Here we go again: Police confirm operation of new Islamic sect in Niger

by ‘Jola Sotubo The war against Boko Haram rages on daily but Nigerians might have more to worry about. The Nigerian Police force in Niger State has said that there is a likelihood that a new terrorist sect is gathering momentum and making its home in the state. The Niger State Police Command has said... Read More

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August 19, 2013

Terrorism: JTF hands over mission to dislodge Boko Haram to the Nigerian Army

by Oge Okonkwo The Director, Defence Information, Chris Olukolade made a statement yesterday saying three months into the mission to stamp out terrorism in the North East, the command of the ongoing internal security operations in the North East will today enter a new phase as the control of the mission reverts to the Army Headquarters. Brig. Gen.... Read More

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August 18, 2013

End game? Jonathan sends 8,000 troops after Boko Haram

by Isi Esene The state of emergency declared by the federal government against the dreaded Islamic militant sect, Boko Haram has reached another level as President Goodluck Jonathan takes actions to further boost the military presence in the North-east of the country where the insurgents operate. Reports say the president is set to establish a... Read More

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August 17, 2013

#InCaseYouMissedIt: JTF arrests Boko Haram suspect in Mohammed Abacha’s house

by Oge Okonkwo A suspected Boko Haram member was arrested at the home of the son of late former Head of State, Sani Abacha, Mohammed, i Nasarawa state, by the Joint Task Force (JTF) in Kano. According to sources, the suspect is also a domestic aide of Abacha’s son and was trailed to the house... Read More

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August 16, 2013

Opinion: Sule Lamido – Why he is the cause of ‘their’ fear

by Timawus Mathias There is no gainsaying the fact. Lamido is more prepared for the greater challenge of the Presidency of Nigeria, than President Goodluck was when he was elected. Indeed, running on his own, President Jonathan never won an election running until that which Lamido helped to steamroll. It is not about his desire... Read More

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August 16, 2013

Femi Fani-Kayode: I am neither a tribalist nor a hater

by Femi Fani-Kayode And I am not referring to any of those exciteable individuals whose emotions have beclouded their thinking and who have called me a ‘’scallywag’’ and all manner of other interesting and unsavoury names and who have said that I ought to be in jail or in a drug rehabilitation centre. Those that... Read More

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August 16, 2013

Terrorism: Female Boko Haram suspects arrested in Borno

The residents of Gomari and Bulunkutu wards of Maiduguri metropolis in Borno state; were gripped with “fear and pandemonium,” as members of Borno Vigilance Youths Group (BVYG) and the military Joint Task Force (JTF) Thursday, arrested a Boko Haram female terror suspect, along with a 35-year old man, suspected to be an informant of the... Read More

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August 14, 2013

Terrorism: Residents flee Borno town after mosque massacre

by Oge Okonkwo The northern Nigerian town of Konduga, Bornu state, is slowly becoming a ghost town as residents fled the area on Tuesday after suspected Islamists disguised as soldiers killing dozens of people in a mosque just after morning prayers. According to sources, residents were seen with various sizes of suitcases, leaving the village in... Read More

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August 14, 2013

#InCaseYouMissedIt: Army confirms killing 2 wanted Boko Haram kingpins, recovers weapons

The Army Battalion in charge of Special Military Operations in Mubi has confirmed killing two Boko Haram kingpins. This was just as it recovered a large cache of weapons from suspected Boko Haram members. Commanding Officer and head of Mubi Special Military Operations, Lt Col. Beyidi Gurama Martins disclosed this at a Press Conference in... Read More

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August 14, 2013

Helping hand: Borno to compensate victims of Boko Haram attack in Konduga

The Borno State Government on Tuesday announced financial assistance for victims of Sunday’s Boko Haram attack on Konduga in which 46 people were killed. The State Governor, Kashim Shettima, who made the announcement when he visited the town, expressed sadness over the attack. He said each family that lost its breadwinner would be given N250,... Read More

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August 12, 2013

Just In: Gunmen kill 44 worshippers at a mosque in Borno

by Isi Esene Scores of worshippers have been reported killed at a mosque in Konduga, Borno state. The attack which occurred on Sunday saw at least forty-four people dead in the North-eastern state of the country which has seen recurring violence from gunmen suspected to be members of the militant Islamic sect, Boko Haram. The... Read More

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August 12, 2013

Sad: Boko Haram has created 10,000 widows in Borno – Report

by Oge Okonkwo Reports from a Non-Governmental Organisation, the Rock of Ages Empowerment Foundation, catering for the need of widows, has put the number of women who have lost their husbands due to the violent attacks by the Boko Haram Islamic sect to be over 10,000. This report was stated in an interview by the Chief Executive Officer (RAEF), Ignatius... Read More

