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Boko Haram, Headlines
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
May 16, 2012 by Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja 155 Comments National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, has said members of the Islamic sect, Boko Haram, are fighting for justice. According to him, many Nigerians feel aggrieved and seek various means of airing their grievances. Tukur, who spoke in Abuja on Tuesday when […]
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Boko Haram, Headlines
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
President of the Church of Christ in Nigeria, (COCIN), Reverend Dr. Soja Joseph Bewarang has warned Nigerian leaders that if they failed to curtail the terrorist acts being perpetrated by Boko Haram group, they too might be consumed by it. Delivering a speech at the opening of the General Church Council meeting at the COCIN […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
A human rights group has threatened to drag President Goodluck Jonathan and other key government officials before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague, Netherlands for crimes against humanity should the killings continue. The group, Human Rights Writers’ Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) disclosed its intention in Abuja yesterday. It was disturbed by the unending […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Monday, May 14th, 2012
Former chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Delta State University chapter, Professor. Patrick Muoboghare at the weekend called on President Goodluck Jonathan to take the bull by the horn and unravel the sponsors of Boko Haram sect. Muoboghare, a Niger Delta activist, described the activities of the dreaded sect as “unwholesome,” insisting […]
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Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Headlines
Friday, May 11th, 2012
15 Comments The Joint Security Task Force, on Friday, arrested a middle-aged man suspected to be a leader of the Boko Haram Islamic sect at Farawa Babban Layi, Maiduguri Road, Kano. A source close to the JTF gave the suspect’s name as Mohammed Sulaiman. He is believed to be a native of Ogbomoso Oyo State. […]
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Anambra, Boko Haram, Headlines, State News, Yobe
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
The peace of Akwaeze in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State was a fortnight ago broken as the community was thrown into anguish following the loss of its illustrious son to the activities of the Islamic sect, Boko Haram, in Yobe State. Forty-two-year-old businessman, Mr. Paul Udeze was gruesomely murdered by Boko Haram in […]
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Boko Haram, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Latest Politics, Presidency
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
President of the Senate David Mark has urged the Presidency to open up dialogue with Boko Haram due to the Islamic sect’s continuing insurgency in the North. Mark, who resumed his legislative duties on Tuesday after a brief medical trip abroad, decried growing insecurity in the country, despite efforts to check the violent activities of […]
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Boko Haram, Headlines, Kano, State News
Tuesday, May 8th, 2012
By AbduSalam Muhammad Kano – Unknown persons, Tuesday morning planted multiple high calibre time bombs in three locations at the Bayero University Kano (BUK) old campus in the commercial city. The location are the Faculty of Science, Sports Complex and in front of the Sub-Dean’s office, Faculty of Law of the school. Eyewitness account told Vanguard that […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Monday, May 7th, 2012
Lagos Lawyer and activists, Mr. Femi Falana, has said that it is very dangerous for the National Security Adviser, General Owoeye Azazi (rtd) to ascribe the spate of bombings in the country to disgruntled politicians in the ruling Peoples Democratic Party. He described the statement as diversionary. General Azazi, who spoke at the recent South-South […]
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Boko Haram, Headlines
Monday, May 7th, 2012
Throughout northern Nigeria, Christian churches are ramping up security as a militant Islamist sect, Boko Haram, targets places of worship. At a church in Kaduna, Christians are refusing to let the near-constant threat of attack keep them away from Sunday services. The bellman’s call to the faithful at this Assemblies of God church in the […]