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NigerianEye: “Boko Haram kills another 24 in fresh Borno attack” plus 28 more

NigerianEye: “Boko Haram kills another 24 in fresh Borno attack” plus 28 more


Boko Haram kills another 24 in fresh Borno attack

Posted: 25 May 2014 09:44 PM PDT

No fewer than 24 people were reportedly killed yesterday in an attack carried out by suspected Boko Haram insurgents in Kamuyya village, Biu Local Government Area of Borno State. Boko Haram...

Boko Haram leader, Shekau, in military camp – Zakzaky

Posted: 25 May 2014 09:37 PM PDT

A renowned Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky declared on Saturday that the Nigeria military knew the whereabouts of the most wanted leader of violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram,...

REVEALED: How Jos suicide bomber planned to kill over 400 football fans on Saturday

Posted: 25 May 2014 09:39 PM PDT

More than 400 football fans cheated death in the Saturday night bomb blast that rocked Bauchi road area of Jos. Three people were confirmed dead on the spot in the blast with the fourth body...

2 Real Madrid fans die in Lagos

Posted: 25 May 2014 09:47 PM PDT

Two fans of Real Madrid died weekend at Lagos Island, following the club's inability to get an early equaliser against Athletico Madrid. Identities of the deceased were given as Olusoga Ogunbanjo...

Reps can’t summon me without President’s consent – Diezani

Posted: 25 May 2014 09:38 PM PDT

The Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, has said that the National Assembly cannot investigate her without first obtaining the consent of President Goodluck...

Nigeria’s Army hampers hunt for abducted schoolgirls

Posted: 25 May 2014 09:45 PM PDT

Intelligence agents from all over the globe have poured into this city, Nigeria's capital, to help find the nearly 300 Nigerian schoolgirls abducted by the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram more...

Security agents arrest six Boko Haram suspects in Jos

Posted: 25 May 2014 09:45 PM PDT

Many questions remained unanswered at the weekend as Jos, the Plateau State capital which was bombed twice last week, was enveloped in fear. "Were there 100 suicide bombers unleashed on the Tin...

The people sponsoring violence in Nigeria are planning to bring down my government - Jonathan

Posted: 25 May 2014 09:35 PM PDT

President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday said those behind the violence in the country were planning to bring down his government. Jonathan, at the 2014 Democracy Day Interdenominational Church Service...

Jonathan was not booed in South Africa - Abati

Posted: 25 May 2014 09:43 PM PDT

The Presidency has denied media reports that President Goodluck Jonathan was booed in Pretoria during the inauguration of President Jacob Zuma for a second term in office over his perceived...

Terrorism has no place in Islam – Sultan of Sokoto

Posted: 25 May 2014 09:41 PM PDT

Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar III has said there is no place for 'terrorism in Islam'. The leader of Nigeria's Muslims on Sunday called for followers of the faith to unite against Boko...

APC accuses Omisore of plotting against Aregbesola’s rally

Posted: 25 May 2014 09:33 PM PDT

Leaders of the All Progressives Congress have accused the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, of plotting to assassinate some notable leaders...

No hope for Nigeria, her citizens under Jonathan – APC

Posted: 25 May 2014 09:42 PM PDT

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the Jonathan-led Federal Government of abdicating its responsibility to Nigerian citizens with the statement attributed to the President that those who...

Police arrest teacher for raping pupils

Posted: 25 May 2014 09:24 PM PDT

The Oyo State Police Command has arrested a teacher, Olayinka Folarin, for allegedly raping three schoolgirls. Until his arrest, Folarin worked at Calvary Heritage Kiddies Castle, Oluyole Estate in...

#BringBackOurGirls: We won’t negotiate with Boko Haram – Jonathan

Posted: 25 May 2014 08:53 PM PDT

Against the backdrop of divergent views on the need to negotiate with the Boko Haram Islamic sect for the release of more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by the sect from Chibok, Borno State, President...

