Tag: mosque
Four dead in suicide attack on Cameroon mosque
Four worshippers were killed in a suicide bombing at a mosque in northern Cameroon on Monday, a security source said,…
20 killed, 90 injured in Maiduguri mosque bombing
About 20 people were killed and 90 wounded by a bomb explosion in a mosque in the northern Nigerian city…
Boko Haram suicide bombers attack Cameroon mosque
Two female suicide bombers suspected of belonging to the Boko Haram militant group blew themselves on Monday near a mosque…
25 polytechnic students, staff members affected in Yola blast
At least 25 students and staff members of Adamawa State Polytechnic, Yola, were affected in the blast at Jambutu Jumaat…
Yola Blast: NEMA confirms 27 dead, 96 injured
The Coordinator of the National Emergency and Management Agency in Adamawa state, Mallam Sa’ad Bello, said 27 people were confirmed…
Many dead following blast on Yola mosque
Many people are feared dead as bomb blast rocked a newly opened Friday mosque in Jambutu area of Yola in…
Twin bomb blast rip through Maiduguri mosque
Two bomb blasts have ripped through a mosque in Maiduguri killing many, eyewitnesses say. The blast is believed to be…
25 dead in attack on mosque
Sanaa (AFP) – A bomb attack targeting Shiite worshipers at a mosque in Yemen’s rebel-held capital on Thursday killed at…
540 Ogun pilgrims perform lesser hajj in Mecca
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Over 540 pilgrims from Ogun State, western Nigeria, who have arrived in the holy city of Saudi Arabia…
Authorities order mosques closed in north Cameroon
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Authorities have ordered the closure of mosques and Islamic schools following a series of suicide bombing…
Police beef up security around churches, mosques, bans hawking
The Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, has mandated Commissioners of Police to strengthen security at all mosques, churches and other…
10 killed in suicide bomb attack on a Kuwait Mosque
Over 10 people were killed or wounded on Friday in a suicide bomb strike on a Shiite Muslim mosque, with…
Buhari attends first Juma’at service in Aso Villa
President Muhammadu Buhari participated in today’s Juma’at prayer at the Presidential Villa Mosque. President Buhari did so out of consideration…
Boko Haram dares Buhari, bombs Maiduguri mosque
MAIDUGURI, (Reuters) A suspected suicide bomber blew himself up inside a mosque in Nigeria’s Maiduguri city on Saturday afternoon killing…
Ban Ki-moon condemns ‘terrorist attacks’ at Yemen mosques
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned Friday the “terrorist attacks” on Yemeni mosques that killed at least 142 worshippers. Friday’s…