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August 12, 2013

Opinion: Security consciousness in the face of terrorism

by Ola Lookman In a statement issued by spokesperson of Joint Task Force (JTF) in Kano, it said that “the disaster could have been avoided if citizens maintain vigilance to observe when packages are dropped as it was in this case…” There is no gain the fact that the Nigeria’s security personnel are doing their... Read More

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August 12, 2013

Opinion: But what else does Buhari want?

by Adewale Maja-Pearce Buhari is merely one of the many distractions we allow ourselves in the hope (always hope) that things will somehow get better without our own volition. God will do it, as we like to say; God will touch their hearts. Big mistake. One might have guessed it. No sooner was the new... Read More

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August 10, 2013

Terrorism: Army raid Boko Haram hideout in Sokoto

by Oge Okonkwo A hideout suspected to be that of members of Islamic extremist group, Boko Haram at Gidan-Igwai area of Sokoto metropolis, has been raided by soldiers of the Nigerian Army. The operation was carried out to stop the influx of rebels from Borno, Yobe and Adamawa. This was confirmed by the spokesperson of the... Read More

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August 10, 2013

Why we drink our victims’ blood – Boko Haram fugitive confesses (PICTURED)

by Oge Okonkwo Nasir Isiaku is a 27-year-old Muslim from Gusau in Zamfara state in Northern Nigeria and had a zealous hatred for Christians. He reigned as second-in-command to a terrorist group called Shitte, a Boko Haram franchaise that waged war on Christians. Now a born again Christian, Nasir at the gathering of Christians related his activities as... Read More

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August 10, 2013

Terrorism: Stop negotiating with Boko Haram, CAN tells FG

by Oge Okonkwo The Federal Government has been called upon by the Christian Association of Nigeria to disband the amnesty committee saying its continuous existence would result to working against the international community. CAN hinged its renewed call on the decision of the International Criminal Court to probe the activities of the insurgent sect, Boko Haram.... Read More

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August 9, 2013

Terrorism: Radical lawyer, doctor arrested by the JTF

by Isi Esene Operatives of the Joint Task Force have arrested a medical doctor and a lawyer for their alleged roles in the violence in the Borno and Yobe. It is not clear the nature of their involvement in the prevailing violence in the north but the lawyer is known to be a prominent defender of... Read More

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August 8, 2013

Opinion: Islamic terrorists and presidential committee on security challenges

by Rotimi Fasan It must be realised that patience is wearing thin among those most affected by the activities of these terrorists and their bottled anger might boil over in a manner that might be fateful for Nigeria’s existence. The era of using religion to foment trouble or excuse abominable acts against innocents should no... Read More

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August 6, 2013

Opinion: There is darkness looming over northern Nigeria

by Perry Brimah And with the lack of northern role models, the scarcity of northern activists and truthful historians, the famine of northern writers, the bankruptcy of true religious leaders and the predominance only of a wicked and selfish elite, the north is left with living a lie and having its history and future written... Read More

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August 5, 2013

Opinion: Disagreeing with Adamu Adamu on the Hausa Fulani ‘problem’

by Ibraheem A. Waziri It is my hope that Nigeria will one day wake up to its responsibilities and invest in efforts at producing its own kind of public intellectualism that will be sensitive to its peculiarities. In today’s Nigeria, the Hausa Fulani are held at the boot of every unfair joke. They are blamed... Read More

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August 5, 2013

Terrorism: 35 killed as Army, Boko Haram clash in Borno

At least 35 people have been killed in two separate gun battles between Nigerian security forces and Islamist sect Boko Haram in Borno State, the army said on Monday. Boko Haram, which wants to impose sharia law in Nigeria’s north, and other spin-off Islamist groups, had become the biggest threat to the country’s stability, Reuters... Read More

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August 5, 2013

Opinion: Reassessing president Jonathan’s leadership options

by Labaran Saleh Mr President has indeed been presidential and statesmanly in calming frayed nerves as well as taking punches from all spheres with equanimity. But for last week’s ill-fated multiple bomb blasts at a relaxation spot in the ever-busy Sabon-Gari area of the ancient city of Kano which resulted in several deaths, it would... Read More

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August 2, 2013

Boko Haram plans massive attacks for Muslim festival – JTF

by Isi Esene The Joint Military Task Force, ‘Operation Restore Order’ in Borno yesterday alerted residents of the state that members of the militant Islamic sect, Boko Haram are perfecting plans to launch a massive attack during the Eid-el-fitr festivities. According to the JTF spokesman, Lt.-Col. Sagir Musa, people living in the Maiduguri metropolis and Jere Local Government... Read More

