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Nigeria: Help Me Curb Terrorism, Jonathan Tells Nigerians[Leadership] President Goodluck Jonathan has urged Nigerians to assist him and security agents in the country to curb terrorism across the nation.
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 08:19
Nigeria: 'Boko Haram Ploy to Destroy North'
[Daily Trust] Kaduna - Northern youths, under the aegis of Arewa Defence League, says the Federal Government does not only have interests in what is happening in the north as regards Boko Haram insurgency but also happy the whole region down economically, socially and politically.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 12:50
Nigeria: ACF Meets Jonathan Over Boko Haram
[Daily Trust] The leadership of the Arewa Conasultative Forum (ACF) last night met with President Goodluck Jonathan over increasing attacks by suspected members of Boko Haram sect in the North.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 08:21
Nigeria: Buhari Dares Jonathan - Arrest Me If You Can
[Vanguard] Lagos - Against the background of alleged threats to arrest him on account of his predictions of a bloody response to any rigging of the 2015 elections, erstwhile military Head of State General Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, dared President Goodluck Jonathan to carry out the threat.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 05:37
Nigeria: Injustice Breeds Boko Haram - Bamanga
[Daily Trust] National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, yesterday said the existence of Boko Haram sect is an indication of social injustice in Nigeria.
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 11:57
Nigeria: 499 Security Personnel Train On Counter Terrorism
[Daily Trust] Kaduna - The Nigerian Army Base Camp, Kachia in Kaduna State has commenced training for 499 security personnel on counter terrorism and counter insurgency. The training which is for 299 soldiers and 200 Armed Squad personnel of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) is expected to last for four weeks.
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 11:08
Nigeria: Military, NSDC Personnel Begins Joint Counter-Terrorism Training
[Daily Trust] No fewer than 299 Soldiers and 200 Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC)'s personnel have begun the basic Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Insurgency course (CTCOIN).
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 07:09
Nigeria: Boko Haram Carries Out 118 Attacks, Kills 308 People - Minister
[Leadership] The Minister of Police Affairs, retired Navy Capt. Caleb Olubolade, says the Boko Haram sect has so far carried out 118 attacks in six northern states and the FCT, killing 308 people.
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 06:54
Nigeria: Lagos Makes Case for State Police to Curb Terrorism
[Vanguard] Ikeja - Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Ade Ipaye, Tuesday, said the failure to have state police in the country was a factor militating against curbing the excess and insurgency of terrorism.
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 06:32
Nigeria: Army Recruits 500 Experts for Counter-Terrorism
[Leadership] In its continued efforts to tackle the current security challenges faced in the country, the Nigerian Army Counter Terrorist and Counter Insurgency Centre has inaugurated 500 soldiers and para-military agents who are experts in counter-terrorism.
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 05:21
Nigeria: Federal High Court Fixes June 1 for Trial of Suleja Bombers
[Daily Trust] An Abuja Federal High Court has adjourned till June 1, the trial of six persons alleged to have taken part in bombings which occurred last year in Suleja, Niger State.
AllAfrica | 15-May-2012 13:48
West Africa: Ekweremadu Urges ECOWAS Member-States to Tackle Resurgence of Coups, Terror
[Leadership] Senator Ike Ekweremadu, Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, has called on the member-states in the sub-region to intensify efforts at tackling the resurgence of coups and terror in the area.
AllAfrica | 15-May-2012 08:41
Nigeria: Accept FG's Invitation for Dialogue, Owie Tells Boko Haram
[Vanguard] FORMER chief whip of the Senate, Senator Rowland Owie, has commended the resolve of the Federal Government to dialogue with Boko Haram and urged the sect members to lay down their arms in the interest of peace.
AllAfrica | 14-May-2012 14:45
Nigeria: Boko Haram - Mark Opts for Dialogue
[Leadership] At plenary last Tuesday, the Senate President, David Mark, advocated dialogue as a way out of the security crisis and also beamed the spotlight on the national assembly for being reactive instead of proactive.
