Today’s Daily Brief: Buhari condemns election violence in Jos, OBJ shows up at GEJ’s daughter’s wedding, 14 soldiers killed during Baga invasion, and more

No fewer than 14 soldiers were killed in action during the attack on Baga by Boko Haram insurgents last Saturday, while over 30, who were wounded, are now receiving medical attention, the Defence Headquarters has stated. It said most of those declared missing in action had also rejoined their unit in the ongoing reorganisation for... Read More

APC, Baga, Borno, Muhammadu Buhari, nigeria, OBJ, olusegun obasanjo, PDP, Politics

January 10, 2015

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Speak to Nigerians on Baga massacre – APC tells GEJ

by Kolapo Olapoju President Goodluck Jonathan has been tasked by the All Progressive Congress Presidential Campaign to address the nation on the massacre in Baga town, in Borno. The attack on Baga reportedly killed thousands, and according to Amnesty International, it is the single most deadly incident since the unfortunate insurgency started in the country. In... Read More

All Progressives Congress, Amnesty International, Baga, Borno, President Goodluck Jonathan

January 10, 2015

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#BagaAttack: I kept stepping on dead bodies – Survivor recounts

by James Sambo On Saturday, January 3, insurgents of Islamic terrorist sect, Boko Haram, besieged Baga for three days, killing thousands of people and razing the entire town. According to security analysts and Amnesty International, the attack may be the worst in the six years of insurgency in the North east. Yemaye Grema, a survivor... Read More

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Baga, boko haram, Borno, Yemaye Grema

January 10, 2015

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This is what Amnesty International says about the latest #Baga massacre

by Damilola Jagun Following the recent reports that Boko Haram killed thousands of people in Baga, Borno state, Amnesty International has issued a release saying that it may be the deadliest attack by the insurgents since their inception. The militants reportedly attacked Baga and surrounding towns on Saturday 3 January, killing about 2,000 people and razing... Read More

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#IfScotlandWasNigeria, Amnesty International, Baga, boko haram, Borno, David Eyre, nigeria

January 5, 2015

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18 female soldiers may have been abducted by Boko Haram

by James Sambo During the recent attack by Boko Haram on Baga, in Borno, 18 female soldiers were reportedly kidnapped from the town. According to online platform, Sahara Reporters, two military sources disclosed that only 8 out of the 26 female soldiers posted to the military base of the Multinational Joint Task Force, have been accounted for.... Read More

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Baga, boko haram, Borno, Colonel Kuti, female sodiers, kidnap

January 5, 2015

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“When you see soldiers running away, you run as well” – How Boko Haram seized Military base in Borno

by James Sambo Boko Haram insurgents have seized the base of the Multi-National Joint Task Force, (MNJTF), in Baga, Borno State. A senior security official who confirmed the incident to journalists in Maiduguri, disclosed that the attack on the key multinational military base was fierce, but the soldiers were not able to successfully repel the... Read More

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Baga, boko haram, Borno State, Multi-National Joint Task Force

February 20, 2014

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Opinion: Sorrow, tears and blood in Borno

by Sam Hart The attacks on Konduga, Izge and other suburbs of Maiduguri in Borno State occurred over the weekend of February 15 and 16, 2014. On Saturday, February 15, 2014, President Goodluck Jonathan was on a whistle-stop tour of palaces of Traditional Rulers. From Kano to Oyo and beyond, we were regaled with stories... Read More

Baga, Borno, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, killings, monarchs, noko haram, opinion, President Goodluck Jonathan, Sam Hart, sorrows, tears and blow, ynaija

February 20, 2014

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Olusegun Adeniyi: Boko Haram and the nation at war

by Olusegun Adeniyi Whatever may be the beef of the presidency about Governor Shettima’s statement, nobody can deny that he has a better understanding of the capacity of our armed forces based on what transpires in his state in the confrontation with Boko Haram. But it is important for us to put the situation in... Read More

Baga, boko haram, Borno, governor shettim goodluck jonathan, Olusegun Adeniyi, opinion, president, ynaija

September 18, 2013

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Boko Haram: 16 soldiers killed, many others missing in deadly ambush in Borno

