Tag: Boko Haram
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…
Boko Haram kills 20 in another village raid
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen stormed a Christian village in northeastern Nigeria, killing 20 residents, a government spokesman said Monday. The…
Terrorism: Nigerian military capable of wining war – Obanikoro
The Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, on Monday in Abuja, expressed confidence in the ability of the…
Military will not use force to rescue Chibok girls – CDS
The Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, said on Monday that the military would not use force…
Set Chibok school girls free – Reverend Ibikunle
Reverend Bamidele Ibikunle of the Methodist Cathedral of Unity, Abuja, on Sunday appealed to the abductors of the Chibok school…
How Jonathan aborted freedom deal for Chibok schoolgirls
The British tabloid, The Mail has reported how the over 200 kidnapped schoolgirls held hostage in Nigeria came agonisingly close…
Nigerians must unite with FG against terrorism – Maku
Labaran Maku, Minister of Information, on Sunday in Abuja called on Nigerians to stand united with the Federal Government in…
We will deal with Boko Haram, not negotiate – David Mark
The Senate President, David Mark, restated Federal Government’s resolve to fight insurgency and other security challenges, saying government will not…
‘Next Democracy Day will witness a new government’ – Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday assured Nigerians that by this time next year, the country ‘will witness a new government’.…
74 Nigerians killed by Boko Haram in 3 days
At least 24 people were killed on Sunday when Boko Haram gunmen raided a village in northeast Nigeria, where they…
Chibok Girls: We’ve made progress – Presidential Committee
The Presidential Fact-Finding Committee on the abducted Chibok schoolgirls has made tremendous progress, the committee said on Sunday in Abuja.…
Terrorism has no place in Islam – Sultan of Sokoto
Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III has said there is no place for ‘terrorism in Islam’. The leader of…
Ex-minister suspends birthday bash for Chibok girls
Prof. Taoheed Adedoja, former Minister of Sports and Special Duties, has suspended his 63rd birthday anniversary celebration because of the…
Long-term foreign help needed to stop Boko Haram
Nigeria needs foreign help to defeat Boko Haram, a senior intelligence source told AFP on Friday, as the country’s top…
British Secretary lauds UN sanctions on Boko Haram
British Foreign Secretary, William Hague, on Friday lauded United Nations (UN) sanctions against Boko Haram, describing the insurgents as an…
Soldiers kill 2 Boko Haram members in Katsina
Soldiers on Friday confirmed the killing of two suspected Boko Haram members in Katsina State. The Commanding Officer of the…
Chibok Girls: Ugandan President Mocks Jonathan
Uganda’s President, Yoweri Museveni has mocked Nigeria’s President, Goodluck Jonathan over the worsening insecurity occasioned by terrorism in Nigeria. Museveni,…
And Now, The Ecumenical City Of Jos!
By Wole Soyinka This was how I knew Jos from childhood – the ecumenical heart of Nigerian humanity. It was…
Even farming is sin, as Boko Haram kills 29 farmers
Suspected gunmen belonging to Boko Haram sect shot dead 29 farm workers as they tilled their fields in remote northeast…
In Pictures: #BringBackOurGirls Protest To Aso Rock
Former Education Minister, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili led “Bring Back Our Girls” protest rally to Aso Rock in Abuja.
UN blacklists Boko Haram, imposes sanctions
The United Nations blacklisted Boko Haram as an Al-Qaeda-linked terror group and imposed sanctions Thursday, a month after it kidnapped…
Missing Girls: Protest At Nigeria’s Presidency
Protesters on Thursday took their call for the release of more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram to Nigeria’s…
Chibok Girls: Public Schools Shut Nationwide
Kazeem Ugbodaga All public primary and secondary schools in Nigeria were Thursday shut down in protest over the 234 secondary…