Trending News: Lionel Messi Sets Historic World Cup Record with Goal Against Jordan“I Have the Documents”: Mr Ibu’s Widow Fires Back at Allegations of Selling AssetsAtiku Challenges Tinubu: If Your Policies Are Working, You Shouldn’t Fear CompetitionNobody Is Afraid of Peter Obi”: Sunday Dare Claims Obi No Longer a Threat to TinubuGovernor’s Aide Defends First Lady’s Akara Business Advice Amid BacklashWAFCON 2026: Malawi Name 32-Player Provisional Squad Ahead of Super Falcons ClashTrump Claims U.S. Strikes in Nigeria Curbed ISWAP Attacks on ChristiansMicah Richards Backs France to Win 2026 World Cup, Drops Spain PredictionAdamawa Agriculture Commissioner, Prof. David Jatau, Dies After Brief IllnessAtiku Accuses Tinubu of Plotting One-Party State After Court Orders NDC RegistrationNAFDAC Launches ‘Read the Food Label’ Campaign to Promote Healthier Food ChoicesENUGU STATE GOVERNMENT PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (CSDA)Katsina Commits N1.7bn to Nutrition Programme to Tackle Child MalnutritionFHA Blames Developer for Port Harcourt Building Collapse, Orders Controlled DemolitionJAMB: UTME Is Only a Ranking Tool, Not a Pass-or-Fail ExamWorld Cup organisers want Iran knocked out – Captain Mehdi slams FIFA presidentMan caught with severed human hand in Lagos2026 World Cup: Confirmed round of 32 fixturesCape Verde become smallest country to make World Cup knockout stageGunmen k!ll Benue Miyetti Allah chairman and one other after peace meetingThree arrested over human skull possession in Osun“The Federal Government is doing everything possible to stop me from becoming a candidate in this 2027 election. They won’t win – Peter ObiUpdate: Venezuela earthquake de@th toll hits 589 as USGS predicts it could rise as high as 100,000Tragedy Strikes as Newly Elected Irigwe Youth Leader Is KilledPatients Can Return Home the Same Day After New Laser Prostate Procedure in AbujaFarmer Freed From DSS Custody, Compensated After Being Exonerated of Boko Haram LinksNigerian Army Recovers Rustled Livestock After Raid on BanditsNo Faith in Tinubu: PRP Leader Slams Government as ‘Insincere’ on National SecurityTeenager Allegedly Stabs Friend to Death in Kano State21 Nations Now Qualify for FIFA World Cup Knockout StageFG Warns Against Data Manipulation Ahead of 2027 ElectionsNigerian Army Overhauls Top Leadership in Major Command ReshuffleWycombe Wanderers Announce Contract Renewal for Nigerian Forward Fred OnyedinmaPresident Overhauls BCDA Leadership: George Out, Namdas In After Governorship Bid FailsUS launches new attack on IranNDC Hits Back: Judgment Based on False Claim About Rival Party Logo, Says SecretaryAPC Members in Esa-Oke Deny Link Between Wole Oke and Accord Party Member’s MurderNigeria Risks No 2027 Election If Peter Obi Is Blocked from Ballot, Warns Igbo Forum LeaderEscalating Violence Claims Lives of Miyetti Allah Chairman and Companion in Otukpo Amid ReconciliationFrom Crime to Redemption: Charly Boy Admits White-Collar Offenses”Reaction Trails Courts Decision to Set Aside NDC Registration, As Party Heads to AppealCalabar to Host 2026 NWFL Championship in JulyOluremi Tinubu Defends Reforms, Says They Will Benefit Future GenerationsAirlines Push for Overhaul of Nigeria’s Civil Aviation RegulationsUN Elects Nigeria to Committee on Elimination of Discrimination Against WomenMrM & Revelation to Receive Music Icon of the Year Award at Anambra Man of the Year 2026Nigerians Can Acquire Vehicles with 10% Deposit Under Access Bank Financing InitiativeOndo state government withholds WASSCE results of graduating students over signing out rampageFirst Lady Remi Tinubu urges poor Nigerians to start small businesses selling akara, corn, kuli-kuliOscar-nominated actress Ann Blyth d!es aged 98Stop Parading Yourself as ADC Candidate’ — Juliet Ani Blasts Barr. 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Sun. Jun 28th, 2026