Army authorities disclosed, yesterday, that 15 soldiers and a lieutenant have been killed by Boko Haram terrorists along the Baga-Maiduguri Road in Borno State, while 150 sect members were killed by troops of the 7th Division during a fierce battle with the insurgents last weekend. Defence sources, however, contradicted the casualty figure, saying at least... Read More

adamawa, ambush, Baga, boko haram, Borno, maiduguri, Nigerian Army, soldiers, terrorism, violence, yobe

June 3, 2013

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Reno Omokri: President Jonathan inspires confidence, Buhari disappoints

by Reno Omokri My question to Major General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) is that is it just now that he has become aware that the terrorists “must have used incendiary bombs” to burn down buildings and police stations?…. When the military was accused (rather prematurely) of destroying the town of Baga in Borno State, the opposition... Read More

Baga, boko haram, Borno State, confidence, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, President Jonathan, Reno Omokri

May 29, 2013

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#SOE: Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau’s close associate killed

by Isi Esene A close associate of the Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau has been confirmed dead by the Defence Headquarters yesterday. According to a statement signed by the Director of Defence Information (DDI), Brigadier General Chris Olukolade in Abuja, two other terrorists connected to the sect leader are currently being held by the military. The deceased... Read More

#SOE, Abubakar Shekau, Baga, Bama, Chris Olukolade, Niger, terrorism

May 23, 2013

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Reno Omokri: On Buhari’s call for the president’s resignation

by Reno Omokri Is it too much to ask that Buhari show the same level of understanding that Nigerians showed to him in 1984-1985 to the President? Some issues should be beyond politics. Reading the interview Major General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) gave to Daily Trust which was published on Wednesday the 22nd of May 2013, I... Read More

Baga, boko haram, Muhammadu Buhari, opinion, President Jonathan, Tanimu Turaki

May 17, 2013

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John Campbell: Escaping Nigeria’s cycle of violence

by John Campbell While Jonathan is trying to build support among the political class, his rivals are seeking to create a unified opposition party that could credibly challenge him at the polls. Sadly, both sides are resorting to traditional patronage-clientage politics without reference to the needs of the larger population. Having cut short a trip... Read More

#SOE, Baga, Bama, boko haram, Borno, Goodluck Jonathan, John Campbell, kano, lagos, opposition

May 15, 2013

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Anarchy: Boko Haram kills Borno CAN secretary minutes after GEJ’s state of emergency announcement

Gunmen, believed to be members of the extremist Boko Haram sect, on Tuesday evening shot dead the Borno Secretary of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN. Faye Pama Musa was killed inside his Maiduguri residence less than an hour after President Goodluck Jonathan declared a State of Emergency in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa States. The... Read More

ayo ortisejafor, Baga, boko haram, can borno, faye pama musa, northern elders forum, State of emergency

May 14, 2013

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Gbenga Olorunpomi: Blood everywhere and the tonic in the APC manifesto (Y! Politico)

by Gbenga Olorunpomi In one week, the murders we have witnessed can only be compared to the genocide taking place in Syria at this point. And we are not officially at war. And if we are, I didn’t get the memo. Two days after Valentine’s Day last year, I was so miffed by the folly... Read More

Baga, Bama, Bamanga Tukur, Gbenga Olorunpomi, Labaran Maku, Nasarawa, ombatse, Politics, Y! Politico

May 11, 2013

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Opinion: Gov. Shettima is right on the revolution we need

by Omozuwa Gabriel Osamwonyi The fuel subsidy crisis showed how our politics canonizes falsity, impoverishes the masses and debases our common humanity. Leaders at various strata of our society seem to have chosen an education in corruption, instead of one in service. Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno state spoke truth to Nigeria’s self-absorbed political elite... Read More

Baga, Borno, Goodluck Jonathan, kano, Kashim Shettima, Omozuwa Gabriel Osamwonyi, Revolution, Rotimi Amaechi, Talakawa, violence

May 10, 2013

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Why are the World Bank and IMF praising us? – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze “An attack on the King’s soldier is an attack on the King himself.” The above statement was made by an unnamed English magistrate sent by Edward I (1239 – 1307) to pacify the Scots when they dared rebel against English rule. As a King, Edward (nicknamed Longshanks because of his height) was... Read More

