Tag: Boko Haram
Army rescues Boko Haram’s female captives
Nigerian authorities said Friday they had freed three women and six children abducted by Islamist extremist group Boko Haram as…
Solving Nigeria’s Common Problems With Space Technology
By Olawale Salau Since Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation returned to civilian rule in 1999, Nigerians are desperate for a…
Boko Haram: 2,400 Flee War Zone
The Red Cross has said at least 2,400 people have fled violence in northern Nigeria just as the country said…
Kwankwaso blames all for Boko Haram emergence
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Kano state Governor, Engr. Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso on Tuesday blamed governments at all levels, politicians, traditional rulers and…
Boko Haram: Female detainees, others to be freed
The Nigerian government said Tuesday it would release many suspects held for “terrorist activities,” including all women in custody, in…
Glo/NPFL League: Fear Grips Sharks
Sharks FC have cried out ahead of their Week 14 Nigeria Professional Football League, NPFL, match against El Kanemi Warriors…
Going Tough With Boko Haram
The military deploys its might to regain national territories from Boko Haram as President Goodluck Jonathan belatedly declares state of…
Fashioning A Workable & Realistic Constitution For Nigeria
By Ambassador Adegboyega Ariyo Commendable efforts have been made to restore the country to the path of sustainable development, where unity…
Army flushes out Boko Haram, arrests 120 militants
Nigeria’s military said Monday it had re-established control in five remote areas of the northeast where Boko Haram insurgents had…
Boko Haram: More Soldiers Sent To Adamawa State
Some 200 troops arrived in Yola on Monday in continuation of the deployment of troops in Adamawa state following the…
Menace Of Fulani Herdsmen
Apart from Boko Haram insurgents, other trouble makers threatening the peace of this country are the Fulani cattle rearers. They…
Boko Haram: Army Arrests Orange Seller Spy With N600m
An orange seller who acts as a spy for Boko Haram has been arrested in Kaduna, northwest Nigeria. He was…
14 Boko Haram insurgents killed, curfew bites hard
Nigerian army’s offensive against Boko Haram militants the north of the country has left 14 insurgents and three soldiers dead,…
Jonah Jang backs emergency rule in Borno, others
Jonah Jang, governor of the central and volatile state of Plateau on Saturday in Jos described President Goodluck Jonathan’s declaration…
Boko Haram: 10 killed, 65 arrested in Maiduguri
Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters said on Saturday in Abuja that 10 suspected terrorists were killed as troops clashed with insurgent groups…
24-hour curfew slammed on Maiduguri
Nigeria’s military on Saturday imposed a round-the-clock curfew in parts of Maiduguri, the home base of Boko Haram Islamists, as…
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Boko Haram shifts base, attacks Gen. Buhari’s town
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/ Kano Gunmen, suspected to be Boko Haram terrorists have attacked banks and police formations in Daura, the hometown…
UN may charge Boko Haram members with war crimes
Members of Boko Haram and other extremist groups in Nigeria, could face war crimes charges for deliberate acts leading to…
Full Scale War: 20 Boko Haram Members Killed
At least 20 insurgents were killed Friday as Nigeria’s military carried out an aerial bombardment of suspected militant Islamist camps…
ACN Urges National Assembly To Study Emergency Order
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has urged the members of the National Assembly to carefully study the emergency rule…
Soldiers, Boko Haram In Fierce Battle
Nigerian soldiers have begun an offensive against Boko Haram Islamists, raiding camps in a remote northeastern park, while more than…
Nigeria: Just Before The Armageddon
By Emmanuel Arodovwe The scriptures describe the Armageddon as the site of a battle during the end times. It is…
Mixed Reactions Trail Emergency Rule
Mixed reactions have trailed the declaration of state of emergency in three states of the federation by President Goodluck Jonathan…
News Analysis: The entire country needs a state of emergency
By Bayo Onanuga President Goodluck Jonathan, ignoring a last minute dissuasion by Nigerian Governors Forum, has slammed a state of…
Boko Haram Emergency: Jonathan’s Full Speech
Full text of PRESIDENT GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN, GCFR DECLARATION OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY IN BORNO, YOBE AND ADAMAWA STATES…
Sowore Vs Doyin Okupe On Al Jazeera TV
By Joe Igbokwe The other day I watched Al Jazeera Television where Omoyele Sowore, of Sahara Reporters, our own Professor…
Granting Amnesty To Kidnappers
By Tayo Ogunbiyi Nigeria is a blessed nation. Its people are unbelievable. Its leaders are ingenious. Quite very ingenious leaders! …
Boko Haram Holds Women, Children Hostages
The purported head of Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram has claimed two recent deadly attacks in the northeast in a…
Terrorism: Court admits accused statement
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Following a short trial within trial at the ongoing trial of Mr. Kabiru Umar, also known…
Amnesty panel meets detained Boko Haram members
A presidential panel set to seek an amnesty deal with Islamist group Boko Haram Thursday met with about 40 suspected…