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August 26, 2015

Boko Haram suspects on trial in Chad

Justice will definitely be served for the lives of the innocent taken. Ten suspected Boko Haram members went on trial in Chad on Wednesday over their alleged roles in twin attacks that killed 38 people in the capital N’Djamena in June. This is the first Chadian trial involving the Nigeria-based Islamist group. The suspects are... Read More

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August 25, 2015

Graphic photos from scene of Damaturu bomb blast (VIEWER DISCRETION)

A bomb went off via a suicide bomber this morning and graphic pictures from the scene has been released. The blast which ripped through a busy screening centre of a motor park gate in Damaturu, Yobe this morning happened when the female suicide bomber detonated the bomb at the crowded bus terminal killing herself and four others including... Read More

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Another female suicide bomber arrested in Cameroon (PHOTO)

Another lady has been arrested by Cameroonian police after she tried to bomb a market in Marou, Cameroon yesterday. See pictures from the scene below;

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Photos from the aftermath of the Gambari market bomb explosion

A bomb blast rocked the city of Gambori market in Maiduguri, Borno a few hours ago and so far, eight people have been confirmed dead and many still injured. See pictures from the event.

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Photos from yesterday’s bomb blast at Gombe market (VIEWER DISCRETION)

About 50 people lost their lives while several others were injured on Thursday, July 16, when a twin bomb blast ent off in Gombe central market. An eyewitness, Malam Ibrahim Mohammed, an orange seller, told journalists that the bomb exploded at about 5.20 pm, while another bomb exploded a few metres away from the scene of the first explosion. Viewer... Read More

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Photos from today’s bombing in Zaria (VIEWER DISCRETION)

There was a bomb blast in Dagorara secretariat in Sabongari area in Kaduna state this morning. This happened when a female suicide bomber covered in a veil and carrying a bag arrived the secretariat moments before the attack. 25 people have been confirmed dead while 32 were injured. Some of the images are rather graphic in nature and... Read More

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Governor El-Rufai bans begging and hawking in Kaduna state

The Kaduna state government has announced measures to enhance security in the state after the Tuesday morning explosion in Zaria. According to Premium Times, this was disclosed in a statement on Tuesday by the spokesperson to Governor Nasir El-Rufai, Samuel Aruwan. “All beggars and hawkers are to stay off the streets until further notice. Any... Read More

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Breaking News: At least 20 people killed in suicide blast in Maiduguri

A female suicide bomber detonated her explosives at a bus station in Maiduguri, a civilian vigilante and a survivor said on Monday, leaving at least 20 people killed. “We have sorted out 20 dead bodies and 50 others that were injured,” said vigilante Danlami Ajaokuta and a survivor who escaped the blast near the city’s fish market... Read More

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Bomb explosion at Maiduguri meat market kills 50

According to Reuters, over 50 people have died from a bomb blast that occurred at a busy meat market in Maiduguri, in Borno state. The reports says the explosion, which killed shoppers and travellers, went off around 1:00pm on Tuesday, June 2. According to a military source, the bomb was hidden under a butcher’s table in... Read More

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4 dead as bomb blast goes off in Borno market

by Panshak Ibrahim A bomb blast has killed not less than 4 people at the Moru-Moru market in Gamboru, near Maiduguri. According to a Channels TV correspondent, the explosion was caused by a concealed improvised explosive device. The latest explosion is coming less than 24 hours after a suicide bomber attacked a mosque in Maiduguri.

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Democracy Day bomb blast rocks Borno

by Temitope Onitiju According to Channels TV, there has been a double bomb explosion in Borno state. The explosion occurred at about 6am, May 29, in a wedding ceremony at Tashan Alade in Hawul LGA, in Borno state. 7 people have been confirmed dead while dozens have been left injured in the explosion.

#NigeriaDecides: This is the car that exploded in Enugu (LOOK)

by Chinwe Okafor A bomb blast was reported to have gone off during an accreditation exercise at one of Enugu’s polling unit on Saturday. According to the police: “The Enugu state command of the Nigeria Police Force through its operatives working in partnership with other sister security agencies in the state on 28/03/13 averted what... Read More

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January 18, 2015

Terrible: Teenage suicide bomber kills 4, injures 48 in Yobe

by Chinwe Okafor A suicide blast targeting a bus station in northeast Nigeria on Sunday has been reported to have killed at least four people and injured 48 others. The attack was reported to have happened in the town of Potiskum, Yobe State, according to police and hospital sources. “We have received four dead bodies... Read More

December 10, 2014

Bomb blast rocks Kano market

by James Sambo There has been a bomb explosion in Kano. The blast occurred this afternoon, Wednesday, December 10, at a place called ‘Filing Parking’ in Kantin Kwari Market in Kano. According to eyewitnesses, the bomb went off at about 3:30pm in the market, which is one of the largest in the state. Mohammed Rabiu... Read More

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October 23, 2014

Bomb explosion at Bauchi bus station kills 5, many injured

by James Sambo An explosion has killed five people in a bus station in Azare, Bauchi state. According to Bauchi state Police which confirmed the incident, the bombing occurred in Azare at about 9:45 pm on the night of Wednesday, 22 October. A resident of the area, Musa Babale told the AFP news agency that... Read More

