August 20, 2026

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Nigerian Army identifies wanted senior ISWAP/ISIS Terrorist leaders operating around Lake Chad Basin Nigerian Army identifies wanted senior ISWAP/ISIS Terrorist leaders operating around Lake Chad Basin

Nigerian Army identifies wanted senior ISWAP/ISIS Terrorist leaders operating around Lake Chad Basin

By VICTOR CHIAHEMEN, Abuja August 5, 2026
Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have recorded another significant breakthrough following recent successful offensive operations against ISWAP/ISIS terrorists in the Lake Chad region of Northern Borno State. This is contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Acting Military Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN...
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Zulum meets with UN, British, EU, U.S. others on Lake Chad regional recovery Zulum meets with UN, British, EU, U.S. others on Lake Chad regional recovery

Zulum meets with UN, British, EU, U.S. others on Lake Chad regional recovery

By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri July 18, 2026
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, on Friday, met with United Nations Resident Coordinator, senior diplomats and development partners behind closed doors at the British High Commission in Abuja. The UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Mohamed Malick Fall, British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery; the European Union...
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Troops bust terrorist supply chain, nab Chadian woman with drugs, alcohol in Borno Troops bust terrorist supply chain, nab Chadian woman with drugs, alcohol in Borno

Troops bust terrorist supply chain, nab Chadian woman with drugs, alcohol in Borno

By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri July 10, 2026
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have dealt another blow to terrorist logistics operations in the North-East with the arrest of a 48-year-old Chadian woman allegedly transporting illicit drugs and alcoholic beverages to insurgents operating in the Lake Chad region. The suspect, identified as Rachael Samuel, was intercepted during an...
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Lake Chad offensive: NAF eliminates scores of terrorists, destroys enclave in precision air raid Lake Chad offensive: NAF eliminates scores of terrorists, destroys enclave in precision air raid

Lake Chad offensive: NAF eliminates scores of terrorists, destroys enclave in precision air raid

By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri June 12, 2026
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has eliminated scores of terrorists and destroyed a major terrorist hideout during a precision air operation in the Lake Chad region. The operation was carried out by the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai in the early hours of June 10, 2026, targeting terrorist positions...
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Nigerian Navy vows to secure Lake Chad Basin, boosts economic activities Chief of Naval Staff (CoNS), Vice Admiral Idi Abbas

Nigerian Navy vows to secure Lake Chad Basin, boosts economic activities

By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri January 2, 2026
Chief of Naval Staff (CoNS), Vice Admiral Idi Abbas has said that the Lake Chad and its adjourning waterways are to be secured by the military for fishing, transportation and other socio-economic activities in the Northeast. According to him, in securing the Lake and insurgency-affected communities, synergy of the...
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Zulum remains committed in resuscitation of Lake Chad Basin, resettlement drive – Borno commissioner Zulum remains committed in resuscitation of Lake Chad Basin

Zulum remains committed in resuscitation of Lake Chad Basin, resettlement drive – Borno commissioner

By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri November 26, 2025
Borno State Commissioner for Local Government and Emirates Affairs, Hon. Sugun Mai Mele, has inspected the ongoing clearance of shrubs on the International Lake Chad water route in Doron Baga, Kukawa Local Government. Hon. Mele expressed satisfaction with the progress made so far and assured that Governor Zulum remains...
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Many dead as Boko Haram, ISWAP terrorists clash again in Lake Chad as peace deal crumbles Boko Haram, ISWAP terrorists clash again in Lake Chad

Many dead as Boko Haram, ISWAP terrorists clash again in Lake Chad as peace deal crumbles

Tom Chiahemen October 29, 2025
Fresh fighting has erupted between Boko Haram’s Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS) faction and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) after the collapse of a fragile peace agreement, reigniting one of the region’s deadliest rivalries. According to reports by security analyst Zagazola Makama, the long-standing feud between...
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Borno-Chad water border trade to resume as Zulum visits Baga fish dam Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum

