Tag: Boko Haram
Humanitarian crisis warning after Boko Haram attack
Hundreds of people who escaped a Boko Haram attack need urgent help, a local lawmaker said on Wednesday, as those…
Emir Escapes From Boko Haram
A heavy rainfall late Monday night helped hundreds of residents of Gwoza, Borno State, who had been trapped on the…
Boko Haram writes fleeing Borno residents, promises more attack
Fleeing Borno residents have been written by Islamist sect Boko Haram, promising more terror attacks. Survivors of menacing attacks in…
Boko Haram: Before It Is Too Late
By Raymond Oise-Oghaede Countless advice and strategies have been offered by people from all walks of life to solving the…
At Last, Buhari Attacked By Jonathan’s Men!
By Jonathan Ekene Ifeanyi As I rightly stated in my piece written in response to Alhaji Balarabe Musa, which was…
Boko Haram survivors stranded on mountain with no food
Hundreds of people who escaped a Boko Haram attack on their town in Nigeria’s restive north and fled to a…
Shehu of Borno optimistic insurgency will end soon
Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Abubakar Ibn Garbai, on Friday expressed optimism that the Boko Haram insurgency would end soon. Garbai…
Boko Haram recruits young Cameroonians
Cameroonian authorities now believe that Boko Haram movement has recruited and trained hundreds of young Cameroonians to carry out attacks…
Jonathan wants stronger global action against Boko Haram
President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday in Washington DC called for more effective global action and implementation of all existing international…
BH ‘Chief Butcher’ says he slaughters in 2 minutes
Boko Haram suspect, self-styled “Chief Butcher” Mohammed Zakari says he slaughters his victims in two minutes. Zakari was arrested by…
Boko Haram kills dozens in Borno, burns Police HQ
Boko Haram gunmen attacked Nigeria’s restive northeastern town of Gwoza on Wednesday leaving dozens dead, residents said, in the latest…
U.S. Planes Spot Chibok Girls, Journal Slams Jonathan
Recent U.S. surveillance flights over northeastern Nigeria showed what appeared to be large groups of girls held together in remote…
Between Boko Haram And Ebola Virus
By Tayo Ogunbiyi These, indeed, are unusual times for mankind. Like never before, natural disasters, poverty, hunger, international conflicts and…
Cameroon steps up fight against Boko Haram
Cameroon’s president, Paul Biya, has sent his army chief to the north of the country to beef up the battle…
El-Zakzaky To Take FG To Court Over Murder Of 3 Sons, 32 Others
Islamic cleric and leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, has said his group would employ legitimate peaceful…
National Council Of State to help end Boko Haram by Dec
By Ayorinde Oluokun Members of Nigeria National Council of State on Thursday agreed to support President Goodluck Jonathan to bring…
A Nation In Turmoil
Nigeria has been on tenterhooks in the past few days following serial suicide bombings in Kano, Kaduna and Adawawa states.…
Cameroon sacks 2 army chiefs after Boko Haram raids
Cameroon’s President Paul Biya on Tuesday dismissed two senior army officers in the country’s far north following Boko Haram attacks…
Two female suicide bombers kill nine in Kano
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano No fewer than nine people died on Tuesday in two explosions in Kano northwest Nigeria, while several others…
Major Bomb Explosion Averted In Kano On Sallah Day
Eromosele Ebhomele A car loaded with improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and programmed to explode at a major mosque in Kano,…
Breaking news: Boko Haram bombs church in Kano, killing 5
A Catholic church in Kano, northern Nigeria has been hit by Boko Haram bomb, with reports that no fewer than…
Boko Haram kidnap wife of Cameroon’s Vice Prime Minister
Boko Haram militants have attacked Kolofata, a town in Cameroon’s Far North Region near Nigeria and seized several people including…
Boko Haram executes village chief, 11 others in Borno
Boko Haram Islamists have executed 12 people including a village chief in a remote part of Borno state, residents said…
Boko Haram violence our challenge with polio – Bill Gates
United States philanthropist, Bill Gates has described the violence in northern Nigeria perpetuated by Islamist sect Boko Haram, as the…
Cameroon jails 14 Boko Haram members
A military court in Cameroon has handed down prison sentences of up to 20 years to 14 Boko Haram members,…
AU Commission plans new approach to Boko Haram
The African Union Commission (AUC) has announced plans to set up a joint task force with four member states to…
Boko Haram displaced over 500 people in Damboa – NEMA
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said on Thursday that said over 500 indigenes of Damboa in Borno state had…
No, Balarabe Musa, Jonathan Not To Blame For Boko Haram Menace!
By Jonathan Ekene Ifeanyi I read with no surprise The Guardian interview of the former governor of old Kaduna State,…
In Pictures: 100 days after, activists hold rally for Chibok girls
Photos By Emmanuel Osodi
100 Days After: Activists Hold Rallies For Chibok Girls
Kazeem Ugbodaga One hundred days after over 200 secondary school girls were abducted by Islamic terrorists, Boko Haram, hundreds of…