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Adamawa, Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Latest Politics, State News
Wednesday, March 14th, 2012
From DAVID MOLOMO Wednesday, March 14, 2012 Fleeing from the military heat in Maiduguri, Borno State, Boko Haram may have relocated to neighbouring Mubi in Adamawa State. But soldiers pursued the Islamist sect members to the town on Monday. In an encounter, 11 people were killed. They include seven militants, a police Inspector, a soldier […]
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Latest Politics
Tuesday, March 13th, 2012
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Olugbenga Ashiru, has urged new ambassadors to ensure the protection of Nigerians abroad. He said this just as he announced that the government’s policy on reciprocal diplomacy had come to stay. Ashiru said this in an address during the induction course for 88 Ambassadors-Designate in Abuja on Monday. According to […]
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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics
Sunday, March 11th, 2012
Kidnappers of Italian, Briton demanded $6.5m – ReportMarch 12, 2012 by Agency Reporter 20 Comments The plans to free two Western hostages were well underway when they were killed during a failed rescue bid in Nigeria, a spokesman for the kidnappers told the Mauritanian news agency ANI. According to AFP, the spokesman for a splinter […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Saturday, March 10th, 2012
A plot by the militant Islamic sect, Boko Haram, to extend its operations to the southern part of the country has been uncovered by security agencies. SATURDAY PUNCH investigations in Abuja on Friday showed that the sect had chosen some southern cities such as Lagos, Ibadan, Enugu, Onitsha and Warri for attacks. It was learnt […]
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Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Saturday, March 10th, 2012
NAN – Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Oluseyi Petinrin, on Saturday in Abidjan, said the days of “Boko Haram’’ menace were numbered as security forces were decimating their network. Petinrin gave the assurance in an interview to newsmen on the sidelines of a meeting of ECOWAS Chiefs of Defence Staff held in […]
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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 […]
