I once heard a famous preacher say: “Yesterday is in the tomb, tomorrow is in the womb, today is in your hands.” For anyone this counsel is given, it definitely would have been occasioned by a struggle to put an ugly past behind them. What happens however, when that past is allegedly so ugly that... Read More

#PantamiResign, Al-Qaeda, Ali Isa Pantami, boko haram, Mohammed Yusuf, Muhammadu Buhari, Mullah Omar, ncc, osama bin laden, Taliban

November 27, 2017

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The Big 5: President Buhari on Boko Haram, Fayose’s Christmas gift and, other top stories

These are the top five stories you should be monitoring today. The house of the former leader of the insurgent group, Boko Haram, Mohammed Yusuf is to be turned into a museum. This was announced by the Borno State Government. Reacting to widespread outrage, the Nigerian Police have said that a court has cleared the... Read More

Featured, The News Blog

Ayodele Fayose, Badoo boys, big 5, boko haram, Mohammed Yusuf, Nigerian News, nigerian police, president buhari

November 26, 2017

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‘The house of former Boko Haram leader to be converted to a museum’

The house of the former leader of the insurgent group, Boko Haram, Mohammed Yusuf will be converted to a museum, the Borno government has said. The state Commissioner for Home Affairs, Information and Culture, Dr Mohammed Bulama, disclosed this at the sidelines of the 9th National Council for Culture, Tourism and National Orientation held in... Read More

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September 13, 2017

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[The Injustice Blog] Lest we commit the Mohammed Yusuf error

A British anthropologist and UN messenger of Peace, Jane Goodall in one of her famous quote said: Change happens by listening and then starting a dialogue with the people who are doing something you don’t believe is right. The quote perfectly connects with the methods the federal government under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

Mohammed Yusuf, Nnamdi Kanu, Operation Python Dance II

January 12, 2017

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Mercy Abang: A tale of resilience – Journalists working under the veil of Boko Haram

by Mercy Abang “A 9-year-old boy dressed for school, turns to say goodbye, within the twinkle of an eye, a bullet from an AK47 rifle makes its way through his body, I watched him drop dead immediately, his crime? He wore a school uniform and was headed for school” – 63-year-old veteran Journalist Ahmed Juba... Read More

The News Blog

Ahmed Juba, boko haram, Borno, journalist, maiduguri, Mohammed Yusuf, nigeria, NTA, olusegun obasanjo, Potiskum, yobe

September 24, 2016

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WE SURVIVED BOKO HARAM XX: The receptionist

by Eromo Egbejule You hear a lot of stories about North-East Nigeria, a slice of the country that has been at war since 2009, at the hands of Boko Haram. But we have largely only heard a single story. Sending a reporter across 7 cities, we tell a more complete story – personal tales of... Read More

Citizenship, Featured

#northeaststories, Bakassi, boko haram, Borno, Dalori, Damaturu Modern Market, Dr Mairo Mandara, IDP, JTF, Magazine, maiduguri, Michika, Mohammed Yusuf, NEMA, north-east stories, SEMA, sticky, University of Maiduguri, we survived boko haram

August 29, 2016

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How Ali Modu Sheriff’s action fuelled Boko Haram – Borno AG

The Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice in Borno State, Barrister Kaka Shehu Lawan, has reacted to claims by former governor of the state, Ali Modu Sheriff that he had no hand in the Boko Haram insurgency. Lawan said Sheriff’s actions and inactions during his time as governor fuelled the Boko Haram insurgency that has led... Read More

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Ali Modu Sheriff, Barrister Kaka Shehu Lawan, boko haram, Borno State, insurgency, Mohammed Yusuf, terrorism

August 8, 2016

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Boko Haram: Shekau appears in new video, vows to fight on

Erstwhile leader of extremist group, Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau has appeared in a new video where he vowed to continue his fight against Nigeria and the world. Shekau had reappeared again in an audio message last week, after Islamic State Group, ISIS, name Abu Musab Al-Barnawi as the group’s leader. Shekau called Al-Barnawi an infidel... Read More

Featured, The News Blog

Abu Musab al-Barnawi, Abubakar Shekau, boko haram, Boko Haram leader, Mohammed Yusuf, Video

February 6, 2015

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Joint troops ‘kill Boko Haram top commander’

by Panshak Ibrahim Soldiers of the Multi National Joint Task Force are said to have possibly killed a very high ranking member of the Boko Haram sect in the ongoing joint military action in the North-East. The Boko Haram commander was killed during the battle of Malamfatoria, in a joint raid carried out by Nigerian... Read More

The News Blog

Baga, boko haram, Mohammed Yusuf, soldiers, troops

September 2, 2014

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Editorial: Is Nigeria on the verge of splitting up?

