Tag Archives: Bauchi

Nigeria: Why Jonathan Can’t Grant Amnesty To Boko Haram – Okupe

March 13, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

The Senior Special Assistant for Public Affairs to President Goodluck Jonathan, Doyin Okupe on Wednesday said it is too early to ask for amnesty for members of the extremist group, Boko Haram. Mr Okupe, who was a guest on Channels … read more »

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Foreign firms may become scared to send their people to northern Nigeria

February 22, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

MOST foreign investors in Nigeria have reckoned that the profits outweigh the risks and the hassle. But a spate of kidnappings, on top of an Islamist insurgency that refuses to die down, may make them think twice before venturing into … read more »

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Suicide bomber Killed one, wounded 46 at Nigeria Catholic church

September 23, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

BAUCHI, Nigeria – A suicide car bomber attacked a Catholic church conducting Mass in northern Nigeria on Sunday, killing one person and wounding another 46 in a region under assault by a radical Islamist sect, officials said. An Associated Press … read more »

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Abubakar And Tafawa Balewa Town: A Tale Of Two Titans!

July 10, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

by Justine John DYIKUK A tale of Tafawa Balewa, the man and Tafawa Balewa, the town, is nothing other than a toast of truism. Yes, it is about a man and a place; his ancestry. Whether this wine will be … read more »

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Nigeria: Boko Haram claims bomb attack that killed 15

June 4, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

A radical Islamist sect has claimed responsibility for a suicide car bombing at a north Nigeria church that killed at least 15 people. In a statement sent to journalists Monday, a spokesman for the sect known as Boko Haram claimed … read more »

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Nigeria: Car bomb killed at least 8 people in Church

June 3, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

A suicide car bomber drove into a north Nigeria church’s compound Sunday and detonated his explosives as worshippers left an early morning service, killing at least eight people and wounding dozens more, officials and witnesses said. The bomber targeted the … read more »

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Bauchi’s Hopeless Budget – By Nasir El-Rufai

April 14, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

As we explore the issue of Nigeria’s missing federalism, we turn today to Bauchi as we focus on and analyze sub-national budgets, fiscal prudence and good governance.   The state is one of the older states with the good fortune … read more »

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Nigeria blasts – two churches, checkpoint

January 22, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Kano – Explosions struck two churches in the northern Nigerian city of Bauchi on Sunday, witnesses said, destroying one of them completely, although there were no immediate reports of casualties. Bauchi township resident Garbi Ali said he heard two explosions … read more »

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Nigeria: Explosions, gun attacks in Northern State Bauchi

January 22, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Two days after Boko Haram’s coordinated attack in Kano that left over 162 people dead, the radical islamic sect is currently attacking Bauchi town and its environs. According to reports, explosions were said to have rocked near IBB square, Jahun … read more »

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Bomb explodes in ex-minister’s property

August 29, 2011 by benim

Kano – A bomb was thrown onto the property of Nigeria’s ex-police minister, but it exploded without wounding anyone, police said on Monday, just days after a suicide attack at UN headquarters in Abuja. The incident occurred in the northern … read more »

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Nigeria’s secret police capture over 100 ‘dissidents’

July 4, 2011 by benim

Nigeria’s secret police said Monday it is holding over 100 leaders and members of a northern-based “dissident” group it did not name. Parts of northern Nigeria have in recent months been hit by frequent attacks staged by a radical Islamist … read more »

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Nigeria Islamists claim deadly bombs

June 1, 2011 by benim

Gombe – A man who identified himself as the deputy spokesperson of a radical Muslim sect says they are responsible for blasts in two northern Nigerian cities and one city near the capital that left at least 17 dead. The … read more »

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Bomb blast targets Nigerian military patrol

May 30, 2011 by benim

A bomb targeting a military patrol exploded in northeastern Nigeria on Monday, causing damage to a vehicle but no injuries, a military spokesman said, adding an Islamist sect was suspected. “There was a bomb blast this morning around 7:30 targeting … read more »

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Ruling party wins riot-hit Nigerian states

April 30, 2011 by benim

Kaduna – Nigeria’s ruling party has won control of two states hard hit by deadly rioting that followed last week’s presidential elections, results showed on Friday. The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) swept governorship votes in Kaduna and Bauchi, two northern … read more »

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Suspected bomb-makers killed in north Nigeria blast

April 22, 2011 by benim

At least two suspected bomb-makers were killed in a blast in Kaduna in northern Nigeria on Saturday, a city at the center of post-election violence in which hundreds of people are thought to have died this week. A security source … read more »

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Nigeria Gunmen Attack Police Station in Bauchi State, Injure Two Policemen

April 2, 2011 by benim

Unknown attackers in Nigeria hurled explosives and fired shots at a police station in the northern city of Bauchi yesterday, injuring two policemen on the eve of planned legislative elections, police said. The attackers, who arrived the Dutsen Tanshi police … read more »

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Gunmen in Nigeria Kill Three People in Attack in Bauchi State, Police Say

March 10, 2011 by benim

Gunmen in Nigeria attacked villages in the northern state of Bauchi at dawn today, killing three people in a region roiled by recent sectarian fighting, police said. The bodies were recovered from the wreckage of houses razed by the attackers … read more »

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‘Why Nigerians should vote for incumbent President Goodluck’

February 28, 2011 by benim

Electoral reforms, the consolidation of the Amnesty programme, increase in power supply are some of the achievements of the administration of Goodluck Jonathan and his deputy, Namadi Sambo in the few months they have been in charge of affairs in … read more »

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Politicians killed Nigerian banks. Says Sanusi

December 13, 2010 by benim

AS the controversy surrounding the statement made by the governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, about the budget of the National Assembly rages on, the CBN governor has declared that politicians in the country, particularly … read more »

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Nigeria: 2 killed in sect attack on mosque

November 19, 2010 by benim

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Two men were killed and one child injured after suspected Islamic sect members ambushed a mosque during prayers in northeastern Nigeria in the first daytime attack by the group in a new wave of violence, a police … read more »

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Nigeria: Suspected Islamists kill soldier in Maiduguri

November 14, 2010 by benim

KANO, Nigeria — Gunmen suspected of being members of an Islamist sect which launched an uprising in northern Nigeria last year have shot dead a soldier in the city of Maiduguri, police said Sunday. The two motorcycle-riding gunmen shot dead … read more »

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