UPDATE: How Gombe Government House explosion happened – Spokesperson

How we took the #BringBackOurGirls campaign down to South Africa – MADinitiative founder, Damilola Apotieri

by Akintomiwa Agbaje Damilola Apotieri, a post graduate student at the Wits University, South Africa has been at the forefront of youth advocacy for most of his life founding the enormously influential coalition called the MADinitiative. In this interview with YNaija, Apotieri opens up on the impact of the initiative, his motivation towards influencing his generation, the... Read More

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 killing nine people. Reports say the men arrived the EYN Church located in Attagara village, Gwoza Local Government Area shooting directly at worshippers who scampered for safety in fear. This unfortunate incident is happening just... Read More

Attack, boko haram, Borno, Church, EYN, Idrissa Timta, police, security, terrorism

“It’s a nuisance to the government”: Why CP Mbu banned #BringBackOurGirls protest in Abuja

by Isi Esene Joseph Mbu, the Commissioner of Police in the Federal Capital Territory has announced a ban on all protests against the delayed rescue of over 230 schoolgirls abducted in Chibok, Borno on April 14. Mbu announced the ban today at a press conference explaining that the protests are progressively posing a security threat... Read More

#BringBackOurGirls, #ReleaseOurGirls, Abuja, ban, boko haram, FCT, Goodluck Jonathan, Joseph Mbu, nigeria, police, Politics, protest, terrorism

Bayo Oluwasanmi: #BringBackOurGirls – Can the Jonathan govt. please rent common sense too?

by Bayo Oluwasanmi Can the Jonathan administration rent commonsense for #BringBackOurGirls? This is the worst of times in Nigeria. It is the time of foolishness. It is the season of darkness. It is our summer of despair and discontent. We have everything before us, we have nothing before us. There is scarcely order and protection... Read More

#BringBackOurGirls, Bayo Oluwasanmi, boko haram, Common sense, crowds, opinion, President Goodluck Jonathan, ynaija

‘The Chibok girls are sick, they need medical attention’ – Secret negotiator reveals (PICTURED)

by ‘Jola Sotubo An Australian negotiator, who was hired by the Nigerian government to broker the release of the over 200 Chibok girls being held captive by Boko Haram, has said that most of the girls are already outside the country. Stephen Davis is said to have advised three Nigerian presidents on how to negotiate... Read More

#BringBackOurGirls, army, boko haram, Borno, Chad, Goodlck Jonathan, negotiator, Niger, nigeria, rescue

#InCaseYouMissedIt: Boko Haram frees kidnapped priests, nun in Cameroon

by Zara Mustapha Two Italian priests and a Canadian nun who were captured by suspected Boko Haram gunmen in Cameroon, have been freed . According to reports, the three ex-hostages were flown out of Maroua airport, north of Cameroon near the border shared between Nigeria and Cameroon, using a military aircraft on Sunday morning. A Cameroonian... Read More

boko haram, Cameroon, Frees, kidnapped priests, nun

BREAKING: Boko Haram bombs drinking joint in Adamawa

by Akan Ido There are reports of a deadly bomb blast at a drinking joint and a brothel near a military base in Mubi, Adamawa State. SaharaReporters, an online news platform, are reporting a casualty figure of about sixty people but there has been no official confirmation of this. The explosion was said to have... Read More

adamawa, Army Base, boko haram, Borno, drinking joint, Goodluck Jonathan, Insecurity, Mubi, nigeria, soldiers, yobe

