Terrorists

December 26, (THEWILL) — The United States carried out a series of airstrikes targeting Islamic State (ISIS) militants in Northwest Nigeria on Christmas Day. U.S. President Donald Trump described the operation as a decisive action against extremist violence...

December 21, (THEWILL) — First, it was a presidential spokesperson, Daniel Bwala. Next, it was the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Mr Bosun Tijani. Before both of them, Borno State governor, Babagana Zulum had lamented the technological...

December 01, (THEWILL) — Bandits seem to be quite busy up North attacking churches, schools, communities, even farms and kidnapping for ransom. While fewer killings take place this time around, negotiations rather than confrontation with the criminals appear to...

November 24, (THEWILL) — Tension has heightened in communities within Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State following the abduction of 14 young girls by suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists. In a statement on Sunday, spokesperson for the Borno State Police...

November 23, (THEWILL) — Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi State at the weekend   publicly disclosed a worrisome pattern about insecurity in the country that many Nigerians have suspected over the years and continue to discuss on social media, at...

September 28, (THEWILL) — The Federal Government has dismissed claims of religious genocide in Nigeria, insisting that terrorist groups target citizens indiscriminately, regardless of their faith or ethnicity. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, in a statement on...

September 21, (THEWILL) — The Imo Police Command says it has recorded great milestone in the fight against terrorism and violent crimes with the detention of 957 terror, armed robbery and kidnap suspects in two months. The Commissioner of Police,...

August 17, (THEWILL) — Divergent views have continued to trail a ruling by a Federal Court of Canada classifying the governing All Progressives Congress, APC, and the major opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as terrorist organisations. Coming on the heels...

July 11, (THEWILL) — The Federal Government has commenced Phase 7 of the mass trials of terrorism suspects at the Kainji detention facility in Niger State, as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s counter-terrorism strategy and reinforce...

April 16, (THEWILL) – The Federal Government has appealed to the media not to promote terrorists’ propaganda “by giving prominence to their cowardly acts.” The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, made the appeal on Wednesday, in his...