1 month agoNigeria: ISWAP released photos of their attack on NA in Maiduguri, Borno. Militants are armed with AKM(S)/Type 56(-1) pattern rifles, technical with a 12.7 HMG (likely W85) and RPG-7 + OG-7V pattern rocket. Also several vehicles including MRAP burned/captured and HMGs taken
1 month agoLast night, IS published a new statement from its spokesman Abu Hamza al-Qurashi in which, among other things, he lauded the recent exploits of ISWAP—IS's West Africa Province—in Nigeria, alluding to Abubakar Shekau's group, JAS, as "khawarij
Video released by BokoHaram confirms death of the leader of the Nigeria jihadist group, Abubakr Shekau. The man speaking in the 3-minute clip is Bakura Modu, (also known as Sahalaba) who now might be the organization's new leader
Bakassi-like security outfit storms Anambra, kills six suspected criminals
Nigerian Army speaks on 'killing' of six soldiers, attacks on Abia communities
Nigerian Army speaks on 'killing' of six soldiers, attacks on Abia communities
1 month agoAnti-government protests in Nigeria, marking Democracy Day and criticizing the country's Twitter ban, ended in arrests and clashes with police
Gunmen men suspected to be herdsmen, Friday night killed four women and two men at Tse-Jimin village, Aloshi Kingdom of Keana local government area of Nasarawa state
1 month agoUS condemns the ongoing suspension of Twitter by Nigeria "and subsequent threats to arrest and prosecute Nigerians who use Twitter," says @StateDeptSpox
1 month agoA Kigumo law court has issued a warrant of arrest against Murang'a south DCIO David Cheruiyot for disregarding two court orders and confiscating phones of two Nigerian nationals charged with trafficking narcotic drugs and being in Kenya unlawfully
Nigerian Army: Troops foil another attack on Imo state police command, neutralize five 'IPOB militants'
ISIS West Africa province says in audio statement that Boko Haram leader Shekau is dead
Nigeria says it suspends Twitter days after president's post removed
Twitter deletes Nigerian president's post
No fewer than 60 residents of Izzi, Ekile Ward of Ado LGA of Benue State were killed by suspected Fulani Herdsmen during the weekend. Governor Ortom's Deputy, Benson Abounu confirmed this yesterday while
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 31 armed robbery suspects during a raid at some criminal hideouts in Ajegunle, a border town between Lagos and Ogun states
The Police in Ebonyi have arrested six suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and recovered five locally made pistols with 12 live ammunition from them
Four people are feared killed in shooting between members of Indigenous Peoples of Biafra and police in Ebonyi
Boko Haram Militants Allegedly Kill Several Nigerian Soldiers In Yobe: According to the group in a statement sighted by SaharaReporters, the soldiers were killed recently during an ambush on Nigerian troops in Yunusari Local Government Area of the state
Imo attack: Police debunk killing of two, arrest five suspected gunmen
Four policemen killed as gunmen attack Enugu, Imo police stations
Gunmen kill four policemen, burn station in Enugu
The Anambra Police command on Sunday night killed four of the gunmen who invaded the state
Official: Two police officers, several bandits killed in Zamfara shootout
The First Lady, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has commiserated with the families of late Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, and 10 others who died in a plane crash on Friday in Kaduna
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a lecturer at Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED), Ijebu-Ode, Mrs Lateefat Abimbola and a student
Shekau's death happened in an operation conducted by Bako Gorgore, one of ISWAP's most influential soldiers. Gorgore died alongside Shekau after the latter detonated an explosive vest
Catholic priest killed as gunmen attack Katsina church
The Nigerian Army says it is investigating reports of the alleged death of the leader of Boko Haram after fighting with the Islamic State in the Sambisa forest
Nigerian Security Forces On Alert As ISWAP 'Kills' Shekau
