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VP Shettima Unveils General IM Yusuf’s Book On Counterterrorism Operations In Nigeria, Lake Chad Basin Axis

Global UpfrontMay 20, 2026May 20, 20260

Vice President Kashim Shettima is expected to lead security experts, senior military officers, diplomats and government officials to unveil a new book documenting Nigeria’s counterterrorism

Tinubu Hails U.S., Nigeria Joint Operation In Killing ISIS Senior Leader, Abu-Bilal Al-Manuki, In Lake Chad Basin

Global UpfrontMay 16, 2026May 16, 20260

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Saturday hailed the collaboration between between United States (U.S.) and Nigeria that culminated in the elimination of the wanted Islamic

Will U.S. Airstrikes In Nigeria Stop Terrorism? What They Can – And Cannot – Achieve

Global UpfrontJan 5, 2026January 5, 20260

Group Captain Sadeeq Garba Shehu (rtd) Recent United States airstrikes against suspected terrorist targets in Northern Nigeria have reignited a familiar and necessary debate: can

Nigeria! Going, Going…U.S.-Nigeria Joint Working Group To The Rescue?

Global UpfrontDec 1, 2025December 1, 20250

EXPRESSO_PresidencyWatch>>By Steve Osuji As non-state actors encircle Nigeria like vultures and inflict maximum punishment, threatening to overrun her, President Bola Tinubu hurriedly proclaimed emergency. If

Boko Haram On The Rise Again in Nigeria: How It’s Survived And How To Weaken It

Global UpfrontOct 7, 2025October 7, 20250

By Saheed Babajide Owonikoko Abubakar Shekau, the erstwhile leader of the terrorist group Jama’at Ahl al-Sunna li al-Da’wa wa al-Jihad (JAS), died in 2021. The

NAF Airstrike Hits ISWAP Enclave in Tumbuma Baba, Lake Chad Axis, Neutrialise Scores of Terrorists

Global UpfrontJun 6, 2025June 6, 20250

By Zagazola Makama The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), under the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), conducted a successful Air Interdiction (AI) mission at

Islamic State Sahel Province Claims Lakurawa Group As Operational Wing, Establishes Cross-Border Corridor Linking Mali to Lake Chad Axis

Global UpfrontMay 11, 2025May 11, 20250

By Zagazola Makama The Islamic State in the Sahel Province (ISSP) has officially recognized the Lakurawa Group as its clandestine operational wing, formalizing a strategic