“I send my salary fighting Boko Haram to you. Why? But you said you don’t like fair boys, you don’t like a man that smokes but allowed this one litter my house with cigarettes and used condoms” “It’s the devil.” Here is the full script of encounter between the couple, and the intruder A man said to be a Nigerian Army General has returned home from his duties in the North East fighting Boko Haram to meet his wife in bed with another man. This revelation was, according to…
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Nigerian Army Major Commits Suicide 72 Hrs to Court Martial Verdict
He was being tried over alleged infractions in the war he led against Boko Haram. How Major UJ Undianyede reportedly killed himself with his service pistol 72 hours before judgement + PHOTO A former battalion commanding officer who led the fight against Boko Haram in the North East, Major UJ Undianyede, has reportedly committed suicide 72 hours to the verdict of a Court Martial trying him for an alleged military infractions during the war. A report by Lagos-based TheNiche newspaper quoted multiple sources in the Nigerian Army and residents…
Read MoreBoko Haram leader Shekau confirmed dead for 4th Time – Latest Intels
A factional leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, has been confirmed dead. This, according to checks by Platforms Africa, is the fourth time that Shekau has been confirmed by different military intels to have died at different time between 2012 and 2021. He has, after the last three reports, reappeared in a video to debunk his death and mock the Nigerian military. READ ALSO: 36 Nigerian Governors Okay N385/litre Petrol Price Hike Boko Haram closes in on Abuja, hoists flag 200km to Nigeria’s seat of power How Nigeria Air…
Read MoreNigeria busts High-Profile Politicians, Businessmen financing Terrorism
“Arising from the wider investigation that has been conducted in Nigeria, a number of people, both institutional and otherwise, were found to be culpable,” Nigeria’s Attorney General says The Nigerian Government says the network of some prominent individuals – politicians and businessmen – and organisations in the country who finance terrorism, has been busted. These terrorisrm financiers, already identified, will soon be prosecuted, Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, said when he fielded questions from State House correspondents in Abuja, administrative capital of the country, on Friday.…
Read MoreBoko Haram closes in on Abuja, hoists flag 200km to Nigeria’s seat of power
Dirty details of how Boko Haram and bandits elements seized women from their husbands and shared them among their commanders, fighters in settlements less than 2 hours drive to Abuja Abuja, administrative capital of Nigeria, “is not safe anymore.” Boko Haram and bandits elements have closed in on the territory, “hoisted flag in Kauri, a sleepy settlement in Niger State, less than 2 hours drive from the Nigeria’s seat of power.” Platforms Africa reports that the Governor of Niger State, a neighbouring state to Abuja, Abubakar Sani Bello,…
Read MoreMissing NAF fighter Jet’s wreckage found, one pilot body not seen + PHOTO
The wreckage of the Nigerian Air Force fighter jet that went missing last week may have been found in Bama, Borno State, an authoritative military source told THISDAY on Sunday. The source said it was found with the body of one of the pilots intact. The pilot was Flight Lieutenant Chapele Ebiakpo. He, however, said the body of the other pilot, Flight Lieutenant John Abolarinwa, is still being searched for, explaining that troops on the ground have been asked to intensify their search. The Air Force had declared…
Read MoreHow Nigeria Air Force Alpha Jet fighting Boko Haram “disappeared”
Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, has stormed Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, as ongoing Search and Rescue operation is unsuccessful ovet 24 hours after Details have emerged on how a Nigerian Air Force Alpha Jet in combat operation against Boko Haram “disappeared” in Borno State. Over 24 hours after the aircraft was declared missing, there is still no trace of the Jet, which lost contact with radar while on an interdiction mission in support of ground troops. The loss of radar contact, it was gathered,…
Read MoreBoko Haram bombs Powerline towers, plunges Maiduguri into fresh darkness
Details have emerged on how Boko Haram, again, plunged the hitherto commercial capital of Northeast Nigeria, Maiduguri and environs into fresh darkness barely four days after electricity supply was restored to the region. The Transmission Company of Nigeria, which gave the details in a statement to Platforms Africa, said that the insurgents have again vandalised two towers on the Damaturu-Maidugiri 330kiloVolt Transmission Line. The procurement and installation of the transmission line have earlier gulped several millions of Naira. TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, said this in the…
Read MoreOver 2m Nigerians displaced by Boko Haram, Bandits – Minister
Over two million Nigerians have been displaced by bandits and other criminals in the North-East and North- Western parts of the country. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar-Farouk, disclosed this at an interaction with State House correspondents after leading a delegation to President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, on Thursday. Farouk maintained that her ministry had been using the limited resources at her disposal to cater for the needs of the internally displaced persons (IDPs) across the country. She said: “As at…
Read MoreWhy killings, destruction by Boko Haram won’t end for now – Minister
Minister in charge of information alleges that suppliers deny country Weapons to fight Boko Haram The Nigeria Government Monday said its efforts at fighting the Boko Haram insurgency to protect the lives of citizens of the country has suffered major setbacks as several attempts to acquire standard weapons had been frustrated by global partners. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, disclosed this while fielding questions from journalists at the Government House in Makurdi. The minister was in Benue State for the official handing over of the North Central…
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