Under siege: Boko Haram again attacks 4 villages in Borno

by S’ola Filani About fifteen people died while many others sustained injuries when some suspected Boko Haram members launched attacks in four villages – Nuwari, Musari, Walori, Kolma – in Borno on Saturday. Residents say the gunmen dressed as soldiers and rode in 4×4 trucks and opened fire on civilians and razed much of... Read More

boko haram, Borno, Kolma, Musari, nigeria, Nuwari, terrorism, Walori

Tunde Fagbenle: The Northerner and the rest of us

by Tunde Fagbenle Has anyone wondered, for example, how and why the powerful media machine of an Atiku Abubakar remains solid and perennial? How and why Sultan Abubakar III (and those before him) commands unflinching devotion? A disclosure, which may not be much of one: I am (also) a ‘northerner’ – as readers of my... Read More

boko haram, emotional piece, Femi Aribisala, northerner, opinion, tunde fagbenle, ynaija, Yorubas

May 31, 2014

SNAPSHOT: Jonathan gets a piece of advice from OBJ in Lagos

by ‘Jola Sotubo President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday attended the funeral mass in honour of the late former Governor of Lagos, Michael Otedola and former President, Olusegun Obasanjo was there as well. When it was time for Jonathan to leave the venue, Chief Obasanjo escorted him out and the duo obviously engaged in an intense discussion... Read More

boko haram, GEJ, Goodluck Jonathan, nigeria, OBJ, olusegun obasanjo, terrorism

May 31, 2014

“It was a narrow escape”: Emir of Askira speaks on Boko Haram convoy attack

by Akan Ido Following Boko Haram’s audacious attack on the convoy of Emirs who were on their way to attend the funeral of the Emir of Gombe, the Emir of Askira, HRH Mai Abdullahi Ibn Muhammadu has made his thoughts known to the public. The Emir escaped by the skin of his teeth but the... Read More

boko haram, Bolaji Akinyemi, Borno, Confab, Emir of Askira, Emir of Gwando, Emir of Gwoza, Goodlcuk Jonathan, National Conference, nigeria, terrorism

May 30, 2014

BUSTED: Military arrests bomb expert behind Abuja, Jos bombings

by Zara Mustapha A man who confessed to being a bomb expert for the dreaded Islamic sect Boko Haram has been arrested by military operatives in Borno state while on his way to Sambisa forest, the alleged hideout of the insurgents. The man whose identity is hidden by the authorities, is said to be in his mid... Read More

boko haram, bomb expert, jos bombings, Nigerian military, Nyanya

May 30, 2014

Akin Osuntokun: Gospel according to Osuntokun, Sani and Aliyu

by Akin Osuntokun Were the country not acutely divided over the 2011 and the fraught 2015 elections, the Boko Haram insurgency would have been readily containable. Contemporary Nigeria is caught in the web of a cyclical crisis characterised by the interchangeability of cause and effect. The cause evolves to become the effect and vice... Read More

2011, 2015, Akin Osuntokun, aliyu, boko haram, elections, gospel, insurgency, north, opinion, sani, ynaija

May 30, 2014

Okey Ndibe: Nigeria is at war

by Okey Ndibe Since Nigeria is at war, it behoves Mr. Jonathan—who must have access to more information than the rest of us—to unmask the antagonists. If he has solid evidence that some ex-heads of state, some serving or former public officials, are buying the guns and explosives with which Nigerians are killed, he is... Read More

Aso Rock, boko haram, cyberspace, facebook, nigeria, north, Okey Ndibe, opinion, Otuoke, state, war, ynaija

boko haram, lawyers, other important news, payment of taxes, religious organisations

Boko Haram kills 35 in attacks on three villages, lawyers kick against payment of taxes by religious organisations & other important news you should know today

by Oge Okonkwo Boko Haram kills 35 in attacks on three villages Suspected Boko Haram gunmen killed 35 people in attacks on three villages in Nigeria‘s restive northeast Borno state near the border with Cameroon on Thursday. According to a military source and residents, dozens of Boko Haram gunmen dressed in military uniform stormed Gumushi, Amuda... Read More

Just In: FG announces amnesty for Boko Haram insurgents

by Akan Ido The Federal Government through the minister of youth development, Boni Haruna announced amnesty for members of the Boko Haram Islamic sect. The minister made this public at an event which took place at the International Conference Centre in Abuja to mark the Democracy Day. The event was attended by President Goodluck Jonathan,... Read More

