Tag: Boko Haram
Boko Haram: Why Many Players Still Went To Kano
Damilare Okunola/Abuja An appreciable number of the players had last week, vowed not to attend the Dala Hard Court Tourney…
Army wipes Boko Haram out of Mubi
The Defence Headquarters on Friday in Abuja said that Nigerian troops operating in the North-East had on Thursday completed the…
River Of Tears In Mubi
By Oyebanji Gbenga The song of Eric Patrick Clapton “River of Tears” invoke sober feelings and pains. The month of…
Boko Haram raid in Damaturu ‘killed over 150’
Over 150 people, including 38 police, were killed in a dawn raid by Boko Haram on the northeast Nigerian city…
Boko Haram: Tennis Players To Boycott Kano Tournament
Damilare Okunola/Abuja Following the recent bombings and unrest in Kano, northern Nigeria, an appreciable number of players have vowed not…
Global Terrorism And America Proxy Wars
By Rev. Chris Okotie If you wonder why radicalized Muslim youths pose such grave threat to world peace today, you…
Boko Haram: Curfew imposed on Damaturu
A 24-hour curfew has been imposed on Damaturu, the Yobe capital, following Monday’s attacks on the town by insurgents. This…
40 Boko Haram gunmen killed in Damaturu clash with military
Nigerian security forces have succeeded in pushing suspected Boko Haram insurgents out of the Yobe state capital of Damaturu in…
FG not sponsoring Boko Haram attacks, says Sambo
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Nigeria’s Federal Government on Monday exonerated itself from sponsorship of Boko Haram and other violent crimes disturbing economic,…
UPDATE: Maiduguri market blasts by female bombers kill 10 – Police
More than 10 people were killed when two female suicide bombers blew themselves up at a crowded market in the…
Two explosions rip through Maiduguri market
Two explosions ripped through a market in the Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Monday, witnesses said, nearly a week after…
UPDATE: Explosions, gunfire in Damaturu, as military, Boko Haram face off
Explosions and gunfire rocked Damaturu, capital of Yobe state on Monday, in a suspected Boko Haram attack that targeted police,…
Damaturu under fierce attack by Boko Haram
Damaturu, capital of Yobe state is under fierce attack by suspected Boko Haram fighters who according to eyewitnesses and fleeing…
Kano Mosque Blast is sin against God, says Pope Francis
Pope Francis has condemned the triple bomb blasts that ripped through the Grand mosque in Kano during Friday 28 November…
JNI calls on Muslims to fight Boko Haram
Nigeria’s top Islamic body accused authorities Sunday of failing to protect citizens from Boko Haram extremists and urged Muslims “to…
Jonathan vows to hunt those behind Kano mosque attacks
President Goodluck Jonathan has vowed Saturday to hunt down those behind “heinous” attacks which left at least 120 dead at…
Boko Haram: Spreading fear and blood in Nigeria and beyond
A suicide and gun attack that killed at least 120 at one of Nigeria’s most well-known mosques was extreme in…
Police: Suicide bombers, gunmen behind Kano mosque attack
Two suicide bombers and gunmen who opened fire on people trying to flee to safety carried out the attack during…
Update: Kano mosque blasts kill 64
An estimated 64 people died in the multiple explosions in Kano Grand Mosque today, according to preliminary casualty figures released…
Boko Haram bombs Kano Central Mosque
Three explosions on Friday rocked the Kano Central Mosque where the Emir of Kano, Muhammed Sanusi 11 worships. The explosions…
Cameroun Muslim leaders battle to stop Boko Haram recruitment drive
As the West fights to keep its youth from the grip of jihadists, Cameroun’s Muslim leaders are struggling to respond…
50 killed in Boko Haram attack on Damasak, says UN
Up to 50 people were killed in an attack carried out by suspected Boko Haram Islamists in a northeast Nigeria…
Tough talk but no multi-national force yet to fight Boko Haram
Nigeria and its neighbours vowed to have nearly 3,000 troops on the ground to combat Boko Haram by the start…
OBJ Promoted Political Brigandage —Jonathan’s Group
A group ostensibly working for President Goodluck Jonathan has hit back at former President Olusegun Obasanjo who lambasted Jonathan on…
Deploy more troops to Northeast, Rep tells Jonathan
Rep. Babatunde Adewale (Lagos-APC) on Wednesday advised President Goodluck Jonathan to deploy more troops to states affected by insurgency. Adewale…
President Jonathan Is Evil, Says Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has taken another swipe at President Goodluck Jonathan, describing some of his actions as evil. Obasanjo…
Senate yet to decide on extension of state of emergency
The Senate is yet to decide on the extension of state of emergency after it failed to discuss the request…
Over 45 dead in Maiduguri market bombings
More than 45 people died Tuesday in twin bombings in the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri, a local health worker…
Boko Haram takes over Damasak, after attack on market
Boko Haram has taken over another town in Nigeria’s far northeast, a lawmaker, a local government official and a security…
Write Boko Haram like you wrote ISIS, Oritsejafor tells Sultan
The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, on Monday urged the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji…