Christopher Fomunyoh, a director at the US-based National Democratic Institute NDI, has said that about 80 children rescued from a Boko Haram camp in Cameroon in November cannot remember their own names or origins. He visited the children recently in Yaounde, Cameroun. According to the aid official, the children whose age ranges between 5 and…
Boko Haram Pledges Allegiance to ISIS
Nigerian militant group, Boko Haram, has pledged allegiance to the Islamic State, ISIS, according to an audio statement. The message, which was not verified, was posted on Boko Haram’s Twitter account and appeared to be by Abubakar Shekau, the group’s leader. In the audio message posted, the Boko Haram leader purportedly said, “We announce our…
Boko Haram: Nigerian Army Recapture More Communities
Three weeks after the recapture of Baga and Monguno, the Nigerian armed forces, on Friday, recaptured two more communities from Boko Haram militants in the North Eastern part of Nigeria after intense fighting. According to the Defence Headquarters, government troops on Friday, flushed out Boko Haram terrorists from Gulag, Madagali Local Government Area in Adamawa…
A Nigerian Activist Wins Japan Peace Prize
Esther Ibanga, a Nigerian woman activist who has campaigned against Islamist extremists Boko Haram was on Tuesday, February 24 awarded a Japanese peace prize worth $170,000. She is the winner of the 32nd Niwano Peace Prize for her service to humanity in the search for a peaceful coexistence. The International Selection Committee and the Niwano…
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…
Boko Haram: Jonathan Appeals for US Support
President Goodluck Jonathan has appealed to the United States for greater military assistance in the fight against Boko Haram. He told the Wall Street Journal in an interview: “Are they (the United States) not fighting ISIS? Why can’t they come to Nigeria? “They are our friends. If Nigeria has a problem, then I expect the…
Boko Haram Launches First Attack On Chad
Gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect have carried out an attack on Chad on Thursday night. Chadian officials said the fighters crossed Lake Chad by motorboat and attacked a village at the shore of the lake in what is the first Boko Haram attack against the country. The terrorist group was…
NBA Tasks INEC On New Election Date
The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to utilize the six weeks period of postponement of the country’s general election to resolve the challenges surrounding the issuance of Permanent Voter’s Cards, PVCs. There are still about 20 million PVCs yet to be collected by voters while some PVCs…
Niger Troops To Fight Boko Haram In Nigeria
Keeping faith with its agreement to join forces with other African countries in the fight against the Boko Haram sect, Niger’s government has approved the deployment of troops to Nigeria to help fight the insurgents. Aside its increased offensive against civilians and members of the military Joint Task Force in the troubled Northeast, the Islamic…
INEC Postpones Elections to March 28 and April 11
Professor Attahiru Jega, National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced the rescheduling of the 2015 Presidential elections to March 28 while that of Governorship and State House of Assembly has been shifted to April 11. Jega cited security concerns for the postponement while urging Nigerians to take the Commission’s decision in…
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