Tag: Bomb

‘No cause for alarm,’ Police say after Abuja bomb scare

by Oge Okonkwo File photo Reports indicate that there was a bomb scare in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja which caused a sudden build-up of security operatives around crowded centers…

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What was he thinking? Senator takes ‘bomb’ into Assembly building (PICTURED)

by Oge Okonkwo An lawmaker in Australia in a bid to mock security, smuggled a replica explosive device into parliament on Monday to highlight security shortfalls created by budget cuts, in…

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Collins Uma: Fond memories of Jos is all we have (Y! FrontPage)

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…

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UPDATE: Death toll rises to at-least 118 in Jos bomb attack (See Photos)

  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…

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UPDATE: 46 dead, 45 injured in Jos bomb attack, Jonathan reacts

File photo 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…

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Elnathan John: A story of April and HIV test results

by Elnathan John You think of the families of the more than 70 persons bombed out of existence. And of the families of over 200 girls who were kidnapped by…

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Gimba Kakanda: Nigeria’s (in)security situation and your human worth

by Gimba Kakanda But this vile politics is not commendable at all, outrightly uncharitable in a country where condolences have become as common as hellos. In a real country, Olisa…

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Sad: Death toll in Borno suicide attack rises to 43

by Akan Ido There are reports that the death toll from the suicide bomb blast which occurred in Borno on Tuesday has risen to forty three. [READ:Tragic: 17 people killed…

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Tragic: 17 people killed in Maiduguri bomb blast (PHOTO)

by Oge Okonkwo The city of Maiduguri has experienced yet another bomb blast which has claimed the lives of 17 persons as the explosion ripped through a busy market on…

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Opinion: What Parkison’s law of triviality tells me about Nigeria

by Hemenseter Butu Youth Corp members have been known to go missing, beaten, kidnapped, die in accidents but never bombed until April, 2011 in Suleja and I said surely today…

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Boko Haram threatens to bomb University of Maiduguri, strategic locations

by Adeola Balogun The onslaught on Maiduguri, the Borno capital, by members of dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram, seems to only be starting as the insurgents have reportedly threatened to…

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Good riddance: Man who bombed ThisDay has been jailed for life

by Chi Ibe reporters365 Umar Mustapha who was arrested for the bombing of ThisDay newspapers in April last year has been sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labour by the…

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Explosive hoax: This groom-to-be called bomb police after FORGETTING to book wedding venue (PICTURED)

  Neil McArdle arrives at Liverpool Crown Court Tuesday to be sentenced after he pleaded guilty to communicating false information with intent. He's headed from the dog house to the…

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10 things wives will never understand about their husbands

by Ben Schrank We know that taking the big chores you do for granted while always remembering to tell you we love you and think you're astonishing will never balance…

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Woman caught placing bomb in a primary school in Iraq

 Civilians look at the site of a car bomb attack in New Baghdad District, eastern Baghdad October 7, 2013. File photo A guard caught a woman planting a bomb next…

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Terrorism: NAF invents bomb detecting robot to fight Boko Haram (WATCH)

by 'Jola Sotubo In an effort to combat the terrorism menace currently plaguing the country, the Nigerian Air Force has invented a bomb detecting robot. The robot, which has fully…

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LOOK: Ejigbo residents are scooping petrol from their wells

Long before last week, residents of Tunde Alabi Street and its adjoining areas in Ejigbo, a surbub of Lagos in the Ejigbo Local Council Development Area (LCDA), had lived in…

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Bomb threat on New York-bound plane prompts emergency landing

British fighter aircraft escorted a plane from Cairo bound for New York to an emergency landing in the U.K. after a passenger discovered a letter onboard threatening to blow up…

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Just in: One person has been arrested for Boston bombings, says CNN | Not true, says Boston police

by Hauwa Gambo A source has just told CNN that an arrest has been made in the Boston Marathon bombings. According to the network, "The arrest came after analysis of…

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Boston explosion: Saudi national held as suspect in hospital (Report)

Three people are dead and at least 100 injured after after two powerful explosions went off near the Boston Marathon finish line, and authorities have now confirmed that they have…

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Boston ‘bombing’: Police cordone off the White House in emergency security procedure (PHOTO)

by Isi Esene After the twin explosions at the Boston Marathon finish line which has so far killeed two people and injured many others, the US seat of power in…

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Turbulence ahead: Airlines may stop flying to Kano, Yola & others due to bombings

by Chi Ibe File: Scene of a bomb-blast   They can't take it anymore it appears. Domestic airlines that fly to Kano, Maiduguri, Yola and other violence-prone destinations in the…

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Another bomb blast injures 3 Shari’a guards in Kano

by Akan Ido A bomb explosion in Kano yesterday injured three paramilitary personnel. The Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was said to have been planted by unknown persons by the wall…

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TICKER: How suicide bomber attacked as worshippers knelt praying and priest was serving Holy Communion

The suicide bomber who killed eight Catholic worshippers in Kaduna on Sunday drove into the church as worshippers knelt praying and the priest was serving the Holy Communion, eyewitnesses and…

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Youth go on rampage after Kaduna church bombing as President Jonathan again condemns attack

by Isi Esene The church bombing which occurred earlier today has sparked reprisal attacks by the youth of the area despite the best efforts of elders and officials of the…

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SAD PHOTOS: Some victims of the Bauchi church suicide bombing (GRAPHIC)

by Isi Esene These are the pictures of some of the victims of the St. John's Catholic Cathedral in the Batyan Gari Area of Bauchi, Bauchi State. Six people were…

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Update: Church bomb kills several worshippers in Bauchi

by Isi Esene Unconfirmed reports say that the bomb which exploded in Bauchi State at St. John's Catholic Cathedral directly across from the Bauchi Township stadium killed several christian worshippers…

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TICKER: Not again: Bomb blast hits Catholic church in Bauchi

Reports reaching us say a fresh round of explosion has rocked Bauchi, the Bauchi State capital. A source said a loud explosion was heard around a church in the Bayan…

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2 reported dead in Kaduna explosion

by Hauwa Gambo Two have been confirmed dead and four feared dead as a bomb conveyed on a motorbike has just exploded along Ali Akilu Road, by Lord Lugard Roundabout…

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Emir of Fika escapes suicide bomb attack

by Isi Esene The Emir of Fika in Yobe State, Alhaji Muhammed Abali Ibn Mohammed Idrisa, was on Friday targeted in a suicide bomb attack which killed his police orderly.…

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