Jonathan, Army alone can’t bring back Chibok girls, says Maku

Posted: 25 May 2014 08:49 PM PDT

The Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, has said President Goodluck Jonathan and the Army alone cannot bring back the abducted Chibok, Borno State schoolgirls. The minister also said nobody...

#BringBackOurGirls: Ogun, Borno cancel Children’s Day celebrations

Posted: 25 May 2014 08:43 PM PDT

Ogun State government has announced the cancellation of this year's Children's Day and Democracy Day jamborees. This, it said, was in solidarity with the clamour for the release of schoolgirls...

APC plans national airline for Nigeria – Kwankwaso

Posted: 25 May 2014 08:32 PM PDT

The All Progressive Congress, APC, has promised established a national airline in the country if the party wins the 2015 general elections in the country. Governor Rabi'u Kwankwaso of Kano state...

NLC blasts Akpabio for N100m medical retirement bill

Posted: 25 May 2014 08:21 PM PDT

The Nigerian Labour Congress, Akwa Ibom State chapter, will on Monday lead a protest to Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly to halt the passage of a bill that seeks to provide N100m medical allowance...

APC lacks understanding – Abati

Posted: 25 May 2014 08:18 PM PDT

The Presidency on Sunday said a statement issued by the interim spokesman of the All Progressives Congress, Alhaji Lai Muhammed, accusing President Goodluck Jonathan of abdicating his...

APC asks FG to negotiate with B’Haram

Posted: 25 May 2014 08:02 PM PDT

The All Progressives Congress has asked the Federal Government to negotiate with the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram, to secure the release of the kidnapped schoolgirls of Government Secondary...

We’ll still visit Chibok - FG panel

Posted: 25 May 2014 07:59 PM PDT

The Presidential Fact-Finding Committee on the Abduction of the pupils of Government Girls' Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, on Sunday said it would still visit the community, from where the...

Super Eagles hit London for Scotland friendly

Posted: 25 May 2014 07:48 PM PDT

The Super Eagles arrived in London Sunday afternoon ahead of their international friendly against Scotland on Wednesday. The match is part of preparations for the Brazil 2014 World Cup. The Nigerians...

22-year-old mother sells own baby for N430,000

Posted: 25 May 2014 09:42 PM PDT

Twenty-two-year-old Chinelo Huma, who sold her one-month-old baby for N430,000 has been arrested by the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit of the Enugu State Police Command. Three other women, Nkechi...

Student commits suicide after unclad video leaks

Posted: 25 May 2014 11:22 AM PDT

Alyssa Funke, a 19-year-old student at the University of Wisconsin at River Falls, committed suicide after online commenters bombarded her Twitter and Facebook accounts with nasty comments over an...

Five killed, 52 injured in Katsina auto crash

Posted: 25 May 2014 10:42 AM PDT

Five persons died and 52 others sustained injuries in an accident on Sunday at Gora village in Malumfashi Local Government of Katsina State. The Federal Road Safety Corps Commander in Malunfashi,...

Heavy Shootout As Pipeline Explosion Rocks Arepo, Police Officers Missing

Posted: 25 May 2014 11:19 AM PDT

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) today, Sunday, May 25, confirmed another pipeline vandalism pipeline at the notorious Arepo village in Ogun State. The shoot-out, involving a...

Jos blast was a car bomb – Police

Posted: 25 May 2014 08:51 AM PDT

An explosion that killed at least three people in the central city of Jos was hidden in a car, police said on Sunday, as an investigation opened into the second deadly blast within a week. "It was...

And Now, the Ecumenical City of Jos?! By Wole Soyinka

Posted: 25 May 2014 08:21 AM PDT

This was how I knew Jos from childhood – the ecumenical heart of Nigerian humanity. It was this distinct, all-embracing character that family and friends rhapsodized about the city and her laid-back...

Fuel tanker crushes NYSC member to death in Kwara

Posted: 25 May 2014 09:37 AM PDT

A vehicle conveying petrol on Saturday evening crushed to death, a member of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC), Mr Muibi Abdulrasa, in Ilesha-Baruba town of Baruten Local Government Area of...

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