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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics
Saturday, March 10th, 2012
By Nnamdi Ojiego President Goodluck Jonathan has formally commiserated with the families, people and governments of Britain and Italy over the the death of their citizens, Chris McManus, (British) and Franco Lamorina, (Italian) who were killed on Thursday by their Boko Haram captors in Sokoto State after being held captive for over eight months. In […]
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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics
Friday, March 9th, 2012
The Association of Retired Ambassadors of Nigeria (ARAN) and the Society for International Relations Awareness (SIRA) has commended the Federal Government over its firm stance during its recent row with the South African Government. This commendation was made by the two groups in two different press statements yesterday. The ex envoys under the aegis of […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Friday, March 9th, 2012
KANO (AFP) – Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram on Friday denied any involvement in the kidnapping of a Briton and Italian who were killed during a bid to rescue them in northwestern Sokoto city. “We are not behind the hostage taking … which led to the military operation yesterday in Sokoto in which the hostages […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Thursday, March 8th, 2012
By Ike Abonyi Further revelations emerged Wednesday from the interrogation room of the State Security Service (SSS) when the two principal suspects of the Boko Haram, Abu Qaqa, who was the spokesman of the group, and his recaptured colleague, Kabiru Sokoto, gave insights into why the group attacked Muslims, Churches and schools. The revelation […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Thursday, March 8th, 2012
The governors of the 19 northern states on Thursday in Kaduna said they have resolved to deal decisively with the problem of insecurity posed by the militant Islamic sect, the Boko Haram in the region. The governors, who met at the General Hassan Usman Katsina State House, Kaduna, amid very tight security provided […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Thursday, March 8th, 2012
THE Federal High Court, Abuja Division yesterday fixed April 3, 2012 for definite trial of Mohammed Ashafa over his alleged link with Al-Qaeda and the Islamic Boko Haram sect. Although Ashafa was first arrested and arraigned and granted bail in 2006, he was re-arrested by the State Security Service (SSS) in July 2011 for alleged […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Thursday, March 8th, 2012
From JULIANA TAIWO-OBALONYE, Abuja Thursday, March 08, 2012 The Federal Government yesterday approved the White Paper on the report of the Presidential Committee on Security Challenges in the North East Zone of Nigeria set up by President Goodluck Jonathan and chaired by Ambassador Usman Gaji Galtimari to investigate the remote and immediate causes of the […]
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Latest Politics
Thursday, March 8th, 2012
From MURPHY GANAGANA, Abuja Thursday March 08, 2012 Photo: Sun News Publishing More Stories on This Section Thirteen Assistant Inspectors General of police (AIGs) have been compulsorily retired as a fallout of the appointment of seven new Deputy Inspectors General of police (DIGs) announced recently by the Police Service Commission (PSC). This followed the elevation […]
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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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Tuesday, March 6th, 2012
MARCH 6, 2012 BY ADELANI ADEPEGA Nigerian Air Force has established a unit called the Quick Response Force to combat Boko Haram, ethno-religious crises, kidnappings and evacuation of refugees from disaster zones. The unit comprising 70 officers in Minna, Niger State will also be involved in the search and rescue of air crash victims, airborne […]