THE Boko Haram sect has warned the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, to intervene in the release of its arrested members by the police, as failure to do so could lead to attacks and bombings of Sokoto, as it did in Kano on Friday, January 20, 2012. The sect alleged that many […]
Justices of the Supreme Court in Nigera today ruled that five state governors have no legal mandate to remain in office beyond May 2011. A panel of the Nigerian apex court today ruled that the tenures of Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa, Murtala Nyako of Adamawa, Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko of Sokoto, Ibrahim Idris of Kogi and […]
President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the appointment of Mr. Mohammed D. Abubakar as Acting Inspector General of Police. In a statement, the presidency said the appointment was the “first step towards the comprehensive reorganization and repositioning of the Nigeria Police Force to make it more effective and capable of meeting emerging internal security challenges.” Mr. […]
Security agents on Tuesday killed Uzairu Abba Abdullahi, a textile merchant suspected to be a leader of the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram, during a five-hour gun duel. His pregnant wife, who was at his residence in Hotoro, Nassarawa Local Government Area when the team stormed the building, was also shot dead. After the battle, […]
By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor, AbdulSalam Muhammad, Victoria Ojeme & Ndahi Marama LAGOS —The Boko Haram sect has cited the stoppage of its monthly financial support for the recent attacks on northern states, claiming that the group was until recently being bankrolled by some northern governors. The claim by the group came as it also […]
President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday cancelled his planned trip to Davos, Switzerland. Although no official reason was given for the last minute change of plan, some Presidency sources attributed the decision to the onslaught being unleashed on the nation by members of the Islamic fundamental group, Boko Haram. The President was initially meant to attend […]
A wave of panic swept across Bayelsa State on Saturday after two explosives were detonated by unknown persons at strategic places in the capital city of Yenagoa. The explosives went off about 11pm, Friday, shortly after coordinated multiple bomb blasts rocked the ancient city of Kano in the northern part of the country. While many […]
On October 3, 2011, Enenche Akogwu on his facebook wall wrote, “I still cannot stand Boko Haram onslaught.” He said this after one of his friends teased him about being very prepared to face the Boko Haram sect because he (Akogwu) just finished a media training in Kenya that focused on covering conflict situations. Just […]
The burial of the late Ikemba of Nnewi, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has been shifted from February 3 to March 2, the national burial committee, has announced. Briefing newsmen shortly after its meeting in Enugu on Saturday, the Vice Chairman of the committee, Senator Uche Chukwumerije, said the burial was shifted following developments in the country […]
By Auwal Umar & Sadeeq Aliyu, Kano; Hassan Abdul, Ronald Mutum The attack at the Zone 1 Police headquarters was carried out by a suicide bomber driving a Honda Civic, Daily Trust can confirm. The bomber had succeeded in breaking through the gates of the building and rammed the car into the wall of a […]
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