AllAfrica | 14-May-2012 13:55
Nigeria: Ekweremadu - We're Not Winning the War Against Terror
[This Day] It was just a few days to his 50 birthday. Despite being a day when the Senate was not in session and he was supposed to be relaxing, Ike Ekweremadu, the deputy senate president kept a busy schedule. After keeping the THISDAY team, comprising Yemi Ajayi and Kunle Akogun waiting for a few hours in his official residence, he was able to extricate himself from his commitments to field questions on his life, his views about politics and proffer solutions to some nagging na
AllAfrica | 14-May-2012 13:30
Nigeria: Don't Dialogue With Boko Haram, Community Leader Warns FG
[Vanguard] A Leader of Hausa Community in Abia, Alhaji Mohammed Umaru has advised President Goodluck Jonathan to jettison plans to dialogue with the Boko Haram group.
AllAfrica | 14-May-2012 13:23
Nigeria: Boko Haram - Prologue to Dialogue
[This Day] My fears about Boko Haram are more than I have openly acknowledged. The sadistic attacks on church services at the Bayero University-in which, after throwing bombs into the crowd, the militants waited outside and shot at worshippers who tried to escape-tormented me for days. I began to look at different scenarios and different possibilities. Fear gripped me, almost crushed me.
AllAfrica | 14-May-2012 12:34
Nigeria: Soldier Killed in Duel With Gunmen in Kaduna
[Daily Trust] Kaduna - One Division of the Nigerian Army has confirmed the killing of a soldier during a gun battle between soldiers and a terrorist group last Saturday night at Sabon Garin Rigasa area of Kaduna metropolis.
AllAfrica | 14-May-2012 12:25
Nigeria: NANS to Hold Conference On Terrorism
[Daily Trust] Kano - National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) will soon hold a conference on terrorism following the recent attacks on some campuses in Nigerian universities that resulted in the death of some lecturers and their students.
AllAfrica | 14-May-2012 12:25
Nigeria: Boko Haram - Presidency Opts for Martial Law Option
[Leadership] The Presidency will shortly forward to the National Assembly, an amendment bill that will re-jig the existing Anti-Terrorism Act. UCHENNA AWOM in this analysis previews the single-item amendment that could raise the ante in a new, tougher drive to cage the Boko Haram insurgency.
AllAfrica | 14-May-2012 11:55
Nigeria: Only Intelligence Gathering Can Stop Boko Haram - Ex-Minister
[Daily Trust] Lokoja - Former Minister of Police Affairs, Humphrey Abah, at the weekend said that more has to be done in the area of intelligence gathering in order to tackle the present security challenges facing the country.
AllAfrica | 14-May-2012 11:27
Nigeria: JTF Arrests Yoruba Boko Haram Chief in Kano
[Leadership] A man suspected to be the operations commander of the Boko Haram sect was yesterday arrested by the Joint Task Force (JTF) in Kano. Suleiman Mohammed, who hails from Ogbomosho in Oyo State, believed to have masterminded several deadly attacks in Kano, has been moved to Abuja for interrogation.
AllAfrica | 13-May-2012 14:05
Nigeria: Imo State Boils as Kidnappers Invade Homes, Rape Mother of Five, Kidnap Kids
[Vanguard] The spate of violent crimes and the recklessness with which criminals unleash terror on hapless residents of Imo state; especially those living in villages and suburbs, is assuming a frightening dimension. The state government and by extension, the police command seem helpless as these faceless terrorists of the state are effortlessly milking their victims and smiling to the banks.
AllAfrica | 13-May-2012 14:02
Nigeria: Terrorsim - Arewa Group Urges Governor Aliyu to Resign
[Vanguard] Lagos - A pan Northern group, Arewa Youth Forum AYF has said that it was no longer comfortable with governor Babangida Aliyu's continued chairmanship of the Northern Governors' forum for its visible failure to proffer solution to stem the tide of insecurity in the northern region.
