Presidency ‘Clarifies’ Release of Boko Haram Detainees
By SaharaReporters, New York The presidency today explained its directive concerning the release of persons being held in connection with the Boko Haram sect, the first batch of which it [...]
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May 22, 2013
Emergency rule: Gunmen shot dead fuel station manager in Borno
BY NDAHI MARAMA, MAIDUGURI Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram members , yesterday ,shot dead a General Manager (name withheld) of one of the fuel stations in Maiduguri, the Borno [...]
Opinion: How Nigeria’s peace fantasy can be realised
by Samuel Adesoji Ojediran The terrorism by the boko haram sect shouldn’t be experienced if most members had not been brainwashed because of lack of proper education. Peace is what [...]
May 21, 2013
Nigerian Military To Release Women, And Children O Boko Haram Militants In Detention
By Premium Times The military said it was acting on directives by President Goodluck Jonathan. The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) announced in Abuja on Tuesday that it would release some persons [...]
Nigeria to free Boko Haram members
Military says it will release a number of Boko Haram members, including all women, in what it calls a peace bid. Read full story on author website »
Boko Haram crisis Nigeria to free women
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered the release of all women held in connection with “terrorist activity”, the defence ministry… Read full story on author website »
Northern Elders Convene Emergency National Summit To Address Insecurity
Alarmed by the growing insecurity in the country, some prominent Nigerians, former and current government officials have begun mobilising for a major national summit to work out political consensus on [...]
Nigeria eases curfew in northeast
Round-the-clock curfew in Maiduguri relaxed as military claims gains in battle against Boko Haram fighters. Read full story on author website »
We need to stop this culture of impunity – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze
by Cheta Nwanze Speaking of impunity, an alleged #BokoHaram commander was killed on Sunday, 120 chaps turned up for his funeral on Monday. They are currently having a tête-a-tête with the JTF. Read full [...]
#SOE: Soldiers arrest 120 suspected Boko Haram members at burial of sect commander
by Rachel Ogbu Soldiers in Yola, Adamawa State: Operational Commander, Brig-Gen. Fatai Alli addressing soldiers on arrival in Yola for the State of Emergency Operation yesterday. Photo: NAN. Read full [...]
May 20, 2013
Northern Elders Forum Protecting Boko Haram, Says Middle Belt Dialogue
By SaharaReporters, New York Middle Belt Dialogue (MBD), has accused the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) of protecting Boko Haram, stating that the only concern of the Forum is how to [...]
Nigeria: Boko Haram Islamists ‘arrested’ in Maiduguri
About 120 militant Islamists have been arrested in Nigeria’s north-eastern city of Maiduguri, as they were organising the burial of a commander,… Read full story on author website »
Boko Haram Crackdown: Yobe Too Declares Dusk -To-Dawn Curfew
By SaharaReporters, New York In continuation of the military crackdown against the Boko Haram sect, the Yobe State government this afternoon declared a dusk-to-dawn curfew in observance of military operations [...]
Gunmen Kill Police Inspector In Niger
Some yet to be identified gunmen on Monday killed a Police inspector in Mashegu Local Government Area of Niger State, North Central Nigeria. The gunmen who reportedly came on a motor [...]
Defence HQ Deploys Another 1000 Soldiers To Adamawa
By SaharaReporters, New York In furtherance of its crackdown of Boko Haram sect in Nigeria's troubled North-East region, the Defence Headquaters in Abuja has ordered deployment of 1000 combatant soldiers [...]
Battle Against Boko Haram: Military Says Clampdown To Go On As 3 Soldiers Were Killed
The military operation has left 17 people dead on the fifth day of a push in crushing the Boko Haram insurgency in the northeast region of Nigeria with a death [...]
Opinion: Boko Haram and a woman born in Zaria
by Patience Akpan-Obong If you are non-white or have a ‘foreign’ name, you’re constantly encountering people who dismiss the fact that you might have been born in a hospital down the [...]
“The bargaining table, not the battlefield, wins victory” – American civil rights leader, Jesse Jackson supports amnesty for Boko Haram
by Rachel Ogbu American civil rights leader and Baptist minister, Rev. Jesse Jackson, has shown support for amnesty to members of the Islamic sect, Boko Haram. Read full story on author [...]
Plateau residents in fear as soldiers pursue B’Haram
The Police and Special Task Force in Plateau have put their operatives in Jos, the state capital, on high alert following reports that members of the violent Islamic sect, Boko [...]
May 19, 2013
War against secessionists rages in North-East
• 14 more terrorists killed, 20 captured • Three soldiers die, one missing • Jonathan thanks Nigerians for support • U.S. urges restraint by military NIGERIAN troops in the North-East [...]