Tag: boko haram

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June 29, 2012

15 Conscious security tips for every Nigerian

by Toni Eghosa-Kruz Ewone As Nigeria’s security situation increasingly becomes a dilemma, One begins to ponder where to run to. Is ...

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OluwapelumiJune 28, 2012

Opinion: A country hijacked by cabals

by Mohammed Zagga ONCE again, the House of Representatives is in the storm of another bribery scandal, coming two months ...

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June 27, 2012

Opinion: If it happened to Azazi, it will happen to Dasuki

by Sabella Abidde Other than the usual calamities wrought by Boko Haram, the simultaneous removal of the Minister of Defence, ...

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June 27, 2012

Chibundu Onuzo writes in the UK Guardian: Boko Haram cannot destroy the Nigerian spirit

by Chibundu Onuzo We Nigerians have coped with dictators, genocide and bombs. Boko Haram will never defeat us People buy ...

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June 26, 2012

Now, face the music: Police arrest woman over Boko Haram Facebook comment

by Stanley Azuakola Be careful what you type on Facebook, big brother is watching. Mrs. Afolakemi Mojisola Adeniyi, 23, mother ...

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June 26, 2012

Governors demand money, state police to combat Boko Haram

Bombings by radical Islamist sect Boko Haram, and the retaliatory attacks have dominated the headlines in Nigeria for the last couple of ...

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June 26, 2012

Stay out of the south-west, OPC warns Boko Haram

by Tolu Orekoya The rumblings of a possible Boko Haram insurgence into the southern half of the country has created widespread fear ...

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June 25, 2012

#InCaseYouMissedIt: Northern Christians shun Sunday church service

by Stanley Azuakola Christians in northern Nigeria have faced a grueling couple of months, fearful as they have watched a series ...

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June 24, 2012

Explosion hits Bauchi

by Hauwa Gambo An explosion has occurred in Bauchi State a few minutes ago. We can confirm that an improvised ...

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OluwapelumiJune 24, 2012

Opinion: Is it time for us to dissolve Nigeria peacefully?

by Diran Apata DRIP! Drip!! Drip!!! The violent spilling of blood in our country goes on. It does not only show ...

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June 24, 2012

Prison Break: Boko Haram frees 40 inmates from Yobe prisons

by Tolu Orekoya Reuters is reporting a prison break in Damaturu, Yobe, freeing the prisoners from the prisons, in a bold attack on ...

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June 24, 2012

GEJ set to travel to the moon: Last week’s news…with a pinch of salt

by Stanley Azuakola $620,000 Enters Most Wanted List THE State Security Service (SSS) has placed the $620,000 bribe money taken ...

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June 23, 2012

Photo of the Day: Youth supporting Boko Haram

‘Tunji Alao‏@tunjialao shared this. “Sometimes I wonder how the average Nigerian youth thinks, can a sane person rep BH?”  

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June 23, 2012

Explosive night – Bomb scare in popular Abuja club

An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) bomb exploded in the Wuse 2 district Abuja last night , damaging vehicles in the capital ...

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June 22, 2012

Opinion: Reversing Boko Haram’s Somalialisation of Northern Nigeria

by Sumner Shagari Sambo Therefore, the North must press the reverse break from the road to Somalia. In the wee ...

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June 22, 2012

Femi Fani-Kayode: Deal with Boko Haram like Odi, show no mercy

I have nothing against the Islamic faith. As a matter of fact some of my most loyal friends are practising ...

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June 22, 2012

Elnathan John is mad about Kaduna: How to get angry

  by Elnathan John I interrupt the ‘How To’ series to say one thing. I am angry. Very angry. So ...

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June 22, 2012

One down: JTF nab another Boko Haram mastermind

by Stanley Azuakola Amidst all the gloom in the country as a result of Boko Haram’s continued assault in the ...

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June 21, 2012

Nigeria: The mistake of 1914

by Femi Owolabi President GEJ’s present administration could be subtitled as ‘BokoHaram bombings.‘ Tracing the history back to the emergence ...

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June 21, 2012

What’s in a name: US government moves to label 3 alleged Boko Haram leaders “terrorists” today

The diplomatic back and forth over the “terrorist” status of Boko Haram is heating up, as indications show that the US government ...

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June 21, 2012

Dying words of a suicide bomber: It is God’s work (Warning: Graphic Image)

by Tolu Orekoya The suicide bomber lay bleeding on the hospital gurney, missing his fingers and some of his lower ...

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June 20, 2012

Opinion: Boko Haram is a mix of Christian and Muslim psychopaths

by Aminu Sarki So, without doubt there is Boko Haram which aims to establish, according to them, a just social system of governance ...

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June 20, 2012

Promises, promises: President Jonathan’s June deadine for Boko Haram almost gone

by Stanley Azuakola In March this year, Nigeria’s president Goodluck Jonathan was in Seoul, South Korea laying the ground work for ...

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June 20, 2012

Has it started? Bomb discovered in rural Imo State

by Tolu Orekoya Nigerians are in a heightened state of alertness after several groups have come forward to say that ...

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June 20, 2012

Even the Vatican is worried: Pope Benedict XVI calls for peace in Nigeria

by Tolu Orekoya The explosion of violence in northern cities like Damaturu, Kaduna has caught the attention of the Vatican. In ...

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June 20, 2012

Boko Haram jihad headed for the south-east, CAN alleges

by Tolu Orekoya After a meeting to discuss the recent bombings in the north of the country, The south-eastern zone ...

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June 19, 2012

BREAKING: House issues first-ever presidential summons over Boko Haram

by Stanley Azuakola The Federal House of Representatives has had enough. Irked by the unending streak of insecurity in the ...

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June 19, 2012

Opinion: Boko Haram and the belief of Islamic connection

by Abubakar Sidiq Usman Even if Muslims decide to sleep in churches today, Boko Haram will still carry out their ...

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June 16, 2012

Remove the soldiers from our streets: Borno Elders Forum cries out

by Adeniyi Abdul The Borno Elders forum has spoken out against the current conditions in the state, expressing their dissatisfaction ...

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June 12, 2012

Al’Qaeda franchise group blames death of German hostage on his home country

  by Tolu Orekoya The North African Al’Qaeda branch Al’Qaeda in the Islamic Mahgreb (AQIM) posted a statement online on Monday ...

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