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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

Boko Haram

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50 Boko Haram Fighters Killed in Ambush With Nigerian Security Officers Missing

  Reuters reports Breaking News on at least 50 Boko Haram fighters that were killed in a Tuesday ambush on a convoy overseeing Nigeria's power grid installations. Seven members of the country's infrastructure security force are missing. Despite ongoing military efforts to weaken the group, Boko Haram remains a persistent threat, continuing to target both civilians and government forces in deadly attacks.

todayNovember 21, 2024 2

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Bomb attack in north Nigeria teahouse kills 19

      By Aminu Abubakar   A bomb exploded in a teahouse in a village in northeast Nigeria, killing 19 people and wounding two dozen more in the second major attack in a few weeks, security sources said on Thursday. The blast in Kawuri village in Borno State on Wednesday evening was one of the deadliest in recent years in northeast Nigeria, where violence from a grinding jihadist conflict […]

todayAugust 1, 2024 10

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Suicide bombings in Nigeria: tactic is back after a four-year break – security researcher offers 3 possible reasons

    By Al Chukwuma Okoli, Federal University Lafia     Nigeria’s first suicide bombing since 2020 took place in June 2024 with four coordinated attacks that killed at least 30 people. The attacks took place in Gwoza, a town in Borno State, north-east Nigeria. Gwoza was once the seat of the Islamic Caliphate declared by Boko Haram insurgents in 2014. Boko Haram is an extremist sect which aims for […]

todayJuly 16, 2024 17

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Boko Haram and western education: the surprising views of some Nigerians who left the insurgency group

      By Hannah Hoechner, University of East Anglia and Yagana Bukar, University of Maiduguri     The world has come to associate the insurgency in north-east Nigeria with the slogan “western education is forbidden”. This is how “Boko Haram” – the name given to the insurgents – is commonly translated from the Hausa language into English. But “Boko Haram” is not what the insurgents call themselves or would […]

todayJuly 2, 2024 20

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Nigeria Imposes Curfew Following Deadly Blasts

Nigeria’s military has imposed a curfew in parts of the country after a series of deadly blasts in northeastern Borno state killed at least 18 people and injured 30 others. Officials report that the victims include children and pregnant women. One of the attacks reportedly claimed six lives at a wedding ceremony. Suspected suicide bombers also targeted a funeral and a hospital in the town of Gwoza. A 15-year insurgency […]

todayJuly 1, 2024 8

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Terror attacks and kidnappings spread in Nigeria: why Lagos could be a target

        By Adewumi I. Badiora, Olabisi Onabanjo University     Crimes that were previously associated with Nigeria’s northern region – like kidnapping for ransom and terrorism – appear to be spreading to the south-west region, including Lagos. Adewumi Badiora, an urban and community safety researcher, outlines urgent steps that must be taken to keep banditry and insecurity out of Lagos. What is the current state of banditry […]

todayJune 26, 2024 13

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Ovanamukunda va dipawa, vamwe va iwa navo koilyo yo Boko Haram mo Nigeria.

Ovanhu veli 10 ova dipawa,  omanga 160 va iwanavo mo mikunda tadi hangwa mo shitopolwa sha Niger mo  Nigeria. Olopota ya pitifwa ko shikundaneki sho BBC oyati , omalume ahomota oo taa fekelelwa adja mongudu yo ukulo yo Boko Haram,  okwa ponokela omukunda  Kuchi  metitano ko nguloshi. Olopota oyati ovo va ningwa oihakanwa yoku fadukiwapo navo,  omwa kwa telwa unene oovakainhu no unona vashona,  omanga ovo va dipawa mwa kwa […]

todayMay 27, 2024 13

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A decade after the kidnapping of the Chibok girls in Nigeria, what has the #BringBackOurGirls movement achieved?

  By Temitope Oriola, University of Alberta   In April 2014, the terrorist organization Boko Haram kidnapped 276 high school girls in Chibok, a town in northeast Nigeria. About 57 of the girls managed to escape on the night of their capture. Boko Haram had demonstrated its intentions regarding the education of girls and young women prior to the mass kidnapping — two months before the Chibok kidnapping, Boko Haram […]

todayApril 17, 2024 12

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Why children are prime targets of armed groups in northern Nigeria

Kola Sulaimon/AFP via Getty Images Hakeem Onapajo, Nile University of Nigeria Due to growing insecurity, Nigeria is gradually becoming one of the most dangerous places to live. The 2020 Global Terrorism Index identified the country as the third most affected by terrorism. There was a sharp increase in Boko Haram’s targeting of civilians by 25%, and killings by herdsmen increased by 26%, compared with the previous year. The two countries […]

todayApril 2, 2024 10

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