Tag: Boko Haram
Nigerian Killings: Army mounts ‘Operation sweep and search’
The Nigerian army said Sunday it plans to raid suspected militant hideouts in several central villages after attacks last weekend…
5 die as bomber targets Borno’s ruler, politician
A suicide bomber in northeast Nigeria tried to assassinate the traditional head of the Bornu kingdom, the Shehu of Borno,…
More Militant Groups’ll Emerge —Primate Ayodele
Founder and Spiritual head of Inri Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Babatunde Elijah Ayodele, has predicted that more militant groups would…
Oritsejafor urges US to tag Boko Haram terrorists
Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, president of Nigeria’s Christian Association of Nigeria called Tuesday on the United States to declare the Islamist…
The Plateau Tragedy: Enough Is Enough
For the umpteenth time, the nation has been thrown into another round of mourning following the dastardly killing of more…
Happy Boko Haram Claims Plateau killings
Nigeria’s Boko Haram jihadists have claimed a weekend attack at a graveyard in central Plateau state that left at least…
Debate Over Relevance Of NYSC
The debate over the relevance of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, scheme has begun again following the controversial posting…
Damaturu explodes again
Damaturu,capital of Yobe state and the Nigerian city plagued by repeated Boko Haram assaults, bombings and gunfire exploded Friday, to…
Suicide Bombers Under Influence Of Hard Drug -NDLEA DG
By Simon Ateba The Director General of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Mr. Femi Ajayi, has linked the…
Dasuki: I’ve Boko Haram phone numbers
The new National Security Adviser, NSA retired Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd) continued his tour of crisis ridden parts of Northern…
Abuja On Alert After Shopping Mall Attack
Nigeria’s capital was on alert Wednesday after an explosion went off outside a popular shopping centre, in the latest attack…
US Warns Its Citizens In Nigeria
The US embassy in Nigeria today warned its citizens about threats to American targets through the independence holiday week in…
ICC prosecutor urges action on Boko Haram
The International Criminal Court’s new chief prosecutor has urged Nigeria to investigate crimes claimed by Boko Haram Islamists, during her…
‘FG Confused About Boko Haram’
A former chairmanship aspirant in Lagos Island East Local Council Development Area on the platform of the Action Congress of…
Harvest Of Disasters
By Akunna Ejim News of bombing of churches in Nigeria have become so commonplace that such an event elicits a…
Can Dasuki Cage Boko Haram?
It hardly came as a surprise that President Goodluck Jonathan’s axe was brought into action on 26 June. And by…
Dasuki’s Job Is Tough, says Col. Nyiam
Tony Nyiam, a retired army colonel and one of the brains behind the 1990 coup against the regime of General…
Terrorism In Nigeria: Time For Attitudinal Change
By Akido Agenro, Nigerians are generally religious inclined, hence the multiplicity of religious groups in the country, which in itself…
Bombs, gunfire rock Damaturu again
Gunfire and explosions rocked the northeastern Nigerian city of Damaturu on Saturday as security forces launched a pre-emptive offensive against…
Boko Haram: Army chief warns combat troops
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Soldiers deployed as members of the Joint Security Task Force, JTF, in Kano, northwest Nigeria, have been urged…
Insecurity: Catholic Bishops Warn
By Folarin Ademosun Catholic bishops in Nigeria have decried the dire security situation in the country following the persistent bomb…
One Bomb Attack Too Many
By Isaac Asabor It is not an exaggeration to say that the evil works that were over time carried out…
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…
Jonathan vows to smash Boko Haram
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday vowed to “decisively deal” with members of Islamist sect Boko Haram which has pressed…
Woman In Trouble Over Facebook Message
A 23-year old mother of one has been arrested by policemen from Ipaja Police Station, Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, for…
Boko Haram: Nigeria Needs Prayers —Kumuyi
The General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Christian Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi says Nigeria will need prayers of intervention for…
Is It Over For Nigeria?
BY HENRY CHUKWUEMEKA ONYEMA On my way from the Igbo and predominantly Christian Eastern Nigeria to Lagos a couple of…
Shakeup Long Over-Due
The shakeup of the country’s security apparatus was long overdue even though it was not far-reaching, considering the spate of…
Bauchi night blast injures 9
An explosion near a cluster of bars in the northern Nigerian city of Bauchi, recently targeted by Boko Haram Islamists,…