#InCaseYouMissedIt: 35 people killed in fresh Boko Haram attack, 14 others injured

by ‘Jola Sotubo The nation has continued to count its losses to the rampaging terrorist sect Boko Haram. According to reports released by the military today,at least 35 people have been killed in a fresh attack which also left 14 people injured. The attack occurred in a remote village in Borno State since Monday but... 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 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 20, 2013

State of Emergency: FG restores GSM services in Borno (Reports)

by Rachel Ogbu The Nigerian government has lifted the suspension on mobile telephone services in Borno State. Since May 2013, telecommunication services had been restricted in Borno which is known to be the hotbed of the Boko Haram insurgency, The Federal Government suspended all GSM services following the declaration of a State of Emergency there. Earlier this... Read More

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July 2, 2013

18 soldiers charged for aiding Boko Haram terrorists

by Rachel Ogbu 18 soldiers, including a lieutenant have been named and shamed for aiding members of the fundamentalist Islamic sect, Boko Haram, and other insurgent groups in their activities. On Monday, the military officials who appeared before a General Court Martial in Jos, Plateau State were tried under charges termed, “communication with the enemies, cowardly behaviour, murder and manslaughter.” The soldiers are... Read More

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June 22, 2013

Sad: Boko Haram burnt 50 primary schools in Borno alone – Gov’t

by Rachel Ogbu The Borno State Commissioner for Basic Education, Tijjani Abba-Ali while presenting the mid term scorecard of Governor Kashim Shettima’s administration has revealed that 50 primary schools in total were burnt down by suspected Boko Haram insurgents in various parts of the state since they started attacks in the state. Abba-Ali said that... Read More

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June 3, 2013

Reno Omokri: President Jonathan inspires confidence, Buhari disappoints

by Reno Omokri My question to Major General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) is that is it just now that he has become aware that the terrorists “must have used incendiary bombs” to burn down buildings and police stations?…. When the military was accused (rather prematurely) of destroying the town of Baga in Borno State, the opposition... Read More

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May 28, 2013

#SOE: Boko Haram are still killing people in Borno – Sen. Ndume

by Rachel Ogbu A senator representing Borno South Senatorial District, has complained that despite President Goodluck Jonathan claim that the military was getting results in curbing terrorism, Boko Haram continued killings innocent people in the state. Ali Ndume, urged Nigerians to cooperate with the Federal Government to fight the terrorists in order to restore peace... Read More

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May 19, 2013

#SOE: 65 suspected Boko Haram members arrested in Borno

by Rachel Ogbu Special Forces from the Joint Task Force have arrested 65 suspected Boko Haram members in Borno State as the state of emergency enters its third day. 11 vehicles, four tricycles and 24 handsets were also recovered by the JTF team as terror suspects fled. According to reports, Director of Defence Information, Brig.... Read More

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May 8, 2013

Boko Haram: 55 people including women and children confirmed dead in Borno attack

by Rachel Ogbu 55 people have been confirmed dead after fresh attacks from Boko Haram in Bama, Borno State, on Tuesday. 22 police officers, 14 prison officials, two soldiers and four civilians including three children and a woman, were killed by the sect who reportedly freed 105 prisoners and attacked the 200 Tank Battallion, a... Read More

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May 6, 2013

Okey Ndibe: Nigria is a nation at war with its people

by Okey Ndibe Nigeria has actually been in a state of war for several years now, but there appears a conspiracy to conceal that fact. Nigeria is crashing all around us and tottering towards a failed state. Yet, the custodians and squanderers of the country’s oil wealth in Abuja and elsewhere keep behaving as if... Read More

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April 22, 2013

Just awful: 6,000 “innocent children” are in Nigerian prisons [DETAILS]

Nigeria’s notorious jails and detention centres hold an estimated 6,000 children and minors, many of whom were born there and now serve terms with their parents despite a government’s order to effect their release, the United States country human rights report on Nigeria says. Although Nigerian law forbids the imprisonment of children, by the end... Read More

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April 11, 2013

Boko Haram: 4 church leaders shot dead in Gwoza village, Borno

by Rachel Ogbu Four church leaders were reported murdered on Monday in Gwoza village, Borno State. The killings come after a recent attack where members of the Islamic sect, Boko Haram were said to have attacked and killed several policemen in the same village. In the latest occurrence, the church leaders mostly of the Church of Christ... Read More

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March 10, 2013

JTF executes 52 suspected Boko Haram members, 70 others arrested in 10 day operation

by Rachel Ogbu 52 members of Islamic sect, Boko Haram were killed by the Joint Task Force Operation last week, reports say. During operations that lasted days, the JTF had recovered uniforms, arms, ammunition and other items from members of the sect with about 70 suspected terrorists arrested over a 10 day period of attack. In a statement... Read More

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December 3, 2012

Up NEPA! and some hot gist – in today’s news round-up by Cheta Nwanze

Life, that thing which all of us possess, and can be snuffed out in an instant as has become a Sunday-Sunday ritual in parts of the country north of the River Niger. A few minutes before I settled down to type this morning tonic, my neighbour’s generator choked, spluttered, coughed, and then gave up the... Read More

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September 5, 2012

Militants kill four people, set telecoms operator’s office, masts ablaze in Maiduguri

by Akan Ido Armed militants suspected to be Boko Haram members today set the office of a telecoms operator on fire in Maiduguri, Borno State. They are reported to have killed four people and also set nine telecommunications masts ablaze. The North East region of the country has been a theatre of violence for some... Read More

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June 16, 2012

Remove the soldiers from our streets: Borno Elders Forum cries out

by Adeniyi Abdul The Borno Elders forum has spoken out against the current conditions in the state, expressing their dissatisfaction at being made prisoners in their own land. In a speech by the Chairman of the forum, elder statesman and first minister of petroleum, Shettima Ali Monguno, read by former head of the Borno State... Read More

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