Tag: Boko Haram
Army in revenge killings after patrol vehicle bombed
Nigerian soldiers indiscriminately fired on residents of Maiduguri, Borno state Monday, killing several people, after a bomb blast targetted an…
Gunmen attack Nigerian village, many feared dead
Yet-to-be tracked gunmen opened fire Saturday on a village in the northeastern Nigerian state of Yobe, with some residents feared…
Few answers at scene of Mubi massacre
His voice trembling, a man points towards a partially burnt house where seven people were gunned down in a yet…
Nigeria: 32 Students Massacred
At least 32 students of the Federal Polytechnic, Mubi, Adamawa State, northeast Nigeria, have been killed. Though our correspondent said…
Why Does The North Rage Against Jonathan?
BY BEN NANAGHAN It has become a common and regular feature of the Northern elite to challenge President Goodluck Jonathan…
Shebab, Boko Haram allies chased out of Somalia
MOGADISHU (AFP) – Boko Haram and Al-Qaeda linked Shebab rebels said on Saturday they have abandoned the southern Somali port…
Deadly bomb explosion in Bauchi Catholic Church
A bomb has reportedly gone off at St. John’s Catholic Church at Bayan Gari in Bauchi, north western Nigeria, killing…
Curfew slammed on Damaturu, Potiskum
Soldiers of the task force in Nigeria’s Yobe state have conducted door-to-door searches in Damaturu, capital of Yobe and Potiskum,…
2 Boko Haram commanders killed, 8 members arrested
Nigerian soldiers in the special anti-terrorist force in Maiduguri, Borno State said Thursday they killed two senior commanders of Islamist…
Boko Haram Kills Justice Commissioner
Suspected members of the Boko Haram Islamist sect have killed in Bama the Attorney General of Borno State, northeast Nigeria…
6 killed playing Ludo in Bauchi
Gunmen suspected of belonging to the Boko Haram Islamist sect late Sunday shot dead at least six people who were…
Boko Haram: Nigerian-Lebanese deny fleeing Kano
Mr Tahir Faddalah, the Chairman, Lebanese Community in Kano, has denied media reports that members of the community were fleeing Kano State…
11 Boko Haram members arrested
Eleven members of the Boko Haram sect have been arrested by Nigerian soldiers after a raid in Biu, a southern…
7 Boko Haram terrorists killed in gun battle
Suspected members of Boko Haram ,the Islamist extremist group and Nigerian soldiers exchanged gun fire in a battle in Maiduguri…
Boko Haram claims attacks on telecom firms
Nigeria’s Islamist group Boko Haram on Thursday claimed a set of fires yesterday at telecom masts across the north, while…
Boko Haram burns telecom firms masts
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Unidentified men suspected to be members of the dreaded Boko Haram Islamic sect on Wednesday attacked masts belonging…
Boko Haram: A Proverbial View
By Isaac Asabor There is an African proverb that says “God created every child with the ability to cry but…
5 Boko Haram suspects killed in attack on troops
The Joint Task Force (JTF) on Operation Restore Order (ORO) said on Saturday that it killed five suspected terrorists after…
BOKO HARAM: Jonathan’s Phantom Peace Move
Although the Federal Government has admitted to making moves to engage Boko Haram in talks, there are certain mines in…
FG Not Sincere About Dialogue With Boko Haram
Comrade Shehu Sani, author, human rights activist and President, Civil Rights Congress of Nigeria spoke with FEMI ADI on the…
Wanted: Leaders In The North
By Joe Igbokwe What informed my decision to write this piece is not unconnected with the recent outbursts of Sheik…
Datti Ahmed: The Only Man Who Can Stop Boko Haram
Renowned medical doctor and President of the Supreme Council of Sharia in Nigeria, Dr. Ibrahim Datti Ahmed is the only…
Nigeria Falling Apart —Tinubu
Former Governor of Lagos State and the National Leader of Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, the major opposition party in…
Muslim group begs Datti Ahmed to stop Boko Haram
An open letter of appeal by “Muslims Against terror” to Dr. Datti Ahmed, the only man in Nigeria the Boko…
Moslem Clerics Warn On Boko Haram
Moslem leaders in Agege and Alimosho areas of Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, have sent strong warning to anybody or group…
Boko Haram threatens media, denies peace talks
Nigeria’s Boko Haram sect has debunked stories that its representatives are holding peace talks with the government and threatened to…
Kumuyi: ‘Fear Not Boko Haram’
In the wake of attacks on churches in the country by the Islamic sect, Boko Haram, the General Superintendent of…
Nigeria confirms talks with Boko Haram
Nigeria’s government signalled Saturday they had held some form of talks with Boko Haram militants waging a deadly insurgency, but…
Obe, Bello Worry Over Nation’s Insecurity
The Institute of Security in Nigeria recently held its seventh annual conference with the theme, “Choice of revitalizing Security Services…
Before All The Planks Are Pulled
BY ‘DIMEJI DANIELS Being a Nigerian President at this time is like walking a tight-rope, or having planks pulled one…