“Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least” –Johann Wolfgang von Goethe On Sunday, an exceptional event occurred in Paris, France. About 60 world leaders, in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo massacre, had in a show of international solidarity, gathered to mourn the cartoonists, satirists and others […]
Nigeria Defence spokesman, Major General Chris Olukolade An attempt by Boko Haram to take over Biu, the largest town in the south of troubled Borno State, was on Wednesday repelled by the military, according to military sources and residents. Military sources said the insurgents suffered heavy casualty as many of them who attempted to invade […]
Baga has been the scene of fierce fighting before, including in April 2013 as seen here Niger has said it will not be involved in any attempt to retake the key north-east Nigerian town of Baga from the militant Islamist group, Boko Haram. Bodies reportedly lay strewn on the streets of the town following an […]
Haram: Jonathan holds emergency security meeting on North East … Niger, Chad abandon Nigeria From JULIANA TAIWO-OBALONYE, Abuja President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday held an emergency security meeting with security chiefs as well as the governors of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states, focusing on the security situation in the North East. This is even as the […]
A 14-year-old Nigerian girl who was arrested with explosives strapped to her body told journalists Wednesday that her parents volunteered her to take part in a suicide attack. The girl, who was identified as Zahra’u Babangida, was arrested in Kano on December 10 following a double suicide bombing in a market that killed 10 people. […]
FROM MARIAM ALESHINLOYE AGBOOLA, JOS Following the twin bombings in Jos on December 11, 2014, which led to the death of about 32 people, the former Minister of the Federal Capital, Lt. Gen. Jerry Useni, has again called on the Boko Haram leaders to make their demands known, instead of these wanton destruction of […]
No fewer than 185 women have been reported kidnapped by Boko Haram insurgents in Gumsuri, North of Chibok in Borno State. The insurgents, who killed about 32 men, set fire on the village with petrol bombs before herding the women and children in their pickup trucks. The Sunday incident is coming less than nine months […]
The Nigerian Army has discovered a plan by the Boko Haram insurgents to attack 25 communities and villages spread across five states in the troubled North-East zone. A credible security source, who confided in our correspondent on Thursday, said that the Boko Haram hit list was recovered by Special Forces during an operation at the […]
There was confusion in Kano on Wednesday as bombs exploded near the popular Kanti Kwari Textile Market along Ibrahim Taiwo Road. Six people, including two female suicide bombers, who alleged detonated the bombs, were confirmed dead. Nine sustained varying degrees of injuries. The Kano State Police Commissioner, Mr. Aderenle Shinaba, told journalists at the scene […]
The National Chairman of the Nigerian Legion, Col. Micah Gaiya (retd.), on Monday said that 100 ex-servicemen had been killed in the North-East part of the country, being ravaged by the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram. The legion caters for the welfare of ex-servicemen and persons who have distinguished themselves in the wars in which […]
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