Tag: bomb
Bombings kill eight in Iraq
Bombings north of Baghdad killed eight people on Tuesday, police and a doctor said, as Iraq struggles to regain ground…
Police uncover plot to bomb school in Gombe
Nigerian police on Monday uncovered a plot to bomb a secondary school in Gombe state by defusing a car laden…
Emergency Proclamation: So Far So Good
By Chris Olukolade Boko Haram, a religious sect which had emerged by taking advantage of democracy–the system of government which…
Egypt’s Interior Minister Survives Assassination Attempt
A bomb targeted the convoy of Egypt’s interior minister today in Cairo in the first attack on a senior government…
Boko Haram: Roadblock To Amnesty
Boko Haram rejects offer of amnesty by the Federal Government, sticking a pin into the balloon of optimism that its…
Dele Giwa’s Mom Dies At 87
Elekiya Ayisat Giwa, the mother of the founding Editor-In-Chief of Newswatch magazine, Dele Giwa, who was killed in 1986 by…
Boxing Day Tragedy In Lagos
At about 9.30 am on 26 December 2012, a loud explosion reverberated at No. 45, Ojo Giwa Street, Jankara area…
Police Detonate Explosive Device In Minna
An explosive device suspected to be a bomb was today found in Minna, the Niger state capital, northcentral Nigeria, and detonated by…
Police Defuse Bomb In Rivers
The police in Rivers say they have defused an improvised explosive device (IED) in the state-owned banana farm at Ueken…
Bomb goes off near Nigerian Church
Bomb Goes Off Near Nigerian Church A bomb went off Sunday near a church in Okene, a major town in…
Panic Over Bombs In Kaduna
By Femi Adi/Kaduna For over two hours today residents of Kaduna metropolis were thrown into confusion due to alleged rumours…
Fresh Blast Hits Abuja Shopping Centre
Soldiers have cordoned off the scene of explosion which occurred near Banex Plaza, a popular shopping centre located in Wuse…
Terrorists damage bridge in Plateau state
An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) on Saturday exploded under a bridge on Makera-Rim road, near Golhoss village in Rim District,…
One Bomb Attack Too Many
By Isaac Asabor It is not an exaggeration to say that the evil works that were over time carried out…
Bomb Kills Man In Maiduguri
A bomb killed one person early Friday in the northern city of Maiduguri where Islamist sect Boko Haram has carried…