LAGOS NOVEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 10 Nigerian soldiers have been killed and nine severely injured in an ambush by suspected Boko Haram fighters in restive northeast Nigeria, military sources said Thursday. Another 12 soldiers were missing after a column of troops on patrol was ambushed by the jihadists on Wednesday in Damboa district of Borno…
LAGOS OCTOBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Deep in the tropical forest in southern Nigeria, an evangelical pastor runs a sprawling camp billed as a refuge for thousands of children who fled the Boko Haram jihadist insurgency in the north. Solomon Folorunsho, known as Pastor Solomon, says he is on a self-proclaimed mission to help humanity, creating the International…
LAGOS OCTOBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Chairman, Senate Committee on the Army, Senator Ali Ndume, has disclosed that about 847 Nigerian soldiers killed by the Boko Haram terrorists from 2013 till date were buried in the Military Cemetery located in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. Ndume made this known while fielding questions from newsmen in Abuja on…
LAGOS OCTOBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Following Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum’s recent call, urging the Boko Haram terrorist sect members to turn away from their violent ways, and embrace peace towards returning to normal life, the sect’s Leader, Abubakar Shekau, has reacted to Governor Zulum’s message. On Sunday evening, Ahmad Salkida, a journalist renowned for his…
LAGOS OCTOBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari hopes to sign a military technical cooperation deal with Russia at talks with President Vladimir Putin this month that will help it fight Boko Haram militants, Nigeria’s ambassador in Moscow said on Friday. The Nigerian leader is due to meet Putin on the sidelines of a Russia-Africa summit…
LAGOS OCTOBER 4TH (NEWSRANGRS)-The Nigerian Army has accused one major and 21 soldiers of fleeing from the scene of a Boko Haram attack and subsequently declared them wanted, military sources said. The soldiers were declared as deserters bound to face dire consequences if found, PREMIUM TIMES learnt from military commanders who demanded anonymity because the…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A member of the House of Representatives from Borno State, Ahmadu Jaha (APC, Damboa/Gwoza/Chibok) says Boko Haram insurgents are occupying eight of the 10 local government areas in the northern part of the state. Jaha said this during the plenary session of the house yesterday while contributing to a motion on the…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ten-year-old Abdul stood on a dirt road in a village tucked between millet fields and pulled up his shirt. A fresh scar stretched lengthwise down his stomach — the result of a suicide bombing by Boko Haram in June that sent shrapnel tearing through his belly. A half dozen other boys crowded…