Tag: Attack
Bodies litter Baga streets as Boko Haram attacks again
by James Sambo Thousands of people have been reportedly killed in a second attack on Baga, Borno, by insurgents of ...
Scores killed, as #BokoHaram abducts 20 girls in Borno
by James Sambo The Islamic terrorist sect, Boko Haram has reportedly abducted over 20 girls from Lassa, in Borno State. ...
Irate students brutalize female teacher with machetes
by Azubuike Azikiwe A female teacher at Obosima Secondary Technical School, Ohaji-Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State, has been ...
Unknown gunmen attack Primary and Secondary school in Niger state
by James Sambo Barely a week after Boko Haram detonated a bomb in the assembly groung of a secondary ...
Carnage in Borno town as #BokoHaram attack, maim residents and police
by James Sambo Kukawa town, in Borno State was attacked on Monday by gunmen suspected to be members of Boko ...
Opinion: Please leave T.B Joshua alone!
by Sunny Ikhioya I have followed the series of reactions trailing the disaster at the Synagogue Church of all Nations ...
Boko-Haram attack: 35 officers missing from police training camp
by Kolapo Olapoju In a brazen show of power, the Boko Haram insurgents stormed the Police training camp in ...
Ekene Ngwu: An Igbo man did not try to kill Buhari (Y! Politico)
by Ekene Ngwu Despite the revelation of the suspect’s name, the earlier rumour still rages and thousands of people, ...
Terrible: Gunmen kill 13 Fulani herdsmen in Taraba
by ‘Jola Sotubo The Fulani community in Taraba is reeling after 13 of their number were felled by unknown gunmen ...
BREAKING: Many people dead, several churches burnt down as gunmen attack village near Chibok
by S’ola Filani A massive attack is reportedly ongoing in Kautikari and Kwada village, seven kilometres away from Chibok ...
Security guards attack employer with machete in Lagos (PICTURED)
by Zara Mustapha Two security guards, Frank Olise and Emmanuel Olise have been arrested and charged before a magistrate’s court sitting in ...
Boko Haram kills 9 worshippers in Borno church | 4 militants killed in counter-attack
by Isi Esene Ten men suspected to be members of the Boko Haram Islamic sect yesterday attacked a church in Borno ...
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 ...
Why we released Nyanya bombing mastermind after arrest in 2011 – SSS
by Akan Ido The Spokesperson of the State Security Service, Marilyn Ogar has given an insight into the arrest and ...
‘We will vote against it’ – Northern senators oppose Jonathan’s emergency rule extension
by Akan Ido The Emergency Rule extension proposed by President Goodluck Jonathan on Tueesday may eventually meet a brickwall going by the reaction ...
He never ‘expererit’: SEE Jay Z’s expression after getting attacked by Solange (LOOK)
by Tutu Akinlabi The assault saga between rap mogul, Sean ‘Jay Z’ Carter and his sister-in-law, Solange Knowles has been ...
Opinion: Dear Boko Haram, attack our politicians, not us
by Tahir Sheriff Or better still, along with the politicians attack our security operatives who have used all the funds ...
Sad: Gunmen attack Bauchi school, kill 5 year-old girl
by Zara Mustapha The police in Bauchi reports that some unknown gunmen invaded the staff quarters of Government Girls Secondary School ...
Opinion: I doubt if Fulani herdsmen are responsible for these attacks
by Tahir Talba Fulani herdsmen have attacked and have been violent, yes; but that characteristic or conduct has always only ...
10 things you SHOULD know about Oby Ezekwesili’s speech at the APC National summit
by Ayokunle Odekunle Obiageli Ezekwesili was invited by the APC to deliver the keynote speech at the summit which held ...
Femi Fani-Kayode: We have become a nation run by a vampire President
by Femi Femi-Kayode We have become a nation of vampires that is being run by a vampire President who feels ...
#StoriesWeHear: Man chops off farmer’s hand after argument over cows
by ‘Jola Sotubo A farmer in Bauchi has had his hand cut off after an argument with a herdsman over ...
Bloody Sunday: Boko Haram attacks church, massacres 90 in Adamawa, Borno
by Akan Ido The dreaded Boko Haram Islamic sect again caused carnage in the North Central part of Borno State ...
Tragic: Cultists kill pregnant woman, student in Ogun
A pregnant woman and a student of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic were reportedly killed when youths suspected to be secret ...
Horrible: 9 men arrested for rape, murder of 9-year-old girl in Sokoto
by ‘Jola Sotubo The police in Sokoto have arrested 9 suspects on suspicion of murder after they were reported to ...
‘My husband often rapes me in the presence of our children’ – Battered wife
by Isi Esene A 41-year-old woman, Taiwo Arum has pleaded with an Igando Customary Court, Lagos, to dissolve her 11-year-old marriage ...
BIZARRE: Landlord dies after mystery rats attack him in Delta
by ‘Jola Sotubo A landlord in Delta has died after reportedly being bitten by rats in his home. Augustine Erukaya, ...
Suspected Islamists attack Borno barracks again
by Akintomiwa Agbaje A large number of terrorist gunmen have again stormed a military parastatal located in the northeast Nigeria. ...
Mubi attack: Army kills 12 escaping gunmen in shoot-out
Yola – Lt.-Col. Beyidi Martins, the Commanding Officer of the Special Battalion enforcing the state of emergency in Mubi, ...
Opinion: Snitches in the military
by Dele Agekameh Take the attack on the Air Force Base for example. Without insiders’ involvement, it would not have ...
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