Tag: terrorism
Ghana reverses course, apologizes for Abuja travel warning
The government of Ghana has apologized for advising its nationals to avoid visiting Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign ...
I have done well – Buhari; Place Peter Obi on watchlist, Keyamo tasks security agencies | 5 Things That Should Matter Today
I have done well – Buhari Place Peter Obi on watchlist, Keyamo tasks security agencies Gas explosion injures 5, damages ...
While in captivity, Ango Abdullahi’s son wins PDP Rep ticket; Fayemi says only 5 APC presidential aspirants are serious | 5 Things That Should Matter Today
While in captivity, Ango Abdullahi’s son wins PDP Rep ticket Lagos to intensify crushing of seized motorcycles after okada ban ...
Lagos CP says most okada riders are criminals and have been seen with pistols; Buhari signs national health insurance bill into law | 5 Things That Should Matter Today
Lekki Phase 1 residents seek permanent Okada ban El-Rufai seeks to wipe out communities on the Kaduna-Abuja highway ‘Most okada ...
“There are no civilians residing in these areas” – Niger govt says after NAF bombing killed 6 children | 5 Things That Should Matter Today
Niger government feigns ignorance of civilians living in bombed area Religion and ethnicity are out of the Boko Haram insurgency ...
Children’s Day: Taking stock of how Nigeria fails children caught in conflict
There appears to be an existing pattern to the celebration of Children’s Day in Nigeria, and it belies the unseriousness ...
Turn by Turn: Terrorism is going South | The #YNaijaCover
The humanity in us is hardly existent. We used to be less bothered about terrorism in the North. Now, it ...
300+ days of illegal incarceration, reversed prison sentence | What to learn about anti-blasphemy in Nigeria
Less than 10 weeks from today, outspoken ex-Muslim Mubarak Bala, would have spent a full year in illegal detention for ...
Shari’ah: A mistake that should never have been allowed
When former Executive Secretary of Nigeria’s Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Professor Usman Yusuf revealed while speaking on Arise News’ The ...
Is this just an issue of incompetence or there is more to the insecurity in Nigeria?
On the heels of the statement made by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, projecting that terrorism ...
Professor Yusuf’s short term solutions to terrorism may cause bigger problems
It is no news that Northern Nigeria is in the choke hold of a brand of religion that could ruin ...
President Buhari reduces cost of UTME, SSCE forms; ASUU vows not to suspend its strike | Other top stories of the week
These are the stories that drove conversation this week. The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) vowed not to suspend ...
The Late 5: New terrorist group reportedly emerges in Sokoto, Police kill 104 bandits in Zamfara | Other top stories
These are the stories that drove conversation today. The Association of Residents Doctors, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, ...
10 days after Metele attack, President Buhari to meet LCBC leaders to tackle Boko Haram
Ten days after the attack by members of the terrorist group, Boko Haram, on a military camp in Metele, Borno, ...
The YNaija Cover – the 6th of September
Follow the links to read the stories and analyses on YNaija: Oludolapo AdelanaDolapo is a writer and journalist who works ...
The Late 5: Video shows Boko Haram terrorists celebrating Sallah, warning ‘infidels’; civilians own 85% of world’s 1bn firearms and other stories
These are the top stories that drove conversation today. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti led by Gboyega Oguntuase Sunday, ...
Buhari wins the superior response and sensitivity competition – Really?
President Muhammadu Buhari has visited Yobe state three weeks after the abduction of 110 school girls from a government school ...
The Big 5: Senators receive N13.5 million monthly, separate from salaries; freed Boko Haram commander issues fresh threat against Nigeria and other top stories
These are the stories you should be monitoring today. A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced Charles Okah and ...
The killing of 20 Boko Haram insurgents by the Army negates the claims of ‘technical defeat’
The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said its troops had killed 20 Boko Haram insurgents in a clearance operation in the ...
Yes, shedding half of the Excess Crude Account 60 weeks from 2019 elections is suspicious
by Alexander O. Onukwue It’s been 30 months since the Buhari administration took on the responsibility of defeating Boko Haram. ...
BREAKING: 13 people killed in Boko Haram attack in Borno
Thirteen persons are feared dead while 53 others have sustained injuries after two female suicide bombers detonated explosive devices in Biu, Borno, ...
[The Activism Blog] Why the UN refutes the Nigerian Army’s “technical defeat” of Boko Haram
The United Nations has nothing but a strong rebuttal for the federal government’s claim of technically defeating Boko-Haram in the ...
‘Mass trials for Boko Haram suspects have begun’
First major prosecutions of Boko Haram suspects have started according to a report by Guardian. The trials would be closed-door ...
Why we kill people | Suspected Boko Haram member reveals
A suspected member of the insurgent group, Boko Haram, Mohammed Bashir says they were planning to carry out attacks in Ondo ...
“It’s telling how much more interested the media is in humanising white mass shooters” | Americans attack the media
The Las Vegas shooting, which took place on Sunday, has Americans in their feels. Perhaps because Trump dubbed the shooter ...
The Thread: “59 dead is a miracle? WTF are you smoking???” | Americans spew vitriol on Trump
America has been taking hits from different directions in the past couple of months. From Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, ...
Peregrino Brimah: The Federal Government is aiding and abetting terrorists now?
by Peregrino Brimah By defending Fulani terrorists listed in the Global Terrorism Index as the fourth deadliest terrorist group in ...
What’s next for IPOB now that a court has ‘officially’ declared it “terrorist”?
by Alexander O. Onukwue By the suit filed by the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, the Federal High Court ...
Nnamdi Kanu’s words, actions constitute terrorism – Sagay
Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption (PACAC), Itsa Sagay has said the military’s declaration of the Indigenous People ...
Should Buhari have travelled while Nigeria is in chaos?
by Alexander O. Onukwue The United Nations General Assembly is a meeting which Buhari, as Nigeria’s President, is required to ...
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