Tag: terrorism
FG confirms ‘back room’ dialogue with Boko Haram
by Isi Esene The Federal Government yesterday confirmed reports going the rounds that it is in talks with representatives of ...
We will stamp out corruption in the police force – Police IG
by Akan Ido The inspector general of Police, Mohammed Abubakar has restated his resolve to stamp out corruption in the ...
Boko Haram kill two people in Borno during Eid festivities
by Akan Ido The Boko Haram militant sect apparently did not halt attacks on targets during the recently passed Eid-el-Fitr ...
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 ...
It wasn’t Boko Haram – Kogi police commissioner speaks on Deeper Life Church attack
by Akan Ido The Kogi State commissioner of Police, Mohammadu Katsina, and the former chairman of DAAR Communications, Mr. Tom ...
“Boko Haram are our children” – FG
by Isi Esene The minister of Information, Labara Maku, said yesterday that the Federal Government welcomes the decision of the ...
#InCaseYouMissedIt: Report claims Boko Haram has commenced secret talks with FG
by Akan Ido Habu Mohammed, a man who claims to be a deputy to the leader of the Islamic sect, ...
Fear: Bishop laments marked drop in church attendance
by Mayowa Salami Church leaders are beginning to voice out their discontent over the shortfall in attendance in church services ...
Oritsejafor writes Clinton, unhappy with how the US treats terror attacks on Nigerian Christians
by Isi Esene The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has expressed its displeasure over the manner which the United States ...
Feel safer already? Nigerian Army churns out 439 more counter-terrorism soldiers
by Isi Esene Apparently as a response to the spate of terror attacks perpetrated by militant insurgents, almost daily in ...
Death toll in Kogi Deeper Life Church attack rises by four
by Isi Esene Four additional victims of the shooting at a Deeper Life Church, Okene, Kogi State, have been confirmed ...
“Laughable”, “Rude Intimidation”: President Jonathan rebuffs Boko Haram threat
by Isi Esene President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday described the threat issued to him by the radical Islamic sect, Boko Haram, ...
Fear grips Kano residents as police defuse explosive devices
by Isi Esene There was panic in Kano yesterday with the discovery of several high-calibre Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) behind ...
Boko Haram changed my focus – GEJ explains why he hasn’t fulfilled his campaign promises
by Isi Esene President Goodluck Jonathan has today explained why he seems to have deviated from his campaign promises of ...
#InCaseYouMissedIt: Violence reported in Jos… again
by Isi Esene According to Daily Times report, there were gunshots heard around Bukuru area of Jos, Plateau State. All ...
Nigeria is on a “gradual descent to anarchy” says our Justice minister
by Adeniyi Abdul If you’re worried about the state of Nigeria, don’t fret; you’ve got a friend in the attorney-general ...
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 ...
Fani-Kayode preaches against dialogue with Boko Haram
by Isi Esene The former minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has gone spiritually ballistic on the Boko Haram radical sect. He was reacting ...
“I will start with the issue of terrorism” – New Chief Justice talks tough
by Seyi Lawal As her track record shows, Justice Aloma Mukhtar is one tough lady, and she’s clearly not about ...
64 killed, 50 burnt to their death: The weekend of Sorrow and Blood on the Plateau
by Isi Esene It was a weekend we would like to forget as a senator, Gyang Dantong, and the Majority ...
Same old, same old: GEJ orders security agents to fish out Dantong’s killers
by Isi Esene President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday ordered security agencies to fish out the killers of Senator Gyang Dantong. ...
#InCaseYouMissedIt: Nigerians with (alleged) Al-Qaeda links arraigned
by Isi Esene In a pattern which bears close similarity to the Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab case, two men, Olaniyi Lawal, ...
Boko Haram: Dasuki begs Emirs for help
by Isi Esene Keen on his unique approach to fighting terrorism, the National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki, took his ...
How about that? Nigeria denies visas to 31,556 foreigners
by Stanley Azuakola Very often, the kind of news Nigerians hear is of one foreign country or another deporting Nigerians or ...
Promises, promises: President Jonathan’s June deadine for Boko Haram almost gone
by Stanley Azuakola In March this year, Nigeria’s president Goodluck Jonathan was in Seoul, South Korea laying the ground work for ...
Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani: Reform, in the name of the Father
By the time the dead cats, monkey paws and severed heads of chickens started appearing on our front porch, no ...
BREAKING: Bomb explodes inside Bauchi church, at least 12 killed
From Reuters: At least 12 people were killed when a bomb exploded in a church on the outskirts of Nigeria’s city ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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