Tag: Boko Haram
Boko Haram: Cameroon forces patrol northern border
“Everyone out! Hold onto your belongings, we’re going to conduct a search,” yells a Cameroonian soldier as he inspects bus…
World Cup: Football fans should be vigilant – Military
Major General Chris Olukolade, Director of Defence Information, on Monday advised fans and owners of viewing centres to be vigilant…
OIC denounces Boko Haram, says they are criminals
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Monday in Abuja described Boko Haram as a criminal group whose members were…
Nigeria Goes Into Strategic International Receivership
By Osuolale Alalade Nigeria has reached the nadir of its tragic fall and has gone into strategic international receivership. In…
Of Boko Haram And Our Oneness
By Gbenga Aina You cannot live in sin and expect the grace of God to multiply – Chukwudifu Akunne Oputa,…
Adamawa Blast: Key Suspect Arrested
Nigeria’s military on Monday said it had made an arrest in connection with the bombing of a football match that…
Abducted Schoolgirls Now In Chad, Cameroon, Niger Republic
The remaining 219 Chibok schoolgirls still being held by Boko Haram have been splitted into four groups and some have…
Bombing at Adamawa football match kills at least 40
A bomb attack targeting fans at a football match in Nigeria’s restive northeast killed at least 40 people on Sunday,…
APC condemns Emir’s killing, says Boko Haram is an enemy
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned the killing of the Emir of Gwoza, Alhaji Idrissa Timta, by suspected Boko…
Boko Haram frees kidnapped priests, nun in Cameroon
Two Italian priests and a Canadian nun seized in April by suspected Boko Haram gunmen in Cameroon, have been freed,…
No amnesty for Boko Haram militants- Presidency
Nigeria Presidency said on Saturday that contrary to recent reports, President Goodluck Jonathan has not declared amnesty for members of…
Chibok Girls: 2face Idibia ‘Breaks The Silence’
Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni Amidst international campaign for over 230 secondary school girls abducted in Chibok, over a month ago, African R…
Jonathan condemns Gwoza Emir assassination
President Goodluck Jonathan has condemned the assassination of the Emir of Gwoza, Alhaji Idrissa Timta, by the insurgent group, Boko…
Self-proclaimed terrorist arraigned in Lagos
A 27-year old labourer, Francis Mokwe, who publicly proclaimed himself as an insurgent at a banking hall in Lagos, was…
Boko Haram kills Emir of Gwoza, no hostage taken
.Emirs of Uba, Askira hide in the bush The Borno state government, in Nigeria’s north east, has denied reports that…
Boko Haram: Jonathan, 6 ECOWAS Leaders Meet
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan and his counterparts in six other countries in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)…
Boko Haram Kidnaps Two Top Emirs In Borno
Boko Haram members have kidnapped two first class traditional rulers in Borno State, north-east Nigeria. Premium Times reports that the…
Nollywood stars join #BringBackOurGirls protest
Nollywood stars led by Patience Ozokwor on Thursday marched from Allen Avenue to Alausa Secretariat soliciting for the release of…
Despite Jonathan’s vows, Boko Haram continues killing villagers
President Goodluck Jonathan may dominate the airwaves with vows to rein in the Boko Haram insurgency and restore peace to…
View from abroad: Why Jonathan can’t #bringbackourgirls
.An insight into the political bickerings, military corruption stalling rescue of kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls When local people warned that hundreds…
Boko Haram: Nigeria in race against time, says Kwankwaso
Nigeria faces a race against time to tackle its worsening security situation, which has spread in scale and scope due…
Securing The Nigerian Child
By Bilkis Bakare The Nigerian child, if lucky to be alive, has travelled the narrow path of neglect in many…
Boko Haram Won’t Hinder Foreign Investment —Consultant
The present state of insecurity in the country caused by the Boko Haram sect will not hamper foreign investment in…
Chibok Girls: ‘Condemn the animals, not govt.’ – Suswam
Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue state on Tuesday in Abuja said Nigerians must stop playing politics with the kidnap of…
It’s bad to abuse the President – Patience Jonathan
Patience Jonathan, whose husband has come under censure from some Nigerians and foreigners over his handling of the kidnap of…
24 dead after Boko Haram attacks military, police base
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen attacked the military and police in the northeast Nigerian town of Buni Yadi, where the group…
Children’s Day: Fashola pleads for release of Chibok girls
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State on Tuesday urged the Boko Haram insurgents to release over 200 Chibok schoolgirls abducted…
Obasanjo holds talks to free Chibok schoolgirls
Former president Olusegun Obasanjo has met with people close to Boko Haram in an attempt to broker the release of…
We Want To Come Home, Chibok Girls Cry Out
As the world marks Children’s Day today, the 223 schoolgirls still being held by Boko Haram in their enclave in…
We know where missing girls are – Chief of Defence Staff
Nigeria’s highest ranking military officer on Monday gave a glimmer of hope to the families of more than 200 schoolgirls…