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Boko Haram, Borno, Breaking News, National Politics, Niger, Plateau, State News, Top Stories, Yobe
Saturday, December 31st, 2011
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a state of emergency in parts of the country following attacks from the Islamist group Boko Haram. The measure is in force is areas of the Yobe and Borno states in the north-east, Plateau state in central Nigeria and Niger state in the west. International borders in the affected […]
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Borno, Headlines, State News
Friday, December 30th, 2011
Home » News & Reports » News Four Killed In New Explosion Near Mosque In Maiduguri Posted: December 30, 2011 – 18:35 File Photo 2010 -Credit: Google By Saharareporters, New York At least four people have been killed and several others wounded due to a bomb explosion in Maiduguri on Friday. A Maiduguri resident and […]
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Borno, Headlines, State News
Tuesday, December 13th, 2011
A man suspected to be a member of Jama’atu Ahlis Sunnah Lidda’awati Wal Jihad, popularly known as Boko Haram on Tuesday morning lost his life while detonating an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in London Chiki area of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. Also, several people were injured in the blast while hundreds of people fled […]
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Boko Haram, Borno, Latest Politics, State News
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011
A member of the National Assembly, Sen. Ali Mohammed Ndume has pleaded not guilty of conspiracy to commit a felony. However, an Abuja Magistrate Court presided over by Mrs. Oyebode Oyewole has convicted the spokesman of Boko Haram sect, Ali Sanda Umar Konduga of conspiracy to commit a felony and breach of official trust contrary […]
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Boko Haram, Borno, National Politics, State News, Top Stories
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011
A serving Nigerian senator, Ali Ndume has been arrested following confessions of a Boko Haram extremist currently in custody of the State Security Services (SSS). The Boko Haram suspect Ali Sanda Umar Konduga, confessed yesterday to agents that a certain serving Senator, ex-governor and some politicians in the North were sponsors of the radical Islamic […]
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Abuja (FCT), Anambra, Borno, Headlines, Katsina, State News
Thursday, November 17th, 2011
PANIC-stricken residents of Abuja scampered for safety on Wednesday, as two fuel tankers exploded in different petrol stations, resulting in an emergency situation. The two incidents happened in the space of two hours, with security operatives and officials of the National Emergency Agency (NEMA) rushing to the scenes to save life and property. They were […]
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Boko Haram, Borno, Headlines, State News
Monday, November 14th, 2011
An explosive device believed to have been thrown by the Boko Haram and targeted at the convoy of Gov Kashim Shettima yesterday afternoon in Maiduguri went off few minutes after the governor’s convoy passed the area. Governor Kashim who was received at the Maiduguri Airport yesterday afternoon by thousands of All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) […]
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Borno, Headlines, State News
Thursday, November 10th, 2011
GUNMEN suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect, who attacked and killed hundreds in Damaturu, Yobe State, last week have, again, attacked a police outpost at Mainok town, 35 kilometres from Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, killing two police officers. According to sources the gunmen came at about 7.00 p.m on Wednesday and started shooting […]
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Armed Forces, Borno, Headlines, State News
Wednesday, November 9th, 2011
Lieutenant Colonel Hassan Mohammed of the Joint Task Force (JTF) in Borno State has said that two improvised devices and dangerous weapons were discovered in Maiduguri during the Eid-el-Kabir celebration. Briefing newsmen at the 21 armoured brigade barrack in Maiduguri on Monday, Mohammed said the devices were hidden in a container in an uncompleted stadium opposite Kano […]
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Armed Forces, Borno, Headlines, State News
Thursday, November 3rd, 2011
KANO (AFP) – Soldiers from a special military unit deployed to end the violence in the city of Maiduguri on Tuesday launched a house-to-house search for weapons following an October 31 deadline for residents to turn in weapons. A military unit’s spokesman, Lieutenant Colonel Hassan Mohammed, said they have recovered at least 1,000 firearms in […]
