Tag: Boko Haram
Damaturu residents flee besieged town
Hundreds of residents of Damaturu in Yobe state fled Tuesday after arrests by troops and rumours of new attacks by…
Bombs kill 2 Boko Haram bombers, one passerby
By Femi Adi/Kaduna Two suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers met their end today as the bombs they were carrying on…
What If Jonathan Resigns?
BY HENRY CHUKWUEMEKA ONYEMA For once, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan said something that warmed my insides. He bluntly told Boko Haram…
20 Boko Haram members shot dead
Twenty suspected Boko Haram militants in Maiduguri,have been killed by Nigerian soldiers in a shootout. But the army lost one…
Soldiers seize Boko Haram weapons after raid
Nigerian troops recovered weapons in raids on suspected Boko Haram bases in two northern cities, officials said Saturday. A raid…
Nigerian Governor Blames Leaders For Insecurity
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Imo state governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, on Thursday in Abuja came down hard on Nigerian leaders…
When Hillary meets Jonathan
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met Nigeria’s president Thursday amidst increasing concerns about the Boko Haram insurgency and the…
Clinton Must Urge Nigeria To Address Violence: HRW
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton should urge Nigeria to address violence by militant Islamist group Boko Haram as well…
Time For Action And Not Lamentations, ACN Tells Jonathan
The Action Congress of Nigeria has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to immediately convoque a national conference on the worsening…
War On Terror: Abatemi-Usman Task Security Agents
Senator Nurudeen Abatemi-Usman representing Kogi Central Senatorial District has called on security agents to intensify their fight against terrorism in…
Death toll rises in Nigerian church massacre
The death toll in the church massacre in Nigeria’s central state of Kogi state has increased to 19, according to…
5 Nigerian soldiers killed by Boko Haram’s bomber
Forty eight hours after a failed suicide bombing failed to hit a high profile target in Damaturu, Yobe state, another…
Nigerian troops in massive arrests of terror suspects
Explosions rocked parts of the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri Saturday as troops engaged suspected Islamic radicals and raided homes,…
Emir of Fika Escapes Suicide Bomber
The Emir of Fika in the Boko Haram state of Yobe escaped a suicide attack on Friday, when the bomber…
Boko Haram In Dual Attacks
Gunmen suspected to be members of Islamist Boko Haram sect late Wednesday launched simultaneous attacks on two police posts in…
Boko Haram’s Arms Smugglers Killed
Nigeria’s military said Wednesday that two suspected Boko Haram Islamists who were trying to smuggle heavy weapons into the country…
2 killed, 30 wounded in Sokoto suicide bombings
Suicide bombings at two police stations Monday killed at least two persons in the northwestern Nigerian city of Sokoto, the…
Gunmen on auto bike attack Nigeria’s VP house
By Femi Adi/Kaduna Unidentified gunmen today attacked the family house of Nigeria’s Vice President Namadi Sambo at Tudun-Wada , Zaria.…
4 die in gun battle near Nigerian mosque
A gun battle near a mosque in the Nigerian city of Kano and two other shootings left at least eight…
Nigeria’s air force officer, driver killed
Updated Gun men believed to be members of the Boko Haram sect have shot dead an orderly to a Nigerian…
Big Joe Drops Boko Haram Video
Following the bombings that have rocked some parts of Nigeria, Hip hop music star, Big Joe has released the video…
Terrorism: Senator Ndume gets court leave to travel
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja A Federal High Court siting in Abuja on Tuesday gave its nod for Ndume to proceed…
Rep Raises Alarm Over Food Crisis
The insecurity in the country caused by the activities of Boko Haram will cause food crisis if the Islamic fundamentalists…
Gunmen kill 5 persons in Kano, Maiduguri
Gunmen on Thursday shot dead at least five people, including a policeman, in two separate attacks in northern Nigeria, the…
Boko Haram: Jonathan Urged To Emulate OBJ
The founder of Ifeoluwa Mission, Rev. Tela Tella, has said that Boko Haram assumed the monster it had become because…
Senator on terror charge seeks travel papers
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Senator Mohammed Aliyu Ndume who is standing trial for allegedly providing finance and logistic supports to…
Jonathan ends emergency rule in Boko Haram councils
Nigerian Government State of Emergency in Four States The Federal Government has lifted the State of Emergency imposed on 15…
Jonathan hopes again on Boko Haram
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan expressed hope Tuesday that the spate of deadly attacks by Islamist sect Boko Haram which have…
Boy dies in latest Jos attack
An assailant on Tuesday fired a heavy weapon at an Islamic school in the central Nigerian city of Jos, killing…
Boko Haram attacks Police headquarters
Suspected members of radical Islamist group Boko Haram attacked a police building in restive northern Nigeria on Monday but the…