Tag: Boko Haram
Sultan of Sokoto blasts military for fleeing from Boko Haram
Nigeria’s top Islamic leader on Monday accused the military of fleeing when Boko Haram attacks and terrorising civilians, in the…
Boko Haram attacks Borno market
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen disguised as traders opened fire Monday at a crowded market in a northeast Nigeria border town,…
Boko Haram kills 48 in fresh attack
Boko Haram gunmen killed 48 fish vendors in Nigeria’s restive Borno State, near the border with Chad, the head of…
Jonathan blames the media for false impression about Boko Haram
President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday in London said that the media was blowing the security situation in the north eastern…
Actress Joke Silva Is Heart Broken
Bolatito Adebola Veteran actress, Joke Silva is not happy. The famous thespian has taken to the social media to join…
45 dead in Boko Haram attack on Borno
At least 45 people were killed in a suspected Boko Haram attack in northeast Nigeria, officials and witnesses said on…
Defeat Boko Haram, Make Us Proud, U.S Tells Nigeria
Simon Ateba The United States Government would like to see Nigeria defeat Boko Haram but military power alone will not…
The Plight Of The Nigerian Child
Children are the greatest treasures of life, but as the the world celebrates today the 25th anniversary of the Convention…
Boko Haram’s increasing attacks worry Cameroun
By Celia Lebur/Yaounde Nigeria’s Boko Haram militants are intensifying attacks in neighbouring Cameroun, targeting new villages with increasingly sophisticated weapons.…
PDP, Jonathan allowed Boko Haram takeover APC states, says Oyegun
Nigeria’s main opposition party on Wednesday accused the government of playing politics with Boko Haram, as it held its first…
Nigeria’s military recaptures Gombi, Pelia, Hong from Boko Haram
Nigerian military operating in the North-East had taken full control of Gombi, Pelia and Hong communities in Adamawa state. The…
Boko Haram: Reps reconvene to consider emergency rule
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja There was anxiety Tuesday night among members of Nigeria’s House of Representatives as the lawmakers are set to…
Democracy In Danger
Nigerians now have every reason to fear about the future of their country’s democracy which is currently witnessing signs that…
Don’t rely on military, defend yourselves against Boko Haram – Sanusi
One of Nigeria’s most powerful Muslim leaders, the emir of Kano, has voiced support for vigilantes fighting Boko Haram, urging…
Its a mystery that Nigerian army can’t stop Boko Haram – Sagay
Jamiu Yisa Constitutional lawyer, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN) on Monday said the federal government and the Nigerian armed forces have…
Jonathan to extend state of emergency
Nigeria’s government will seek to extend emergency rule in the restive northeast for six more months, the justice minister said…
10 killed, 60 injured in Bauchi female suicide bombing
At least 10 people were killed and some 60 others wounded Sunday when a female suicide bomber blew herself up…
Jonathan spent $32bn on security, Nigeria still not safe, says APC
The All Progressives Congress has offered a more detailed rebuttal to President Goodluck Jonathan’s claim on Tuesday that he deserved…
How Nigerian army recaptured Chibok from Boko Haram
The Nigerian army said Sunday it had recaptured the northeastern town of Chibok, where Islamic militants abducted more than 200…
I’ll bring an end to Boko Haram, says Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday said the Federal Government was determined to liberate all territories occupied by Boko Haram insurgents…
Boko Haram: Nigerians want hunters not the military
The three North eastern states in Nigeria under the ceaseless attacks by Boko Haram insurgents, may not have taken a…
Three dead in Yola air crash as Boko Haram attack
Nigeria on Friday said three servicemen were killed in a military helicopter crash in the restive northeast, while Boko Haram…
Boko Haram turns robust trading town to ghost town
A deathly silence hangs over the once lively trading town of Amchide in the far north of Cameroun, abandoned to…
Boko Haram invades two towns in Adamawa
Scores of Boko Haram fighters on Thursday invaded two towns in northeast Nigeria’s Adamawa state after hunters and civilian vigilantes…
Boko Haram: Professing A Transcendent Deity In Fact And In Illusion
Let us reason together folks. In Iraq and Syria, you have the Islamic State militants unleashing terror on people in…
Courageous Hunters Set To Recapture Mubi
Hunters in Mubi, Adamawa State, northeast Nigeria, are said to be mobilising to retake the town captured by Boko Haram…
Whither Safe Schools Initiative?
The suicide bombing on Wednesday at Federal College of Education, Kontagora, in Niger State, two days after close to 50…
Curbing Boko Haram will determine success of 2015 election, says Gov. Aliyu
Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger said on Wednesday in Minna that the success of the 2015 general elections would depend…
Boko Haram: Lt. Col., Others Killed In Mubi
Boko Haram insurgents reportedly overwhelmed Nigerian troops trying to reclaim Mubi in Adamawa State, northeast Nigeria, on Tuesday. According to…
10 feared dead after bomb rocks Niger State
At least 10 people were feared dead on Wednesday after a suspected suicide bombing at a Nigerian teaching college as…