Tag: Boko Haram
Need For Regional Cooperation To Defeat Insurgents
In a much publicised move, Nigeria has accepted assistance from the United States, Britain, France, China and Israel in a…
Gov Shettima Orders Mass Production Of Abducted Girls Video
Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno has ordered mass production of video clip showing some of the 234 girls abducted on…
Video of Nigeria’s abducted schoolgirls
Shekau Abubakar, Boko Haram leader supplies a video on more than half of the girls captured from Chibok Girls Seconday…
US deploys manned surveillance planes over Nigeria
The United States was Monday flying “manned” missions over Nigeria to track down more than 200 abducted schoolgirls as experts…
5 Suspects arrested over Abuja bombings
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The State Security Service (SSS) also known as Department of State Services (DSS) on Monday paraded five suspects…
Nigeria should pursue prisoner-for-hostage swap – AFP Analysis
Conditions set out by Boko Haram’s leader for the release of the Nigerian schoolgirls held hostage by the Islamists may…
Boko Haram is not asking for negotiation, but ransom
By Com Jasper Azuatalam It is important that as a nation, we take a detailed look and have a deep…
In Pictures: Boko Haram release pictures of kidnapped Chibok girls
The pictures are screengrab taken on 12 May, from a video released by Nigerian Islamist sect, Boko Haram. AFP shows…
Grandstanding Over War Against Boko Haram
Nigerian public office holders have a fantastic appetite for talk. It’s good for leaders to keep their citizens abreast of…
Hollande invites US, Britain to summit on Nigeria abductions
French President Francois Hollande said Monday he had invited US and British officials to attend a Paris summit this weekend…
Chibok Girls: Hundreds Of Women Protest In Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga Hundreds of women and men staged a protest in Lagos State, western Nigeria, Monday, demanding the release of…
Nigeria will not swap Boko Haram prisoners for kidnapped schoolgirls – Abba Moro
Nigeria on Monday rejected conditions set out by Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau for the release of more than 200…
Israel to help find kidnapped Nigerian girls
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday offered to help Nigeria search for hundreds of schoolgirls kidnapped by extremist Islamist…
French President calls for African summit on Nigeria abductions
French President Francois Hollande called Sunday for African leaders to hold a summit in Paris on security in west Africa…
Don’t blame opposition for terrorism, APC tells President Jonathan
Lanre Babalola The All Progressives Congress, (APC), has asked President Goodluck Jonathan to stop blaming opposition for the insecurity in…
Boko Haram to be wiped out in 3 months – NSGF
The Northern States Governors Forum (NSGF) on Saturday said all elements of the Boko Haram terrorists group would be stamped…
Nigeria, US wants UN to label Boko Haram a terrorist organisation
Nigeria and the United States are working on a UN Security Council resolution to designate Boko Haram a terrorist organisation,…
Police debunk rumour of Boko Haram kidnap in Lagos
DSP Ngozi Braide, Lagos State Police Command, Public Relations Officer, has said that the rumour about activities of Boko Haram…
Nigerian Army Ignored Warnings About School Raid, Says AI
Nigeria’s military had advance warning of the attack on a school at which some 270 girls were kidnapped but failed…
Mandela widow calls on Nigerian government to find girls
Nelson Mandela’s widow Graca Machel has broken the customary mourning period to call on the Nigerian government and international community…
Boko Haram Threat Not Just About Girls And School
With international attention focused on Nigeria and the plight of more than 200 girls abducted by Boko Haram, Margee Ensign…
Clinton Slams Jonathan Over Corruption
Mrs. Hillary Clinton, the former US Secretary of State, has lambasted President Goodluck Jonathan over corruption in Nigeria and the…
Jonathan: Girls kidnap turning point in Boko Haram conflict
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan said Thursday that Boko Haram’s mass abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls would mark a turning…
Nigerian Military snubs distress calls in Gamboru-Ngala
Residents of Gamboru Ngala, the Nigerian border town attacked by Boko Haram on Monday criticized Nigeria’s security forces for failing…
Boko Haram: APC urges N/Assembly To Probe Security Fund
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on the National Assembly to urgently initiate a probe into how the budgetary…
UN Envoy Unveils Nigeria Safe Schools Plan
UN special envoy for global education Gordon Brown on Wednesday unveiled a project to improve security in Nigerian schools to…
Taking The Fight To Shekau
The kidnap of over 200 schoolgirls in Chibok, Borno State, by Boko Haram terrorists appears to be the last straw…
Abducted Girls: Nigeria Police offer N50m reward for information
The Nigeria Police Force has offered N50million as reward to anyone with useful information about the over 200 schoolgirls kidnapped…
Boko Haram kill 300 in fresh attack
A Boko Haram massacre has killed hundreds in Nigeria’s northeast, multiple sources said on Wednesday, as police offered N50 million…
Countries ready to help Nigeria rout Boko Haram
More countries have offered to help Nigeria tackle the Boro Haram insurgency as global outrage mounts against the abduction of…