Framing has been fundamental in how topical issues have been presented and dissected during discourse. In presenting the Boko Haram insurgency, the Nigerian press has been accused of misrepresenting the conflict by a number of studies. This was observed in the lopsidedness of reporting which have been influenced to a great extent by the government-press relationship. The media are seen as willing tools of the government in some instances by presenting government and military agenda in the course of reporting the conflict leading to a frame that point to a government victory when in reality it is far-fetched. In other instances, there is a dissonance between their points of view. This paper advocates for the synergy of thought between the military and media when reporting the conflict and for the press to focus more on the root causes of such conflicts rather than dwelling on the effects as the main function of the press should be tilted towards the resolution of the conflict not to serve as a tool of the government or an opposition by using sensational reporting to destabilize the society.