Boko Haram Fuelled By Shrinking Lake Chad – UN Deputy Chief
UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has attributed the Boko Haram terrorism in Northeast Nigeria largely to the drying up of the once thriving Lake Chad, which provided millions with livelihood. Ms Mohammed stated this in Stockholm in her remarks to the opening plenary of 2018 World Water Week with theme: ‘Water, Ecosystems and Human Development, […]
The Danger of a Better-Behaved Boko Haram
Abuja — Boko Haram, the Nigerian jihadist group infamous for its bombings and abductions, is undergoing something of a makeover. A key faction that has the backing of so-called Islamic State has renounced its old blood-soaked ways and is trying instead to win hearts and minds in a new strategic twist to a nine-year insurgency […]
Two Dead, 3 Injured As Suicide Bombers Attack Maiduguri Suburb
Two suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers on Sunday night sneaked into a neighbourhood of Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, to carry out coordinated attacks that eventually claimed only their own lives, officials and witnesses said. The blasts however injured three other innocent residents. Twin deafening explosions, a first of its kind to be heard by […]
Wanted Boko Haram Leader Maje Lawan Arrested
The Nigerian Army has announced the arrest of a wanted Boko Haram suspect, Maje Lawan, at Banki, Borno. According to a statement by Texas Chukwu, the army spokesman, the suspect is believed to be number 96 on the wanted list earlier published by the army. Mr Chukwu, a brigadier general, said Mr Lawan was apprehended […]
Girls groomed for suicide missions fight back against the extremists of Lake Chad
Halima Yakoy Adam won’t forget 22nd December in 2015, the day she was supposed to carry out a suicide bomb attack in the Lac Region town of Bol, 200 km north of N’Djamena, the capital of Chad, in Central Africa. “It was market day in Bol and I was with two other girls who like […]
Mother of Boko Haram Leader, Abubakar Shekau, Speaks
The mother of Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, has given what appears to be her first media interview. Falmata Abubakar spoke with the Hausa Service of the Voice of America, VOA, in the village of Shekau, Yobe state. In a report published Thursday, VOA said elders and leader of the village took its team to […]
Germany to Deport 30,000 Nigerians Seeking Asylum
The German government is set to deport close to 30,000 Nigerians seeking asylum in Germany. The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Diaspora and Foreign Affairs, Hon. Abike Dabiri Erewa disclosed this at a programme; “Developing a mixed migration strategy for UNHCR Nigeria” in Abuja on Tuesday. “Germany said it has about 25,000 […]
Nigerian soldiers ‘rescued’ women, then starved and raped them, Amnesty International says
As the Nigerian military reclaimed territory from Boko Haram extremists, troops also opened fire on civilians, forcibly separated them from their families and burned down their homes, according to a report released by Amnesty International on Wednesday. Soldiers and members of a militia working alongside the military also raped women and starved civilians, the human […]
U.S. President, Donald Trump Hosts Two Chibok Girls
The U.S. President, Donald Trump, and his daughter, Ivanka, met with two Chibok girls, Joy Bishara and Lydia Pogu on June 27 at the White House. Bishara, 20, and Pogu, 19 were among 57 girls who escaped from Boko Haram in Borno by jumping off the back of a truck in 2014. The 57 were […]
Is Islamic Extremism On the Rise in Africa?
Extremists are increasingly shaping the image of Islam in Africa. But despite warnings that Islam is becoming increasingly conservative in Africa, experts say the religion is also becoming more diverse as a whole. Over and over one reads the same disturbing reports: In Somalia, members of the al-Shabaab militia cut off the hands of two […]
