May 24

• Nigeria: Southern Kaduna Rally - Buhari, Tinubu Meet

  Former Military Head of State and leader of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Gen. Muhammadu Buhari and former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu, yesterday,... Read more »

May 20

• Nigeria: Boko Haram - U.S. Cautions Nigerian Security On Illegal Use of Force

  The United States government yesterday urged members of the Nigerian security agencies to always apply a disciplined use of force in all their operations in capturing members of... Read more »

• Nigeria: Northern Governors Support State of Emergency Rule in Three States

  The Northern State Governors' Forum (NSGF) on Saturday in Minna said it was in support of the state of emergency rule imposed on Borno, Yobe and Adamawa in the North-East. Read more »

• Nigeria: State of Emergency in Crisis-Ridden States Long Overdue - TUC

  The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), has commended the Federal Government for declaring state of emergency in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states. Read more »

• Nigeria: Borno Under 24-Hour Curfew As Fighting Rages

  The crossfire between soldiers and suspected members of the Boko Haram sect, which escalated on Friday, continued until yesterday morning in parts of Maiduguri, the Borno State... Read more »

• Nigeria: Ban Ki-Moon Asks Boko Haram to Cease Attacks

  United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, has called on members of the Boko Haram sect and other extremist groups in Nigeria to cease their attacks amid deteriorating... Read more »

• Nigeria: Troops Capture 17 Borno Towns, Villages

  Troops deployed in Borno State by the federal government under the state of emergency declared by President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday have captured 17 towns and villages... Read more »

• Nigeria: Three Soldiers, Five Insurgents Killed in Daura Attack

  The police in Katsina State yesterday said that armed men who attacked Daura town on Thursday night arrived in 11 vehicles were armed robbers. Read more »

May 16

• Nigeria: Military Operation to Secure Border Begins

  President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered for a joint operation involving all the security agencies in the country with a view to tracking down members of the Boko Haram sect and... Read more »

• Nigeria: Last Chance for Peace

  So after much deliberation and rigmarole, after the massacres and nauseating murders of men, women and children, the government has finally declared a state of emergency in three... Read more »

• Nigeria: Abide By President's Directive, Gov Shettima Tells Soldiers

  Borno State governor Kashim Shettima yesterday implored soldiers who have taken over his state following President Goodluck Jonathan's declaration of state of emergency to adhere... Read more »

May 10

• Nigeria: Another Military Aircraft Crashes in Port Harcourt

  A Nigerian Air Force plane crashed at about 12 noon on Thursday, as it approached the military airbase along Aba Road in Port Harcourt. No casualties have been reported. Read more »

• Nigeria: Military Aircraft Crashes in Port Harcourt

  A military fighter jet, belonging to the Nigerian Air Force yesterday crashed at the airbase of the Special Operations Group (SOG), Nigerian Air Force, located along the Port... Read more »

May 9

• Nigeria: Bloodbath in Nasarawa - 90 Killed As Militiamen Ambush Policemen

  Over 90 people were feared killed yesterday in a gun duel involving security operatives and members of the Eggon militia group, Ombatse, in Alakyo village of Lafia East development... Read more »

May 8

• Nigeria: Oil Theft - JTF Destroys 748 Illegal Refineries, Arrests 498 Suspects

  The Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta, Operation Pulo Shield, said on Tuesday that it had destroyed 748 illegal refineries in the region within the last four months. Read more »

May 7

• Nigeria: Nigeria Military Plane Crashes in Niger Republic, Two Killed

  A Nigerian Air Force Alpha Jet aircraft on a non-combatant mission crashed yesterday in Niger Republic. It was one of the four Alpha Jet aircraft being used in the ongoing African... Read more »

April 29

• Nigeria: Military Set to Release Report On Baga Killings

  The fact-finding panel set up by the chief of defence staff, Admiral Ola Ibrahim, to Baga, Borno State, is set to release its report to the military authorities. Read more »

• Nigeria: Insurgency - States Groan Under Heavy Funding of Troops

  Northern states hit by insurgency and ethno-religious crises are paying the chunk of their federal allocations for the maintenance of troops deployed to their states to fight Boko... Read more »

April 26

• Nigeria: JTF Intensifies Raids On Militants in Bayelsa Creeks, Destroys Seven Camps

  The Joint Task Force in Niger Delta on Thursday said it destroyed seven camps used by militants and sea pirates in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa. Read more »

April 25

• Nigeria: Navy Warns Against Crude Oil Theft, Launches Website

  The Nigerian Navy on Wednesday warned against crude oil theft, pipeline vandalism and illegal bunkering activities and said that culprits would be prosecuted and sanctioned... Read more »

April 22

• Nigeria: STF Confirms 20 Killed, 100 Cattle Rustled in Plateau Villages

  The Special Task Force (STF) in Plateau State has confirmed that over 20 persons were killed in villages of Riyom and Barkin Ladi of Plateau State this week alone. Read more »

• Nigeria: Nigerian Air Force Is Ever Ready for Challenges - Obada

  The Minister of State for Defence, Erelu Olusola Obada has disclosed the readiness of the Nigerian Air Force to face any challenge that can confront the nation through adequate... Read more »

• Nigeria: State Pardon - Diya, Others to Wait

  Former chief of general staff Lt-Gen. Oladipo Diya and other top army officers who were convicted for a phantom coup against the late head of state, Gen. Sani Abacha, but were... Read more »

April 19

• Nigeria: Scrap NYSC, Introduce Military Service

  Since the National Youth Service Corps scheme has failed, it is better at this stage to introduce a two-year, compulsory military service to ease or create a momentary plateau or... Read more »

April 18

• Nigeria: Boko Haram - Jonathan Sets Up 26-Member Amnesty Implementation C'ttee

  President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday constituted a Presidential Committee, to constructively engage key members of Boko Haram. Read more »