Multiple explosions leave 8 dead, scores injured in Maiduguri

Multiple explosions in Maiduguri, capital of Borno State on Sunday night has killed 8 people and left scores injured, Daily Trust reports. According to the news platform, a female bomber blew up herself at Muna Garage, while two other suspected insurgents with two AK47 attacked CJTF check point. However, the civilian JTF neutralised the attackers. “We... Read More

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December 30, 2013

Terrible: 8 people killed as suspected Boko Haram gunmen attack bachelor party in Borno

by ‘Jola Sotubo Guests at a bachelor party in Borno received a rude shock when armed gunmen invaded the venue and opened fire. The attackers, suspected to be members of terrorist sect, Boko Haram, were said to have arrived at the location on motorcycles. This latest attack in the Tashan Alade area of the state... Read More

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October 2, 2013

Tragedy: 8 people, including an 11-year-old girl feared dead in Lagos boat mishap

by ‘Jola Sotubo Not long after a boat capsized in Niger State leaving no survivors, the same fate yesterday befell boat passengers in Lagos State. A boat was said to have capsized yesterday on a Lagoon in the Apapa area of the state leaving at least eight persons, one of them an 11-year-old girl,... Read More

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