Tag: Boko Haram
I was paid to indict Modu Sheriff as Boko Haram sponsor – Negotiator
Abubakar Yusuf, alias Baba Sani, has admitted that he was a former member of the sect and was paid to…
Boko Haram displaces 700,000 persons in Nigeria, says UN
The United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA), said on Monday in Abuja that no fewer than 700,000 Nigerians were…
Army confident of winning war against Boko Haram
The Nigerian Army has reaffirmed its determination to win the ongoing war against the Boko Haram insurgents. Col. Aba Popoola,…
Boko Haram has failed, we will see their end, says Buhari
Major General Muhammadu Buhari, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress has condemned the recent Boko Haram terrorist attacks in…
Cameroun forces kill 180 Boko Haram fighters
Cameroun soldiers have killed no fewer than 180 militants suspected to be members of the Islamist sect, Boko Haram, in…
Boko Haram: Nigerians now refugees in their country
Dauda Bello came face-to-face with Boko Haram militants but managed to escape their hail of bullets, fleeing to safety after…
Boko Haram behind Jos bombings, says Plateau govt
A double bomb attack that killed 31 people in a crowded market in the central Nigerian city of Jos was…
Kenya, Nigeria to partner on security to end insurgency
The Kenyan Government said on Thursday in Abuja it was working closely with Nigeria to tackle the security challenges currently…
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…