Tag: Boko Haram
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…
Modu Sheriff And The PDP Incubus
By Ademola Olatubosun Finally, the chickens have come home to roost, over the true identity of the man called Senator…
#BringBackOurGirls: 100 Days After, Chibok Girls Still In Captivity
By Simon Ateba Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, finally met with some parents of the Chibok girls on Tuesday, 99 days…
Jonathan reassures on rescue of Chibok girls
President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday reassured the Chibok community of his administration’s determination to rescue their over 200 girls abducted…
Boko Haram: Cameroon deploys troops to Nigeria border
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Aminu Wali, on Tuesday said that Cameroon had deployed about 1,000 soldiers to Nigerian…
We are winning war against Boko Haram, says Army Chief
Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Kenneth Minimah, said on Tuesday in Lagos that the Army was winning the war against…
Jonathan meets with parents of Chibok Girls
President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday met with parents of some of the schoolgirls who were kidnapped by men of Boko…
Reflections On The Chibok Girls
By Denja Yaqub Over ninety days since yet to be specified number of young school girls were abducted from their…
‘How Nigerians Fuel Boko Haram Insurgency’
Eromosele Ebhomele It was a gathering of political and community leaders in Yaba area of the Mainland Constituency 2 of…
Boko Haram has not taken over Damboa – Defence HQ
The Federal Government has said Ismalist sect Boko Haram has not taken over Damboa town in Borno state. FG will…
Is Boko Haram Gaining The Upperhand?
An unchallenged attack by Boko Haram on Friday in Damboa, which left over 100 people dead and sacked scores from…
Atiku warns PDP,FG against deceiving Nigerians
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has warned the PDP-led federal government against the dangerous tactics of polarizing the country along…
Corruption behind FG’s $1bn request to fight Boko Haram – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked the National Assembly to properly scrutinize the staggering request of President Goodluck Jonathan…
Shehu of Borno shocked at increasing Boko Haram attacks
Alhaji Abubakar Ibn Garbai, the Shehu of Borno on Saturday expressed shock at the increasing attacks by suspected Boko Haram…
Boko Haram kills 100, chase military to take control of Damboa
Islamists sect, Boko Haram have killed over 100 people and raised their black and white flag over the north-eastern town…
Boko Haram kill scores in attack on Damboa
Boko Haram gunmen killed many people in an attack in the restive northeast, throwing explosives into residential homes and shooting…
Chibok Girls, Boko Haram And Jihad Of The Penis
By Obinna Akukwe A new type of Jihad which uses penis as instrument of conversion and coercion has been introduced…
War against Boko Haram taking too long- Danjuma
Former Nigeria Chief of Staff, General Theophilius Danjuma (rtd) on Wednesday told President Goodluck Jonathan and other high ranking officials…
Chibok panel blast Jonathan, says response ‘Insulting’
Relatives of some of the schoolgirls seized in a mass kidnapping by Boko Haram demanded Wednesday that Nigeria’s president meet…
APC: Giving A Dog A Bad Name
By Joe Igbokwe In the course of the presidential campaigns in 1992/1993 the handlers of Alhaji Bashir Tofa, the Presidential…
Nigeria Police claim arrest of Boko Haram’s ‘Chief Butcher’
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria Police on Tuesday 15 July said that following the massive onslaught by security forces on the activities…
Boko Haram kills 38 in fresh Borno attack
At least 38 people were killed following a raid by suspected Islamist Boko Haram gunmen on a village in northeast…