By Ndahi Marama MAIDUGURI— Gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram, weekend, stormed New Marte, Marte Local Government Area of Borno State, where they killed a Police Sergeant (names withheld), and two civilians. The gunmen also set ablaze the Divisional Police Headquarters, Cocin Church and the residence of the Unit Commandant of the […]
The former Minister of Works, Senator Sanusi Dagash has been forced into an exile abroad after the general elections last year, no thanks to threats by the Boko Haram Islamist group. Sources close to the former minister said he was being hounded by the terror group over his support for President Goodluck Jonathan in the […]
THE National President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, on Wednesday, said there was no basis for the Federal Government to dialogue with the dreaded Boko Haram sect. He also berated the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Mohammed Nurudeen, for categorising Nigeria as the most Christian populated Islamic nation in […]
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Wole Mosadomi & Abdallah el-Kurebe MINNA — Former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida yesterday described as laughable, the call by Islamic sect, Boko Haram on President Goodluck Jonathan to resign from office as condition for peace to reign in the country. General Babangida at an interaction with newsmen at his Hill Top mansion, Minna, Niger […]
The Congress of South-West Youths has condemned the incessant attack on people and mosques in the northern part of the country by the Boko Haram sect, calling on the Federal Government to provide lasting solution to the mayhem now or lose its support at the South-Western region. The president of the group, Mr Taiwo Ayedun […]
The President, the Christ Apostolic Mission Church Worldwide, Pastor Adesoji Ajayi, has said that the Boko Haram sect’s plan was to Islamise the Northern part of Nigeria, naming it “The Islamic Republic of Nigeria.” He said this at a news conference held to address the security crisis the country is experiencing, adding that, God revealed […]
Share IN a bid to forestall untoward incident during this weekend’s Eid-el-fitri celebrations marking the end of the Ramadan fast by Muslim faithful, the Federal Government has put all security agencies on red alert to contain any threat to the nation’s security before, during and after the festive period. The move came on the heels […]
By Hugo Odiogor & Luka Binniyat LAGOS— Nigeria’s Ambassador to the United States, Prof. Ade Adefuye, yesterday, proffered reasons why Nigeria is against plans by Americans to classify Boko Haram as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation (FTO). Ambassador Adefuye who was guest speaker of the Third Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, (NIIA), symposium on the visit […]
The militant Islamic group, Boko Haram, may have started talks with the Federal Government. The Voice of America reported on Tuesday that a purported spokesman for Boko Haram, Habu Mohammed, said the the group was engaged in direct talks with the government on ending violence in the North. According to the VOA, in a statement, […]
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