Nigeria Imposes Curfew In Campaign Against IslamistsSaturday, May 18, 2013 KANO, Nigeria AFP - Nigerias military on Saturday imposed a 24-hour curfew in parts of a northeastern city as it pressed on with a campaign against Boko Haram Islamists that has sent residents fleeing the region.Locals in a remote insurgent stronghold near the border with Cameroon have begun ... |
Air strikes, dozens dead in Nigeria assault on IslamistsFriday, May 17, 2013 KANO, Nigeria AFP - Nigerias military on Friday attacked Boko Haram Islamist strongholds across the northeast, launching air strikes on insurgent camp with dozens of militants killed in the fighting, the military said.Several thousand soldiers have spread across three northeastern states wher ... |
British worker killed by kidnappers in Nigeria: inquestFriday, May 17, 2013 LONDON AFP - A British construction worker taken hostage in Nigeria was shot dead by his Islamist kidnappers minutes after the start of a joint UK and Nigerian rescue operation at the compound where they were held, his inquest heard Friday.Chris McManus, 28, was shot six times through a toilet ... |
Air strikes, casualties in Nigeria offensive on IslamistsFriday, May 17, 2013 KANO, Nigeria AFP - Nigerias military on Friday attacked Boko Haram Islamist strongholds across the northeast, launching deadly air strikes on insurgent camps, the military said, while residents reported that forces had deployed in border areas to block the militants from fleeing.Several thou ... |
Nigeria mounts offensive against Islamist insurgentsThursday, May 16, 2013 KANO, Nigeria AFP - More than 2,000 Nigerian troops have begun an offensive to retake territory seized by Islamist insurgents in the remote northeast, some of them raiding camps in a game reserve, a military source told AFP Thursday.The military has launched a sweeping operation to flush out f ... |
'Massive' troop deployment in Nigeria's northeastWednesday, May 15, 2013 ABUJA AFP - Nigerias military has announced a massive deployment of troops to its restive northeast, after the president declared a state of emergency in areas where Islamist insurgents have seized territory.A military source speaking on condition of anonymity told AFP Wednesday that fighte ... |
SNP Stands With The Government Of Nigeria's Declaration Of War Against TerrorWednesday, May 15, 2013 The Nigerian Youth Party, the Sovereign National Party of Nigeria declares its solidarity with the government and good people of Nigeria in declaration of TOTAL war against the unscrupulous elements who dare to threaten the peace, stability and sovereignty of our dear nation.We use this me ... |
Nigeria calls 'state of emergency' in three statesWednesday, May 15, 2013 ABUJA, Nigeria AFP - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan imposed a state of emergency in three states menaced by Islamist group Boko Haram, saying the level of violence called for extraordinary measures.The insurgents, who say they are fighting to create an Islamic state in the north, hav ... |
Why I slit My Girlfriend’s Throat, Raped Her While She Bled To Death - Bricklayer ConfessesMonday, May 13, 2013 A 25-year-old bricklayer named Akinloye Anuoluwapo has explained what led to the killing of his 21-year-old girl named Rafiyat Akinyemi.Akinloye on Tuesday April 30th slit his ex-girlfriends throat, then had sex with her as she bled to death in her fathers house at Ogijo in Ogun state.The ... |
Nigeria: Top Level Sabotage Behind Military And Civilian Casualties In Boko Haram War—Military Sources [PART 1]Monday, May 13, 2013 Top level sabotage and purposeful undermining of the JTF mission is behind the loss of military and civilian lives in combat with Boko Haram - several top level military and security sources have informed us.Relating to the recent deadly incident in Bama, Tuesday, 7th of May, the two soldiers wh ... |
Gunmen kidnap wife, daughter of court judge in NigeriaSunday, May 12, 2013 LAGOS AFP - Gunmen have kidnapped the wife, daughter and driver of a supreme court judge on a road in southern Nigeria apparently hoping for a ransom payment, police said Sunday.Three people were seized from their car at a point on the Sagamu-Benin expressway on Friday, a senior police offic ... |
Gunmen kidnap Nigerian judge's wife, daughterSunday, May 12, 2013 LAGOS AFP - Gunmen have kidnapped the wife, daughter and driver of a supreme court judge on a road in southern Nigeria apparently hoping for a ransom payment, police said Sunday.Three people were seized from their car at a point on the Sagamu-Benin expressway on Friday, a senior police offic ... |
Ex-Council boss Charges Abians on GodlinessSunday, May 12, 2013 Former Chairman, Caretaker Committee of Ukwa West Local Government Area of Abia state and Brotherhood of the Cross and Star Leaders Representative for the state, Apostle Michael Ikeokwu Nwankwo has charged people of the state to obey the voice of God in order to enjoy his blessings.Nwankwo gave ... |
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