Tag: terrorism

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Oludolapo AdelanaApril 18, 2017

Boko Haram kill 5 soldiers in Borno

by Dolapo Adelana Boko Haram fighters have reportedly killed five Nigerian soldiers, injuring five others in a raid on a ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaApril 2, 2017

3 suicide bombers killed in Maiduguri

by Dolapo Adelana Three suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers died in the early hours of Sunday morning, Premium Times reports. The ...

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AzeezApril 1, 2017

Osinbajo relaunched Nigeria’s economy – French Prime Minister

The French government has promised to assist Nigeria in its fight against terrorism. French Prime Minister, Bernard Cazeneuve, made the ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaMarch 28, 2017

BREAKING: Shekau still alive – Defence minister

by Dolapo Adelana The Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali says leader of the Boko Haram sect, Abubakar Shekau, is still ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaMarch 23, 2017

Army rescues 605 women and children from Sambisa

by Dolapo Adelana The Nigeria Army says it has rescued an additional 605 women and children during its operation in ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaMarch 19, 2017

7 persons killed in Maiduguri bomb blast

by Dolapo Adelana Seven persons were killed on Saturday night in suicide attacks in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. The ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaMarch 17, 2017

BREAKING: Boko Haram leader, Shekau threatens world leaders in new video

by Dolapo Adelana Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, has appeared in a new video released on Friday, Premium Times reports. ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaMarch 15, 2017

6 killed as 4 female suicide bombers attack Borno

by Dolapo Adelana Two men were killed early Wednesday when four female suicide bombers detonated explosive devices at Usmanti along ...

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AzeezMarch 14, 2017

Boko Haram factional leader, Al-Barnawi remanded in custody

by Azeez Adeniyi Leader of Boko Haram splinter group Ansaru Khalid al-Barnawi on Tuesday appeared in court in Abuja, Guardian ...

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Op-ed EditorMarch 8, 2017

Opinion: Ibrahim Dankwambo’s Gombe as the miracle of the savannah (Pt 2)

by Jude Ndukwe See part 1 here In addition, the State’s irrigation farming project located at Mangoro Kaba in the ...

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Op-ed EditorMarch 7, 2017

Opinion: Ibrahim Dankwambo’s Gombe as the miracle of the savannah (Pt 1)

by Jude Ndukwe Gombe State as one of the States in the country that has had its own fair share ...

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Op-ed EditorMarch 6, 2017

The Thread: If GEJ really rejected Britain’s help to rescue the Chibok girls, he was right

Nigeria has been taking a beating from the foreign media- CNBC, The Economist, New York Times, to mention a few. ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaFebruary 21, 2017

Military arrest 4 top Boko Haram commanders in Kogi

by Dolapo Adelana Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Tuesday said four high profile members of the Boko Haram sect, ...

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Op-ed EditorFebruary 10, 2017

Opinion: Is Kaduna getting great again?

by John Danfulani “Make Kaduna Great Again” was Mr Nasir Ahmed El-rufa’i’s 2015 campaign slogan.That catchy motto was created on ...

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Op-ed EditorFebruary 10, 2017

Opinion: What Trump’s ban says to Nigeria and the rest of us

by Chude Jideonwo   “We live in a very unknown but somehow very scary world right now,” tweeted a friend ...

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RoqeebahFebruary 4, 2017

Still on the Matter: There’s a ripple effect of Trump’s #MuslimBan in Kuwait that the world is not talking about

Donald Trump undeniably has had the worst first two weeks in the history of American Presidents in recent times. For the ...

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AzeezFebruary 3, 2017

Investigate my family too for terrorism, Shettima tells security agencies

Borno State governor, Kashim Shettima has called on security agencies to investigate his family too in the efforts to identify ...

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Isime EseneJanuary 30, 2017

YNaija Editorial: There is still so much work to do against Boko Haram

One of President Muhammadu Buhari’s strongest campaign promises in the run-up to the 2015 General Election was squashing the terrorist ...

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Isime EseneJanuary 29, 2017

The Explainer: Why Nigerians shouldn’t rejoice over Trump’s Muslim ban

For the past couple of days, all hell has literally been let loose since the signing of an executive order ...

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Op-ed EditorJanuary 19, 2017

Opinion: President Buhari, is it that our lives do not matter?

Just before the new year, I had decided to suspend political activities for a while and doggedly pursue economic and ...

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AzeezJanuary 17, 2017

We spent N2.7bn on fuel in 2016 fighting Boko Haram – NAF

The Nigerian Air Force on Monday said it spent N2,738,062.245bn on fuel fighting terrorist group, Boko Haram in 2016. Commanding ...

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Op-ed EditorJanuary 10, 2017

Opinion: The Sultan Lied, Gender Equality Bill is not Anti-Islam

by Jude Ndukwe The recent call by the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Mohammad Sa’ad Abubakar 111, on the Senate, ...

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Op-ed EditorJanuary 9, 2017

Opinion: The North East is recovering but without her girls?

by Alexander O. Onukwue May 29, 2015. Taking the reins from the perceived lethargic administration of Goodluck Jonathan, Muhammadu Buhari ...

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RoqeebahJanuary 8, 2017

[The Presidential Blog] The takeaway for Hadi Sirika from the Fort Lauderdale shooting

On Friday, after Esteban Santiago, a United States Army veteran, got his things from the luggage carousel at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International ...

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AzeezDecember 27, 2016

Pres. Buhari never said the war against terrorism was over – Femi Adesina

Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina has dismissed reports that the President said the ...

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Op-ed EditorDecember 19, 2016

Femi Fani-Kayode: They love the blood

by Femi Fani-Kayode I just watched a horrific video of hundreds of young men in the traditional orange prison garb. ...

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Op-ed EditorDecember 13, 2016

Femi Fani-Kayode: Nasir El Rufai and the bloodfest in southern Kaduna (Pt.2)

by Femi Fani-Kayode Senator Danjuma La’ah, the Senator representing the good people of Southern Kaduna continued. He said that according ...

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Op-ed EditorDecember 4, 2016

Akporotu Otaghogho: The voices in our heads

by Akporotu Otaghogho Hello Again! Long time no…., whatever it is we do, I missed you, where did you go? ...

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AzeezDecember 1, 2016

Security situation in the Northeast has improved – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said the security situation in Northern Nigeria has increased significantly following supports gotten from G-7 ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaNovember 26, 2016

BREAKING: 5 soldiers injured as troops encounter IED explosion in Borno

Troops of the Nigerian Army engaged in the war against terrorist group Boko Haram in North-East on Saturday morning encountered an explosion triggered by ...

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