22 hour agoNigeria: Army troops in Sokoto have killed bandit leader Kachalla Kallamu during an operation in Sabon Birnin
1 day agoNigeria: Witnesses and Amnesty International say soldiers opened fire on women protesting in Lamurde, Adamawa State, killing nine and injuring ten. The army denies this, blaming a local militia for the deaths
4 day agoThe Chair of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of state and Government has ordered the deployment of elements of the ECOWAS Standby Force to the Republic of Benin with immediate effect
ECOWAS orders immediate deployment of its Standby Force to Benin
AFP: Nigerian army launches airstrikes on targets in Benin
Nigeria: Bandit attacks in Zamfara’s Zurmi and Bungudu local government areas left one person dead and dozens abducted in coordinated raids
Nigeria: Three Immigration officers were killed in Kebbi after Lakurawa militants ambushed their patrol
Nigeria: At least 11 people — including a pregnant woman and children — were abducted in a new terrorist attack in Isapa near Eruku, Kwara State
Nigeria: ISWAP says it captured Brig. Gen. Uwa Uba, commander of the 25th Brigade, in an ambush in Wajiroko and executed him afterward
Nigeria: "Boko Haram" (JAS) raided "Islamic State - West Africa" (ISWAP) positions and killed numerous ISIS militants in Lake Chad. BH - JAS militants seemingly used a rare Israel-made IWI Galil ACE 32 rifle, China-made Type 56-1 rifles, PKM / Type 80 machine
Trump: We may launch airstrikes on Nigeria or send American troops on the ground.
1 month agoTrump threatens Nigeria with military action: "If the Nigerian government continues to permit the murder of Christians, the United States will immediately suspend all aid and assistance to Nigeria, and may enter that now disgraced country with all the weapons in hand to completely annihilate the Islamic militants who commit these horrific atrocities. I hereby direct our War Department to prepare for possible action. If we attack, it will be swift, brutal, and decisive."
Nigerian Troops Eliminate Three Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)/Eastern Security Network (ESN) Gunman in Raid on Outpost in Mbaitoli LGA, Imo State, Nigeria
Nigerian security forces use tear gas to disperse protesters in Abuja demanding the release of Biafran leader Nnamdi Kanu
Chaos breaks out at Tejuosho Shopping Complex in Yaba, Lagos, as police reportedly fire teargas to disperse traders protesting weeks of power outage
2 month agoNigerian Army raids illegal arms factory in Plateau, arrests fabricator and seizes ammunition
Nigeria says has arrested two leaders of jihadist group
4 month agoThe Nigerian Force Claims to Have Killed Hundreds of an Bandits During Airstrike in Makakkari Forest, Bukuyum LGA, Zamfara State, Nigeria
4 month agoLast night, bandits raided Yandoka in Malumfashi LGA, Katsina State, abducting several girls and rustling cattle. This morning, they hit Unguwar Bugau in same LGA, injuring residents and seizing more livestock.Fearing more attacks, residents are fleeing to Dayi
Nigerian Military Kills 95 Bandits in Airstrike and Shootout near Warari Village in Rijau LGA, Niger State, Nigeria
“This is our last rice from USAID," said Chi Lael, Nigeria spokeswoman for the World Food Programme, pointing at a stack of white bags at another distribution centre in Mafa, around 150 kilometres from Damboa. There are five million "severely hungry" people in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states - the three worst affected by the jihadist insurgency waged by Boko Haram and rival Islamic State West Africa Province”
ISWAP attacked last night the major naval base at Baga, the militants broke in the base and inflicted some damage and casualties, with 3 vehicles destroyed, after 2 hours of battle the insurgents retreated leaving IEDs behind them, several were killed by subsequent airstrikes
7 month agoSecurity Forces Repel Bandit Raid on Village Head Alhaji Yahaya Lawal’s, Home One Killed and Two Injured, Dayi, Malumfashi LGA, Katsina State, Nigeria
8 month agoCameroon: suicide bomber in his SVBIED, destroyed vehicles and one of the two vehicles captured.
10 month agoAn Islamic State ambush on the Nigerian army patrol on the road Goniri-Katarko in Yobe state Nigeria
Protest in Abuja over fuel crisis, inflation
List of BRICS partner countries announced: Algeria; Belarus; Bolivia; Cuba; Indonesia; Kazakhsta; Malaysia; Nigeria; Thailand; Türkiye; Uganda; Uzbekistan; Vietnam
Suspected Islamic State West Africa ISWA Militants Led an Armed Assault on Nigerian Army Forces in Gasarwa, Borno State, Nigeria
World Bank approves $1.57 billion loan for Nigeria
1 year agoNigeria ISIS claims "villagers are considered fighters responsible for the deaths of 9 mujahideen in recent months, they asked the governor of Yobi to set up a military base [other villages avoided them because their collaboration was known" Nigeria ISIS claims Mafa massacre "130 adult men were separated from women and children and executed a letter was left in the village" the village is accused of helping the army against the jihadists