Alex Ekwueme, Aminu Tambuwal, Amnesty programme, boko haram, Ernest Shonekan, Goodluck Jonathan, insurgents, Militants, Niger Delta, nigeria

How the Chibok schoolgirls were kidnapped by Boko Haram insurgents – Borno govt.

by Akan Ido The Borno State government has given its account of what transpired on the night of April 14, 2014 when members of the Boko Haram Islamic sect attacked the school abducting over 230 girls from the Government Girls’ Secondary School, Chibok. While speaking on the breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily on Channels Television, the... Read More

Ahmed Muazu, APC, Baba Jidda, boko haram, Borno, chibok, Dame Patience Jonathan, Kashim Shettima, nigeria, PDP, schoolgirls, WAEC

For the record: Full text of Pres. Goodluck Jonathan’s Democracy Day 2014 broadcast (READ)

Fellow Nigerians, 1. I greet and felicitate with you all, today, as we mark 15 years of uninterrupted democratic governance in our beloved country. 2. Our dear nation, Nigeria, has certainly come a long way and made notable progress since our first Democracy Day on May 29, 1999 when the military finally relinquished power and... Read More

Afghanistan, Al-Qaeda, army, boko haram, democracy day, Goodluck Jonathan, mali, nigeria, Pakistan, somalia, syria, terrorism, Yemen

May 28, 2014

Opinion: The anatomy of Boko Haram

by Ayantunji Benjamin Gbenro If at the inception of this crisis, the President had met with the Major Emirs in the affected region with a sincere request for assistance, Boko Haram would have been quashed long ago. As a scientist, I was trained to know that the first step to solving any problem is not... Read More

anatomy, arrogance, ayantunji benjamin gbenro, boko haram, emirs, opinion, president, ynaija

May 28, 2014

Tragic: Boko Haram hoists flags after killing 49 people in Yobe & Borno

by ‘Jola Sotubo The casualties of terrorism in the Northeastern region of Nigeria have increased once again as Boko Haram insurgents went on rampage in Borno and Yobe states. The latest attacks, which left at least 49 persons dead, were carried out in a police station and in an army base. 20 soldiers and 20... Read More

army, boko haram, Borno, Bunu Yadi, chibok, Chinene, flag, Goodluck Jonathan, kidnap, nigeria, police, soldiers, yobe

Boko Haram attacks Nigerian military base killing 24 people, Fashola pleads for release of Chibok girls & other important news you should know today

by Oge Okonkwo Boko Haram attacks Nigerian military base, 24 personnel feared killed Gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram have attacked a security base in Buni Yadi, the headquarters of Gujba Local Government Area killing 24 officials. According to residents of the area, The victims include 13 soldiers and 11 police officers,... Read More

boko haram, Chibok girls, Fashola, Nigerian military base, other important news, personnel killed

#BringBackOurGirls: Obasanjo holds talks with Boko Haram to free abducted schoolgirls

by Zara Mustapha According to reports, former president Olusegun Obasanjo has met with individuals close to the Islamic militant sect, Boko Haram to negotiate the release of more than 230 kidnapped schoolgirls. Relatives of some insurgents, as well as intermediaries and the former president sat for a meeting last weekend at Obasanjo’s farm in Ogun state. “The... Read More

#BringBackOurGirls, boko haram, free, Obasanjo, schoolgirls

Opinion: Children’s Day – Remember the kids on the streets

by Nduka Udo As we celebrate children, let us think about the kind of Nigeria we want to hand over to our children. As Nigeria celebrates children’s day on May 27th, 2014, as is done every year, I have been privileged to move around to points where groups of children or individual children can easily... Read More

“Celebrate.”, boko haram, chibok, Children’s day, nduka udo, nigeria, opinion, ynaija