Tag: insurgency
Navy applauds Anambra for checking insurgency, bunkering
The Nigerian Navy on Tuesday applauded the Anambra government’s plan to position a mobile artillery on the River Niger to…
Shehu of Borno optimistic insurgency will end soon
Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Abubakar Ibn Garbai, on Friday expressed optimism that the Boko Haram insurgency would end soon. Garbai…
Insurgency: Navy assures of the safety on Niger Bridge
The Nigerian Navy said on Monday that it had deployed a standard security measure to guard against any insurgency activity…
New IGP pledges to fight crime, insurgency
Nigeria’s new Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba resumed duties on Friday with promise to intensify the fight against crime…
Insurgency: Archbishop urges Nigerians to seek God’s intervention
The Methodist Archbishop of Abuja, Most Rev. Joseph Oche-Job, has urged Nigerians to continuously seek God’s intervention in their wish…
Rice farmers lament insecurity in Borno
The Maisandari Rice Farmers Association in Borno state said that Boko Haram insurgency had forced its members to abandon farming…
Yuguda positive security challenge will end soon
Governor Isa Yuguda of Bauchi State has expressed the hope that the insecurity bedevilling the north eastern part of the…
Terrorists are not Muslims – Maku
The Minister of Information, Mr Labaran Maku, on Friday said that terrorists are not Muslims, adding that, Nigerians must stand…
Cameroon kills 102 Boko Haram fighters
While Nigeria’s army is struggling to curb the incessant attacks of Boko Haram Islamist sect particularly in the northeast, west…
Bombings: Jos viewing centres adopt new security measures
Operators of viewing centres in Jos have adopted some security measures to enable them show the World Cup matches without…
Insurgency cannot divide Nigeria – NSCIA
The Nigeria Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) said on Wednesday that insurgency would “never divide” the country. “Insurgency cannot…
Insurgency: Mali teaches Nigeria good examples
In a move that is a rarity in Nigeria, Mali’s army chief of staff, General Mahamane Toure, offered to step…
Insurgency: NUT wants life insurance for teachers, students
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Adamawa chapter, has called for the introduction of life insurance policy for teachers and…
North East Governors Appeal To INEC On 2015 Poll
Governors of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states facing the challenges of Boko Haram insurgency on Wednesday urged the Independent National…
Insight: Nigerian army losing grip over Boko Haram
Nigeria’s military is losing control of swathes of the largely Muslim northeast to Boko Haram insurgents who are killing civilians…
Africa losing $18billion to insurgents annually, says Jonathan
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja President Goodluck Jonathan said on Thursday that Africa is losing an estimated $18 billion per year to wars…
Reports: Boko Haram may have killed 35 Nigerian soldiers
Thirty-five bodies in military uniform have been brought to a morgue in Damaturu, Yobe state, in Nigeria’s restive northeast after…
Squeezed by the military, Boko Haram targets schools
Boko Haram insurgents have massacred dozens of students in recent weeks in Nigeria’s northeast, opening a new phase in their…
Boko Haram militants kill 7 students, 2 teachers
Suspected Islamist extremists have attacked a secondary school and military checkpoint in Nigeria’s northeast state of Yobe, leaving 11 people…
Boko Haram: The Amnesty Debate
The clamour for amnesty for Boko Haram members as a solution to the insurgency ravaging the North delivers its first…
Impact On Dev. Prospects And Nationhood (2)
By Obadiah Mailafia The African Union (AU) Convention on Prevention and Combating Terrorism 1994 defines terrorism as “any act which…
Conflict And Insurgency In Nigeria: Impact On Dev. Prospects And Nationhood
By Obadiah Mailafia With a population of 165 million, Nigeria is Africa’s largest country in terms of demographic size. With…
Nigeria: Obasanjo, IBB call for talks with insurgents
Two former Nigerian leaders issued a rare joint statement on Sunday calling for talks to end a deadly insurgency by…
Nigeria: Boko Haram darkens Jonathan’s first anniversary
The retired general, a revered man in Maiduguri, north east Nigeria, reaches into his immaculate white robe after taking a…