Tag: Boko Haram
2015: Elections May Not Hold, Says Uranta
Eromosele Ebhomele Elections in Nigeria in 2015 will not hold if the National Conference does not make “substantial conclusions” before…
Boko Haram Burnt 750 Churches — PFN
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, has lamented that 750 churches have so far been burnt by Islamic…
Victor Olaiya Expresses Worry Over Chibok Girls
Despite the involvement of the United States of America, the United Kingdom and other countries in the rescue effort of…
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Fireworks Begin As World Cup Kicks Off Tonight
For the next four weeks, football lovers will savour the exploits of the best players of the game across the…
‘Sanusi Lamido Will Take Emirate To Greater Heights’
Eromosele Ebhomele Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, western Nigeria, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, has described the appointment of the…
Over 6000 flee Boko Haram violence in one week – NEMA
Boko Haram violence has forced over 6,000 people in the northeast Nigerian state of Borno to flee their homes within…
Ban On Rallies: Melaye Floors Police
Nnamdi Felix/Abuja An Abuja High Court on Wednesday ruled in favour of Dino Melaye that the Nigeria Police Force lacks…
‘We Won’t Leave Until Chibok Girls Are Found’
The United States has declared that its troops will not leave Nigeria until the more than 200 schoolgirls abducted on…
Bomb Scare At Wuse Market Abuja
Sola Adeola/Abuja There was bomb scare in Wuse area of Abuja, Nigeria’s capital Tuesday. Residents woke up to see that…
Tinubu Blasts Jonathan Over Chibok Girls
Senator Oluremi Tinubu has decried the Federal Government’s handling of the rescue of over 200 students kidnapped from Government Girls…
Boko Haram kidnap over 20 young mothers in Borno
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen kidnapped at least 20 young mothers near a town in northeast Nigeria where more than 200…
Over 100 buried after Boko Haram attack
More than 100 bodies have been buried almost a week after a Boko Haram attack in northeast Nigeria, local leaders…
Military’s Transferred Aggression
The seizure last week of thousands of copies four major Nigerian newspapers by the military at the behest of the…
Cameroon kills 102 Boko Haram fighters
While Nigeria’s army is struggling to curb the incessant attacks of Boko Haram Islamist sect particularly in the northeast, west…
Insurgency: Obanikoro calls for educational reform in North
The Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, has called for educational reforms in the North to complement efforts…
Boko Haram a cult group – Bishop
Bishop Josiah Idowu Fearon of the Kaduna Diocese, Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), on Friday described the Boko Haram as…
Force not priority to rescue Chibok girls – FG
The Federal Government said on Friday that the process of rescuing the kidnap Chibok schoolgirls could be hard and time…
Nigerian Military Clamps Down On Media
Oluokun Ayorinde/Abuja The Nigerian military which has come under severe criticisms locally and international for failing to contain the Boko…
Lagos PMAN To Hold Peace Concerts For Chibok Girls
The Lagos State chapter of the Performing Musicians’ Association of Nigeria, PMAN, has joined the call for the release of…
Boko Haram attack soldiers, church
Suspected Boko Haram militants Thursday 5 June in a fresh raid on a town in the restive northeast of Nigeria,…
45 killed by ‘fake preachers’ near Boko Haram stronghold
Forty-five people were killed by suspected Boko Haram gunmen pretending to be preachers in a village near the group’s spiritual…
Nigeria, Cameroon, Others For Boko Haram Summit
Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Benin Republic are to attend another round of international conference on Boko Haram insurgents. The…
Boko Haram: Coordinator Wants Security Beefed Up In Schools
A Coordinator of Unity Colleges, Mr. Rufus Famuwagun, on Tuesday urged strengthening of security in public and private schools to…
Boko Haram is Un-Islamic, Says Assemblyman
Eromosele Ebhomele To Abdulbaq Ladi Balogun, a Muslim and lawmaker representing Ajeromi/Ifelodun Constituency 2 at the Lagos State House of…
Scores killed in Boko Haram village raids
Heavily armed gunmen raided four villages in northeast Nigeria leaving scores dead and sending survivors fleeing. The attacks were blamed…
Melaye slams Jonathan over corruption
Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni The executive secretary of Anti-Corruption Network, ACN, Dino Melaye, has attacked the President Goodluck Jonathan, saying he is…
Insurgency: Borno Govt. seeks intensive prayers
The Borno Government on Tuesday appealed to residents of the state to intensify prayers for a divine intervention in the…
Parents Of Chibok Girls Traumatised
The three girls who escaped from Boko Haram foot soldiers while being abducted from Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State…
Senator Ojudu Dares Mbu, Stages #BringBackOurGirls Protest
Jamiu Yisa In defiance of the order by the Federal Capital Territory Commissioner of Police, Joseph Mbu, not to stage…
World Cup: Military Warns Football Fans
Director of Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Chris Olukolade, has advised fans and owners of viewing centres to be vigilant during World…