Tag: Boko Haram
Amnesty International wants probe of secret mass burial of Shiites in...
Claims by a Kaduna State official that Nigeria's military secretly buried 347 people after clashes with members of a minority Shiite Muslim sect should...
10-fold increase in Boko Haram child suicide bombers alarming, says UN
The number of children used by Boko Haram to stage suicide bombings has risen more than 10-fold in one of the most "horrific" aspects...
Nigeria denies report of $50 million ransom for Chibok girls
The Federal Government on Sunday denied media reports that the militant group, Boko Haram, is demanding $50 million from it as ransom before releasing...
No negotiation, no surrender, Boko Haram boasts in new video
Terror group, Boko Haram, released a new propaganda video on Friday, denying report that it was negotiating with the Federal Government.
This is coming a...
Suspected suicide bomber arrested in Cameroon not abducted Chibok schoolgirl –...
A suspected suicide bomber arrested in northern Cameroon last week before she could blow herself up is not one of 219 schoolgirls kidnapped by...
Suicide bomber detained in Cameroon says she’s one of Chibok girls
A suspected suicide bomber intercepted in northern Cameroon on Friday before she could blow herself up claimed to be one of 219 schoolgirls kidnapped...
The end has come, Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, says in...
Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, appeared on video for the first time in more than a year on Thursday, rejecting rumours about his death...
The court is not motor park, judge berates EFCC for improper...
Justice Peter Affen of an Abuja High Court Wednesday upbraided the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for improper conduct.
The judge’s reaction was a...
Court pardons fake Boko Haram member who threatened to bomb hotel
A self-confessed Boko Haram agent, Lawrence Ugwu, has begged a Karu Chief Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, to forgive his criminal intimidations of his former employer.
Ugwu,...
US, UK spotted 80 Chibok girls after abduction but Jonathan govt...
The US and British governments knew where at least 80 of the Nigerian girls kidnapped by Boko Haram were but failed to launch a...