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‘We lost a few brave and gallant soldiers’: DHQ confirms deaths in Boko Haram attack as Tinubu reacts, silence persists on Brig.-Gen. Braimah

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has confirmed that several Nigerian soldiers were killed following a violent attack by Boko Haram insurgents on a military base...

(+ Video) “We Just Want to Go Home”: Say 416 Abducted Ngoshe (Borno) Residents; “This Is Our Last Chance”: Voices from Captivity...

For weeks, families in Ngoshe, a quiet community tucked inside Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State, have lived with a haunting question: Are...

Four Boko Haram Terrorists Get Life Jail, 14 Others Sentenced in Abuja Court

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has sentenced four members of the extremist group Boko Haram to life imprisonment, while 14 others received...

How a Young Graduate Was Killed in Lokoja…For His Tricycle

In a town where the Niger and Benue rivers meet and life often moves at an unhurried pace, the story of Aminu Abubakar has...

500 Faces in the Dock: Nigeria Opens Massive Terror Trial in Abuja

By Yemi Oyeyemi, Abuja Abuja woke up to an unusual sight on Tuesday as long convoys of trucks rolled into the Federal High Court, heavy...

Gunmen attack two Kaduna churches, kill seven abduct others; 11killed, 52 houses razed in Nasarawa attacks

Suspected terrorists have attacked the Ariko community in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing at least seven people and abducting several others...

DSS Busts Arms Courier Ring, Intercepts Ammunition Bound for Bandits

In a significant breakthrough against criminal networks, operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have intercepted a suspected ammunition courier, disrupting a supply...

CAN Condemns Plateau Killings as Death Toll Dispute, Curfew, Protests Follow Jos Attack

● State Governor says killing "senseless & heartbreaking"; but state will not succumb to fear The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has strongly condemned the...

Updated with video: “Bloody Palm Sunday” Attacks Leave Dozens Dead in Nigeria’s Middle Belt As Mother begs Dead Son To Wake Up

● 13 killed at Wedding in Kaduna Grief and outrage have swept across Nigeria’s Middle Belt following a series of coordinated attacks over the Palm...

Curfew Imposed in Jos North After Deadly Palm Sunday Attack in Plateau

A wave of fear and grief has swept through communities in Plateau State following a deadly Palm Sunday attack in Jos North, prompting swift...

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