Tag: attacks
Belgium thwarts jihadist attacks
The Belgian authorities have prevented several attacks by jihadist fighters returning home from Syria and by sympathisers with the Islamic…
Israel resumes Gaza attacks after rocket fire
The Israeli army said Sunday it is resuming its raids on Gaza by land, sea and air after Hamas continued…
Boko Haram Attacks: Security Beefed Up In Abuja
Sola Adeola/Abuja Security surveillance over the nation’s capital, Abuja, has increased following recent bomb attacks in the city. Soldiers this…
APC behind #bringbackourgirls campaign, alleges Maku
. in a bizarre twist, Jonathan government labels protesters for Chibok schoolgirls as APC Nigeria federal government said on Wednesday…
Sheraton Beefs Up Security Over Bomb Threat
Jamiu Yisa There are strong indications that the management of Sheraton Hotels, Ikeja, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, has fortified its security…
Genuine Consultations Will End Boko Haram Attacks
Adesola Samuel Adedayo, Chairman, Apapa/Iganmu Local Council Development Area, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, in a chat with P.M.NEWS bares his mind…
Is BOKO Truly HARAM?
By Raymond Oise-Oghaede The existence of militant groups in the country is real and worrisome but more worrisome is that…
Curing the Headache Of Nomadic Cattle Rearing
By Akunna Ejim Another clash between Fulani herdsmen and their host community, this time, in Benue State, claimed the lives…
Free train riders attack traders, bus drivers
EROMOSELE EBHOMELE There was pandemonium early Saturday at the Agege area of Lagos state, western Nigeria as some free train…
How Not To Fight Boko Haram
In the early hours of yesterday, Nigeria was abuzzed with the shocking news that some Boko Haram insurgents numbering about…
Jihadist Chief Killed In Mali
French special forces have killed the second-in-command of the feared Islamist commander Mokhtar Belmokhtar in an operation in the region…
APC Condemns Attack On Abia Members
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has warned that the party will not tolerate further violence…
Another Bloody Attack By Fulanis
Suspected Fulani herdsmen descend on a Southern Kaduna village killing dozens While Christians across the country were celebrating the symbolic…
Ethnic Violence Kills 19, Displaces 4,500
Weekend attacks on three communities in volatile and ethnically divided central Nigeria have left 19 people dead and displaced some…
50 killed in Algeria’s hostage crisis
Algerian troops Thursday launched strikes on a gas complex where Islamists are holding dozens of foreigners killing nearly 50 people,…
Bloody Sunday: Robbers kill 2 cops, 7 others
Cyriacus Izuekwe & Oluwole Adeboye Armed robbers went on the rampage this afternoon in Lagos and killed several people including…
Gunmen kill 2 guests of PDP boss
Unidentified gunmen have killed two persons in Mubi, Adamawa state. One other person was injured in the attack on Sunday…
Kaduna: Religious War Revived
A wave of Boko Haram attacks on churches in Kaduna triggers ethno-religious killings, raising the possibility of a religious war…
Bloody Week In The North-east
Apart from the violence that engulfed parts of Kaduna State last weekend, three other northern Nigerian states were hit in…
Boko Haram militants attack police stations
Suspected members of Islamist group Boko Haram attacked three police stations in northeastern Nigeria on Saturday, burning two of them…
Killings In Kaduna: Nigerian Police confirm P.M.NEWS report
Kaduna state Police Command has confirmed the gun and machete attacks on Assembly of God church members at Nayida Village,…
Boko Haram attack foiled in Bama
Police in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state have repelled an attack on a police post in Bama, Borno state, by gunmen…
US Urges Nigerians To Unite Against Boko Haram
The United States is urging Nigerians to stand united against “enemies of civility and peace” in the radical Muslim sect…
Boko Haram Threatens Attack On Kano
Spiritual head of the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram, Mallam Abubakar Shekau, has threatened to unleash mayhem on Kano unless…
Gov-elect Offers Boko Haram Amnesty
The governor-elect of Borno state, Kassim Shettima, said he would push for an amnesty deal with the militants of Boko…
Police Beef Up Security In Lagos
Following the post-election violence in Northern Nigeria, the police in Lagos State , South West Nigeria have beefed up security…
ACN Chieftain Seeks Police Protection
Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, chieftain in Lagos Mainland Local Government Area, Hon. Kazeem Omolaja has asked detectives at the…
MEND Threatens To Bomb Lagos, Abuja
An email by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, warned on Monday of renewed attacks on…
S/African Police Raid Henry Okah’s Cell
Specialised tactical response correctional services officers stormed the prison cell of suspected Nigerian terrorist and rebel leader Henry Okah and…