AllAfrica | 13-May-2012 13:52
Nigeria: JTF Nabs Terrorists' Head of Operations, Wife as Explosions Rock Maiduguri
[Vanguard] Residents of Maiduguri were yesterday awaken from their sleep as three bombs exploded in parts of the town making residents to scamper for safety.
AllAfrica | 13-May-2012 09:09
Nigeria: AFN Golden League - Boko Haram Chases Athletes From Kaduna
[Vanguard] Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN has been forced to move the 3rd leg of the Golden League meet from Kaduna to Port Harcourt following threats posed to human life by the terrorists activities in several northern Nigerian cities.
AllAfrica | 13-May-2012 08:34
Nigeria: Kano - At the Mercy of Boko Haram
[Leadership] The fortunes of Kano, a once flourishing economic nerve centre in Nigeria and West Africa, have plummeted following series of coordinated attacks by the Boko Haram sect in recent times. The attacks have also forced thousands of non-indigenes to relocate from the once peaceful state to their states of origin, thereby creating a vacuum in the economic arena of the state. Salisu Ibrahim reports that if the situation is not urgently curtailed, the state might be on its way to stagnation.
AllAfrica | 13-May-2012 08:33
Kenya: Police - German Terror Suspect Roaming in Kenya
[Capital FM] Nairobi, Kenya - Police on Saturday released a photograph of a German terror suspect who entered into Kenya illegally allegedly to plot attacks with the Al-Shabaab militants.
AllAfrica | 12-May-2012 20:20
Nigeria: Terror Attacks - Fear Grips Students
[Vanguard] Palpable fear of possible strike from the dreaded terrorists has gripped many tertiary institutions in the Northern part of the country following recent terrorist attacks on some institutions. First was at the Gombe State University before last Sunday's attack on worshippers at the Old Campus of Bayero University, Kano where scores of innocent people were either sent to grave prematurely or were injured. Where next? is the question on the lips of many and students say they are enveloped by fear of any even
AllAfrica | 12-May-2012 16:13
Nigeria: JTF Kills One Terrorist, Arrests Two Suspects, Impounds Tricycle in Maiduguri
[Leadership] The Joint Task Force (JTF) on Operation Restore Order (ORO) on Friday confirmed the early morning multiple bomb blasts in Maiduguri, saying no casualty was recorded.
AllAfrica | 12-May-2012 14:31
Nigeria: Bomb Experts Defuse Planted Bomb in Kano
[Leadership] The police bomb disposal unit in Kano on Friday defused a bomb planted at the gate of College of Arts and Science, Airport Road, Kano, a witness said. .
AllAfrica | 12-May-2012 14:15
Nigeria: JTF Arrests Yoruba Man Alleged to Be Boko Haram Commander
[Leadership] The Joint Military Task Force (JTF) has arrested a Yoruba man, Suleiman Mohammed, who hails from Ogbomosho, Oyo State and is allegedly operational Commander of the Boko Haram sect in Kano.
AllAfrica | 12-May-2012 10:34
Nigeria: Terrorisms Growing Due to Unresolved Unrests, Says Azazi
[This Day] The National Security Adviser, Gen. Andrew Azazi (rtd), Thursday said the failure to squarely address the root causes of unrests in the country has created an avenue for the recruitment, indoctrination and training of terrorists and other groups threatening the national security.
AllAfrica | 11-May-2012 09:20
Nigeria: Azazi Blames Economic Hardship for Terrorism
[Leadership] The national security adviser, General Andrew Owoye Azazi (rtd), yesterday stated that the failure to address economic hardship and lack of economic opportunity have opened a fertile ground for the recruitment, indoctrination, brainwashing and training of terrorists and other insurgents in the country.
AllAfrica | 11-May-2012 09:11
Nigeria: Boko Haram - FG to Adopt 'Non-Violence' Approach
[Daily Trust] The Minister of Defence Dr. Bello Haliru Mohammed yesterday said government has initiated a new non-violence process in containing the Boko Haram insurgency which entails the halting the use of force.
