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Suspected Boko Haram insurgents attacked a school in Borno State on Friday morning, carting away an unspecified number of pupils in what witnesses described as a swift and unopposed raid deep within a conflict zone bordering the dreaded Sambisa Forest. The attack occurred around 9 am at Mussa Primary and Junior Secondary School in…
The number of Nigerian refugees who voluntarily returned home more than doubled within the first quarter of 2026, offering a cautious but measurable sign of progress in one of Africa’s most protracted displacement crises, even as internally displaced persons within Nigeria’s own borders continued to surge. Fresh data drawn from three successive Forcibly Displaced…
Twelve years after Boko Haram militants abducted 276 schoolgirls from Chibok in Borno State, parents of the victims have called on the Nigerian government, the United Nations and the international community to renew efforts to secure the release of those still missing. In an open letter on Monday signed by Yana Galang and Zanna…
An accidental airstrike on a weekly market at the Borno–Yobe border has killed at least 56 people. The Saturday afternoon raid targeted Jilli Market, a bustling trade hub between the Gubio and Geidam local government areas. Military jets were reportedly tracking Boko Haram insurgents who had entered the market to extort levies and buy supplies….
The Nigerian Army has dismissed as “false, misleading and exaggerated” reports that Brigadier General Oseni Braimah was killed because his vehicle failed to start during an insurgent attack on a military base in Benisheikh, Borno State. It also rejected claims that 17 soldiers died, stating that the verified casualty figure stands at two officers…
A 14-year-old female student has died from a stray bullet while performing household chores within the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital quarters, residents confirmed on Sunday. The incident, which occurred on Saturday in the Borno State capital, has intensified local concerns regarding celebratory gunfire and public safety in a region long affected by insurgency….
The African Democratic Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party have issued sharp criticisms of President Bola Tinubu’s handling of national security following coordinated suicide bombings in Maiduguri that killed at least 23 people and injured over 100 others, with both opposition parties demanding the president’s immediate return from his state visit to the United…
Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, has rejected assertions that insecurity is deteriorating across Nigeria, insisting instead that the Federal Government is actively containing the situation through sustained military operations and international partnerships. His remarks came during a recorded appearance on Al Jazeera’s “Head to Head” programme with…
Two armed groups operating in Nigeria’s North-East recruited more than 1,120 children as fighters and sex slaves in 2024, according to UNICEF. The figure, disclosed on Wednesday in Maiduguri to mark the International Day Against the Use of Child Soldiers, breaks down to 525 boys and 595 girls taken across Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe states….
Senior Nigerian military officials have dismissed reports that United States aircraft recently delivered weapons and equipment to Borno and Kaduna states to support operations against terrorism and insecurity. The claims, which circulated widely on social media last week, cited a report allegedly published by The New York Times suggesting that three US military planes…
