•Governor Zulum and terrorists Governor Babagana Zulum has broken his silence, insisting that the renewed Boko Haram attacks and kidnappings in many communities almost on a daily basis without confrontation signalled that Borno State is losing ground. The governor stated this today at a Special Expanded Security Meeting (ESM) attended by the G...
•Boko Haram terrorists Boko Haram terrorists have demanded a ransom of $500,000 for the release of the wife, police orderly, and driver of Justice Haruna Mshelia, a High Court judge in Borno State. A family source told our correspondent that the terrorists rejected an initial offer of $50,000, insisting on the full $500,000 before releasing [&...
•Terrorists Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have abducted the Dean, Faculty of Engineering of the Nigerian Army University Biu (NUAB) and other passengers near Kamuya village, along Damaturu -Biu road, Yobe State. Some officials of the university who confirmed the incident to journalists, said they were not in position to speak on the developm...
•US Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills, has dismissed allegations that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funds Boko Haram or other terrorist organisation. Mills who met with members of the Nigeria Governors Forum in Abuja last night, said there was no evidenc...
•Nigerian Senate The Senate has asked the heads of the National Security Adviser, the National Intelligence Agency and Defence Intelligence Agency to appear before it, over allegations of funding of terrorist group Boko Haram by the USAID. The call for an urgent investigation into allegations that international organisations, including the Uni...
•Trump and Tinubu The US government is set to investigate how past aid allocated to Nigeria and other countries has been utilised. This follows US President Donald Trump’s January 20, 2025, decision to suspend all foreign aid for 90 days, citing concerns about global destabilisation and misalignment with American interests, reports Daily Trust...
•Boko Haram terrorists The Chief of Defence Standards and Evaluations at the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) Major General Adekunle Ariyibi says Boko Haram and other terrorists enjoy foreign funding. Ariyibi made the comment on Channels Television today, saying that Boko Haram and Islamic State in West African Province (ISWAP)’s foreign backing is ...
•Boko Haram insurgents The case of missing children in Borno State has sparked public outcry, following a disturbing video of a young boy confessing to undergoing military training in a forest alongside dozens of other children. Some residents who spoke with our correspondent yesterday recounted the agony of their missing loved ones and expres...
•Senator Ali Ndume The lawmaker representing Borno South Senatorial District, Ali Ndume, has asked the Tinubu-led federal government to probe a claim by US Congressman Scott Perry that the aborted United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded terrorist organisations, including Boko Haram. “You can’t say it’s just an allegat...
•Scott Perry US Congressman, Scott Perry, has said that US aid agency, United States Agency for International Development, funded terrorist organisations, including Boko Haram. Perry, a Republican representing Pennsylvania, made the claim during the inaugural hearing of the Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency yesterday, reports...

