The federal government has disclosed that it is in talks with the Islamist terror group, Boko Haram, on a possible ceasefire, with the ultimate aim of securing a permanent cessation of hostilities. This is the first time in years the…
Tag: Boko Haram
CHIBOK GIRLS’ PARENTS VISIT OBASANJO
No fewer than 30 parents of yet-to-return Chibok girls had arrived the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta, to visit a former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo. The dreaded Boko Haram sect had invaded Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State and…
LAY DOWN YOUR ARMS – BUHARI URGES BOKO HARAM
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday, begged Boko Haram terrorists to cease hostilities and lay down their arms, saying Nigeria has suffered enough violence at the hands of the insurgents. Hundreds of people have been killed while thousands have been displaced…
DAPCHI GIRLS: OF SHAM RELEASE AND CYNICAL CITIZENRY – SUFUYAN OJEIFO
Between February 19, 2018 when the Dapchi schoolgirls were abducted by supposed Boko Haram insurgents and Wednesday, March 21, 2018, when the news broke that 76 of them had been released, I had offered perspectives on the incident in two…
DAPCHI SCHOOL GIRLS: FAYOSE FELICITATES WITH PARENTS
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has congratulated parents of the abducted Dapchi Girls that were released on Wednesday morning. He also sympathized with parents of five of the girls who reportedly died, describing the abduction of the girls as…
BOKO HARAM RETURNS ABDUCTED DAPCHI SCHOOL GIRLS
Parents of the 110 school girls of the Government Girls Technical College in Dapchi, Yobe state who were abducted over a month ago have said that the Dapchi girls have been brought back. Parents go through list of 110 schoolgirls…
BOKO HARAM KIDNAPPS EIGHT PASSENGERS IN OYO
Eight passengers were allegedly kidnapped from a bus plying the Igboho-Igbeti road, Oyo state, by suspected Boko Haram terrorists on Thursday, March 15. The passengers were reportedly told to alight and get into another vehicle parked by the roadside, by…
BRING BACK OUR GIRLS: DAPCHI PARENTS STAGE PROTEST
Parents of the 110 abducted Dapchi schoolgirls on Thursday marched to the National Assembly to register their pains with the federal lawmakers in continuation of their clamour for the release of the pupils abducted by Boko Haram terrorists penultimate week.…
WAR AGAINST BOKO HARAM: ALL THAT THEY HAVE TOLD NIGERIANS IS GRAMMAR – FAYOSE
The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has alleged that some persons are using the war against Boko Haram to loot the treasury. He noted that the fight against insurgency had become a business because those benefiting from Internally Displaced Persons…
MULTIPLE SUICIDES BOMBING KILL 22 PERSONS, 28 OTHERS INJURED IN BORNO
No fewer than 22 persons were killed and 28 others injured in a multiple suicide bombing at a market in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno. Reports say that the incident occurred on Friday at about 9:00 PM, when three suicide…