Security

YOLA—No fewer than 30 members of the dreaded Boko Haram sect were killed in a gun duel with Nigerian troops assisted by the local vigilantes in the early hours of yesterday at the border villages between […]

THERE are many reasons to fear criminals. There are many reasons for which, when they are caught (especially by a mob) the urge to deprive them of their most prized possession – their lives – […]

Some armed persons suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect on Saturday night attacked a village in Adamawa State, killing 12 people. While narrating how the attack occurred, Maina Ularamu, a former Chairman […]

The White House has been at pains to stress that personnel would not take part in combat operations and would be armed only for self-defense. Nigeria greeted that announcement as a “welcome development.”

The Commandant General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Mr. Abdullahi Gana, said more than 10,000 personnel have been trained on counter terrorism with the aim of tackling insurgency in the country. This is […]

In a wide-ranging and exclusive interview with Al Jazeera English’s flagship current affairs show, ‘UpFront’, Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari pledged to defeat Boko Haram by December but also acknowledged he would be willing to negotiate […]

The Nigerian military on Thursday convicted a Brigadier General, Enitan Ransome-Kuti, blamed for the loss of Baga in Borno State to Boko Haram insurgents in January. Mr. Ransome-Kuti, son of Beko Ransome-Kuti, a foremost Nigerian […]

Officials of the Civilian Joint Task Force, who participated in the evacuation of victims from the scene of Thursday night’s bombings in Maiduguri said at least 26 bodies were evacuated from the scene of the blast. […]

No fewer than 25 shops and two houses were yesterday razed in an early morning inferno which razed a section of Sabo Market, Ikorodu. Property worth millions of naira were also lost to the fire, which […]

A former Chief Security Officer to the late Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, Maj. Hamza al-Mustapha, has been compulsorily retired from the Army. His compulsory retirement, according to a military source, arose from his […]

Nigeria’s secret police, the State Security Service, SSS, on Tuesday arrested a PREMIUM TIMES editor, Ibanga Isine, while carrying out his duties. Mr. Isine, who is the newspaper’s regional editor, was reporting from a federal […]

President Muhammadu Buhari himself has accepted that military action cannot be the only option in the fight against the terrorist group, Boko Haram. Before now, there were efforts towards the de-radicalisation of youths who form […]

Those awaiting the conclusion of the war against Boko Haram insurgency by the end of this year, have cause to be apprehensive of the reality of that deadline. Two events within the last one week […]

The military yesterday said no amount of distractions would deter it from ending terrorism by December. The Theatre Commander, Operation “Lafiya Dole”, Maj.-Gen. Yushau Abubakar, gave this assurance while speaking with the News Agency of […]

The Federal Government has confirmed the death of 20 persons, with 41 others injured from the Abuja blasts. The government also advocated for inter-agency collaboration in emergency situations in the country. The Director of Family […]

US President Barack Obama has expressed frustration over the “routine” response to mass shootings, after a gunman killed nine people in Oregon. “We’ve become numb to this,” he said at the White House, visibly angry. […]

The Presidency on Friday, declined to comment on the purported arrest of the immediate-past Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke (DAM), in London, as well as the invasion of her Asokoro, Abuja residence by […]

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) last night confirmed that multiple explosions rocked the twin districts of Nyanya and Kuje at the Federal Capital Territory killing an unconfirmed number of persons and destroying property. Scoresof […]

As Nigerians elsewhere celebrate Nigeria’s 55-year independence anniversary, residents  of Kirchinga, in Adamawa state, are marking the day in anguish following the attack on the village by Boko Haram terrorists, slitting the throats of five […]

The Nigerian Army on Thursday announced that another batch of 80 Boko Haram fighters surrendered to its troops in Bama, Borno state, in what has now been described as a landmark event. The announcement came […]