Tag: Kidnapping
Boko Haram seizes 40 women in fresh raid
Militants of Boko Haram, have abducted 40 women following an attack on the Village of Wagga in Adamawa state, a…
PDP Must Tell Nigerians All It Knows About Boko Haram
By Peter Claver Oparah In a country where the citizenry do not ask hard questions, a person can commit blue…
Philippine ex-general arrested over missing women
A retired Philippine general implicated in multiple political assassinations was arrested in a rundown house in the nation’s capital on…
Church, 3 buildings linked with kidnapping demolished
Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra has revoked the Certificates of Occupancy of four buildings, including a church in Awkuzu, Oyi…
Amaechi cautions politicians against arming youths
Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers on Friday advised politicians against arming youths with dangerous weapon to perpetuate electoral violence. He…
Calling The Youths To Order
By Raymond Oise-Oghaede There is this widely accepted saying that ‘‘the youths of today will grow up to become leaders…
Nkiru Sylvanus Premieres ‘The Voice’ This Sunday
Funsho Arogundade Nollywood star actress Nkiru Sylvanus is returning to her first love acting after a long hiatus. The actress…
Pro-Amaechi Lawmaker Kidnapped
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Golden Chioma, a lawyer and Chairman of Judiciary committee of Rivers State House of Assembly representing Etche…
CHIBOK KILLINGS: Police Aware Of Attacks On Christians
Two weeks before Boko Haram Islamists attacked a series of churches on Sunday near Chibok, the northeast Nigeria town where…
Ritualists’ Den Discovered In Lagos
Damilare Okunola & Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni A ritualists’ den has been discovered in Majidun area of Ikorodu, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria.…
#BringBackOurGirls Rally In Lagos
Simon Ateba A rally to free the Chibok girls from the Boko Haram insurgents will take place in Lagos, western…
War Against Terror And Information Management
The military of any nation is mostly heard only where actions in favour of such nation is paramount and in…
‘We Won’t Leave Until Chibok Girls Are Found’
The United States has declared that its troops will not leave Nigeria until the more than 200 schoolgirls abducted on…
Tinubu Blasts Jonathan Over Chibok Girls
Senator Oluremi Tinubu has decried the Federal Government’s handling of the rescue of over 200 students kidnapped from Government Girls…
Revealed: Ozekhome paid kidnappers N40 million
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Lagos based lawyer and activist, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN) paid N40 million in order to secure his release…
Boko Haram Kidnaps Two Top Emirs In Borno
Boko Haram members have kidnapped two first class traditional rulers in Borno State, north-east Nigeria. Premium Times reports that the…
Missing Chibok Girls 43 Days After
It’s heart rendering that the teenage girls abducted from Government, Chibok, Borno State, have been away for this long, their…
Chibok Girls: Public Schools Shut Nationwide
Kazeem Ugbodaga All public primary and secondary schools in Nigeria were Thursday shut down in protest over the 234 secondary…
Nigerian Army: Why We Can’t Fight Boko Haram
The reason terror group Boko Haram has been having a field day across Nigeria is because the country’s military lacks…
Gunmen Kidnap Lawmaker’s Father
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Unidentified gunmen have reportedly kidnapped Pa Ogbewe, father of the Minority Whip of House of Representatives, Samson Osagie,…
Boko Haram: The Truth Is Bitter
By Raymond Oise-Oghaede There is no gainsaying the fact that many Nigerians and international friends of the country have joined…
New Video Gives Me Joy, Says Man With 3 Kidnapped Cousins
A man whose three cousins are among more than 200 schoolgirls being held by Islamist militants in north-eastern Nigeria tells…
U.S. Planes Search For Kidnapped Schoolgirls
The United States said it is flying “manned” missions over Nigeria in search of over 200 abducted schoolgirls, after the…
Suspected Kidnapper Stoned To Death
Cyriacus Izuekwe An unidentified man suspected to be a kidnapper reportedly died Thursday after he was pelted with stones by…
Clinton Slams Jonathan Over Corruption
Mrs. Hillary Clinton, the former US Secretary of State, has lambasted President Goodluck Jonathan over corruption in Nigeria and the…
Kidnappers On The Prowl In Lagos
Cyriacus Izuekwe There are indications that kidnappers are on the prowl in Lagos State, western Nigeria, as there are several…
UN Envoy Unveils Nigeria Safe Schools Plan
UN special envoy for global education Gordon Brown on Wednesday unveiled a project to improve security in Nigerian schools to…
Taking The Fight To Shekau
The kidnap of over 200 schoolgirls in Chibok, Borno State, by Boko Haram terrorists appears to be the last straw…
Full Text Of Shekau’s Message In New Video
My brethren, take up knives and start slaughtering people. Just pick up your knife and break into homes and kill.…
Chibok Girls: A Challenge To Nigerians And The World
By Joe Igbokwe Did anybody watch Dame Patience Jonathan’s outburst on Chibok girls in a meeting with women in Abuja…