Tag: Borno
INEC clarifies stance on polls in Borno, Adamawa
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Tuesday that it would conduct elections in states under emergency rule, if…
Nigerian senators extend state of emergency
Nigerian Senators on Thursday approved a request by President Goodluck Jonathan to prolong emergency rule in the restive northeast by…
The Butcher Of Borno
JTF’s onslaught on Boko Haram hide-outs yields grisly video recordings of the sect’s bestial activities Operation Boyona, the code name…
Boko Haram: Army speaks on offensive
Nigeria’s military on Wednesday disclosed details of its offensive against Boko Haram militants, describing a series of events that saw…
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…
Emergency: US wants Nigeria protect civilian rights
The Nigerian authorities must protect the rights of civilians and avoid any “heavy-handed” response as they move against Islamist rebels…
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…
ACN slams emergency rule in Borno, others
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has described the declaration of a state of emergency in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe…
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…
SSS Chief Advises Boko Haram To Embrace Dialogue
The Director of the State Security Service (SSS) in Borno, Alhaji Abdullahi Ahmed, has advised members of the Boko Haram…
5 die as bomber targets Borno’s ruler, politician
A suicide bomber in northeast Nigeria tried to assassinate the traditional head of the Bornu kingdom, the Shehu of Borno,…
How Best To Immortalise Kudirat Abiola
The Executive Director of Kudirat Initiative for Democracy, KIND, Amy Oyekunle, has said that that the best way Nigerians could…
Nigeria: Boko Haram Runs PDP Out of Borno
The Peoples Democratic Party in Borno State said it had shifted its congress to Gombe due to the current security…
Army Reads Riot Act To Boko Haram
The Nigerian Army on Thursday in Jos reiterated its resolve to put an end to the activities of the Boko…
Jonathan slams emergency rule in Boko Haram’s areas
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja After two days of feverish meetings with his security chiefs following the Christmas Day bombings of a Catholic…