by Rachel Ogbu Joint Task Force (JTF) in Maiduguri in its newest effort to get rid of the Islamic militant group, has placed a N50 million bounty on Abubakar Shekau, the leader of Boko Haram and 19 other leaders in the group were also declared wanted. Reports claim that although the Federal Government was never... Read More
by Theophilus Ilevbare The cancerous plague of the hydra-headed nature of sleaze that has brought the nation to its sorry state requires a more decisive and deft approach to solve the catalogue of unresolved scams. Reports says certain proposals to the ongoing Constitution review, to redress the flaws inherent in the 1999 constitution handed down... Read More
by Isi Esene President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday maintained that most of the religious tensions in the country were politically motivated. He said this at the launching of Faith Foundation-led programme to encourage religious reconciliation between Christians organised by the Tony Blair Faith Foundation. In a speech delivered on his behalf by the minister for housing... Read More
by Isi Esene Men suspected to be members of the Boko Haram Islamic sect on Thursday morning attacked the family of a State Security Service (SSS) personnel, Aduju Zubairu, killing his three children while he was away. The gunmen were reported to have forcefully made their way into his residence around 1:55am and slaughtered the... Read More
by Isi Esene A police inspector and a retired pastor were yesterday gunned down by unidentified men. The inspector, identified as Babangida Danbaba, who is attached to the Bauchi State Government House, was said to have been trailed by his assailants just after observing his morning prayers in a mosque along Nasarawa road. Residents of... Read More
by Isi Esene An international news agency, Reuters, has revealed that it is in possession of a video purportedly taken by a Nigerian soldier showing the killing of unarmed men in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. Reuters reported on Sunday that the unnamed soldier as saying that he was present when the soldiers shot the... Read More
by Abimbola Adelakun Now he has rejected the poisoned chalice, there are commentaries that he is sore that he lost last year’s Presidential election and would rather sit back and watch Nigerians bombed than offer his goodwill. Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) reminds me of Jesus Christ. Not that I think he’s a Messiah but... Read More
by Isi Esene The director of design and construction in the Borno State Ministry of Water Resources, Mallam Ali Mohammed Sheriff was yesterday shot and killed by unidentified gunmen in Maiduguri, the state capital. Sheriff was said to have been shot in front of his house around Mafoni ward as he was preparing to go... Read More
by Isi Esene Three policemen were reportedly killed today at the Divisional Police in Buni Yadi, Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State. The Joint Task Force spokesman, Lt. Lazarus Eli confirmed the killings in a statement in Damaturu. According to the statement, “In the early hours of today, gunmen attacked the Divisional Police Station at Buni... Read More
by Theophilus Ilevbare Our democracy must be nurtured in peace and tolerance, dialogue with the Boko Haram should be embraced with such tenets in mind. Dialogue with the sect should not be considered as a sign of weakness. It all began in 2001 in Maiduguri by a certain Ustaz Mohammed Yusuf as a cell(unit), called... Read More
by Isi Esene Sani Mohammed, a top Boko Haram commander arrested along with Kabir Sokoto in January this year has escaped from police custody. Reports say Mohammed, who was said to have been kept with other terror suspects, curiously slipped away from the police cell in Abuja on Thursday. Though there have been denials emanating... Read More
by Isi Esene There are indications that president Goodluck Jonathan might run for a second term in 2015 as Doyin Okupe, the senior special assistant to the president on public affairs, said the president’s transparent leadership and concrete performance is enough to persuade Nigerians to seek his return. According to him, although the president has... Read More
by Isi Esene The National Leader of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Muhammadu Buhari, has denied any link with members of the Boko Haram Islamic sect. Buhari was chosen by the sect to lead a team of “trusted” Nigerians to serve as mediators between the group and the federal government in a ceasefire offer... Read More
by Isi Esene While the federal government is busy tweaking its terrorism engagement strategy, the Islamic sect, Boko Haram, have reportedly attacked the Yobe town of Gashua, Tuesday morning. There were reports of loud noises of explosions and gunfire earlier today which necessitated a heavy deployment of military personnel to the area. This deployment has... Read More
by Isi Esene The Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika yesterday in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital put the figure of people killed by the violent activities of the Boko Haram sect at 3,000. Ihejirika, who was represented by the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 2 Mechanised Division of the Army, Maj. Gen.... Read More
by Isi Esene A group of gunmen early Sunday morning attacked a primary school, two telecommunications cell-towers and a police station in Fika, Yobe State. The spokesman to the Joint Military Task Force, Lazarus Eli, said, “We heard that there were some attacks in Fika by suspected Boko Haram terrorists. They attacked two telecommunication masts,... Read More
by Isi Esene Several prominent Nigerians have called on former military president of the country, Muhammad Buhari, not to ignore the call of the militant Islamic sect, Boko Haram, to act as a mediator in proposed talks between it and the Federal Government. The group had on Thursday reportedly named “trusted Nigerians” who it believes... Read More
by Isi Esene Reports say the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram, has offered a ceasefire giving certain conditions for its workability. The group was said to have demanded that the federal government arrests the former governor of Borno State, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff. Ali Modu Sheriff is also reported to be on the police watch-list... Read More
by Isi Esene The church bombing which occurred earlier today has sparked reprisal attacks by the youth of the area despite the best efforts of elders and officials of the Kaduna State government. A mob mainly consisting of young people were reported to have poured into the streets to attack people believed to be Muslims.... Read More
by Isi Esene Reports coming in indicate that a suicide bomber has hit St. Rita Catholic Church at Ungwar Yero area of Kaduna metropolis, Kaduna State. The attack which seriously injured the Reverend Father in the church was reported to have happened earlier this morning during the Catholic mass Eyewitnesses told newsmen that a lone... Read More
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