July 21
Nigeria: Terrorist Implicates Minister, Says Failed Peace Deal Allowed Bandits to Operate From Cities
Bello Turji, like several other terrorists operating in the North-west and North-central Niger State, has amassed wealth from illegal taxes they impose on local communities and… Read more »
July 19
Nigeria: 263 Boko Haram Terrorists Surrender in One Week - Official
He said that the insurgents surrendered between 11 July and 17 July, during the ongoing Operation Lake Sanity II. Read more »
July 18
Nigeria: Special Report - in Northwest Nigeria, Insecurity Is Fueling Medical Deserts
Terrorism in the Nigerian north-west is worsening access to primary healthcare, maternal and child health, malnutrition, and increasing mortality rates. Read more »
July 17
Nigeria: Vigilante Group Arrest Gunmen Terrorising Anambra Residents - Official
Awka and other parts of Anambra State have witnessed criminal attacks in recent times. Read more »
July 16
Nigeria: Defence Farmland Scheme - Reps Defence Committee to Meet Minister, CDS
The defence committee said the engagement with the military is to ensure the proper implementation of President Tinubu's directive on the scheme. Read more »
July 12
West Africa: Sahel Confederation - Sustaining Its Challenge of the Regional Order
On 6th July 2024, the military heads of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger convened for the inaugural summit of the Confederation of the Sahel States (AES). They once again clearly… Read more »
Africa: A Broken World Economic System and Lessons for Sub-Saharan Africa
The problem with anger-driven change is that they often destroy more than they build and end up setting nations back aplenty. Read more »
July 11
Nigeria: Nigerian Military Confirms Premium Times Report On ISWAP Suicide Bombing Threat
PREMIUM TIMES reported exclusively on Wednesday that Nigeria's security and intelligence agencies had been put on alert for possible suicide bombing attacks on prisons and oil and… Read more »
July 10
Nigeria: NDA Unveils Monument for First Nigerian Army Female Major-General
Aderonke Kale was also the pioneer female Medical Corps Commander in the Nigerian Army. Read more »
July 09
Africa: Why Young Africans Are Endorsing Military Interventions - Ford Foundation President
The President of Found Foundation, Darren Walker, said the majority of young people in Africa endorse military interventions if democratically elected leaders fail to deliver on… Read more »
July 08
Nigeria: Nigerian Troops, Hunters Foil Boko Haram Attempt to Vandalise Power Towers
"On receipt of credible intelligence of BHT activities, troops swiftly laid a successful ambush on the terrorists." Read more »
July 03
Nigeria: Senate Condemns Borno Bombings, Rejects Motion to Stop Service Chiefs From Diverting Security Funds
The Senate also resolved to ask the federal government to direct various security agencies in the country to deploy technology in the fight against insurgency. Read more »
Nigeria: How Soldiers Killed Two Local Security Guards in Enugu - Senate Panel
The Senate Committee said the slain guards were on a mission to foil a robbery attack when they were killed by soldiers. Read more »
July 02
Nigeria: Terrorists Kill Another Nigerian University Lecturer
The incident in Katsina was the second time in less than 10 days that terrorists killed a university lecturer in Nigeria's north-west. Read more »
July 01
Nigeria: Terrorists Ambush Security Convoy, Kill Five Police Officers in Katsina
The terrorists reportedly stole five AK-47 rifles after killing the officers. Read more »
Nigeria: Troops Kill Wanted Biafra Leader, Arrest Two Other 'Notorious Terrorists'
The Nigerian army said the troops killed the wanted kingpin and arrested others during multiple operations in Nigeria's south-east. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Police Force Wasn't Established to Succeed - Senate Leader
"I maintain that the police have not been set up properly to succeed in this nation. Effective policing in Nigeria is almost impossible unless there are fundamental changes," he… Read more »
Nigeria: Boko Haram Resumes Suicide Bombing in North-East Nigeria, Kills 21
A 2017 research work published by the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point revealed that Boko Haram used more than 200 female suicide bombers between 2014 and 2017. Read more »
Nigeria: Drone, Not Helicopter, Crashed in Kaduna - Nigerian Air Force
NAF said no casualty was recorded during the crash of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. Read more »
June 30
Nigeria: Gov Otti Vows to Stop Attacks On Security Operatives in Abia
The governor was reacting to the killing of two police operatives in the state on Friday. Read more »
July 01
Nigeria: Chief of Defence Staff Mourns Admiral Ogohi
Mr Musa, a General in the Nigerian Army, described the deceased as an elder statesman, a core patriot and a naval officer who "continued to provide his wealth of experience to the… Read more »
June 30
Nigeria: Tinubu, Atiku, U.S., Amnesty, Others Condemn Borno Bomb Attacks
While Mr Tinubu declared the incidents as an act of terrorism, Mr Atiku charged his government not to allow the North-east region to slide back into a "theatre of terrorism and… Read more »
Nigeria: Admiral Ibrahim Ogohi, Nigeria's Former Defence Chief, Is Dead
He was the defence chief between 1999 and 2003, and was the first Nigerian Navy officer to attain a four-star general rank. Read more »
June 27
Nigeria: Troops Repel Attack On Police Station, Kill Five Terrorists in Ebonyi - Army
The army said troops engaged the terrorists in a hot pursuit, leading to an intense gun battle, which resulted in the elimination of five of them. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Military Kills 2,245 Terrorists, Apprehends 3,682 Others - DHQ
DHQ said the military operations took place between April and June 2024. Read more »