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Boko Haram: Exhibitors Shun Opening of Kaduna Trade Fair

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Headlines, Kaduna, State News Sunday, April 29th, 2012

FEARS of possible bombing by Boko Haram prompted exhibitors, visitors and residents to stay away from yesterday’s official opening of this year’s Kaduna International Trade Fair, which recorded a low number of participants. This came on the heels of last Thursday’s attack on the SOJ Plaza, Kontagora road housing three national dailies, ThisDay, The Sun and The […]

Why we bombed media houses -Boko Haram

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Latest Politics Friday, April 27th, 2012

The Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati Wal-Jihad, popularly known as Boko Haram, has said it attacked media houses in Abuja and Kaduna yesterday to send a message to the media that it would no longer condone reports misrepresenting it in the press or blaming it for acts it knows nothing about. Abul Qaqa, spokesperson for the […]

Who is a Terrorist in Nigeria – By Tochukwu Ezukanma

Posted by admin Articles, Boko Haram, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Tochukwu Ezukanma Thursday, April 26th, 2012

By Tochukwu Ezukanma | Lagos, Nigeria | April 26, 2012 – The word, terrorism, conjures up images of rebellious elements, armed with guns and bombs, blowing up bridges, buildings and planes, and killing security personnel and innocent civilians. And since the Tamil Tigers of Sri Lanka took terrorism to new heights with their introduction of […]

Boko Haram: JTF discovers bomb factory in Kano

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Headlines, Kano, State News Tuesday, April 24th, 2012

Members of the Joint Security Task Force (JTF) in Kano State yesterday announced the discovery of a bomb-making facility believed to belong to members of the Boko Haram sect. Spokesman of the JTF, Lieutenant Ikedichi Iweha, disclosed this while conducting reporters round the said facility situated at Haye Hotoro Arewa, a suburb of the state […]

Picture: Man who lost hand in Kaduna blast curses bombers

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Headlines, Kaduna, State News Monday, April 23rd, 2012

From NOAH EBIJE, Kaduna Tuesday, April 24 , 2012 •Garba Photo: Sun News Publishing More Stories on This Section Time, it is said, heals the wound. And so, softly and steadily, the victims of the Kaduna Easter day bombing are recuperating fast from injuries sustained in the heinous bomb blast which occurred many days ago. […]

Boko Haram: Another bomb factory discovered in Kogi

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Kogi, Latest Politics, State News Monday, April 23rd, 2012

The Joint Task Force comprising the Army, State Security Services and the Police has discovered another bomb factory in a cave at Usomi village along Okene–Ogori/Magongo Road in Kogi State. The top state officer of SSS, who confirmed the startling discovery yesterday while speaking with newsmen at the state headquarters of the SSS in Lokoja, […]

Boko Haram shifts attention to the Niger Delta as security operatives, ex-militants heighten surveillance

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Niger Delta, Top Stories Monday, April 23rd, 2012

There were indications on Sunday that security operatives in the Niger Delta had been placed on the alert following reports that Boko Haram was planning an attack on the region. Our correspondents learnt that the police, the Joint Task Force and the State Security Service had begun special collaboration in their efforts to clamp down […]

Boko Haram: We ‘ll continue to preach peace, says Catholic priest

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Headlines Monday, April 23rd, 2012

The Vicar-General of the Catholic Diocese of Kano, Rev. Fr. Peter Ebidero, says the Catholic Church will focus on preaching peace and the virtue of living in peace. Ebidero made this known on Monday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano. According to him, in spite of the current wave […]

Jonathan seeks Germany, UN help against Boko Haram

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Boko Haram, Latest Politics, United Nations Thursday, April 19th, 2012

President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday sought the assistance of Germany and the United Nations in tackling the insecurity in some parts of Nigeria orchestrated by the activities of the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram. Jonathan made the appeal at a joint press conference he held with German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, shortly after a bilateral talk […]

My Name Is Mallam Boko Haram! – By Sunny Chris Okenwa

Posted by admin Articles, Boko Haram, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Sunny Chris Okenwa Thursday, April 19th, 2012

By Sunny Chris Okenwa| Abidjan, Ivory Coast | April 19, 2012 – My name is Mallam Boko Haram and I am proud to so introduce myself. I am the public enemy number one of the confused federal government of Nigeria. But I am still holding out, outsmarting the security armada unleashed on me and my […]