Tag: boko haram

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June 2, 2014

Bayo Oluwasanmi: #BringBackOurGirls – Can the Jonathan govt. please rent common sense too?

by Bayo Oluwasanmi Can the Jonathan administration rent commonsense for #BringBackOurGirls? This is the worst of times in Nigeria. It ...

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June 2, 2014

‘The Chibok girls are sick, they need medical attention’ – Secret negotiator reveals (PICTURED)

by ‘Jola Sotubo An Australian negotiator, who was hired by the Nigerian government to broker the release of the over ...

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June 1, 2014

#InCaseYouMissedIt: Boko Haram frees kidnapped priests, nun in Cameroon

by Zara Mustapha Two Italian priests and a Canadian nun who were captured by suspected Boko Haram gunmen in Cameroon, ...

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June 1, 2014

BREAKING: Boko Haram bombs drinking joint in Adamawa

by Akan Ido There are reports of a deadly bomb blast at a drinking joint and a brothel near a ...

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June 1, 2014

Under siege: Boko Haram again attacks 4 villages in Borno

by S’ola Filani   About fifteen people died while many others sustained injuries when some suspected Boko Haram members launched ...

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June 1, 2014

Tunde Fagbenle: The Northerner and the rest of us

by Tunde Fagbenle  Has anyone wondered, for example, how and why the powerful media machine of an Atiku Abubakar remains ...

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May 31, 2014

SNAPSHOT: Jonathan gets a piece of advice from OBJ in Lagos

by ‘Jola Sotubo President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday attended the funeral mass in honour of the late former Governor of Lagos, ...

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May 31, 2014

“It was a narrow escape”: Emir of Askira speaks on Boko Haram convoy attack

by Akan Ido Following Boko Haram’s audacious attack on the convoy of Emirs who were on their way to attend ...

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May 30, 2014

BUSTED: Military arrests bomb expert behind Abuja, Jos bombings

by Zara Mustapha A man who confessed to being a bomb expert for the dreaded Islamic sect Boko Haram has ...

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May 30, 2014

Akin Osuntokun: Gospel according to Osuntokun, Sani and Aliyu

by Akin Osuntokun   Were the country not acutely divided over the 2011 and the fraught 2015 elections, the Boko ...

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May 30, 2014

Okey Ndibe: Nigeria is at war

by Okey Ndibe Since Nigeria is at war, it behoves Mr. Jonathan—who must have access to more information than the ...

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May 29, 2014

Boko Haram kills 35 in attacks on three villages, lawyers kick against payment of taxes by religious organisations & other important news you should know today

by Oge Okonkwo Boko Haram kills 35 in attacks on three villages Suspected Boko Haram gunmen killed 35 people in ...

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May 29, 2014

Just In: FG announces amnesty for Boko Haram insurgents

by Akan Ido The Federal Government through the minister of youth development, Boni Haruna announced amnesty for members of the ...

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May 29, 2014

How the Chibok schoolgirls were kidnapped by Boko Haram insurgents – Borno govt.

by Akan Ido The Borno State government has given its account of what transpired on the night of April 14, ...

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May 29, 2014

For the record: Full text of Pres. Goodluck Jonathan’s Democracy Day 2014 broadcast (READ)

Fellow Nigerians, 1. I greet and felicitate with you all, today, as we mark 15 years of uninterrupted democratic governance ...

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May 28, 2014

Opinion: The anatomy of Boko Haram

by Ayantunji Benjamin Gbenro If at the inception of this crisis, the President had met with the Major Emirs in ...

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May 28, 2014

Tragic: Boko Haram hoists flags after killing 49 people in Yobe & Borno

by ‘Jola Sotubo The casualties of terrorism in the Northeastern region of Nigeria have increased once again as Boko Haram ...

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May 27, 2014

Boko Haram attacks Nigerian military base killing 24 people, Fashola pleads for release of Chibok girls & other important news you should know today

by Oge Okonkwo Boko Haram attacks Nigerian military base, 24 personnel feared killed Gunmen suspected to be members of the ...

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May 27, 2014

#BringBackOurGirls: Obasanjo holds talks with Boko Haram to free abducted schoolgirls

by Zara Mustapha According to reports, former president Olusegun Obasanjo has met with individuals close to the Islamic militant sect, Boko ...

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May 27, 2014

Opinion: Children’s Day – Remember the kids on the streets

by Nduka Udo As we celebrate children, let us think about the kind of Nigeria we want to hand over ...

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May 27, 2014

Femi Aribisala: The Boko Haram are not Northern Nigerians

by Femi Aribisala   These points need to be underlined today, in the midst of all the Boko Haram atrocities ...

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May 24, 2014

UPDATE: Panic as explosion hits football viewing centre in Jos

by Akan Ido Reports of a fresh explosion in Jos, the capital of Plateau have been confirmed. Eyewitnesses say the explosion occurred ...

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May 24, 2014

BREAKING: Another explosion hits Jos

by Akan Ido There are reports of another explosion in Jos, the capital of Plateau State. Sources say the explosion occurred around Bauchi ...

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May 24, 2014

Biyi Bandele: Why can’t Nigerians see Half of a Yellow Sun?

by Biyi Bandele I am yet to meet a single Nigerian who has seen the film who came out of ...

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May 24, 2014

Opinion: That Tony Anenih advice on Boko Haram

by John Udumebraye Although cynics are within their rights to say whatever they wish about the Boko Haram insurgency, Anenih has ...

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May 23, 2014

Sad news: Boko Haram kills 34 people in fresh attacks in Borno (Reports)

by Akan Ido About 34 people have been reported killed in separate attacks which took place in Borno on Thursday. ...

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May 23, 2014

Shortfall in policing for Nigerians – and more, in today’s news round-up with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze After taking a look at all the unrealistic targets that have been spouted before regarding #NEPA, power ...

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May 23, 2014

YNaija Editorial: Welcome to the season of our discontent

The government’s response to the protests have been of suspicion… Promises have been made, but these are things we have ...

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May 23, 2014

Bolaji Abdullahi: Thinking beyond Boko Haram

by Bolaji Abdullahi   As a Muslim, I feel personally embarrassed by the kind of evil that Boko Haram has ...

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May 22, 2014

Alkasim Abdulkadir: Chibok – Nigerian women, from fault lines to front lines (Y! FrontPage)

by Alkasim Abdulkadir In the end, thousands of these women all over Nigeria by their actions have re-awakened a need ...

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