Tag: terrorism

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May 26, 2013

Oh, dear: Another man stabbed in broad daylight in Woolwich (PICTURED)

A man in his twenties has been stabbed in broad daylight less than 300 metres from where soldier Lee Rigby ...

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May 26, 2013

It gets worse: New terror group emerges [DETAILS]

As the country grapples with the terror activities of the fundamentalist Boko Haram sect, another terror group, Movement for Oneness ...

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May 25, 2013

Terror in Paris: French soldier gets throat cut by suspected radical Islamist

A uniformed French soldier on anti-terrorist duties in Paris had his throat cut by a knife-wielding man tonight. The savage ...

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May 25, 2013

Opinion: What rights need to be protected more – minority extremists or the innocent majority?

by Favour Afolabi The things Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Ibragim Todashev, Michael Adebolajo, Michael Oluwatobi Adebowale; the 9/11 and 7/7 ...

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May 24, 2013

SEE the dramatic moment Woolwich killers charged at the police before getting shot (PHOTOS)

Dramatic footage has emerged of the moment the two men who hacked to death a soldier in Woolwich were shot as they ...

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May 22, 2013

SHOCKING: Woolwich attacker addressing the camera with bloody hands (WATCH)

by Isi Esene A man was killed this afternoon in Woolwich, South London by two black men wielding machetes. Both ...

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May 16, 2013

If you say GEJ has no original thinking, where is your own? – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze While simultaneously failing to give us an alternative solution to the #BokoHaram menace, Uncle Lai said that ...

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May 9, 2013

Chuba Ezekwesili: The cobra effect – How we are making violence attractive in Nigeria

by Chuba Ezekwesili Imagine your neighbor’s son now drives a new Honda car, courtesy of amnesty, while your son’s straining ...

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May 6, 2013

Abducted former minister, Shettima Ali Monguno regains freedom

by Akan Ido Dr. Shettima Ali Monguno has been freed by his captors. Reports say the 87-year-old educationist and community ...

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May 5, 2013

Did you know? ALL phone calls in the USA are recorded by the government – Former FBI agent

A former FBI counterterrorism agent has hinted at a vast and intrusive surveillance network used by the U.S. government to ...

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April 28, 2013

JTF says: Wanted Boko Haram commander, Mohammed Chad killed in Maiduguri

The Joint Task Force on Operation Restore Order on Saturday confirmed the killing of a Boko Haram commander, Mohammed Chad, ...

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April 28, 2013

Simon Kolawole: Militancy and the politics of hypocrisy

by Simon Kolawole Speaking out against injustice and highhandedness, no matter what part of the country is at the receiving ...

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April 26, 2013

She’s fierce: Mother of the 2 Boston ‘bombers’ comes out swinging against America (PHOTOS)

The sins of the sons were visited on their mother. Zubeidat Tsarnaev blames herself for the death of her eldest ...

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April 25, 2013

Opinion: Terrorism – The last time an American President promised to…

by Favour Afolabi The last time an American President promised to get “those that committed terrorism on the Homeland” by ...

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April 24, 2013

Opinion: The 19-year-old Boston bomber could be my son

by Simi Singh Juneja I can’t help but stare at the picture of the 19-year-old alleged bomber’s face. Who drops a ...

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April 24, 2013

Japheth Omojuwa: Terrorism – Force has failed (Y! FrontPage)

If we pacify those with the guns today, the same seeds that brought them to fruition will come to roost ...

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April 19, 2013

Kabiru Sokoto, suspected Boko Haram commander arraigned, pleads not guilty (PHOTOS)

by Akan Ido The State Security Service (SSS) on Friday arraigned an alleged Boko Haram suspect, Kabiru Umar aka Kabiru ...

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April 11, 2013

Olusegun Adeniyi: Sometimes the ‘devil’s alternative’ is the best alternative

by Olusegun Adeniyi The bottom-line in all these is that granting amnesty to Boko Haram, if that is the option ...

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March 31, 2013

Terrorism: Arsernal FC scrap plans to play in Nigeria

Arsernal have scrapped plans to play a friendly match in unstable Nigeria this summer, over fears of  terrorism. Arsene Wenger’s ...

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March 18, 2013

Update: Kano bus park blast kills at least 20 people

by Isi Esene The explosion which occurred in the Sabon-Gari area of Kano has reportedly taken at-least twenty lives. The ...

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March 11, 2013

Opinion: Why neither amnesty nor ceasefire will work with Boko Haram

by Mark Amaza Shekau has expressed confidence in gaining victory in the ‘divine war’ he is leading; hence, there is ...

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March 11, 2013

YNaija Editorial: No country for amnesty

by Editorial Board       Surely, the rise of militancy in Nigeria demands action that is more carefully conceived ...

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March 9, 2013

Femi Fani-Kayode: What amnesty? Please wipe them out!

by Femi Fani-Kayode The suggestion that a group of people that have slaughtered 4,000 Nigerians in cold blood in the ...

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February 27, 2013

“Poverty rate in the North is 3 times of what it is in Lagos” – Bill Clinton, as ThisDay honours 15 teachers

by Isi Esene Former United States president, Bill Clinton has attributed the growing terrorism menace in the country to poverty. ...

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February 21, 2013

“I am using bomb-making chemicals to treat my warts and bad teeth” – Convicted terrorist as he is cleared by court (PICTURED)

A convicted terrorist was cleared of plotting another atrocity today after claiming he was using bomb-making chemicals to treat his ...

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February 21, 2013

John Campbell: Kidnapping comes to Northern Nigeria

by John Campbell Recent Ansaru activities may indicate that the wider Boko Haram movement is evolving from a movement focused on ...

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February 6, 2013

Review: Why I disliked ‘Zero Dark Thirty’

by Abdulnasir Imam Basically, this is a one-sided story told from the CIA’s perspective (so you know they’re the good ...

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February 6, 2013

Boko Haram: FG moves to ban journalists from covering the trial of suspected terrorists (SNAPSHOT)

by Rachel Ogbu A move to ban journalist from the trial of Boko Haram members and other suspects charged with terrorism-related offences ...

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January 31, 2013

Confusion: “There is no cease fire” – ‘2nd-in-command’ Boko Haram leader claims

by Isi Esene There is confusion over the ceasefire announcement purportedly made by a faction of the Boko Haram Islamic ...

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January 30, 2013

“FG should give me a lawyer to defend me” – Accused ThisDay bomb suspect as terrorism trial commences

by Rachel Ogbu Mustapha Umar, accused Boko Haram member who in April 2012 was arrested for bombing a plaza in ...

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