Badagry, Baga, Cheta Nwanze, IMF, NUJ, Odi, ThisDay, World Bank, Zaki Biam

May 8, 2013

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Opinion: Baga – You cannot justify a ‘massacre’

by Israel Mark Ademola-Oguntuase The terrorism war in Nigeria has given rise to unprecedented level of human rights violation in the history of the country. Only the civil war witnessed a higher degree. Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state north eastern part of Nigeria is fast becoming the most popular city in the country. Unlike... Read More

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May 7, 2013

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Baga violence: US State Department to meet with Nigerian officials in Abuja

by Rachel Ogbu Looks like the international committee is not taking the Federal Government’s word for it on the case of the casualties recorded in Baga following a combat between the Nigerian military and the Islamic militant group, Boko Haram. Human Rights Watch released shocking satellite footages showing the extensive damage to life and property by... Read More

Baga, Baga violence, NigeriaSat-2, satellite footage

May 6, 2013

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Okey Ndibe: Nigria is a nation at war with its people

by Okey Ndibe Nigeria has actually been in a state of war for several years now, but there appears a conspiracy to conceal that fact. Nigeria is crashing all around us and tottering towards a failed state. Yet, the custodians and squanderers of the country’s oil wealth in Abuja and elsewhere keep behaving as if... Read More

Abuja, Amansea, Baga, Borno State, Goodluck Jonathan, JTF, Maina Lawan, MASSOB, MEND, Niger Delta, nigeria, Odi, Okey Ndibe, OPC, PDP, Ralph Uwazurike, Wole Soyinka, Zaki Biam

May 6, 2013

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“The CPC deserves our sympathy” – Reuben Abati mocks, belittles, then attacks

by Ogunyemi Bukola It is in the character of the CPC and its spokesperson to play to the gallery even when the occasion calls for maturity and sobriety. The presidency has fired back at the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) over its criticism of the president’s handling of the alleged massacre in Baga, Borno.... Read More

Baga, boko haram, Borno, CPC, Goodluck Jonathan, JTF, NHRC, reuben abati, Rotimi Fashakin

May 6, 2013

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Battle by Satellite: FG to reveal counter-images from Baga violence captured by NigeriaSat-2

by Rachel Ogbu The Federal Government is to release its own satellite footage of Baga captured by the earth observation satellite, NigeriaSat-2 to show the images in a public ceremony in an attempt to counter the claim of a human right organisation. [READ: Total devastation: NGO reveals massive level of destruction in Baga (SATELLITE PHOTOS)]... Read More

Baga, Baga violence, NigeriaSat-2, satellite footage

May 5, 2013

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Boko Haram didn’t do this – Monguno family alleges ploy to distract from Baga

by Ogunyemi Bukola The family of kidnapped Shettima Ali Monguno have alleged that the kidnap was nothing but a ploy to divert attention from the killings in Baga, Borno State. Hussaini Monguno, a relative of the abducted former petroleum minister, admitted that the nonagenarian had spoken to his family members with the abductors’ phone pleading with... Read More

Baga, Borno, Hussaini Monguno, JTF, Mamman Shuwa, Shettima Ali Monguno

May 5, 2013

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We were mis-reported on suspension of military assistance to Nigeria – US press briefing on Baga (READ)

by Ogunyemi Bukola Below is an excerpt of the US state department daily press briefing of May 2 as coordinated by a spokesman, Patrick Ventrell. Of particular interest to Nigerians is the widely reported suspension of US military assistance in the wake of alleged human rights abuse in Baga during a clash between Boko Haram... Read More

Baga, boko haram, us state department

May 4, 2013

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Mind your business and leave Oshiomole alone – ACN warns PDP

by Ogunyemi Bukola In a statement issued in Lagos on Friday by its National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed, the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has warned the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) against further attacks on Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State. Reacting to claims that Oshiomole used the Edo State Independent Electoral Commission, EDSIEC, to... Read More

acn, Adams Oshiomhole, Baga, Edo, election, lai mohammed, PDP

May 3, 2013

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Gunmen in 50 vehicles destroy public buildings, telecom masts in Borno

by Akan Ido The violence in the Northern part of the country continued yesterday with reports that hundreds of gunmen in a convoy of over fifty vehicles attacked Marte Local Government Area of Borno State. The gunmen who were said to have been conveyed in Hilux vans burnt down public buildings like schools, hospitals/clinics, police stations and... Read More

