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Monday, September 23, 2013 - 10:37
Dressed in full military fatigue and armed with anti-aircraft guns, rocket propelled grenades (RPGs) and a fleet of armoured tanks that they stole from Nigerian soldiers, the Boko Haram insurgents now stage bolder attacks and even overrun federal troops in northeast Nigeria.
Monday, September 23, 2013 - 10:32
The Department of State Security (DSS) on Friday confirmed it arrested 12 suspected Boko Haram members in an early morning raid at an uncompleted building in Abuja.
Friday, September 20, 2013 - 08:40
The Federal Government on Thursday said securing oil pipelines in the Niger Delta would gulp about N15 billion annually.
Friday, September 20, 2013 - 08:33
The Nigerian Army on Thursday said nine suspected Boko Haram members were killed in Buni Yadi, Yobe State, on Wednesday during a gun battle.
Friday, September 20, 2013 - 08:29
The Federal Government on Wednesday ordered the redeployment of military troops to Nasarawa State following a clash between two ethnic groups on Friday.
Thursday, September 19, 2013 - 10:22
The Federal Government has ordered immediate deployment of troops to troubled Nasarawa state.
Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - 10:04
A detachment of soldiers stationed at Akwanga Local Government Area of troubled Nasarawa state, has overpowered and killed some members of the Ombatse militia in a prolonged exchange of gunfire, residents and a journalist said.
Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - 10:02
At least 40 Nigerian soldiers were killed and 65 others went missing in a deadly ambush by suspected members of the extremist group, Boko Haram, in the sect’s stronghold in Borno state, multiple defence sources have told PREMIUM TIMES.
Friday, September 13, 2013 - 08:37
Soldiers attached to the 333 Artillery Regiment in Maiduguri, and serving under the newly established 37 Brigade, have beaten up their Acting Brigade Commander, Colonel O.U. Obono for allegedly slapping one of them, reliable defence sources have told PREMIUM TIMES.
Thursday, August 29, 2013 - 07:09
The suspect is accused of planning a terrorist activity in the U.S.