Boko Haram, the Islamist militant group, has threatened to sell off all the girls it abducted three weeks ago. Abubakar Shekau, leader of the insurgent group, while claiming responsibility for the kidnap, in a video obtained by the AFP news agency, said the girls should not have been in school in the first place, but…
Chibok Girls: Protest Leader Arrested
Naomi Mutah Nyadar, leader, Bring-back-our Girls protest has been detained in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja. Nyadar was picked up from her home in the early hours of Monday morning by men of the Nigeria Police Force and she is being held back at Asokoro police station till the time of filling this report.…
U.S. Reiterates Support for Nigeria Over Terror War
John Kerry, U.S. Secretary of State has reiterated the United States support for Nigeria in routing Boko Haram insurgency from the country. John Kerry is on a 3-days tour of some African countries including Ethiopia, Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, to discuss the security and political situation in parts of the continent,…
Another Bomb Scare At Nyanya Motor Park
There was a bomb scare at Nyanya motor park, Abuja, this evening. People scampered for safety when an articulated vehicle suddenly had a burst tyre. This is coming three weeks after a deadly blast left 75 persons dead and over 100 others critically injured at the same Nyanya motor park.
Borno Abduction: Military Admits School Girls Are Still Missing
Contrary to its previous claim, the Nigerian Army has admitted that most of the schoolgirls abducted in Borno by suspected Boko Haram members on Monday are yet to be rescued. Chris Olukolade, the defence spokesman, revealed this in a statement issued earlier today. The Defence headquarters had earlier claimed that it had rescued all but…
Bomb Scare at the National Assembly
Personnel of the State Security Service, SSS are currently scanning for bomb in the National Assembly complex, Abuja, the federal capital territory, FCT. Security agents had asked lawmakers and other staff in the complex to vacate the arena latest by 2.pm following reports that an explosive material was planted in the building. TELL…
Record Of Casualties From Abuja Bomb Blast
By Samuel Following the attack on some residents of Abuja this morning, MEMA’s official report indicates that 71 people died from the Nyanya explosion while 124 injured. Sani Datti, information officer to MEMA said both dead persons and the injured are deposited in nine hospitals in Abuja A detail of the treatment shows that: Abuja…
Bomb Blast In Abuja, Scores Feared Dead
An early morning bomb blast has rocked Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, FCT on Monday. Reports say the blast occurred at El-Rufai park in the Nyanya area of the FCT. Casualty figures have not been determined yet as at the time of filling this report but some of the victims have been taken to the…
Army Kills 18 Boko Haram Members
The Nigerian Army in Abuja on Monday announced that it killed 18 persons suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect while troops retrieved weapons and aborted attacks on the outskirts of Bama and Ngurosoye, Borno State. Maj-Gen. Chris Olukolade, Director of Defence Information and coordinator, Joint Information Centre Counter Terrorism Campaign, said…
Four Insurgents Killed, Five Soldiers Injured In Maiduguri Attack
The Director of Defence Information, Major General Chris Olukolade, on Tuesday said that the Special Forces have foiled an attempt by four suicide bombers to blast an NNPC facility along the Maiduguri – Damboa Road. He said three of the four cars laden with the Improvised Explosive Devices exploded when soldiers fired at the vehicles…
