Tag: Maiduguri
3 killed in Maiduguri not bombed
Ayo Oluokun The Joint Task Force in charge of security in Borno State said contrary to reports, none of the…
Boko Haram: Osu Asks FG To Enforce Anti-Terror Law
Monsignor Gabriel Osu, the Director of Communications, Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos, on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to enforce the anti-terrorism…
5 Docked For Murder Of Boko Haram Leader
Five serving police officers were on Tuesday arraigned by the Federal Government before Justice Donatus Okorowo of a Federal High…
3 Killed In Maiduguri Bomb Blast
An early morning explosion today killed three persons in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, North-East Nigeria. Residents believed it could…
Another Explosion Rocks Maiduguri, Gov’s Aide Arrested Over Boko Haram
A heavy explosion followed by bursts of sporadic gunfire hit the northeastern Nigerian town of Maiduguri on Wednesday, where a…
Boko Haram Militants Kill Two Nigerian Cops
A Nigerian military spokesman in Maiduguri, capital of Nigeria’s north eastern state of Borno said today that suspected members of…
Police Promise To Arrest Killers of Emir’s Brother
The Borno Police Command said on Tuesday that it had launched a massive hunt for the killers of a brother…
Gunmen Attack Gov’s Aide, Kills Teenager
One person was killed after suspected Boko Haram members attacked Alhaji Umaru Shehu, Deputy Chief Security Officer to Gov. Ali…
Nigeria’s City Of Fear
No-one in the Nigerian city of Maiduguri knows who to be afraid of most, a group of Islamist militants known…
Boko Haram Murders Islamic Leader
Gunmen shot and killed a Muslim cleric highly critical of a hardline Islamist sect, in an attack outside his home…
Nigerian Police Kill 6 Boko Haram Members
Police authorities in Nigeria’s north eastern state of Borno said today that they’ve killed six members of the radical Muslim…
Borno ANPP Gov Candidate Assassinated
The Borno State governorship candidate of the All Nigeria Peoples Party,ANPP, Alhaji Madu Fannami Gubio, has been assassinated. He was…
Boko Haram Kills Deeper Life Pastor
A Deeper Life Bible Church pastor and three other Christians have been killed by Muslim extremists called Boko Haram in…
Islamists Burn Church In Maiduguri
Unidentified arsonists burnt a church in a northern Nigerian city where Islamists torched two churches and killed six worshippers on…
Jihadist Group Claims Nigerian Bombings
A new radical muslim group that styles itself Jama’Atu Ahlus-Sunnah Lidda’Awati Wal Jihad, has claimed responsibility for the several bombs…
We Can’t Afford Another Religious Violence
Last week, the Presidency placed security on alert in Kaduna, Kaduna State and Jos, Plateau State to forestall what those…
Goni Advises Nigerians To Vote Wisely
Alhaji Mohammed Goni, a former governor of Borno, has advised Nigerians to vote credible leaders who will contribute positively to…
BOKO HARAM: Police On Red Alert
Police guarded the ruins of the Nigerian Taliban’s mosque on Monday, a year after it launched an uprising put down…