Baga, boko haram, Borno, Marte, security

April 30, 2013

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Massacre in Nigeria spurs outcry over military tactics

by Adam Nossiter “I saw them putting fire on people’s houses. They are the security of the state. They have no right to kill anybody. They are supposed to protect the people.” Even by the scorched-earth standards of the Nigerian military’s campaign against Islamist insurgents stalking the nation’s north, what happened on the muddy shores... Read More

Baga, boko haram, massacre, nigeria, NY Times

April 28, 2013

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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 end, is a better way of building a nation. One phenomenon that, if you ask, should worry all of us is the way we debate national issues without applying the same principles across board. What... Read More

Baga, boko haram, Gbaramatu, Goodluck Jonathan, hypocrisy, insurgency, militancy, Odi, olusegun obasanjo, Politics, simon kolawole, terrorism, Zaki Biam

April 27, 2013

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Temie Giwa: Baga – The war of hearts (Y! FrontPage)

The dead are dead, the people of Baga have buried their women and children, but as the burnt livelihoods are being cleared away, the lesson of Baga remains for those of us who live still… The fact that the death of about 180 citizens on Saturday was at the hands of two groups supposedly fighting... Read More

Baga, Borno, insurgents, JTF, nigeria, Temie Giwa

April 24, 2013

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Alkasim Abdulkadir: Why the JTF is lost in the maze of rocks and hard places

by Alkassim Abdulkadir Goodluck Jonathan as the Commander-In-Chief must ensure Baga goes beyond just an investigation, any wrong doing should be tried along the sterling traditions of the Nigerian army. When the Joint Task Force (JTF) responded to the distress call that insurgents had stationed themselves in Baga, the quiet town on the edge of... Read More

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Today’s Daily Brief: Buhari condemns election violence in Jos, OBJ shows up at GEJ’s daughter’s wedding, 14 soldiers killed during Baga invasion, and more

Speak to Nigerians on Baga massacre – APC tells GEJ

#BagaAttack: I kept stepping on dead bodies – Survivor recounts

This is what Amnesty International says about the latest #Baga massacre

18 female soldiers may have been abducted by Boko Haram

“When you see soldiers running away, you run as well” – How Boko Haram seized Military base in Borno

Opinion: Sorrow, tears and blood in Borno

Olusegun Adeniyi: Boko Haram and the nation at war

Boko Haram: 16 soldiers killed, many others missing in deadly ambush in Borno

Reno Omokri: President Jonathan inspires confidence, Buhari disappoints

#SOE: Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau’s close associate killed

Reno Omokri: On Buhari’s call for the president’s resignation

John Campbell: Escaping Nigeria’s cycle of violence

Anarchy: Boko Haram kills Borno CAN secretary minutes after GEJ’s state of emergency announcement

Gbenga Olorunpomi: Blood everywhere and the tonic in the APC manifesto (Y! Politico)

Opinion: Gov. Shettima is right on the revolution we need

Why are the World Bank and IMF praising us? – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

Opinion: Baga – You cannot justify a ‘massacre’

Baga violence: US State Department to meet with Nigerian officials in Abuja

Okey Ndibe: Nigria is a nation at war with its people

“The CPC deserves our sympathy” – Reuben Abati mocks, belittles, then attacks

Battle by Satellite: FG to reveal counter-images from Baga violence captured by NigeriaSat-2

Boko Haram didn’t do this – Monguno family alleges ploy to distract from Baga

We were mis-reported on suspension of military assistance to Nigeria – US press briefing on Baga (READ)

Mind your business and leave Oshiomole alone – ACN warns PDP

Gunmen in 50 vehicles destroy public buildings, telecom masts in Borno

Massacre in Nigeria spurs outcry over military tactics

Simon Kolawole: Militancy and the politics of hypocrisy

Temie Giwa: Baga – The war of hearts (Y! FrontPage)

Alkasim Abdulkadir: Why the JTF is lost in the maze of rocks and hard places

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