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Armed Forces, Articles, Boko Haram, Columnists, John Egbeazien Oshodi, NNP Columnists
Friday, September 19th, 2014
By Dr. John Oshodi | NNP | Sept. 19, 2014 – The Nigerian Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Kenneth Minimah, should publicly offer profound apologies to all women and girls in the nation having recently declared a militarized form of domestic threat against military personnel wives. Just a few weeks ago, while addressing soldiers […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics, North-East
Friday, September 19th, 2014
Abuja – The Minister of Information, Mr Labaran Maku, has urged northern elders and youths to strive to ensure that peace reigned in the region for development to thrive. Maku made the call on Friday in Abuja at the Ministerial Press conference where the Minister of Works, Mr Mike Onolememen, appeared to present the score […]
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Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Headlines
Friday, September 19th, 2014
Primary targets – Barracks, public places, govt establishments By Kingsley Omonobi ABUJA — In the aftermath of the heavy casualties inflicted on Boko Haram insurgents in recent weeks, indications have emerged that the group is recruiting auto-mechanic and car wash operators across the country to use their centres as loading bays to plant Intelligent Electronic […]
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Boko Haram, CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Latest Politics
Friday, September 19th, 2014
WHEN the Australian negotiator, Dr Stephen Davis, alleged that an unnamed top official of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) was among the sponsors of the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria many people took his words with a pinch of salt as he had also named a former Chief of Army Staff, retired Lt Gen […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Friday, September 19th, 2014
By Kingsley Omonobi & Henry Umoru ABUJA—President Goodluck Jonathan promised yesterday that by next month, the security challenge posed by members of the Boko Haram sect who have engaged in massive killing and wanton destruction of property would change drastically. This is just as the troops have killed 60 of the insurgents. Speaking yesterday at […]
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Boko Haram, Borno, Headlines, State News
Thursday, September 11th, 2014
Ezekwesili, Uwais, Unongo, Madubuike, others chart way forward By Clifford Ndujihe ONE hundred and fifty days after the abduction of the Chibok schoolgirls, the Bring Back Our Girls Movement, BBGM, yesterday urged Nigerians to come together to save the country from being the den of terrorists. #BringbackOurGirls protest: Dr Oby Ezekwesili (left) and others during the BringbackOurGirls […]
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Boko Haram, General Politics, Latest Politics
Thursday, September 11th, 2014
By HAROON BALOGUN As an avid social media user, I have been following the tweets and anger of social media users against Islam and Muslims especially when the terrorist group, Boko Haram strikes. The anger heightened again when the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, ISIS, in their ungodly activity posted a video online recently showing […]
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Africa & World Politics, Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Thursday, September 11th, 2014
Cameroon’s claims this week that two Tuareg fighters were among the dead when troops bombarded Boko Haram positions have sparked fresh interest in the group’s links to the wider jihadi network. Communication minister Issa Tchiroma Bakary did not elaborate on the nationality of the foreigners, who were among the more than 100 killed during an […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Monday, September 8th, 2014
(JOS) Boko Haram militants attacked a platoon led by the son of former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, shooting him today. He sustained serious injuries to his legs and was being transported to the hospital at the time of this report. Adeboye Obasanjo, an army engineer, was a Lieutenant Colonel at the 3rd Division in Jos, […]
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Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Borno, General Politics, Latest Politics, Top Stories
Monday, September 8th, 2014
After a fierce battle, the nation’s military has reclaimed Bama town, Borno State from the terror group Boko Haram. Boko Haram captured the area last Monday. But after aerial bombardments by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF)’s fighter jets, the military has reclaimed Bama. Sources confirmed this yesterday in Maiduguri, the state capital. A military source […]
