the same Local Government area on Wednesday when the boko haram attacked the two villages setting houses and shops ablaze. . This is even as over 20 [...]

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]]> Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan sacks military chiefs after court ruling https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerias-president-goodluck-jonathan-sacks-military-chiefs-after-court-ruling/ Thu, 16 Jan 2014 17:36:15 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=11032 Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan Thursday dismissed his military service chiefs leading the fight against Boko Haram insurgents, following a court judgment that their appointment was illegal. Jonathan, in an official statement released by his office…

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