Trending News: Lionel Messi Sets Historic World Cup Record with Goal Against Jordan“I Have the Documents”: Mr Ibu’s Widow Fires Back at Allegations of Selling AssetsAtiku Challenges Tinubu: If Your Policies Are Working, You Shouldn’t Fear CompetitionNobody Is Afraid of Peter Obi”: Sunday Dare Claims Obi No Longer a Threat to TinubuGovernor’s Aide Defends First Lady’s Akara Business Advice Amid BacklashWAFCON 2026: Malawi Name 32-Player Provisional Squad Ahead of Super Falcons ClashTrump Claims U.S. Strikes in Nigeria Curbed ISWAP Attacks on ChristiansMicah Richards Backs France to Win 2026 World Cup, Drops Spain PredictionAdamawa Agriculture Commissioner, Prof. David Jatau, Dies After Brief IllnessAtiku Accuses Tinubu of Plotting One-Party State After Court Orders NDC RegistrationNAFDAC Launches ‘Read the Food Label’ Campaign to Promote Healthier Food ChoicesENUGU STATE GOVERNMENT PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (CSDA)Katsina Commits N1.7bn to Nutrition Programme to Tackle Child MalnutritionFHA Blames Developer for Port Harcourt Building Collapse, Orders Controlled DemolitionJAMB: UTME Is Only a Ranking Tool, Not a Pass-or-Fail ExamWorld Cup organisers want Iran knocked out – Captain Mehdi slams FIFA presidentMan caught with severed human hand in Lagos2026 World Cup: Confirmed round of 32 fixturesCape Verde become smallest country to make World Cup knockout stageGunmen k!ll Benue Miyetti Allah chairman and one other after peace meetingThree arrested over human skull possession in Osun“The Federal Government is doing everything possible to stop me from becoming a candidate in this 2027 election. They won’t win – Peter ObiUpdate: Venezuela earthquake de@th toll hits 589 as USGS predicts it could rise as high as 100,000Tragedy Strikes as Newly Elected Irigwe Youth Leader Is KilledPatients Can Return Home the Same Day After New Laser Prostate Procedure in AbujaFarmer Freed From DSS Custody, Compensated After Being Exonerated of Boko Haram LinksNigerian Army Recovers Rustled Livestock After Raid on BanditsNo Faith in Tinubu: PRP Leader Slams Government as ‘Insincere’ on National SecurityTeenager Allegedly Stabs Friend to Death in Kano State21 Nations Now Qualify for FIFA World Cup Knockout StageFG Warns Against Data Manipulation Ahead of 2027 ElectionsNigerian Army Overhauls Top Leadership in Major Command ReshuffleWycombe Wanderers Announce Contract Renewal for Nigerian Forward Fred OnyedinmaPresident Overhauls BCDA Leadership: George Out, Namdas In After Governorship Bid FailsUS launches new attack on IranNDC Hits Back: Judgment Based on False Claim About Rival Party Logo, Says SecretaryAPC Members in Esa-Oke Deny Link Between Wole Oke and Accord Party Member’s MurderNigeria Risks No 2027 Election If Peter Obi Is Blocked from Ballot, Warns Igbo Forum LeaderEscalating Violence Claims Lives of Miyetti Allah Chairman and Companion in Otukpo Amid ReconciliationFrom Crime to Redemption: Charly Boy Admits White-Collar Offenses”Reaction Trails Courts Decision to Set Aside NDC Registration, As Party Heads to AppealCalabar to Host 2026 NWFL Championship in JulyOluremi Tinubu Defends Reforms, Says They Will Benefit Future GenerationsAirlines Push for Overhaul of Nigeria’s Civil Aviation RegulationsUN Elects Nigeria to Committee on Elimination of Discrimination Against WomenMrM & Revelation to Receive Music Icon of the Year Award at Anambra Man of the Year 2026Nigerians Can Acquire Vehicles with 10% Deposit Under Access Bank Financing InitiativeOndo state government withholds WASSCE results of graduating students over signing out rampageFirst Lady Remi Tinubu urges poor Nigerians to start small businesses selling akara, corn, kuli-kuliOscar-nominated actress Ann Blyth d!es aged 98Stop Parading Yourself as ADC Candidate’ — Juliet Ani Blasts Barr. Onyema, Threatens Legal ActionNud£ painting done by Sigmund Freud’s grandson sells for a mind-blowing $39M at auction12 members of Nigerian romance scam network jailed in Germany14-year-old boy charged with murd£r in Wales after missing girl is found de@dMushin blast caused by mechanical failure, not bomb – Lagos Commissioner of Police, Tijani Fatai, clarifiesVenezuela earthquakes de@th toll rises to 235, more than 4,300 injuredKing Charles reveals huge tax bill as he becomes first