Borno-Chad water border trade to resume as Zulum visits Baga fish dam

By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri September 14, 2025
The eagerly awaited revival of cross-border water trade between Borno State and Chad is gaining traction after Governor Babagana Umara Zulum’s recent inspection of the Baga Fish Dam in Kukawa Local Government Area. During his visit, Zulum reviewed progress on the extensive dredging and widening of the water canal,...
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MNJTF Force commander, OPHK theatre commander conduct joint operation visit to Lake Chad MNJTF Force commander, OPHK theatre commander conduct joint operation visit to Lake Chad

MNJTF Force commander, OPHK theatre commander conduct joint operation visit to Lake Chad

Tom Chiahemen August 24, 2025
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Force Commander, Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF), Major General Godwin Mutkut and the Theatre Commander, Joint Task Force North East Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), Major General Abdulsalam Abubakar, have conducted a joint operational assessment visit to Sector 3 of OPHK in Baga, Borno State....
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Troops neutralise 10 terrorists, recover cache of arms, ammunition in Manawaji Troops neutralize Boko Haram terrorists

Troops neutralise 10 terrorists, recover cache of arms, ammunition in Manawaji

Offor Callistus July 2, 2025
Ny SÀDIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Troops of the Joint Task Force North East Operation HADIN KAI have launched a series of offensives aimed at ridding the North East of ISWAP/Boko Haram terrorists. In a recent coordinated operation in terrorists’ hideouts in the southern Lake Chad region of Borno State,...
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In Malam-Fatori, Governor Zulum meets soldiers, returnees Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum interfacing with military troops of 68 battalion headquarters in Malam-Fatori

In Malam-Fatori, Governor Zulum meets soldiers, returnees

Offor Callistus June 23, 2025
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, visited Malam-Factori, headquarters of Abadam Local Government, on Sunday, engaging directly with soldiers and returnees. The visit was aimed at encouraging the military in their effort to restore normalcy and build community resilience. Malam-Fatori is a border community...
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Boko Haram attack: Naval Chief visits wounded troops, pledges to boost security in Lake Chad region Chief of Naval Staff, Emmanuel Ogalla visits Nigerian Navy troops in Borno

Boko Haram attack: Naval Chief visits wounded troops, pledges to boost security in Lake Chad region

Offor Callistus June 21, 2025
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, has arrived in Maiduguri, Borno State, to assess the security situation in the region following a recent Boko Haram terrorist attack on a naval base. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that the attack killed scores of...
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Tinubu’s road approval game-changer for Lake Chad Basin – Buni Mai Mala Buni, Governor of Yobe State

Tinubu’s road approval game-changer for Lake Chad Basin – Buni

Offor Callistus June 19, 2025
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Yobe State Governor and Chairman of the Lake Chad Governors Forum, Mai Mala Buni, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for approving the reconstruction of key roads in the Lake Chad Basin. The roads, including Dikwa-Ngala and Bama-Banki, will be reconstructed under the Dangote...
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Many terrorists eliminated as NAF airstrikes destroy enclaves in Lake Chad NAF airstrikes eliminate Boko Haram terrorists

Many terrorists eliminated as NAF airstrikes destroy enclaves in Lake Chad

Offor Callistus June 10, 2025
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has conducted airstrikes on a major terrorist’s enclave in Bukar Meram, on the southern flank of the Lake Chad region, Borno. The operation, carried out by the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), resulted in the destruction of key...
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Zulum urges Chad Basin Authority to invest in groundwater irrigation to boost food security Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum

Zulum urges Chad Basin Authority to invest in groundwater irrigation to boost food security

Offor Callistus April 27, 2025
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara, has urged the Chad Basin Development Authority (CBDA) to make significant investments in groundwater irrigated farming around the Lake Chad area, in order to enhance food sufficiency and stimulate economic revitalisation across the State and the North East...
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