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Opinion: The rise of female suicide bombing

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Headlines Thursday, July 31st, 2014

Given the missed chance at assassinating Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) two Wednesdays’ ago, a blitzkrieg of female suicidal bombings, starting Sunday this week, seems intent on compensating for the failure. Except for the Lagos incident where Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, claimed he used a female suicide bomber to set off the explosion, none […]

We’re ready for inquiry on B’Haram, APC tells Jonathan

Posted by admin All Peoples' Congress (APC), Boko Haram, Latest Politics, Party Politics Saturday, July 26th, 2014

The All Progressives Congress has said that it is ready to answer any inquiry over allegation by the Presidency that it was sponsoring the violent Boko Haram sect. The APC stated its readiness to answer the inquiry following accusations by the Peoples Democratic Party and some foreign agencies that it was using the militant sect […]

Scores feared dead as bomb blast rocks Kano motor park

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Kano, Latest Politics, State News Thursday, July 24th, 2014

By Abdulsalam Muhammad Kano – A high calibre improvised explosive device went off inside the crowded New Road motor park located at Sabon Gari, a predominantly Christian quarters of Kano metropolis leaving scores dead. The blast an eye witness said ripped through a bus station in Kano as passengers boarded buses out of the city. […]

Opinion: Why the military cannot defeat Boko Haram

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Headlines Thursday, July 24th, 2014

Bayo Olupohunda | credits: File copy To begin this piece, one fact has become undeniable. Our country is at war. According to the latest Human Rights Watch report, Boko Haram has killed 2, 053 Nigerians in the North-East in six months! The Nigerian military is at the forefront of the war on terror but […]

Opinion: Boko Haram as an excuse for $1b loan

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Headlines Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014

there can be no denial of the threat of the Boko Haram insurgency to security, as the economy of the north-eastern states, particularly, has become seriously dislocated while thousands of people in several communities have become viciously traumatised by the indiscriminate killings of kith and kin and the continuous destruction of their homes and livelihood. […]

Boko Haram kidnaps politician’s wife, children and cousin of ex gov.

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Borno, Latest Politics, State News Monday, July 21st, 2014

Gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect stormed Ngala town and abducted the wife and two children of a politician, Zaraye Mala Sheriff. Zaraye Mala Sheriff is a councillor in the area and a cousin of ex-governor Ali Modu Sheriff. Witnesses said the insurgents also kidnapped two prominent politicians in the area, […]

FG will crush terrorists –Obanikoro (We’ll believe it when we see it)

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Latest Politics Saturday, July 19th, 2014

By EMMANUEL OGOIGBE Warri on July 20, 2014 · Politics Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro has assured that the military would be adequately funded to crush the current security challenge in the country. Obanikoro, who gave the assurance when he spoke with newsmen yesterday in Warri, Delta state, also stressed that the […]

Boko Haram kills more than 100, hoists flag in Borno

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Borno, Latest Politics, State News Saturday, July 19th, 2014

July 19, 2014 BY NDAHI MARAMA, Maiduguri with agency report Boko Haram extremists have killed more than 100 people and hoisted their black and white flag over a town left undefended by the military, just 85 kilometers (53 miles) from Maiduguri, a civil defense spokesman and a human rights advocate said Saturday. Hundreds of villagers […]

Terrorists having upper hand – Danjuma

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Latest Politics Thursday, July 17th, 2014

BY Ben Agande, JOHNBOSCO AGBAKWURU & JOSEPH ERUNKE ABUJA — Former Defence Minister, Lt General Theophilus Danjuma (Rtd.), yesterday, lamented that insurgents appear to be having an upper hand in the country at the moment and tasked President Goodluck Jonathan to bring the insurgency to an end. President Jonathan, on his part, is seeking approval […]

Israeli army rescue – lessons for Nigeria on Chibok girls

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Boko Haram, Borno, Headlines, State News Thursday, July 17th, 2014

FULL TEXT OF THE SPEECH TITLED “How Israeli Soldiers Traveled 4,000 Kilometers To Rescue Kidnapped Israeli Citizens (Lessons For Nigeria On Chibok Kidnappings)” DELIVERED BY ENGR. ROTIMI FABIYI (MNIM, MNSChE, MNSE, COREN Reg) AT A SYMPOSIUM ON CHIBOK KIDNAPPINGS ORGANIZED BY COMMITTEE OF PROGRESSIVES AND REALISTS (CPR) IN IKORODU, LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA ON 27TH JUNE, […]