Heavy Rainfall Helps Emir Of Gwoza Escape From Boko Haram
A heavy rainfall late Monday night helped hundreds of residents of Gwoza, Borno State, who…
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Nigerian Government Orders 40 Attack Helicopters
In its determination to eliminate terrorism and smoke out Boko Haram members from their hide…
RCCG Pastor Shot and Butchered in Borno
A Pastor with Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Taiwo Dokun was killed in the…
Suspected Boko Haram Gunmen kill at least 15 Again in Borno!
At least 15 people were killed when suspected Boko Haram gunmen stormed a market in northern Nigeria late on Sunday, witnesses and a security source said. Villagers in the farming community of Daku, in Borno state, described how they were surrounded…
Hundreds Killed in Gwoza as Boko Haram Goes on Rampage
Hundreds of people are feared dead in a suspected Boko Haram attack on four villages in northeast Nigeria, in the latest upsurge in violence claiming increasing numbers of civilian lives. Some community leaders put the death toll from the Tuesday attacks…
Cameroon Students Caught in Boko Haram Crossfire
Stray bullets regularly whizz through the courtyard of the Fotokol highschool in northern Cameroon, a terrifying reminder of the Boko Haram gunmen carrying out deadly raids just across the border with Nigeria. Their insides cramped with fear, pupils…
Jonathan Vows ‘Total War’ on Boko Haram
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan Thursday vowed “total war against terrorism” following last month’s mass abduction of schoolgirls by Boko Haram Islamists amid news of attacks in three border villages that claimed 35 lives. Jonathan said in an address…
Obasanjo Talks With Boko Haram Allies on Missing Schoolgirls
Nigeria’s ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo has met with people close to Boko Haram in an attempt to broker the release of more than 200 kidnapped schoolgirls, a source close to the talks told AFP. The meeting took place last weekend at Obasanjo’s farm…
AKSG Hits Back at Gov. Kwankwaso on Remark About Gov. Akpabio
Our attention has been drawn to an interview granted by Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwasoof Kano…
Jonathan Defends Decision To Cancel Chibok Trip
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday defended his decision to cancel a visit to the town of Chibok from where more than 200 schoolgirls were kidnapped by Boko Haram Islamist militants more than a month ago. “What is of interest now is to…
Boko Haram Strikes Again! Kills Chinese Worker in Cameroon
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan meets with leaders of neighbouring states in Paris on Saturday for talks aimed at forging a common strategy against Islamist militants holding more than 200 schoolgirls. At a half-day summit hosted by French President…
No Prisoner Swap for Missing Chibok Girls
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has ruled out freeing Boko Haram prisoners in exchange for the release of more than 200 kidnapped schoolgirls, British minister Mark Simmonds said on Wednesday. Africa minister Simmonds, in Nigeria for talks about…
#BringBackOurGirls: UK Offers Spy planes to Nigeria
Britain has offered Nigeria surveillance aircraft and a military team to help with the search for more than 200 missing schoolgirls abducted a month ago by Boko Haram militants, Prime Minister David Cameron said Wednesday. “Today I can announce we have…
FG Willing to Talk With Boko Haram on Hostages
Nigeria is willing to talk to Boko Haram about securing the release of 223 schoolgirls still held hostage by the Islamists, Special Duties Minister Taminu Turaki told AFP on Tuesday. Turaki, who last year headed a committee tasked with pursuing an amnesty…
Mandela’s Widow Calls on Nigerian Government to Find Girls
Nelson Mandela’s widow Graca Machel has broken the customary mourning period to call on the Nigerian government and international community to do more to find the 200-plus schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram. “The Nigerian government has a responsibility…
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