Tag: Mubi
Scores feared dead as bomb explosions rock Adamawa town
Many people are feared dead following two bomb blasts that rocked Mubi town in Adamawa state on Workers Day.
Mubi to get approval for free trade zone soon – Gov. Bindow
Gov. Mohammed Bindow of Adamawa said Mubi would soon be granted approval by the Federal Government to establish a Free…
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In Pictures: Jonathan, the C-I-C steps out in military fatigue in visits to Baga, Mubi
President Goodluck Jonathan often criticised by the opposition for not acting swiftly to arrest the Boko Haram insurgency, since it…
Jonathan visits recaptured Mubi, Baga
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan today visited Mubi, Adamawa State and Baga, Borno State, Nigerian towns recently recovered from the Boko…
Army wipes Boko Haram out of Mubi
The Defence Headquarters on Friday in Abuja said that Nigerian troops operating in the North-East had on Thursday completed the…
River Of Tears In Mubi
By Oyebanji Gbenga The song of Eric Patrick Clapton “River of Tears” invoke sober feelings and pains. The month of…
Courageous Hunters Set To Recapture Mubi
Hunters in Mubi, Adamawa State, northeast Nigeria, are said to be mobilising to retake the town captured by Boko Haram…
Boko Haram: Lt. Col., Others Killed In Mubi
Boko Haram insurgents reportedly overwhelmed Nigerian troops trying to reclaim Mubi in Adamawa State, northeast Nigeria, on Tuesday. According to…
Only 64 Boko Haram fighters captured Mubi
Last week’s seizure of Mubi, Adamawa state’s second largest city was carried out by only 64 Boko Haram fighters, a…
Capture Of Mubi Bad For Badeh
Insurgency in Nigeria reached a disgraceful crescendo last Thursday when the Boko Haram terrorist group invaded and overran Vimtim, the…
Boko Haram: Benue evacuates students from Mubi
The Benue Government said it had commenced the evacuation of students from Mubi in Adamawa following the recent attack on…
Mubi: Police warn residents against rumour mongering
The Adamawa Police Command on Friday warned residents of the state against spreading unfounded rumour that often leads to panic.…
Boko Haram kills varsity lecturer and family, stamps authority on Mubi
Islamist Boko Haram militants have seized control of the northeast Nigerian town of Mubi, killing dozens of people and forcing…
Boko Haram attacks commercial hub in Adamawa
Boko Haram fighters on Wednesday clashed with Nigerian troops in the country’s remote northeast, forcing thousands to flee, after two…
Girl found in bush not a Chibok schoolgirl
A young woman found wandering in northeast Nigeria who police said was one of more than 200 missing schoolgirls was…
Obasanjo’s Son, 4 Others Flown To Abuja After Boko Haram Attack
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta President Olusegun Obasanjo’s son, Lt. Col. Adeboye Obasanjo, who was ambushed and shot along with other soldiers Monday…
Obasanjo’s son shot in Mubi by Boko Haram
Adeoye Obasanjo, son of former president of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has been shot in Mubi by members of Islamist…
Boko Haram forces Adamawa University to shut down
The authorities of Adamawa State University, Mubi, in north east Nigeria has announced indefinite closure of the institution due to…
Bomb fails to hit police target
The Police Commissioner in Adamawa state, northeast Nigeria, Mr John Abakasanga, on Wednesday confirmed that a blast occurred in Mubi…
18 dead in Mubi bomb blast – DHQ
The death toll in Sunday’s bomb explosion in Mubi, Adamawa, has risen to 18 from the initial 14 deaths confirmed…
Intensify efforts to rescue Chibok school girls – CAN tells FG
The North-East Chapter of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has urged the Federal Government and security agents to intensify efforts…
Nigerian troops kill 13 Boko Haram robbers
The Nigerian army said Thursday it had killed 13 suspected Boko Haram gunmen in a shootout near the border with…
Nigerian soldiers accused of atrocities in Mubi
Nigerian troops have been accused of indiscriminate shootings and other abuses in Mubi, where gunmen this month massacred 40 people,…
D’banj Condemns Aluu, Mubi Killings
Music star, Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo, popularly known as D’banj has described the killings of four University of Port Harcourt undergraduates…
Many arrested over Mubi Massacre
Nigerian police in Adamawa state said Wednesday they had arrested many suspects following a massacre at a student housing area…
Shame Of A Nation
After a lull in the activities of cultists in Nigerian tertiary institutions and even outside them, the death of over…
Another Boko Haram commander killed in shootout
A Nigerian Boko Haram sect commander known as Abubakar Yola has been killed by Nigerian soldiers in a shootout while…
Gunmen kill 2 guests of PDP boss
Unidentified gunmen have killed two persons in Mubi, Adamawa state. One other person was injured in the attack on Sunday…
Nigeria: 5 Die as Patrol Van Ambushed
Gunmen opened fire and threw explosives at a military and police patrol in northeast Nigeria, killing a policeman, a soldier…