Tag: Borno
Taking no chances: ‘Civilian JTF’ women mobilise in Borno, search for female Boko Haram insurgents
by Oge Okonkwo The wives of volunteers popularly known as civilian Joint Task Force (JTF) have been recruited by troops fighting ...
Alkasim Abdulkadir: To the children of Mamudo who were cut down in search of light (Y! FrontPage)
by Alkasim Abdulkadir In Mamudo the children received death instead of an education because they obeyed God’s command of seeking ...
Opinion: The dilemma of FG’s emergency rule in the north
by Amanze Obi Three months down the line, I am of the considered opinion that the emergency rule which government ...
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 ...
Suspects linked to Borno mosque attack arrested
The Nigeria military says 17 militants behind last Sunday’s attack in Konduga village, Borno state where dozens of Muslim worshippers ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
JTF uncovers 124 bags of Indian hemp in Borno church
One hundred and twenty four bags of weeds suspected to be Indian hemp (marijuana) have been seized from the premises ...
FG declares Emergency Rule to continue despite ceasefire deal
by Rachel Ogbu As Boko Haram continue to attack in the North despite cease fire talks with the government, the ...
NYSC: Islamic group calls for separate camps for male and female corps members
by Lucas Togan At the end of the Peace and unity conference for Muslim scholars in Kaduna State, the Secretary General ...
“They shot us one by one”: Ibadan traders narrate how they were attacked by Boko Haram in Borno (PHOTO)
by Rachel Ogbu There was chaos at the Bodija Market in Ibadan, Oyo State on Tuesday the bodies of 10 ...
Terrorism: 50 suspected Boko Haram members killed by JTF in Borno
by Rachel Ogbu About 50 terror suspects have been killed in Zabarmari, Jere Local Government of Borno State, by operatives ...
Kayode Komolafe: Is anyone listening to Gov. Shettima?
by Kayode Komolafe Whether in the Sahel or in the creeks what the crisis confronting the Nigerian state requires is ...
Salihu Tanko Yakasai: Nigeria needs many more State of Emergencies (Y! Politico)
by Salihu Tanko Yakasai All in all, our primary concern is the safety of our people. When we criticize GEJ ...
#SOE: Buhari faults military crackdown on Boko Haram
by Isi Esene Former Head of State, Muhammadu Buhari has spoken against the emergency rule declared in Yobe, Borno and ...
Terr-horny-sm: Soldiers find Boko Haram camps littered with used condoms (PHOTO)
More of the dirty sides of the insurgents’ lifestyle are being revealed as troops continue to stumble on strange and ...
#SOE: Al Jazeera report is contrived and misleading – Presidency
by Isi Esene The Presidency has expressed it displeasure over what it described as an “attempt by sections of the ...
Boko Haram: We were paid N5,000 each to burn down schools – Kid suspects
by Isi Esene Children with ages ranging between nine and fifteen years have confessed to burning primary schools and spying ...
#SOE: Boko Haram leader orders sect members to “fight to the end”
The troops deployed to flush out terrorists from Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states following declaration of state of emergency said ...
Opinion: After the State of Emergency, what next?
by Kalu A. Aja It’s also important the Nigerian state brings in Islamic preachers, respected Islamic preachers to speak against the ...
#SOE: Exclude Adamawa from emergency rule – Group tells Jonathan
by Akan Ido The National Coordinator of the National Peace Summit Group (NPSG), Theophilus Ekpon, has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to ...
Analysis: 10 reasons why GEJ may have declared #SOE in Adamawa
by Akan Ido The decision by the President Goodluck Jonathan administration to State of Emergency in three states namely Borno, Yobe ...
Boys are not smiling: SEE soldiers on their way to Yobe (SNAPSHOT)
by Isi Esene The deployment of troops to the Northeastern part of then country after a declaration of a state ...
John Campbell: Escaping Nigeria’s cycle of violence
by John Campbell While Jonathan is trying to build support among the political class, his rivals are seeking to create ...
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