Tag: bombings
Egypt identifies Alexandria church bomber as fugitive with militant ties
Egypt named the Alexandria church bomber who attacked a cathedral in Alexandria as 31-year-old Mahmoud Abdullah, describing him as a…
UN condemns terror attacks on Egypt’s churches
UN Secretary-General, António Guterres and the Security Council have condemned Sunday’s bombings of two Coptic churches in Tanta and Alexandria,…
Triple bombings in Lake Chad kills 27
A triple suicide bombing on an island in Lake Chad on Saturday killed at least 27 people and left more…
PDP condemns Nyanya, Kuje bombings
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has condemned Friday’s bombing in Nyanya and Kuje areas of Abuja, Nigeria, describing…
The Return Of Boko Haram
After what seemed like a respite following the onslaught on Boko Haram by Nigerian security forces and their counterparts from…
Atiku angry over bombing, deaths in Yobe school
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has expressed outrage over the bombing of the Government Technical Science College, Potiskum, Yobe, by a…
IPC decries bombings, mourns killed editor
The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos, Nigeria on Thursday 26 June expressed concern over continuing bombing attacks in the country.…
WEF to go ahead in Abuja, despite bombing
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The World Economic Forum scheduled to begin in Abuja, Nigeria’s federal capital next Wednesday will go on in…
The Resurgence Of Boko Haram Attacks
A few days after President Goodluck Jonathan assured Nigerians for the umpteenth time that the Boko Haram insurgency will soon…
Blatter Laments Boston Bombings
FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter has expressed his deepest sympathy in a joint letter to Thomas Grilk and Thomas M.…
Soldiers on patrol after bombs, gunfire rock Gashua
Explosions and gunfire rocked the prison town of Gashua in Yobe state early today, with soldiers deployed to maintain the…
Boko Haram Can’t Force Me Out — Yakowa
Governor Patrick Yakowa of Kaduna State on Thursday said he would not resign his position because of the spate of…
Boko Haram threatens media, denies peace talks
Nigeria’s Boko Haram sect has debunked stories that its representatives are holding peace talks with the government and threatened to…
Nigeria: Boko Haram bombs Sokoto
Explosions, including a suicide blast, rocked two police stations on Monday in Nigeria’s northwestern city of Sokoto, the historic seat…
Big Joe Drops Boko Haram Video
Following the bombings that have rocked some parts of Nigeria, Hip hop music star, Big Joe has released the video…
Abuja On Alert After Shopping Mall Attack
Nigeria’s capital was on alert Wednesday after an explosion went off outside a popular shopping centre, in the latest attack…
Shakeup Long Over-Due
The shakeup of the country’s security apparatus was long overdue even though it was not far-reaching, considering the spate of…
Residents Flee Kaduna
Following yesterday’s attack on Christians by Muslims in Kaduna, residents have started fleeing the state for the fear of being…
Don’t Let History Repeat Itself
Like we have often stated, the greatest fear about the Boko Haram bombings are reprisal attacks and last weekend’s attack…
Another bomb kills 12 in Bauchi
Updated Latest report on the bombing of Christian worshippers in Yewan Tudu, on the outskirts of the Nigerian city of…
Nigeria Go Survive
There is so much to talk about that I don’t even know where to begin. Let me skip some experiences…
Mark Blames Senators For Corruption, Inefficiency
Senate President David Mark said the inefficiency and corruption in the system could have been “reasonably abated” if senators carried…
Terrorist Attacks: Jonathan Urges Nigerians Not To Be Discouraged
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has reassured Nigerians and foreigners resident in the country once again that his administration is taking…
Letter To Mr Labaran Maku —Dimeji Daniels
Good day, Sir. I am quite aware that you have a busy schedule, so I will be brief. Being an…
Lagos ACN Condemns Boko Haram Attack On ThisDay
The Lagos State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, has condemned, in the strongest terms, the bombing of…
Ceasefire: Boko Haram Gives Fresh Terms
The northern based Islamist Boko Haram sect terrorising the north has again given two conditions under which to ceasefire from…
Boko Haram, ACF And Igbo Exodus From The North: Implications For Nigeria —Henry Chukwuemeka Onyema
Recently I read the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) ‘s response to the massive Igbo exodus from Northern Nigeria in the…
Boko Haram: Nigerians Are More Scared Of Our Police Officers
Hodewu Suru Avoseh, a representative of Badagry Constituency 2 in the Lagos State House of Assembly, says the country is…
Which Way Nigeria? —Akunna Ejim
The still unfolding events in the country all point to the inevitable fact that Nigeria is heading towards a decisive…
Boko Haram: 200 Chadian Fighters Arrested In Kano
At least 200 people have been arrested after last week’s bombings and shootings in Kano city, and most of those…