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By Mahmud Jega, Daily Trust column It could well be that President Goodluck Jonathan woke up in a foul mood this morning, as he has probably did for three days since his return from a momentous visit to Yobe and … read more »
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A Nigerian Islamist group that killed seven foreign hostages it had been holding since February has posted a video of their bodies on the Internet. Italian and Greek authorities confirmed on Sunday that a British, an Italian, a Greek and … read more »
RADICAL Islamic fighters killed seven foreign hostages in Nigeria, European diplomats have said, making it the worst such kidnapping violence in decades for a country beset by extremist guerrilla attacks. Nigeria’s police, military, domestic spy service and presidency remained silent … read more »
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Abuja: Seven foreigners abducted by a radical Islamist sect in northern Nigeria are feared dead following the group’s claim of killing them. Ansaru, a splinter group from Boko Haram, posted on its website that the hostages — a Briton, a … read more »
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Barely hours after President Goodluck Jonathan left the Borno State capital; multiple explosions were reported to have hit the city of Maiduguri. Witnesses say they heard loud blasts, in Jajeri ward of Budum town, the heart of the insurgency shortly … read more »
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Nigeria’s army said Saturday it had launched an operation in the northern city of Maiduguri, the bastion of Islamist group Boko Haram, that led to the deaths of 20 suspected militants and two soldiers. The soldiers Friday stormed a location … read more »
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MAIDUGURI – Nigerian security forces killed 20 militants from the Islamist group Boko Haram in a firefight in the northeast on Sunday, a spokesman said. Lieutenant Colonel Sagir Musa, spokesman for joint military and police forces in the northeastern state … read more »
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Tagged Boko Haram, bokoharam, Borno State, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, MAIDUGURI, militant, Monguno, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian, nigerian newspapers, Police
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By Muhammed Abdullahi Tosin Almost half of the world’s population, comprising over three billion people, is extremely poor, surviving on less than 2.5 dollars a day, according to the Global Issues. UNICEF holds that 22,000 children die each day in … read more »
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By Ogbuefi Blogs 1. If your governor has procured a private jet and there is no airport in your state, your governor is dumb. Furthermore, if your state makes less than N10b monthly in IGR, and your governor appropriated for … read more »
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Tagged Abuja, Boko Haram, Edo State, IndepthAfrica, Niger Delta, Nigeria, Nigerian, Nigerian news, nigerian newspapers, Olusegun Obasanjo, PDP, Peruvian Democratic Party
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(Reuters) – France will not negotiate with gunmen claiming to be from Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram who have taken a French family of seven hostage, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Tuesday. The three adults and four children … read more »
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Tagged Boko Haram, Cameroon, France, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, Jean-Yves Le Drian, local Nigerian newspaper, Mali, Nigeria, Reuters
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A video apparently showing seven French hostages kidnapped from northern Cameroon has been posted online, with a man claiming that a radical Islamic group from Nigeria holds them. The video, posted Monday to YouTube, shows two men, a woman and … read more »
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Tagged Associated Press, Boko Haram, Cameroon, Islamism, Mali, Nigeria, Nigerian, nigerian newspapers, West Africa, Youtube
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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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Tagged Abuja, Al-Qaeda, Bauchi, Boko Haram, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Nigerian, Nigerian news, nigerian newspapers, Port Harcourt
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Nigeria (Reuters) – Seven French hostages abducted by suspected Nigerian Islamist militants have probably been separated into two groups and efforts are continuing to locate them, French President Francois Hollande said on Thursday. French, Nigerian and Cameroonian officials earlier denied … read more »
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(Reuters) – Seven French hostages kidnapped in Cameroon have been found alive in a house in northern Nigeria and are safe with Nigerian authorities, French television reported on Thursday. The hostages, four children and three adults, were captured by Islamist … read more »
