Reports: “Terror attacks came as a thief in the night” – GEJ

by Stanley Azuakola At a thanksgiving service to mark his first anniversary in office, President Goodluck Jonathan solicited for the support of all Nigerians for his administration to achieve its transformation agenda. The president also invoked the biblical analogy of the coming of Christ to explain the recent cases of terrorist attacks in the country. According... Read More

boko haram, Goodluck Jonathan, terrorism

May 22, 2012

Obinna Patrick Aguh: Boko Haram – Overcoming the trauma (30 Days, 30 Voices)

Are you hurt? Injured? Are you fearful? We must learn new ways of managing emotions. Our nation has recently experienced a new wave of extremist religious militancy in which the group responsible, Boko Haram has taken to assassinations and bombing of public buildings leaving corpses and injured victims in their path. Even as Boko Haram... Read More

boko haram, emotinal stress, terrorism, trauma

May 16, 2012

Anti-Terrorism gone mad? Toddler removed from plane for being on no-flight list

by Chi Ibe A New Jersey family was left in shock at an airport recently after they were told by officials that their 18 month old daughter could not go on the plane with them. They indicated that the toddler was on a no-fly ‘anti terrorism’ list. Although JetBlue has apologised for what the airline... Read More

JetBlue, nofly list, terrorism, toddler

May 9, 2012

Boko Haram: the fear trickles in to Lagos?

by Lekan Olanrewaju Movie watchers, shoppers and general fun seekers may have had a bit of a surprise yesterday when an anti-bomb squad showed up at the Silverbird Galleria in Victoria Island, Lagos. The Silverbird Chief Security Officer however stressed that there was no cause for alarm, revealing that it was a monthly exercise. “We have to take... Read More

boko haram, Bomb squad, Silverbird, terrorism

May 8, 2012

Another underwear suicide bombing averted by the US

by Chi Ibe The US government recently released information that a more sophisticated version of the device used by Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab in the Christmas Day bombing was recovered before take-off in Yemen. The plan to blow up a US-bound aircraft using an underwear bomb came around the first anniversary of Osama bin Laden’s killing... Read More

Farouk Abdulmutallab, sucide bomber, terrorism, underwear bomb

April 27, 2012

‘The media is taking sides’ – Boko Haram justifies bomb attack on ThisDay Newspaper

by Chi Ibe There seem to be no immediate end in sight to the attacks from the Boko Haram. Following the bomb attacks on three media houses, the Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati Wal-Jihad, popularly known as Boko Haram, said yesterday that it attacked ThisDay newspaper’s offices in Abuja and Kaduna to send a strong message to the... Read More

boko haram, terrorism, This Day

February 21, 2012

Abdullahi Aborode: “Are Muslims Bombers?”

By Abdullahi Aborode Writing this article to enlighten many about Islam is a Jihad on itself. In recent years there have been several terrorist attacks in various countries and now these atrocious acts have become rampant in our country (Nigeria). Unfortunately, these acts have been convened by Islamists. It is a blow on every right... Read More

islam, peace, suicide, terrorism

February 1, 2012

“Be careful what you Tweet” – or you might be stopped from entering America

By Seyi Lawal If you plan to visit the United States of American and you love to tweet then this is for you. Tourists have been warned to watch their words following the entry refusal of two friends to the US on security grounds after a tweet. In a tweet while preparing to visit USA,... Read More

Homeland Security, Leigh Van Bryan, terrorism, tweet, tweeter, US holidaymaker

Reports: “Terror attacks came as a thief in the night” – GEJ

Obinna Patrick Aguh: Boko Haram – Overcoming the trauma (30 Days, 30 Voices)

Anti-Terrorism gone mad? Toddler removed from plane for being on no-flight list

Boko Haram: the fear trickles in to Lagos?

Another underwear suicide bombing averted by the US

‘The media is taking sides’ – Boko Haram justifies bomb attack on ThisDay Newspaper

Abdullahi Aborode: “Are Muslims Bombers?”

“Be careful what you Tweet” – or you might be stopped from entering America

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