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Boko Haram, ISWAP Ambushes Kill 14 Soldiers in Borno; Civilians Trapped Between Terror and HungerDisplaced families in P...
08/08/2026

Boko Haram, ISWAP Ambushes Kill 14 Soldiers in Borno; Civilians Trapped Between Terror and Hunger

Displaced families in Pulka and Ngoshe struggle with hunger, trauma, and ongoing insecurity. By Suleman Ayuba (Maiduguri) Ongoing investigation by TruthNigeria reveals that the operational toll on Nigerian military forces in Northeast Nigeria has escalated, following coordinated ISIS-linked insurgent ambushes and landmine detonations along critical supply corridors in Borno State. Six Nigerian Army personnel were killed Aug. 6, in a fresh direct assault launched by Boko Haram insurgents in Gwoza Local Government Area Borno State, according to Sahara Reporters and unique interviews with TruthNigeria sources....

Displaced families in Pulka and Ngoshe struggle with hunger, trauma, and ongoing insecurity. By Suleman Ayuba (Maiduguri)  Ongoing investigation by TruthNigeria reveals that the operational toll on Nigerian military forces in Northeast Nigeria has escalated, following coordinated ISIS-linked insurg...

Nigeria Seeks African Counterinsurgency Lessons as Terror Groups Adapt Faster Than the StateBurundi’s experience fightin...
08/07/2026

Nigeria Seeks African Counterinsurgency Lessons as Terror Groups Adapt Faster Than the State

Burundi’s experience fighting Al‑Shabaab offers intelligence models Nigeria has yet to institutionalize, raising questions about whether cooperation will lead to real change. By Onibiyo Segun ABUJA, Nigeria -- Nigeria is turning to Burundi for battlefield intelligence lessons from a military that has fought Al-Shabaab in Somalia and rebel groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The partnership reflects recognition that Nigeria’s fight against Boko Haram, ISWAP and other armed groups requires more than weapons and troop deployments....

Burundi’s experience fighting Al‑Shabaab offers intelligence models Nigeria has yet to institutionalize, raising questions about whether cooperation will lead to real change. By Onibiyo Segun ABUJA, Nigeria -- Nigeria is turning to Burundi for battlefield intelligence lessons from a military tha...

‘Nigeria Is Bleeding’: Catholic Bishops and Yoruba Leaders Intensify Criticism of TinubuReligious leaders and Tinubu’s o...
08/07/2026

‘Nigeria Is Bleeding’: Catholic Bishops and Yoruba Leaders Intensify Criticism of Tinubu

Religious leaders and Tinubu’s own ethnic association say rising violence, poverty, and democratic concerns demand urgent action from the presidency. By Ekani Olikita ABUJA, Nigeria--President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is facing growing criticism from religious leaders, civil society groups and a prominent Yoruba socio-cultural organization as Nigeria prepares for the 2027 Election. Growing concerns over worsening insecurity, economic hardship and Nigeria's democratic trajectory fueled the mounting criticism....

Religious leaders and Tinubu’s own ethnic association say rising violence, poverty, and democratic concerns demand urgent action from the presidency. By Ekani Olikita ABUJA, Nigeria--President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is facing growing criticism from religious leaders, civil society groups and a prominen...

176 Freed From Kainji Forest, But Boko Haram Camps RemainSupply network and ransom negotiations raise questions over Nig...
08/07/2026

176 Freed From Kainji Forest, But Boko Haram Camps Remain

Supply network and ransom negotiations raise questions over Nigeria’s counterinsurgency strategy Ransom was paid: Locals By Onibiyo Segun (Ilorin, Kwara State) – Freedom came for 176 people from the Woro community on August 2, but survivors say the network that held them remains active. The victims were released around 6:30 p.m. after spending four months inside a forest camp survivors say was controlled by Boko Haram terrorists....

Supply network and ransom negotiations raise questions over Nigeria’s counterinsurgency strategy Ransom was paid: Locals By Onibiyo Segun (Ilorin, Kwara State) – Freedom came for 176 people from the Woro community on August 2, but survivors say the network that held them remains active. The vict...

SECURITY ALERT: Armed Men Mobilizing for Possible Night Attacks on Ancha, Ta’agbeAugust 6, 2026 | 10:30 p.m. — Bassa LGA...
08/06/2026

SECURITY ALERT: Armed Men Mobilizing for Possible Night Attacks on Ancha, Ta’agbe

August 6, 2026 | 10:30 p.m. — Bassa LGA, Plateau State Residents of Ancha and Ta’agbe communities in Bassa Local Government Area have issued an urgent warning after receiving credible reports that armed men are mobilizing for possible coordinated night attacks. Community sources who spoke with TruthNigeria said the alert follows a recent ambush in Ancha, where attackers targeted residents, heightening fears of renewed violence in the area....

August 6, 2026 | 10:30 p.m. — Bassa LGA, Plateau State Residents of Ancha and Ta’agbe communities in Bassa Local Government Area have issued an urgent warning after receiving credible reports that armed men are mobilizing for possible coordinated night attacks. Community sources who spoke with T...

