…on their location at Forward Operating Base Mandaragirau, Biu Local Government Area of Borno State. The incident led to the neutralisation of many ISWAP terrorists, with the recovery of a cache of arms and ammunition. This was disclosed in a press statement on Saturday which was signed by the Acting Media Information O…

…them,” he said. Backing the call for sanctions, Senator Shehu Kaka Lawan, representing Borno Central, urged the committee to exercise its constitutional powers against the companies that failed to respond to its invitations. The chairman subsequently directed the Managing Director of Network E&P Nigeria Limited to appe…

Troops arrest suspected ISWAP informant who specialises in moving women from Borno IDP camp into bush to "meet" with terrorists Troops of 25 Military Intelligence Regiment, in conjunction with hybrid forces, have arrested a 51-year-old man suspected of acting as an informant for Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWA…

Four terrorist family members surrender to troops in Borno Four persons identified as family members of terrorists have escaped from insurgent enclaves in the Mandara Mountains and surrendered or been intercepted by troops of Operation HADIN KAI in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. A military said a 15-year-o…

…The seven governments that recorded increases were the Federal Capital Territory, Edo, Borno, Yobe, Benue, Kaduna and Nasarawa. The FCT recorded by far the largest increase, with its domestic debt stock rising from N188.86bn to N389.88bn, an increase of N201.01bn or 106.43 per cent. Edo followed, with its debt stock ju…

…air strikes on the Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, in the Sambisa Forest, Borno State, killing a key VIP escort commander, Qaid Abu Khalid Al Muhajir, and eight other fighters. This is contained in a statement posted on X by security expert, Zagazola Makama, who disclosed that the strikes, conducted on Satur…

…to classroom education. Affected schools are spread across Sokoto, Benue, Plateau, Borno, Kaduna and Kebbi, while insecurity has also disrupted academic activities in parts of Katsina, Adamawa and other northern states. The closures have been triggered by terrorist and bandit attacks, abductions, displacement of commun…

…Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye, made the call on Saturday in Maiduguri, Borno State, at a two-day high-level retreat of Nigerian ambassadors and Sahel and Lake Chad diplomatic representatives. The retreat, themed “Strengthening Nigeria’s Engagement with the Sahel and Lake Chad Basin Countries: Towards Pe…

Troops intercept 20 Boko Haram family members fleeing rival ISWAP attack in Borno Troops of the 222 Battalion, Operation HADIN KAI, have intercepted 20 suspected family members of Boko Haram (Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati wal-Jihad - JAS) who reportedly fled their enclave following an attack by rival Islamic State W…

…terrorist collaborators and logistics suppliers in coordinated operations across Borno, Sokoto State, Zamfara and Plateau. An operational report made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday revealed that the operations were carried out in the last 24 hours. The army said the operations also led to th…

…northern region, with prospects of thunderstorms accompanied by rainfall over parts of Borno, Yobe, Adamawa and Taraba states during the morning hours. The agency said thunderstorms accompanied by moderate rainfall are expected across the northern region later in the day. “A cloudy atmosphere is expected over the North…

Borno woman celebrates as baby girl orphaned by insurgency graduates from nursery school 6 years after she adopted and breastfed her A Maiduguri-based woman, Yakaka Yerima, has celebrated her adopted daughter on her graduation from nursery school. In a Facebook post on Monday, August 3, 2026, Yakaka revealed she adopte…

Two suspected terrorist informants arrested at Borno market Troops of the Joint Task Force North-East, Operation HADIN KAI, have arrested two suspected terrorist informants during a fighting patrol at Askira Market in Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State. Intelligence sources told security analyst Zagazola M…

…inactive facilities, while the situation remains particularly severe in insurgency-hit Borno State, where hundreds of PHCs destroyed during the conflict have yet to be reconstructed. The findings further showed that poor infrastructure, inadequate manpower, insecurity, insufficient funding and poor maintenance continue…

…– N1,335Abia – N1,295Adamawa – N1,370Akwa Ibom – N1,235Bauchi – N1,385Bayelsa – N1,235Borno – N1,335Cross River – N1,350Delta – N1,300Ebonyi – N1,355Enugu – N1,350Gombe – N1,365Jigawa – N1,352Imo – N1,295Kaduna – N1,365Katsina – N1,312Kebbi – N1,312Kogi – N1,360Ogun – N1,295Ondo – N1,300Osun – N1,300Rivers – N1,295NNPC…

…conducted on July 27, troops of 5 Brigade arrested six ISWAP collaborators in Damasak, Borno State. ''Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspects were allegedly generating funds for the terrorist group through the procurement and sale of cattle at designated markets in Gubio, Damasak and Ajuwango. Items recov…

…follows the earlier training and graduation of more than 7,000 forest guards in Borno, Sokoto, Yobe, Adamawa, Niger, Kwara and Kebbi states. The ONSA said many of the recruits were drawn from communities heavily affected by kidnapping, banditry and other security threats because of their familiarity with forests, footp…

…the largest decline at 26.7%, followed by Akwa Ibom at 21.6%, Ondo at 13%, Edo at 12.7%, Borno at 8.3%, the Federal Capital Territory at 6.3%, Rivers at 3.5% and Bayelsa at 0.3%.Southern states remain most expensiveThe report highlighted a persistent regional divide in food affordability, with eight of the 10 cheapest…

…in Oriire, Oyo State, to rescuing other Nigerians who remain in captivity across Kwara, Borno and other parts of the country. The post Oriire: ACF, opposition ask Tinubu to deploy same strategy to resolve other abduction cases appeared first on Tribune Online.

…terrorism and armed banditry in the North-East. Its operational area covers Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states. The Army describes it as the youngest among the original six divisions. 7 Division | NA Its motto is "Doggedness and Boldness." The formation type is not specified on the Army website. 8 Division - Sokoto 8 Divis…

Wanted Boko Haram spy arrested in Borno over Cross Kauwa attack and kidnappings Security operatives have arrested a wanted Boko Haram spy in Monguno, Borno State, in connection with the recent terrorist attack on Cross Kauwa, intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama. The suspect, identified as Abulfatahi, was apprehen…

…Nasarawa State, his ancestral roots extend to the ancient civilisation of Kanem-Borno, one of Africa’s oldest and most enduring centres of political organisation, Islamic scholarship, and commercial enterprise. The Borno and Kanuri heritage has for centuries reached far beyond the North-East into places such as Lafia a…

Three suspected ISWAP fighters surrender to troops in Borno after fleeing sustained bombardment Three suspected Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters have surrendered to troops of the Nigerian military in Damasak, Borno State, citing exhaustion and sustained military bombardment of their camps.…

…successes of the armed forces on the state of security, particularly in Oyo, Zamfara and Borno, and urge renewed momentum in the Middle Belt, particularly Benue, Plateau, Kaduna, Kwara and Kogi. “SMBLF also calls on the Federal Government to intensify actions, including collaboration with our neighbours and the interna…

…and evacuated 21 female students to safety following intelligence on a planned attack in Borno. Latest operational reports made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday said troops also apprehended a suspected cross-border kidnapper operating between Nigeria and Cameroon. The report said troops of 3 Batt…