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August 1, 2013

Naomi Lucas: A letter to Mr. President – What we really want

by Naomi Lucas We don’t want much Mr. President. All we want is a country that works. If you really want to make that happen, concentrate your energy on…. It was in a dimly lit room. I sat at one end, you sat at the other and said ‘tell me the truth’ I asked, ‘Sir,... Read More

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July 30, 2013

Suspected Boko Haram members arrested by the Army in Lagos

Suspected Boko Haram members Fourty-two suspected members of Boko Haram sect were arrested in their hideouts in Lagos and Ogun states and paraded by the Nigerian Army,yesterday in Lagos. Some of the suspects confessed to the killings of some civilians and soldiers in the northern part of the country and also confessed to have fled... Read More

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July 29, 2013

Ochereome Nnanna: Why we need an entirely new Constitution

by Ochereome Nnanna We are in this constitutional mess because the military bequeathed a document that is simply unviable, inchoate and discreditable. It is like trying to patch a structurally flawed building which has developed cracks all over. Between 2005 and 2006, the regime of President Olusegun Obasanjo started elaborate amendment of the 1999 Constitution.... Read More

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July 28, 2013

Sad news: Boko Haram kill 20 civilians in Borno

by Oge Okonkwo More than 20 civilians have been shot dead by suspected members of Nigeria’s Islamist group Boko Haram. According to sources, the incident occurred when the Boko Haram members were attacked by a vigilante group in northern Borno state. In a statement made by the spokesman for the multinational Joint Task Force, Haruna Mohammed Sani,... Read More

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July 26, 2013

Overflowing grief: 15 soldiers killed by Boko Haram get national burial

by Rachel Ogbu There were heart breaking tears and mourning from relatives and friends of the two Army Majors and 13 soldiers killed by Boko Haram terrorists in Borno, Yobe, and UNAMID operations in Darfur, Sudan, who were buried yesterday at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja. During the national burial, President Goodluck Jonathan... Read More

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July 23, 2013

Opinion: Jonathan, Boko Haram and the game of musical chairs

by Obademi Ayodeji Until recent times, it seemed to the public eye that the Nigerian government, in all its colossal might, was flagrantly defied by a sect; in the paradoxical manner of a heavyweight champion being pummelled senseless by a school-yard bully. In the Nigeria Economic Report issued by The World Bank in May 2013,... Read More

Here we go again: Police confirm operation of new Islamic sect in Niger

Terrorism: JTF hands over mission to dislodge Boko Haram to the Nigerian Army

End game? Jonathan sends 8,000 troops after Boko Haram

#InCaseYouMissedIt: JTF arrests Boko Haram suspect in Mohammed Abacha’s house

Opinion: Sule Lamido – Why he is the cause of ‘their’ fear

Femi Fani-Kayode: I am neither a tribalist nor a hater

Terrorism: Female Boko Haram suspects arrested in Borno

Terrorism: Residents flee Borno town after mosque massacre

#InCaseYouMissedIt: Army confirms killing 2 wanted Boko Haram kingpins, recovers weapons

Helping hand: Borno to compensate victims of Boko Haram attack in Konduga

Just In: Gunmen kill 44 worshippers at a mosque in Borno

Sad: Boko Haram has created 10,000 widows in Borno – Report

Opinion: Security consciousness in the face of terrorism

Opinion: But what else does Buhari want?

Terrorism: Army raid Boko Haram hideout in Sokoto

Why we drink our victims’ blood – Boko Haram fugitive confesses (PICTURED)

Terrorism: Stop negotiating with Boko Haram, CAN tells FG

Terrorism: Radical lawyer, doctor arrested by the JTF

Opinion: Islamic terrorists and presidential committee on security challenges

Opinion: There is darkness looming over northern Nigeria

Opinion: Disagreeing with Adamu Adamu on the Hausa Fulani ‘problem’

Terrorism: 35 killed as Army, Boko Haram clash in Borno

Opinion: Reassessing president Jonathan’s leadership options

Boko Haram plans massive attacks for Muslim festival – JTF

Naomi Lucas: A letter to Mr. President – What we really want

Suspected Boko Haram members arrested by the Army in Lagos

Ochereome Nnanna: Why we need an entirely new Constitution

Sad news: Boko Haram kill 20 civilians in Borno

Overflowing grief: 15 soldiers killed by Boko Haram get national burial

Opinion: Jonathan, Boko Haram and the game of musical chairs

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