U.S.-Based Equipping The Persecuted Supports Displaced Christians in Nigeria Amid Rising Religious ViolenceAid arrives a...
08/06/2026

U.S.-Based Equipping The Persecuted Supports Displaced Christians in Nigeria Amid Rising Religious Violence

Aid arrives as U.S. and African monitors warn Fulani militia attacks remain one of the world’s most severe religious freedom crises. By TruthNigeria Reporters MAKURDI, Nigeria — Hundreds of displaced Christian families in Nigeria’s Benue State received food and essential supplies Friday from Equipping The Persecuted, a U.S.-based nonprofit working in one of the world’s deadliest regions for religious violence. The relief comes as thousands of survivors of Fulani militia attacks remain stranded in camps years after fleeing destroyed homes, churches, and farmlands....

Aid arrives as U.S. and African monitors warn Fulani militia attacks remain one of the world’s most severe religious freedom crises. By TruthNigeria Reporters MAKURDI, Nigeria — Hundreds of displaced Christian families in Nigeria’s Benue State received food and essential supplies Friday from E...

Pay Raise for Military: Can Higher Salaries Win Nigeria’s Terror War?Abuja Scrambles to Fill Security Deficits before Ja...
08/05/2026

Pay Raise for Military: Can Higher Salaries Win Nigeria’s Terror War?

Abuja Scrambles to Fill Security Deficits before January 16 By Luka Binniyat (Abuja ) - Five months ahead of the next presidential referendum, Abuja is sparing no expense to put its national security portfolio front and center. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu approved on Tuesday, Aug. 4, a major salary boost for members of the Nigerian Armed Forces. The raise has been welcomed as a long overdue for troops battling terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and separatist violence across the country, according to security experts....

Abuja Scrambles to Fill Security Deficits before January 16  By Luka Binniyat (Abuja ) - Five months ahead of the next  presidential referendum, Abuja is sparing no expense to put its national security portfolio front and center. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu approved on Tuesday, Aug. 4, a major sal...

A Terrorist Bureaucracy Is Running Northern Nigeria — And Civilians Must Buy “Clearance Passes” to Stay AliveA TruthNige...
08/05/2026

A Terrorist Bureaucracy Is Running Northern Nigeria — And Civilians Must Buy “Clearance Passes” to Stay Alive

A TruthNigeria investigation reveals a fully functioning extortion regime forcing Christian women to hide their faith, and where civilians must pay insurgents to move, farm, or survive. MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — In northern Borno, survival now depends on a slip of paper issued not by the Nigerian government, but by Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province — violent extremist organizations responsible for mass killings, abductions, and widespread human rights abuses....

A TruthNigeria investigation reveals a fully functioning extortion regime forcing Christian women to hide their faith, and where civilians must pay insurgents to move, farm, or survive. MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — In northern Borno, survival now depends on a slip of paper issued not by the Nigerian gover...

Fulani Jihadists Kill 4 Christians in Fresh Attack in Nigeria’s Benue StateNo Items Stolen, Yet Police, Media, Dub Attac...
08/05/2026

Fulani Jihadists Kill 4 Christians in Fresh Attack in Nigeria’s Benue State

No Items Stolen, Yet Police, Media, Dub Attackers as ‘Bandits’ By Ekani Olikita (Makurdi) Armed Fulani jihadists killed four Christians and wounded at least 12 others Monday in a late-night attack on a farming community in central Nigeria. Citing the routine narrative of police, Leadership.ng attributed the murders to “suspect bandits.” According to residents and police, the attack was mounted in Benue State, underscoring the persistent ethnic-cleansing violence that has paralyzed one of the country's main agricultural regions....

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No Items Stolen, Yet Police, Media, Dub Attackers as ‘Bandits’ By Ekani Olikita (Makurdi) Armed Fulani jihadists killed four Christians and wounded at least 12 others Monday in a late-night attack on a farming community in central Nigeria. Citing the routine narrative of police, Leadership.ng at...

New Front in Nigeria’s Terror War: Silencing the Messengers(IMAGE 1: President Bola Tinubu in a group photograph with th...
08/05/2026

New Front in Nigeria’s Terror War: Silencing the Messengers

(IMAGE 1: President Bola Tinubu in a group photograph with the Catholic Bishops of Nigeria during a courtesy visit at the State House Abuja | Photo Credit: National Accord) Abuja Spanks Clerical Critics with Eye toward 2027 Election By Mary Kiara (Abuja) - As Nigeria’s 2027 presidential election approaches, Team Tinubu is systematically rebutting Christian leaders deploring targeted massacres across the Middle Belt....

(IMAGE 1: President Bola Tinubu in a group photograph with the Catholic Bishops of Nigeria during a courtesy visit at the State House Abuja | Photo Credit: National Accord) Abuja Spanks Clerical Critics with Eye toward 2027 Election By Mary Kiara (Abuja) - As Nigeria’s 2027 presidential election a...

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