The police confirmed the attack but could not provide details.Jakana Village in Kaga Local Government Area of Borno State was on Monday night attacked by gunmen believed to be members of the Boko Haram.Jakana is 36km away from Maiduguri, the state capital, and about 20km from Mainok, the village where 39 people were massacred by…
The civilians embarked on a protest in Maiduguri.Members of the ‘Civilian-JTF’ and soldiers of the Nigeria Army had a confrontation on Monday evening in Maiduguri over attempts by solders to shield five gunmen arrested by the youth vigilante group.Soldiers were forced to shoot their guns as the youth vigilante (called Civilian-JTF), armed with machete, clubs,…
The Nigerian Army Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has confirmed the loss of some soldiers in connection with the Boko Haram attack on Abulum, Maiduguri, at the weekend.In a statement signed by its spokesperson, Major General Chris Olukolade, DHQ said the troops were pursuing the militants who were responsible for the attack in Buni Yadi when they engaged in…
Aminu Talle, a 28-year old supporter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Sokoto State, has become the latest victim of the political rivalry between the party and the All Progressives Party (APC) as the 2015 elections draw closer.PDP officials in the state alleged that a group of political thugs from the APC destroyed their…
President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday said the Federal Government decided to celebrate the 100 years of the nation’s amalgamation despite challenges facing it because of the need for the country to thank God for His faithfulness. He said although Nigeria like any other country in the world had its challenges, the nation’s opportunities were more…
The Federal Government on Sunday said it had not done anything wrong in granting visa to an alleged extremist and Islamic terror preacher, Dr. Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips.An online medium had reported that Philips who lives in Qatar had been issued a Nigerian visa to visit and preach in the country.The preacher was said to…
“The most serious human rights abuses during the year were those committed by Boko Haram.”A new report by the United States has described Nigeria as a country where corruption, official impunity, and gross human rights violations occur at will.The report described the human rights violations to include extra-judicial killings, rape, torture, mistreatment of detainees, destruction…
A legal practitioner, Barrister Ayodele Owoka has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over allegations of bribery. Owoka, 47, was arrested on Thursday, February 27, 2014 at the Commission’s office in Ikoyi, Lagos as he attempted to bribe a team of operatives investigating a case of contract inflation, abuse of office, stealing,…
The sheer weight of indignation and revulsion of most of Nigerian humanity at the recent Boko Harma atrocity in Yobe is most likely to have overwhelmed a tiny footnote to that outrage, small indeed, but of an inversely proportionate significance. This was the name of the hospital to which the survivors of the massacre were…
He was banned by Governments in UK, US, Australia, Germany, Kenya and other countries across the world. A renowned extremist and Islamic terror Preacher, Dr Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips who lives in Qatar has been issued a Nigerian Visa to visit and preach in the Country. Dr Ameenah Bilal Philips, a Muslim preacher was barred…