AllAfrica | 11-May-2012 07:56
Nigeria: 'Satellites to Monitor Terrorists'
[Daily Trust] The Federal Government will soon deploy satellites to trace movement of suspected terrorists and their locations in the country. The Director General of the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), Dr Seidu O. Mohammed said yesterday said there will be training sessions for the security agencies in the next few weeks.
AllAfrica | 11-May-2012 07:50
Nigeria: October 1, 2010 Bombings - Should We Believe Okah's Story?
[Daily Trust] The story of Henry Okah, leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) could pass for a powerful thriller movie, in the category of Jack Bauer's24 Hours.
AllAfrica | 11-May-2012 07:19
Nigeria: Govt Calls Boko Haram to Cease Fire and Talk
[Daily Trust] The Federal Government has renewed calls on all aggrieved groups in the country especially the Jama'atu Ahlul Sunnah Lid'dawati wal Jihad known as Boko Haram to cease fire and come forward for dialogue.
AllAfrica | 11-May-2012 07:12
Nigeria: Terrorism - FG Opts for Dialogue
[Vanguard] Abuja - IF the stance and disposition of the Federal Government and governors of the 36 states of the country were anything to go by, peaceful resolution of the prevailing wind of insecurity unleashed by a militant Islamic sect is in the offing.
AllAfrica | 11-May-2012 06:33
Nigeria: Between Terrorism and Corruption (II)
[This Day] Unemployment is the primary target of every sensible nation's economic policy, but our policy makers seem quite content trumpeting and celebrating our jobless growth. Nationally, at least two in every five able-bodied Nigerians willing and able to work has no job.
AllAfrica | 11-May-2012 06:13
Nigeria: Attack on Varsities - Education Minister Cries to FG for Solution
[Vanguard] Abuja - Worried by recent attacks on universities, particularly the bombing of Bayero University, Kano, where over 15 died and several others injured, Minister of Education, Ruqayyatu Rufa'i, has cried to the Federal Executive Council, FEC, for solutions.
AllAfrica | 11-May-2012 05:57
Nigeria: Kano Police - 'We Recovered 18 Bombs From BUK'
[This Day] Kano State Police Command has disclosed that command's bomb disposal unit recovered a number of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and 14 other explosive canisters at the Bayero University, Kano premises which have been successfuly evacuated.
AllAfrica | 11-May-2012 05:31
Nigeria: The Attack at Bayero University
[Daily Trust] Two senior faculty members and at least 17 other people were killed on Sunday April 29, when gunmen attacked a lecture theatre and a sports complex used by Christian worshippers at the old campus of the Bayero University, Kano (BUK). Witnesses said the attackers arrived on motorbikes and a Honda car at about 9 in the morning, and hurled explosives into both venues before opening fire on fleeing worshippers.
AllAfrica | 11-May-2012 04:49
Nigeria: Why Country Has Become Fertile Ground for Terrorists - NSA
[Leadership] The National Security Adviser, General Andrew Owoye Azazi (rtd) has posited that the failure to address economic hardship and lack of economic opportunities in the country have created a fertile ground for the recruitment, indoctrination, brainwashing and training of terrorist and other insurgents in the country.
AllAfrica | 11-May-2012 04:33
Nigeria: Insecurity - Advisers Whisper, They Don't Shout
[Daily Trust] Reviewing the surge in violence across the North and Nigeria in general, Gen. TY Danjuma recently remarked that the country is becoming a Somalia and that states like Borno, Yobe and others have failed already. What's your view on this stand?
AllAfrica | 10-May-2012 07:48
Nigeria: 'North Loses N25 Billion Daily to Boko Haram Insurgency'
[Leadership] Apart from human lives whose value cannot be stated in monetary terms, the northern region is losing no less than N25 billion on a daily basis to the activities of Boko Haram.
AllAfrica | 10-May-2012 07:40