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Tagged Boko Haram, Cameroon, France, french hostages freed, french hostages in niger, french hostages news, Islamism, niger kidnapping, Nigeria, Reuters, Television in France, Waza National Park
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By Steven Bucci French President Francois Hollande told reporters yesterday that Boko Haram, an Islamist terrorist group based in Nigeria, abducted a French family of seven, including four children, in northern Cameroon. Hollande noted the continuing role of France in … read more »
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At the demise of communist bloc in the late 80s and early 90s, two socio-political thinkers rose to theorize on the emerging world order and the shape of the age to come. The first was Francis Fukuyama who predicted the … read more »
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Nigeria’s militant Islamist group Ansaru has proved to be a formidable threat during its short existence, using dynamite to penetrate heavily-fortified compounds and taking foreigners hostage. Ansaru was formed last January, though it rose to prominence only about six months … read more »
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The Nigerian militant group Boko Haram was likely behind the kidnapping of seven French expatriates in Cameroon, the French foreign minister said on Tuesday. The three adults and four children were kidnapped early Tuesday in northern Cameroon, close to the … read more »
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Tagged Boko Haram, Cameroon, France, François Hollande, IndepthAfrica, Laurent Fabius, MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Waza National Park
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By Anthony Osae-Brown A critical analysis of Nigeria’s 2013 budget proposal throws up the question of whether Nigeria is a rich country. The general perception is that Nigeria is a rich country. Those who hold this view are quick to … read more »
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Abuja: An explosion in Nigeria’s commercial hub of Lagos killed a man and injured another on Monday sparking fears of violence spreading to the south of the country. The blast that occurred under a bridge, killed a sand dredger while … read more »
By Nick Street Senior Writer, Center for Religion and Civic Culture, University of Southern California On a brilliantly sunny Monday morning at the start of the rainy season, a couple of dozen young men gathered for a game of soccer … read more »
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Gunmen have stormed the compound of a Lebanese construction company in northern Nigeria, killing a guard and kidnapping seven foreign workers. Those abducted include a Briton, an Italian, a Greek and four Lebanese. The kidnapping ranks as the biggest of … read more »
On Sunday, February 10, in Johannesburg, South Africa, Nigeria’s national football (soccer) team, the Super Eagles, beat the Burkina Faso Stallions 1-0 to win the prestigious African Cup of Nations title. Back home in Nigeria, the Super Eagles’ victory came … read more »
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Some time ago, we sounded a word of warning about the “Salafists” and “Jihadists” when we discussed the Boko Haram problem in Nigeria. Now, Boko Haram Jihadist are using Gaddafi’s leftover weapons, some of which are more sophisticated than they … read more »
By Alemayehu Fentaw Weldemariam An authoritarian regime is bad, no matter what its ideological dressing may be. Terrorism is also bad, whether it is Islamic, secular, or so-called state terrorism. While this may be a truism, the EPRDF would argue … read more »
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By Gregory R. Copley The Mali War will be neither simple nor quick, ‘though the players all wish it so. Timboctou, almost a year in the hands of militants, had fallen to French and Malian forces by January 29, 2013. … read more »
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KANO, Nigeria — Nigeria’s military on Sunday claimed to have arrested a key member of Islamist extremist group Boko Haram after a reward of some $160,000 had recently been offered for his capture. A military task force in the country’s … read more »
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By Stephen Hayes Stephen Hayes is president and CEO of the Corporate Council on Africa. Boko Haram, a major language and tribe of northern Nigeria, which loosely means “Western education is forbidden” in Hausa, has emerged as a major threat … read more »
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Islamist group Ansaru says it was behind the kidnapping of a French engineer in Nigeria. 63-year-old Francis Colump was taken on December 19 when around 30 gunmen attacked his residence in the remote northern town of Rimi, near the border … read more »
KANO, Nigeria — The radical Islamist group Ansaru on Sunday claimed the recent kidnapping of a French citizen in northern Nigeria, citing France’s push for military intervention in Mali as a justification. Ansaru “announces to the world, especially the French … read more »
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