As the battle between the Nigerian Army and Islamists believed to be members of the Boko Haram rages on in the town of Bama, the thought of Nigeria being on the verge of disintegration cannot be far fetched. Boko Haram was established in 2002 by Mohammed Yusuf, but developed into a Salafist-jihadi group in 2009, influenced by the... Read More

The News Blog

adamawa, Bama, boko haram, Borno, Gwoza, Madagali, Mohammed Yusuf, nigeria, yobe

August 9, 2014

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Max Siollun: How Boko Haram was formed (Y! History)

by Max Siollun According to Shehu Sani, the Taliban who survived these clashes then joined Mohammed Yusuf’s movement. The movement that eventually became Boko Haram… It seems that the public and media missed critical clues in the evolution of Boko Haram in Nigeria. People seem to think the 2009 clashes between Boko Haram and security forces... Read More

boko haram, history, max siollun, Mohammed Yusuf, Shehu Sani

July 28, 2014

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Pastor Tunde Bakare says FG should apologise to Boko Haram | Read his reason

by Kolapo Olapoju Convener and Pastor of Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare has advised the Federal Government to apologise to Islamic terrorist sect, Boko Haram over the 2009 killing of their leader, Mohammed Yusuf. It doesn’t appear he was kidding. Bakare, who was a Vice-Presidential candidate in the 2011 Presidential Elections, says until Boko... Read More

boko haram, Federal Government, General Muhamadu Buhari, Mohammed Yusuf, Tunde Bakare

May 30, 2013

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Opinion: It is time for Jonathan to call the North’s bluff

by Chinyemike Torti Why would an authentic crusader of Sharia nay Muslim interests seek to annihilate the poster boy of Islam as they sought to do with the assassination attempt on the life of the Emir of Kano? Boko Haram postulates the ideology that western education is evil and forbidden. But the sophistication and timeline... Read More

Anglo-Saxon civilization, boko haram, destructive operations, military barracks, Mohammed Yusuf, Northern politicians, Suicide bomber

April 22, 2013

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“I am not a member of Boko Haram” – Ahmed Salkida speaks on ‘Conversations with Mercy Abang’

The Conservations series spotlights a freelance Journalist, Ahmad Salkida who has extensively covered the radical Islamic sect. He talks about his relationship with Boko Haram, ties with the late Leader, Mohammed Yusuf and how the Boko Haram sect have been more consistent with their message than the Federal Government. You are the only Nigerian, publicly... Read More

abang mercy, Ahmed Salkida, boko haram, Ibrahim Shekau, Mohammed Yusuf

April 21, 2013

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Simon Kolawole: How the Boko Haram amnesty process started on a false footing

by Simon Kolawole There must be a well-programmed strategy to dilute the influence of extremist preachers. It will take years. But it is only after we have done this that we can sleep and snore in the knowledge that insurgency will not raise its head again. I did argue last week, if you remember, that... Read More

Aguleri, Amnesty, anambra, boko haram, Datti Ahmed, Echonwa, Emir of Borno, Goodluck Jonathan, Kogi, Mohammed Yusuf, simon kolawole, Sokoto

December 22, 2012

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Temie Giwa: Boko Haram spreads its wings (YNaija FrontPage)

The problem of Boko Haram is coming to all our homes faster than we can imagine. Days before the splintering began, the Boko Haram faction, still whole, had created a list of all its public enemies. These men represented all they felt was wrong with their world and contained those that could be traced to... Read More

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The Big 5: President Buhari on Boko Haram, Fayose’s Christmas gift and, other top stories

‘The house of former Boko Haram leader to be converted to a museum’

[The Injustice Blog] Lest we commit the Mohammed Yusuf error

Mercy Abang: A tale of resilience – Journalists working under the veil of Boko Haram

WE SURVIVED BOKO HARAM XX: The receptionist

How Ali Modu Sheriff’s action fuelled Boko Haram – Borno AG

Boko Haram: Shekau appears in new video, vows to fight on

Joint troops ‘kill Boko Haram top commander’

Editorial: Is Nigeria on the verge of splitting up?

Max Siollun: How Boko Haram was formed (Y! History)

Pastor Tunde Bakare says FG should apologise to Boko Haram | Read his reason

Opinion: It is time for Jonathan to call the North’s bluff

“I am not a member of Boko Haram” – Ahmed Salkida speaks on ‘Conversations with Mercy Abang’

Simon Kolawole: How the Boko Haram amnesty process started on a false footing

Temie Giwa: Boko Haram spreads its wings (YNaija FrontPage)

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