The Presidency has defended the invasion of the National Assembly by the police, saying the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Suleiman Abba acted to defend the Constitution. It said there
Approximately 350 Internally Displaced Persons from Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states have moved to Abuja as one of the ways to escape being killed by the violent Boko Haram members. It
President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday said his government was determined to liberate all territories presently occupied by the Islamic militant group, Boko Haram. Jonathan made this comment through his representative,
Boko Haram militants have reportedly seized the north-eastern Nigerian town of Chibok, the home of more than 200 schoolgirls the insurgents kidnapped in April, residents who fled have told the
Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Femi Falana, has lambasted political leaders in the country for the loss of thousands of lives to Boko Haram sect. Falana said the leaders promoted
Members of the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram, have instituted the Sharia law in Mubi, Adamawa State, on victims captured by the insurgents last week. The insurgents were also said
The British government has announced that there is an increasing limit to the assistance it can offer to Nigeria as Boko Haram renew their attacks in the North-East. The British
At least 30 persons were killed on Friday when a bomb was detonated by some suspected Boko Haram insurgents at a bus terminus in Gombe. Some residents of the town, said
The Boko Haram sect have reportedly captured another Borno town, Adobam, after laying massive siege to it. It is believed that the town was stormed by over 100 armed terrorists
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has said thousands of people are still fleeing from Boko Haram insurgents in Nigeria into Niger. At a press briefing on Friday in
The former Head of State and presidential aspirant of the All Progressive Congress, Maj-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) said on Saturday in Kaduna State that another four years of Peoples Democratic
By Lanre Idowu INSECURITY as typified by the Boko Haram menace, BHM, must rank as one of the longest running stories in the Nigerian media. For five years now, the
On Wednesday at about 3:40pm, a bomb blast occurred in the Wuse II District of Abuja. The bomb was said to have been planted in a car parked outside the
Members of the Boko Haram Islamic sect on Sunday bombed a bar and a brothel located near a major military base in Mubi, Adamawa State and killed over 60 people.
Former President Obasanjo was recently interviewed by Bloomberg TV. In the interview, he insinuates that President Jonathan was slow to respond to the Chibok kidnapping. He also attempts to provide