monarch to publish paymentsKidnappers release Ondo traditional rulerSokoto governor blames drug abuse for 80% of insecurity in the stateInvestors Take Fresh Hit as Market Downturn PersistsFormer President Obasanjo Visits Kwankwaso in Kano Ahead of 2027 PollsNigerian Army Reports Surrender of 11 Boko Haram Family MembersSecurity Forces Free Eight Kidnap Victims During Operation in Pandam ForestSuspected Army Deserter Moved to Military Custody Following ArrestBenfica Confirm Exit of Nigerian Super Falcons StarFRSC Begins 2026 Recruitment Exercise for Eligible ApplicantsNUJ Expresses Worry Over Rising Number of Okada Riders, Scrap Metal Traders and Scavengers in EketSecurity Forces Bust Drug Hideout, Apprehend Four SuspectsNational Industrial Court Urged to Suspend 2026 Senior Advocate Conferment ExerciseAkara Business Advice: Remi Tinubu Faces Wave of Anger Over Economic RemarksDeath by Hanging: Ekiti Court Sentences Two Men for Kidnapping NYSC MemberFalana Warns: Tackle Unemployment First Before State Police Can Curb Insecurity“I Would Rather Lose”: Aisha Yesufu Explains Why She Turned Down NDC NominationInsecurity: Oyo State Governor Extends Curfew in 10 Local Governments by 24 Hours“Ibu Left Investments, Not Poverty” – Tenkobo Challenges Widow’s Narrative in Heated Online ExchangePDP Candidate Insists Only Wike-Led Faction Recognized by INEC in AbiaDefamation Case Heats Up: Obi Sues Okonkwo Over Alleged False Claims on Channels TVUpdate: 16 Rescued Alive, Two Dead in Lagos Satellite Town Building CollapseSEDC, Enugu Seal Landmark Agro Pact to Drive Investment, Jobs and South-East Economic RenaissanceCourt Remands Abia Rep Amobi Ogar in Kuje Prison Over Alleged Criminal DefamationFG Asks Appeal Court to Reverse Judgment Restoring Dawes Island Oil Licence to Eurafric EnergyEFCC Witness Alleges N4.9bn from Arik Air Assets Was Diverted to Establish NG EagleBREAKING: FG Completes Handover of Enugu Airport to Concessionaires, Extols Mbah’s RoleTinubu Inaugurates Jahi-Gwarinpa Interchange, Says FCT Transformation Restoring HopeINEC Suspends Electoral Officer Over Emeka Ike Voter Data LeakRTEAN Disowns Member Over Shettima Visit, Reaffirms Support for Tinubu’s 2027 Re-electionFG Evacuates Additional 66 Nigerians from South Africa, Assures More Returnees Will Be Brought HomeNECO Releases 2026 BECE Results, Fixes July 22–23 for Mathematics and English Re-sitUpdate: 10 rescued from Lagos building collapse (video)Many of our goods are getting bad as a result of this ‘ foreigner must go’ protests- Businessman residing in South Africa lamentsWe are doing everything possible to bring you people alive – Rescue team reassures lady trapped in Rivers building collapse (video)Denmark moves to ban Islamic call to prayer, says it has no place in the countryLPPC bars Ozekhome from using SAN titleSinger Lionel Richie cuts concert short after falling ill onstageEFCC to arraign U.S.- blacklisted terrorism financing suspectsRussian opposition leader jailed over anti-war social media postsUS court jails Nigerian social worker for stealing $17k in benefits from orphaned child with disabilitiesQatar midfielder Assim Madibo banned for 5 games after breaking the leg of Canada’s Ismaël Koné at World CupWoman nabbed after she walked into hospital with nurse’s uniform allegedly to steal baby (video)Moment actress Omeche Oko falls from bike on movie set, leaving her injured (video)
Sun. Jun 28th, 2026

Boko Haram gets new commander following death of Abubakar Shekau

Boko Haram has reportedly gotten a new commander, following the death of its leader Abubakar Shekau. 

The Jihadist group confirmed the death of Shekau in a video message from its presumed new commander, Bakura Modu also known as Sahaba. 

READ ALSO Abia Assembly gets new Minority Leader

Modu urged his faction’s commanders to remain loyal despite the loss of their commander.

The video provided to AFP by a source close to Boko Haram and confirmed to be Bakura Modu by another local source, showed that the fight against insurgency is far from over. 

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