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Boko Haram, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency
Thursday, March 8th, 2012
Thursday, March 08, 2012 More Stories on This Section Again, Boko Haram yesterday went on the rampage in Borno and Yobe states, killing the Area Comptroller of Customs, Adamu Ahmadu, a five-year-old boy and brother of a council chairman. The Islamist sect also torched a police station, a legislative building named after ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics, Religion, Sultan of Sokoto
Thursday, March 8th, 2012
Thursday , March 08, 2012 More Stories on This Section Two Boko Haram kingpins in the custody of the State Security Service (SSS) Kabiru Sokoto and Abu Qaqa have revealed more plans the group has. In their confessional statements in Abuja yesterday to the SSS, Abu Qaqa, the sects’ spokesman now in detention and Kabiru […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics, Plateau, State News
Tuesday, March 6th, 2012
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) yesterday identified Mr. Adams Joseph Ashaba, as the Boko Haram suicide bomber, who allegedly masterminded the bombing of the Church of Christ in Nigeria (COCIN) in Jos, the Plateau State capital on February 26, disclosing that he was actually a member of the church. The bomber had allegedly attacked COCIN that […]
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Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Tuesday, March 6th, 2012
Three members of Boko Haram yesterday met their waterloo in the hands of the Joint Task Force (JTF) soldiers while trying to burn another school in Maiduguri, Borno State. The Islamist sect has lately shifted focus on torching schools which the group said is in retaliation for the burning of Quranic Schools in the state […]
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Boko Haram, Borno, Kano, Latest Politics, Plateau
Monday, March 5th, 2012
VIOLENCE continued to reign in some states of the north at the weekend as members of the Boko Haram sect killed five people, including a 10-year-old child. The sad incident persisted as three of the four victims of the February 26 bombing at the Church of Christ in Nigeria (COCIN) Headquarters in Jos were buried […]
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Boko Haram, Headlines
Saturday, March 3rd, 2012
Residents of Kaleri ward in London Chiki area of Maiduguri Metropolitan Council were again thrown into confusion at about 10:30a.m when explosions were heard at a residence close to the fence that divides University of Maiduguri and Kaleri ward. Saturday Tribune correspondent, who was at the scene, can authoritatively report that the blast killed three […]
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Armed Forces, Bauchi, Boko Haram, Latest Politics, State News
Thursday, March 1st, 2012
RESIDENTS of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital have called on members of the Boko Haram sect to consider the well-being of the common man in their activities, adding that it is the common man that suffers whenever there is an attack. A resident who spoke to Nigerian Tribune on condition of anonymity said he found […]
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Bauchi, Boko Haram, Borno, Plateau, State News, Yobe
Tuesday, February 28th, 2012
GUNMEN suspected to be members of the Boko Haram yesterday continued their attack and killing of security agents and community leaders in Bauchi, Borno, Plateau and Yobe states. The Federal Government is not however helpless over the situation as it unveiled more measures to check the development. It also announced a three-day national conference on […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Tuesday, February 28th, 2012
The Boko Haram sect on Tuesday continued its violent campaign by setting a second primary school ablaze in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. Boko Haram militants set fire to the buildings in Gomari Costain Primary School early on Tuesday. A bunch of suspected Boko Haram militants invaded the school and drove the securityman on duty […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics, National Politics
Tuesday, February 28th, 2012
A former Vice-President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has urged members of the Boko Haram to embrace the opportunity offered for dialogue with the Federal Government in the interest of unity, stability and economic development of the country. Abubakar made the call against the backdrop of renewed attacks by members of the sect in Jos and Gombe, […]