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Demola Rewaju: If Buhari had died, there will have been a coup (Y! Superblogger)

by Demola Rewaju If Buhari had died last week, a coup would be inevitable in the next one month and perhaps ‘a raba’ would be the cry of the northern secessionists once more, as in the first republic. News report last week had it that General Muhammadu Buhari was the target of a suicide bomb and gunfire... Read More

Bag of waste causes panic in Kaduna, as people run fearing a bomb

by Aaron Bulus A white bag, which was abandoned near Kontagora Road in Kaduna caused panic as traders in the nearby market suspected that it contained a bomb. The story spread like wildfire, causing Monday afternoon shoppers and traders in the market to panic and scamper for safety. The alarm occurred barely one hour... Read More

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Japheth Omojuwa: So, General Buhari tried to kill himself? (Y! FrontPage)

by Japheth Omojuwa Had we lost the General, the reaction from his supporters and fanatics could easily have plunged Nigeria into its worst chaos in a long time. Nigeria is a land of the absurd, the strange and the illogical. So last Wednesday, General Muhammadu Buhari (Rtd) organized to kill himself? Well, that is what... Read More

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Buhari and Bauchi on the same day? What would have been if the Kaduna explosions had found their targets

by Alkasim Abdulkadir The attempts at the lives of Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi and General Muhammadu Buhari would have spelt one thing for Nigeria today. Implosion. The explosions would have set up a cataclysmic chain of events that will have reverberated across Nigeria. The reason is simple –when it comes to these two men, their followers... Read More

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#InCaseYouMissedIt: Hotels in Abuja to submit list of patrons to DSS, police daily

by S’ola Filani All hotels in Abuja have been directed to henceforth forward their guest list to the FCT Directorate of Department of State Services, DSS, and the FCT Police Command on a daily basis. The directive is coming days after the recent bombing in Abuja. The Minister of FCT, Senator Bala Mohammed made the... Read More

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Bomb blast kills 10 people, injures 14 others in Bauchi (See Photos)

by Zara Mustapha Bauchi city experienced an explosion in its red light district which has reportedly killed 10 people and injured 14 others on Friday night. The cause of the explosion has not been ascertained but is suspected to be perpetrated by the terrorist sect, Boko Haram who have attacked Bauchi repeatedly during their five-year uprising aimed at creating... Read More

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Terrorism: Suicide bomber arrested as more attacks are foiled in Abuja

by S’ola Filani But for the timely intervention of security agents, another improvised explosive device (IED) would have exploded at EMAB Plaza shortly after Wednesday’s explosion. Speaking with journalists on Friday, Coordinator of the National Information Centre (NIC), Mike Omeri disclosed that their prompt action, hours ago, led to the arrest of one of the... Read More

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BREAKING: Explosion rocks Lagos killing 3 people (PHOTO)

by Akan Ido Nigeria appears to be under siege has an explosion has been recorded in the Apapa area of Lagos killing three people. This is coming about five hours after a bomb blast killed about 21 people at the Banex Plaza along Wuse 2 area of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. According to report... Read More

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UPDATE: One suspect arrested in connection with Abuja shopping plaza blast

by Akan Ido The Police has confirmed the arrest of one suspect in relation to the blast blast which occurred today in Abuja. According to Frank Mba, the Police Public Relations Officer, twenty people have been confirmed dead in the bomb blast which occurred around 3:55pm today. Seventeen others were injured in the blast. “Twenty-one... Read More

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Suicide bomber, 2 others die in Jos blast – Police

by S’ola Filani A suicide bomber and two other persons – a landlord and his son – have been confirmed dead while three others were injured in the blast that rocked Jos on Saturday night. According to the Police, the bomb blast was a failed attempt targeted at football fans watching the European Champions League... Read More

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Opinion: Mama First Lady and the existence of God

by Aminu Yusuf Roni Country on fire, the President clueless and incompetent. Human lives would be lost today, and the President would be found somewhere dancing and jubilating. For what? For the party. There is God o. Everything we do, good or bad, we must always remember God. He is so powerful. Many people have... Read More

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Cheta Nwanze: Sacking the entire police force won’t be such a bad idea

by Cheta Nwanze A few minutes ago, a bomb went off at the Municipal Bus Terminal in Nyanya, Abuja. There have been many casualties. May God rest the dead. Sometime last week, Georgia’s former Prez, Mikheil Saakashvili was in Lagos to talk down on us about economic success. One of the things he mentioned, was... Read More

Olusegun Adeniyi: A season of blood and tears in Nigeria

by Olusegun Adeniyi I could not but remember that anecdote last week following the gruesome murder of no fewer than 43 innocent school children at the Federal Government College, Buni Yadi in Yobe State where scores of others are still missing. On Monday, the state Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Ahmed Mustapha Goniri, disclosed that the... Read More

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Opinion: The Presidency’s attempts to frame up Sanusi is simply disappointing

by Sabiu Zaranda Talking about the ill plan of Mr Reno Omokri Special Assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan on Social Media to framed the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, it is only safe to say that it is nothing when compared with what his oga at the top did... Read More

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