Nigeria needs to take full responsibility for its own security governance and counter-terrorism campaign without waiting for ...

At least nine Boko Haram fighters, including Amirul Bumma, the chief bomb maker of the terror group, have been eliminated in ...

However, the troops successfully detected and neutralized about ten of these explosives, preventing potential casualties.

Recent reports paint a grim picture of the toll that terrorism has exacted on Nigeria and its wider West African neighborhood. A detailed analysis by Dataphyte reveals that over a span of 16 years, ...

The continent's peacekeepers are key players in its conflict zones. However, southern African troops are withdrawing from one ...

A peace deal between authorities and gangs in Nigeria's Kaduna state has put a dent in deadly attacks and kidnappings -- a ...

The National Counter Terrorism Centre, under the Office of the National Security Adviser, has reaffirmed its commitment to ...

The United States Mission to Nigeria has condemned Boko Haram atrocities. On January 20, 2025, US President Donald Trump suspended all foreign aid for 90 days, citing concerns about global ...

To make democracy work in Africa, a nation-building elite is needed to strengthen the basic laws of society by exemplary ...

Boko Haram is a terrorist group founded in 2002 by Mohammed Yusuf. The group's objectives included promoting Sunni Islam and eliminating Shia Islam in Nigeria. Over the years, thousands of ...

The US Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills Jr, has said that there’s no evidence to back allegations that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded the Boko Haram ...

However the US ambassador to Nigeria dismissed the claims. "There is absolutely no evidence that I have seen that US assistance funding has been diverted to Boko Haram," he stated. The ambassador ...