Baga, a town that has suffered several attacks from the Boko Haram in the past two years, fell to insurgents who overpowered soldiers of the Multinational Joint Task Force, MNJTF, and wrecked havoc on residents and property on Saturday, witnesses, a lawmaker, and security officials have said. Many resident of Baga, a fishing community in […]
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Cameroon recruits 20,000 to fight Boko Haram
Cameroon has said it is recruiting 20,000 more defence and security forces to fight Boko Haram following reports that the terrorist group, based in Nigeria, is recruiting young Cameroonians to fight for them. This is just as nine persons were killed, including two suicide bombers, as multiple bomb explosions rocked Yobe and Gombe states on […]
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How my father made me a suicide bomber — 13-yr old suspect
The ancient city of Kano was thrown into shock yesterday following the confession of a 13 years old suicide bomber arrested by the police at the wake of twin bomb blast that rocked the city textile market over how she was conscripted as suicide bomber by his biological father. The suicide bomber who identified herself […]
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Bomb explosion rocks Gombe Motor Park
A bomb explosion has occurred again at another bus station known as Dukku motor park in Gombe metropolis, killing at least 20 people on Monday. The latest violence in the region repeatedly targeted by Boko Haram, the Red Cross said. “There was an explosion at the Dukku motor park. The Red Cross mobilised with 20 […]
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Boko Haram kidnaps 185 women and children, kills 32 people
Boko Haram insurgents kidnapped at least 185 women and children, and killed 32 people in a raid in northeastern Nigeria this week, local officials and residents said. Gunmen in pickup trucks attacked the village of Gumsuri, just north of Chibok, on Sunday, shooting down men before herding women and children together. “They gathered the women […]
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Ex-Borno Governor, Ali Modu Sheriff, In Secret Visit To Arms-laden Chad-bound Plane Detained In Nigeria
A former governor of Borno State, Ali Modu Sheriff, widely accused of sponsoring Boko Haram insurgents in Nigeria, may be lobbying for the release of the Chad-bound cargo aircraft confiscated in Kano for transporting large amount of arms and ammunition. Sources at the Aminu Kano International Airport, where the plane is currently detained, said Mr. […]
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We want government to sponsor a huge film on Boko-Haram – Pete Edochie
Declaring that he has no interest in politics, Enugu-based veteran actor, Pete Edochie, has expressed the need for the federal government to sponsor a film on the bestial activities of Boko Haram in the country. Edochie who came into limelight after playing the lead actor, Okonkwo, in Chinua Achebe’s classic novel turned-serial-movie, ‘Things Fall Apart’ […]
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50 female suicide bombers target 100,000 Nigerians
A female suicide bomber arrested by the vigilante group, also known as civilian JTF, has revealed that 50 female suicide bombers have been released in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, targeting 100,000 people before the end of December. The female suicide bomber, who was handed over to security operatives, according to members of the civilian […]
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Self-defence is jihad against Boko Haram — IBB
FORMER president, General Ibrahim Babangida (IBB), has called for self-defence and Jihad against Boko Haram sect members. The former president said there was nothing wrong if people who were attacked prepared for self-defence, saying the act could be regarded as Jihad. IBB condemned the killings in Kano and other parts of the country by the […]
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Jonathan blames the media for false impression about Boko Haram
President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday in London said that the media was blowing the security situation in the north eastern part of the country out of proportion. This was contained in a statement issued by Dr Reuben Abati, his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity. Jonathan said this at the opening of the meeting of […]
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Soldiers, hunters recapture Mubi
A combined team of local hunters, civilian JTF and the Nigerian soldiers on Wednesday night launched a fierce battle against Boko Haram insurgents and recaptured Mubi and its environ, which had earlier fell into the hands of the sect. Reports from Mubi also indicated that five Nigerian Armoured Personnel Carriers, seized by the dreaded Islamists […]
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Are we going to have elections in the middle of war?
Maybe the President and the entire Government do not know that we are in the middle of a serious war. Boko haram insurgents are killing innocent Nigerians on daily basis. They kill, we condemn, they kill again, we condemn. Is this the way it is going to be?. Our girls are still missing and up […]
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Latest Update: 48 Killed, 79 lnjured As Bomb Blast Hits Secondary School In Yobe This Morning
Hospital sources have said at least 48 persons were killed in the blast that occurred at Government Science School, Potiskum, this Monday morning and were brought to the mortuary, while 79 were brought in injured. Potiskum, the commercial town of Yobe state, Northeastern Nigeria, has was thrown into pandemonium as many parents beseeched schools in […]
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Boko Haram brings Mubi under Sharia, amputates 10
Members of the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram, have instituted the Shara law in Mubi, Adamawa State, captured by the insurgents last week. The insurgents were also said to have amputated the hands of 10 residents said to have been found guilty of sundry offences, including looting of property of fleeing residents. Sources in Mubi […]
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Suicide Bomber Strikes Yobe, Killing 20 Persons
A bomb attack has reportedly occurred in Potiskum, Yobe state. Witnesses say a suicide bomber targeting members of the Shiite group, Islamic Brotherhood of Nigeria, detonated his explosive vest, killing many instantly. A resident of the town, Adamu Mohammed, told PREMIUM TIMES over the telephone that nearly 20 persons were killed and several others injured. […]
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10 Shocking Things Boko Haram Leader Said In His New Video
Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau has appeared in a new video and below are the 10 most shocking things he said in his speech “We hope to die on this path and get eternal rest in our graves, rise up in bliss before our Lord and enter Paradise (quotes from the Koran). Our goal is […]
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Army arrests six senior officers, including an injured Lieutenant Colonel for fleeing
Six military commanders, including an injured Lieutenant Colonel, have been arrested by the military for withdrawing from Mararaba, Michika, Madagali, Mubi and later Vimtim when Boko Haram insurgents attacked the communities last week. It was learnt that an unspecified number of soldiers were also in detention for allegedly abandoning the communities, thereby making easy for […]
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300 Nigerian soldiers flee to Cameroon again
No fewer than 300 Nigerian soldiers fled to Cameroon when Boko Haram insurgents overran Mubi, the second largest city in Borno State from security forces on Wednesday, according to Sunday Punch. Cameroonian military sources told Punch’s correspondent that Nigerian soldiers fled the north-eastern part of Nigeria, where the insurgency launched by the sect was raging, and […]
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January 5, 2015 




