The Boko Haram sect turned on the heat again yesterday. The sect members struck in Maiduguri, the epicentre of their operations after a lull, following military...
By Agency Reporter The Defence Headquarters has denied a New York Times newspaper report that the Nigerian military was killing innocent civilians in the attempt to...
...Blames insecurity on unemployment, poverty Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Friday spoke on the insecurity in the country, saying that there is need for the...
Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State on Wednesday commended President Goodluck Jonathan for ordering the release of all suspected Boko Haram detainees in military custody. Shettima...
No fewer than 253 members of the House of Representatives were yesterday locked in a closed session for over three hours as they debated the state...
The Senate yesterday unanimously endorsed the Presidents’ proclamation of state of emergency in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states. Though there was no debate by Senators, the...
Jonah Jang, governor of the central and volatile state of Plateau on Saturday in Jos described President Goodluck Jonathan’s declaration of emergency rule in three states...
• 24-hour curfew in Maiduguri • Special forces kill 10 Boko Haram members, arrest 65 • Northern govs meet May 28 Residents of Maiduguri and...
The Joint Task Forces has killed 10 suspected terrorists in Gamboru ward of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. The spokesman of the JTF, Brigadier General Christ...
Troops moved into cities in the Northeast yesterday to enforce President Goodluck Jonathan’s emergency rule declaration. Residents were frightened by the sight of many army trucks...
The Governor of Borno State, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, on Wednesday backed the imposition of a state of emergency on the state. He begged the citizens of...
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