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 public notice because it happened during a thunderstorm that followed a heavy…
Jonathan Condemns Kano and Yobe Bombings
President Goodluck Jonathan has condemned the multiple suicide bombings that have killed dozens between Monday and Tuesday in Yobe and Kano States, promising a maximal reduction in cases of insurgency in the country. A suicide bomber had on Monday detonated a bomb in Potiskum, and another in Kano on Tuesday. Death toll of the attacks…
Bomb Blast Kills Dozens In Southern Pakistan
A bomb explosion, on Friday, has killed at least 31 people at a Shia mosque in Southern Pakistan. According to Pakistani Police Authorities, at least 50 people were wounded in the attack after Friday prayers in the Shikarpur district of Sindh province. Pakistan Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, has condemned the incident and ordered an immediate…
Bomb blast hits Yemen capital
Not less than 15 people have been killed in a bomb blast outside a police college in the Yemen capital, Sanaa on Wednesday, January 7. Security sources said a car bomb had been detonated outside a police academy killing at least 15 people and wounding 40 others. Yemen has been the site of numerous bombings…
Bomb Blast Rocks Kano Central Mosque
There has been an explosion at the Central Mosque, Kano this afternoon as Muslim faithful were observing the Friday Jumat service. The Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido usually leads prayers at the mosque but he was said not to have been at the mosque this afternoon. Although casualty figures were yet to be ascertained as…
Bomb Blast Rocks Bauchi
No fewer than 13 people have died while another 40 were injured when a twin explosion hit a commercial bank in Azare, Katagum Local Government Area of Bauchi State on Friday. Sources say the blast occurred occurred at the Automated Teller Machine of the bank as customers were queuing to make withdrawals at about 9am…
Bomb Blast Rocks Gombe
There has been a bomb blast on Friday, October 31 at the Central Park, Gombe, Gombe State. According to eyewitness reports, the 9:30am explosion was sparked by a device, which was left inside a vehicle in the park. Rescue operations are currently ongoing at the site of the explosion.
Bomb Blast Rocks Bauchi Motor Park
A bomb blast that rocked a motor park in Azare, Bauchi State, on Wednesday night has killed five persons. A statement on the incident issued in Bauchi by DSP Haruna Mohammed, the State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, indicated that 12 others sustained severe injuries adding that they had been rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, Azare,…
Bomb Explosion Rocks Kano
Another bomb has exploded in the ancient city of Kano, resulting in many casualties. The bomb blast occurred at the Kano School of Health Technology, a post-secondary training school located along Gida Murtala-BUK Road at about 2pm, on Monday, June 23. According to eyewitness reports, the blast appeared to have come from a…