Tag: Borno
PDP crisis: Jonathan considers dumping Tukur
by Isi Esene There are indications that president Goodluck Jonathan may have decided to accede to the demands of Peoples ...
Opinion: Maiduguri student shooting: JTF’s lies and the burden of truth
by Abdulkadir Bamoto The report that JTF in Maiduguri has killed more than the insurgents is true. These unprofessional weapon ...
Opinion: Nigeria where every problem is too hard to fix
by Gwynne Dyer But it is the Government that raises, trains and pays these security forces, and even in a ...
Opinion: Unpaid goon of the cabal
by Oluseun Onigbinde 2012 has ended. My President has gotten N161bn for stabilize fuel in festive period. Yet I still ...
Crocodile tears? Borno governor weeps during budget presentation
by Isi Esene Borno State governor, Kashim Shettima yesterday wept on the floor of the House of Assembly while presenting the 2013 Appropriation ...
Opinion: Azazi, Yakowa’s deaths: How safe is Goodluck Jonathan?
by Obinna Akukwe President Goodluck should be careful of his personal safety. This growing irritation and desperation could result in ...
Temie Giwa: Boko Haram spreads its wings (YNaija FrontPage)
The problem of Boko Haram is coming to all our homes faster than we can imagine. Days before the splintering ...
Boko Haram gunmen kill policemen, burn churches in Borno
by Isi Esene In what is now becoming a weekly orgy of violence, gunmen suspected to be members of the ...
President Jonathan blames politicians for religious crisis in Nigeria
by Isi Esene President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday maintained that most of the religious tensions in the country were politically motivated. ...
Boko Haram slaughters 3 children (5, 7, 12) of SSS officer in their mother’s presence
by Isi Esene Men suspected to be members of the Boko Haram Islamic sect on Thursday morning attacked the family ...
Church pastor killed by gunmen in Borno, police inspector assassinated in Bauchi
by Isi Esene A police inspector and a retired pastor were yesterday gunned down by unidentified men. The inspector, identified ...
Shocking: Reuters reveals videos showing ‘the killing of unarmed men by Nigerian solidiers”
by Isi Esene An international news agency, Reuters, has revealed that it is in possession of a video purportedly taken ...
Borno under siege as terrorists target public officers, kill Water Resources director
by Isi Esene The director of design and construction in the Borno State Ministry of Water Resources, Mallam Ali Mohammed ...
Maiduguri murder: Gunmen assassinate PDP BOT member and his guest
by Isi Esene Four gunmen earlier today attacked the home of Retired General Mohammed Shuwa killing him. The men were ...
Danger ahead: Boko Haram plans to “launch massive attacks” during Sallah – JTF
by Hauwa Gambo The spokesperson of the Joint Military Task Force (JTF) in Borno, Colonel Sagir Musa, has announced that ...
“JTF killed 15 boys playing football,” says Sen. Zannah, as Army asks him to “just confess”
by Isi Esene Senator Ahmad Zannah (Borno Central) who was accused by the Joint Military Task Force of sheltering a ...
“I gave Boko Haram N1.5 million to buy Sallah rams” – Senator Zanna
by Stanley Azuakola The news which everyone heard loud and clear from the Joint Task Force (JTF) was that a ...
Gunmen murder Borno State Justice commissioner
by Isi Esene The Borno State commissioner for Justice, Zannah Malam Gana, was yesterday killed by unidentified gunmen. Reports say the ...
Everywhere you go: IGP orders round-the-clock surveillance on telecoms facilities
by Isi Esene Telecommunications facilities in the country will soon have police security details mounting 24-hour surveillance around them due ...
JTF raids Boko Haram enclave, recovers large cache of arms
by Isi Esene The Joint Task Force (JTF) commander, Lt. Col. Sagir Musa, told reporters yesterday that the military has ...
At ease: New bill seeks to put military officers under control
by Isi Esene The Federal Government is proposing a law to penalize military personnel who violate the rules of engagement ...
Has the Kokomaster, D’banj, found love at last? (See Photos)
by Isi Esene There have been several speculations about D’banj’s love interests; the last one linking him with the star ...
Deja vu: We are running Boko Haram out of town, says JTF spokesman
by Isi Esene Lt. Colonel Sagir Musa, the Joint Task Force spokesman told reporters recently in an interview that the ...
Bomber attacks Shehu of Borno’s palace in Maiduguri
by Isi Esene A suicide bomber has targeted the Shehu of Borno’s palace in Maiduguri, Borno State. According to SaharaReporters, the ...
#InCaseYouMissedIt: Borno construction workers slaughtered In their sleep
by Isi Esene Nine construction workers, working on Shehu of Borno Central Mosque, Maiduguri, Borno State, were yesterday murdered. They were reportedly slaughtered ...
No dying for Nigeria? Corps members refuse to go North
by Tolu Orekoya The rise in violence in Nigerian northern states have sent non-residents fleeing from the region, as bombings ...
Move over, INEC! Boko Haram postpones elections in Borno
by Hauwa Gambo It’s a ‘hell no’ from the Borno State government on the prospects of conducting local government elections ...
Not again: Bomb explosions in Borno leave seven dead
Just 48 hours after the Joint Task Force (JTF) launched an assault against Boko Haram in Maiduguri, engaging the religious ...
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