Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow One Of The 10 Abducted Geologists Rescued One surveyor from the group of 10 geological researchers kidnapped by suspected Boko Haram militants in Borno State has been rescued. The spokesman for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Ndu Ughamadu, confirmed this on Wednesday in […] More
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Graca Machel, prominent child rights campaigner and Nelson Mandela’s widow will be meeting some of the parents of the 219 girls abducted by Islamist Boko Haram militants last year. The date of meeting which will be held in Lagos is yet to be […] More
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Smarting under aggressive military routing the Boko Haram insurgents continue to hit at soft targets in different places in Yobe state. Early today the insurgent group has been fingered behind the explosions in Damaturu, capital of Yobe resulting in the death of 16 […] More
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The Ajilari Railway Crossing and Bintu sugar suburb of Maiduguri, Borno State capital, were attacked by suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers between 7:30pm – 8:00pm yesterday night. The incident left at least 50 people dead with over 90 others sustaining critical injuries. Reports […] More
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Sadique Abubakar, Nigeria Chief of Air Staff has said the Nigeria military has fought Boko Haram terrorists to a point they will no longer be able to move freely in the country or carry out their nefarious acts. Abubakar said this on Wednesday […] More
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Just as we were rounding off production of this edition last week something happened: two bombs went off in Damaturu, capital of Yobe State, while Muslims were gathering for the Eid-el Fitri prayers. By the time the security men counted the losses, 50 […] More
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The United States, US has commended the Nigerian military, and the armed forces of Chad, Niger, and Cameroon for the gains they have made fighting Boko Haram insurgents in the sub-region. A statement issued by John Kirby, US Department of State Spokesperson said […] More
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The federal government is set to demand the release of the $9.3m weapon money seized from some agents of the immediate past administration of Goodluck Jonathan by the South African authorities on September 5, 2014. President Muhammadu Buhari made this known while addressing […] More
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Two suicide bombers believed to be Boko Haram terrorists hit Potiskum, the second largest city in Yobe State, killing 11 people and wounding eight others on Monday. Idris Abdul, an eyewitness reveled that one of the bombers first attacked a vigilante group office […] More
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The Foundation for African Culture Heritage, FACH, a non-governmental organisation has condemned the alleged move by the United Nations Population Funds, UNFPA and government authorities to carry out abortion operation on the rescued pregnant victims of Boko Haram and Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs […] More
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Not less than 10 persons have been killed by a bomb explosion at the Maiduguri abattoir on Saturday, June 6. This happened just five days after a bomb attack in same area where about 20 persons were reportedly killed. The latest explosion escaped […] More
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow A fresh bomb blast has hit Maiduguri, killing at least 50 people in a busy meat market in the capital of Borno state, on Tuesday. A military source said the bomb was concealed under a butcher’s table in the market. Shoppers and travellers […] More
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