Tag: bombing
12 dead in bomb attack at Pakistan campaign office
It is also not known if the candidate for the local constituency, Asfandyar Kakar, was at the office at the…
Somalia Bombing kills 5 during football match
A bomb killed five spectators at a football match in southern Somalia, police and a lawmaker said on Friday, the…
Pentagon denies bombing of Syrian Airbase
Syrian state TV on Monday accused the U.S. of striking an air base hours after President Donald Trump warned of…
95 killed in Afghanistan’s suicide bombing
A suicide bombing has killed at least 95 people and injured 158 others in the centre of Afghanistan's capital, Kabul,…
Russian bombing suspect likely born in Kyrgyzstan
The Kyrgyz State National Security Committee (GKNB) service said on Tuesday that the St. Petersburg metro blast suspect was likely…
40 killed in Damascus bombing
A double bomb attack targeting Shi'ite pilgrims in Damascus killed at least 40 Iraqis and wounded 120 more who were…
Minister orders investigation into accidental bombing of IDPs in Borno
The Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, has ordered a full scale investigation into Tuesday`s accidental bombing of civilian target by…
Bombing of pipelines: Soldiers invade Tompolo’s community
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Sequel to the renewed bombings of oil installations in Warri axis of Delta State by militants suspected…
Tompolo dissociates self from bombing of pipelines
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Tompolo has dissociated himself from the wanton attacks on oil installations in the Warri area of Delta…
20 killed, 90 injured in Maiduguri mosque bombing
About 20 people were killed and 90 wounded by a bomb explosion in a mosque in the northern Nigerian city…
Police arrest two suspects over Nyanya, Kuje bombings
The Nigeria Police on Tuesday said it had arrested two suspects in connection with the October 2 bombings in Nyanya…
Death toll in Yemen mosque bombings rises to 20
Sanaa (AFP) – At least 20 people were killed and 50 wounded Wednesday when two suicide bombers attacked a Shiite…
Senator Condemns Bombing Of Radio Station
The Senator, representing Kogi Central Senatorial District in the outgoing seventh National Assembly, Senator Nurudeen Abatemi-Usman, has decried the bombing…
Toddler Survives Suicide Bombing
Eromosele Ebhomele A boy whose parents were apparently killed by the Boko Haram terrorist bombing in Maiduguri has survived the…
UPDATE: Three Boko Haram bombings kill 58, injures 139 in Borno
Three bombings, including one by a female suicide attacker, killed at least 58 people and wounded 139 others in northeast…
Argentina judge dismisses cover-up case against Kirchner
An Argentine judge on Thursday dismissed the case against President Cristina Kirchner for allegedly shielding Iranian officials from prosecution over…
31 dead in double bombing in Jos
At least 31 people were killed in a double bombing in the Nigerian city of Jos on Thursday, while a…
Boko Haram: Tennis Players To Boycott Kano Tournament
Damilare Okunola/Abuja Following the recent bombings and unrest in Kano, northern Nigeria, an appreciable number of players have vowed not…
APC shifts Assembly primaries over Kano bombing
Eromosele Ebhomele Nigeria’s main opposition, the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Sunday announced the postponement of its House of Assembly…
Boko Haram bombs Shiite muslims marking religious festival
*The bomb victims were in a procession in Tsohuwar Kasuwa in Potiskum, Yobe state A large explosion on Monday rocked…
From #BringBackOurGirls To #BringBackJonathan
By Peter Claver Opara And so, the famous #BringBackOurGirls has transmuted to #BringBackJonathan? Quite ingenious; of the type that has…
How Kano Bus Park was bombed
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Fresh facts have emerged how an unknown terrorist masterminded the bomb-blast at New Road Luxury Park, Sabon Gari,…
Bomb fails to hit police target
The Police Commissioner in Adamawa state, northeast Nigeria, Mr John Abakasanga, on Wednesday confirmed that a blast occurred in Mubi…
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,…
Roadside bomb kills 12 in Afghanistan
A roadside bomb killed 12 civilians, including seven women in eastern Afghanistan Saturday, officials said, the latest violence in the…
Boko Haram leader claims responsibility for Nyanya bombing in new video
The leader of Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamists Abubakar Shekau claimed responsibility for a bombing in Nigeria’s capital that killed at…
FG, Boko Haram And The Sanctity Of Life
By Tayo Ogunbiyi The concept of the sanctity of life is anchored on the sacred nature of life, and the…
Rivers State: Justice Wali’s office bombed
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Less than 24 hours after the office of the Mr Tele Ikuru,the Deputy Governor Rivers State was…
Kabiru Sokoto: Judgement Day Fixed
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Trial of suspected mastermind of the 2011 Christmas Day bombing of St. Theresa’s Catholic church in…
Man Arrested For Attempting To Burn Petrol Station
The police in Lagos State, western Nigeria, have arrested a young man identified as Dada Ajibo from Niger Republic for…