by Biyi Bandele I am yet to meet a single Nigerian who has seen the film who came out of the cinema thinking that they had just seen a film that would incite anyone to violence. When I heard last month that the Nigerian Film and Video Censors Board, headquartered in Abuja, had indicated that... Read More
by Akan Ido About 34 people have been reported killed in separate attacks which took place in Borno on Thursday. According to reports, men suspected to be members of the militant Islamic sect, Boko Haram attacked three villages Kerenuwa in Marte, Kimba in Biu and Kukumba in Chibok. The said attacks are yet to be... Read More
by Cheta Nwanze After taking a look at all the unrealistic targets that have been spouted before regarding #NEPA, power blazer Chinedu Nebo has decided to stop listening to his pastor… The men-in-black, have a huge job. Sadly, the odds are not in their favour in any bit. Consider that the UN recommends 1 policeman... Read More
The government’s response to the protests have been of suspicion… Promises have been made, but these are things we have heard on numerous other occasions. Much talk, some movement, but little action. It is currently a sad time to be a Nigerian citizen. There have never been times more bloody, or distressing or uncertain than... Read More
by Alkasim Abdulkadir In the end, thousands of these women all over Nigeria by their actions have re-awakened a need to halt our slide into dehumanising vortex. Beneath the rallying cry of asking us to bring back our girls, Nigerian women are asking us all to bring back our country. Nigeria’s history is replete with... Read More
by Collins Uma Jos was to me a place to find solace. The city that gave me a Degree. Now that city is facing ruin and political will to fight this battle is almost zero. Morale of the soldiers is at an all time low. My memories are all I have. I had started writing... Read More
by Akan Ido The death toll of the bomb blast at the Terminus Market in Jos, Plateau state earlier today has hit 118 according to reports from the Agence France-Presse. Plateau state police commissioner Chris Olakpe had earlier told reporters that 46 people died while 45 others were injured in the twin blasts. According... Read More
by Isi Esene Reports have it that at least 46 people were killed when two car bombs ripped through a busy market in Jos this afternoon. Although many eyewitnesses put the number of fatalities at far above the figure, the police put the number at 45 with many others injured. Plateau state police commissioner Chris... Read More
by Isi Esene After a month of waiting for news of the rescue of over 230 schoolgirls kidnapped from their dormitories in Chibok, Borno state, Nigerians are struggling to keep the hope of finding the missing girls alive. In this documentary, Maverick Films bring to focus the diverse opinions of Nigerians on terrorism and the #BringBackOurGirls campaign... Read More
Yes, I am Boko Haram – Immigration officer confesses, names other security personnel in Islamic sect
by Stanley Azuakola Nigerians have consistently maintained that the dreaded sect Boko Haram must surely have sympathisers in government and security agencies, considering how effective their attacks have been. Finally, there is proof. A high profile Boko Haram member, who is an officer of Nigeria’s Immigration Services, Ahmed Grema Mohammed, has named some security personnel... Read More
by Isi Esene Human rights activist, Femi Falana seems to think differently about President Goodluck Jonathan’s decision not to visit Chibok, Borno state. The dusty town of Chibok suddenly drew media attention when about 276 schoolgirls were on April 14 abducted from their dormitories by members of the Boko Haram Islamic sect. Many have called on... Read More
by Akan Ido With information not readily available about the living condition of Boko Haram members in the thick forests of North east Nigeria, a 15-year-old boy’s experience as a militant recruit and an escapee is nothing but incredible. Baba Goni, a young man who has lived all his life in rural Borno told the... Read More
by Akan Ido The Boko Haram Islamic sect may be perfecting another sinister plan to abduct more secondary school students according to NAN report. Godfrey Ugudu, the Principal of Government College, Markurdi, Benue state has raised an alarm that the school as received two letters purported to be from the militant Islamic sect, Boko Haram... Read More
by Akan Ido President Goodluck Jonathan and his French counterpart, Francois Hollande has linked the Boko Haram Islamic militant sect with Osama bin Laden’s Al-Qaeda terrorist group. While speaking at the end of the African Regional Summit in Paris, Jonathan told newsmen that the Islamic sect operating in Northern Nigeria is far different from that... Read More
by Akan Ido The Spokesperson of the State Security Service, Marilyn Ogar has given an insight into the arrest and release of the Nyanya bombing mastermind, Aminu Sadik Owuche in 2011. Ogar said Ogwuche who was recently re-arrested by Intepol after reportedly escaping to Sudan was set free in 2011 after intense pressure from his... Read More
by Akan Ido The Emergency Rule extension proposed by President Goodluck Jonathan on Tueesday may eventually meet a brickwall going by the reaction of House of Assembly members from the northern part of the country. Jonathan had written to the National Assembly proposing a six months extension of the emergency rule in Adamawa, Yobe and Borno states after incessant... Read More
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