Mustapha Bagudu, THEWILL

SAN FRANCISCO, January 02, (THEWILL) - Seven persons were feared killed in a fresh attack on Nding Susut village in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State. The attackers who are suspected herdsmen stormed the village on New Year’s eve,...

SAN FRANCISCO, January 01, (THEWILL) - The Army has denied reports that it has closed the Maiduguri/Monguno highway to vehicular and pedestrian traffic, following the ongoing onslaught on Boko Haram insurgents in Baga town by troops. Theatre Command (Operation LAFIYA DOLE)...

BEVERLY HILLS, December 31, (THEWILL) - The Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, has admitted that the security situation in the troubled state was getting worse of recent. Speaking on Monday night at what the government called an extraordinary security meeting...

BEVERLY HILLS, December 31, (THEWILL) - The Nigerian Army has denied reports that six towns in Borno State have fallen into the hands of Boko Haram terrorists in the state. Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Sani Usman, condemned the...

BEVERLY HILLS, December 31, (THEWILL) - Of the $1 billion approved by the National Assembly for the procurement of military equipment, $877 million has been released. The Nation reports that after the Metele, Borno State attacks on the military last month,...

BEVERLY HILLS, December 31, (THEWILL) - Four people have been killed in another round of attack in Nding village of Barikin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State, the Plateau State police command has confirmed. Typev Terna, the police spokesperson who...

BEVERLY HILLS, December 31, (THEWILL) - Over 20,000 hectares of rice farm belonging to Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom have been set ablaze by suspected herdsmen in Tse-Adorogo, Mbabeagh, Nzorov, Guma Local Government Area. In a telephone interview with The Nation,...

BEVERLY HILLS, December 31, (THEWILL) - The Nigerian Army has announced it is planning to relocate residents of Baga in Borno State to safer locations in view of the ongoing military operations in the area. The army said the plan...

BEVERLY HILLS, December 31, (THEWILL) - Troops on Sunday neutralised three female suicide bombers, while on patrol around Kubtara village in Dikwa Local Government Area of Borno. A statement by Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, the Deputy Director Army Public Relations, Theatre...

BEVERLY HILLS, December 30, (THEWILL) - The Deputy Governor of Zamfara, Malam Ibrahim Wakkala, says his Governor, Abdul’Aziz Yari, has sidelined him. Wakkala told newsmen in Gusau on Sunday that the governor had denied him his rights and privileges. “For months...