Tag: riots
Ivory Coast govt to maintain ‘firm line’ on mutiny: spokesperson
Ivory Coast authorities will maintain a “firm line” faced with a four-day nationwide army mutiny, government spokesman Bruno Kone said…
Restless youths riot outside Nigerian ‘House of Horror’
Scores of rioters went on the rampage on Monday outside an abandoned building in Nigeria dubbed the “House of Horror”…
Military chief warns about the collapse of Egypt
Egypt’s military chief warned on Tuesday that the political crisis sweeping the country could lead to the collapse of the…
News Analysis: Fears of wider unrest grow in Nigeria
An Islamist insurgency that has increasingly targeted churches has sparked fears of wider unrest in Nigeria after anger boiled over…
Boko Haram: 2 Nigerian cities in a state of war
Gunfire and rioting rocked two northern Nigerian cities on Tuesday in a fresh round of unrest, prompting authorities to slap…
24 hour curfew slammed on Kaduna
The Kaduna state government has imposed a 24 hour curfew, following the bombings today of no fewer than five churches…
Riots break out in Kaduna
Riots have broken out in the Nigerian city of Kaduna, hours after several churches were bombed by Boko Haram elements.…
Northern Riots: 100 Bodies Recovered, Jonathan Orders Probe
At least 100 corpses have been recovered from several cities in northern Nigeria where post election riots erupted on Monday,…