Tag: Bombings

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AzeezApril 24, 2017

‘We are tired of unfulfilled promises’ | N’Delta militants threaten to resume bombings

by Azeez Adeniyi A group of militants in the Niger Delta have threatened to resume hostilities over alleged unfulfilled promises ...

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Op-ed EditorJanuary 18, 2017

The Thread: The military bombing of an IDP camp can only be a mistake, here’s why

We received with shock and numbness of heart the news that the Nigerian military had dropped bombs on an IDP ...

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Op-ed EditorJanuary 18, 2017

The Thread: What is the worth of a Nigerian life?

The accidental bombing of a refugee camp by the Nigerian military yesterday, which led to the deaths of 52 Internally ...

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RoqeebahNovember 9, 2016

9/11, 11/9 and more… the numbers game everyone is talking about

You might have already seen the tweets drawing correlations between the 9/11 disaster and today, 11/9, the day America voted ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaSeptember 24, 2016

Avengers bomb Bonny pipepline

Militant group, Niger Delta Avengers say they have resumed bombing of pipelines. In a statement on its website the group ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaJuly 5, 2016

Eid El-Fitri: Turkish president felicitates with Nigerian Muslims

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey has felicitated with Muslims in Nigeria on the occasion of this year’s Eid-El-Fitr. In ...

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May 24, 2014

Jaye Gaskia: Nigeria’s ruling class at its wits’ end

by Jaye Gaskia This ruling class is incapable of tackling the existential crisis facing us, it is time for us ...

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January 30, 2014

Perry Brimah: Is there no way to stop this Boko Haram madness?

by Peregrino Brimah Are Boko Haram sponsors ghosts? Did the politician sponsors Goodluck Jonathan, the president of Nigeria, Nobel laureate ...

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January 11, 2014

Opinion: Is the APC pursuing an Islamic agenda for 2015?

by Yekinni Shakiru When did an Oyegun, an Ngige, a Fayemi, an Oyinlola, a Boni Haruna, an Okorocha and all ...

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December 26, 2013

Dele Agekameh: Kabiru Sokoto, Madalla bombings and the unanswered questions

by Dele Agekameh The case of Umar, who was arrested right inside a Governor’s Lodge in the company of a serving military ...

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September 29, 2013

Independence Day: FG beefs up security nationwide

by Tutu Akinlabi Security across the federation has been beefed up in preparation for Independence day celebrations which will take ...

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October 1, 2012

Independence 2010 bombings: Okah’s trial resumes today in South Africa

by Stanley Azuakola As Nigeria marks its 52nd Independence Anniversary, memories of its 50th anniversary celebration resurfaced from far away ...

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June 22, 2012

Elnathan John is mad about Kaduna: How to get angry

  by Elnathan John I interrupt the ‘How To’ series to say one thing. I am angry. Very angry. So ...

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June 20, 2012

Even the Vatican is worried: Pope Benedict XVI calls for peace in Nigeria

by Tolu Orekoya The explosion of violence in northern cities like Damaturu, Kaduna has caught the attention of the Vatican. In ...

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March 16, 2012

“More deadly, more sophisticated, more effective” – Al-Qaeda blamed for increase in African bombings

by Lekan Olanrewaju Al-Qaeda has been named responsible for the increase in bombings in Nigeria, as well as Kenya and ...

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