Tag Archives: Gombe State

Nigeria: Boko Haram peace deal and its implications

November 12, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

by Taiwo Adisa, Nigeria Tribune Group Politics Editor, Taiwo Adisa, analyses the recent offer by the Islamic sect, Boko Haram, to dialogue with the Federal Government and its implications. ON Thursday November 1, the nation was treated to some sort of good … read more »

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Christians are behind Boko Haram in a plot to distabilize the North

July 1, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

by Aminu Sani Without doubt there is Boko Haram which aims to establish, according to them, a just social system of governance as they understand it, which path to its establishment is strewn with violence and there is a “Boko … read more »

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Gunmen kill 4 cops in north Nigeria

March 8, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Gombe – Police say gunmen have attacked three banks and a police station in Nigeria’s northeast, killing four policemen. Gombe state deputy police chief Kabir Muhammad said on Thursday that the attacks occurred in a town about 140km from the … read more »

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With 215 Nigerians Killed Unlawfully In Two Weeks, Nigeria is close to Somali Balkanisation

January 9, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Nigeria’s Intersociety Speaks On The Horrible State Of Affairs In Nigeria: With 215 Nigerians Killed Unlawfully In Two Weeks, In Addition To 54.000 Killed Since 1999: Nigeria Is Close To Rwandan Genocide & Somali Balkanization Except Doctrine Of Necessity Intervenes … read more »

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Bomb kills 3 at northern Nigerian police base

October 17, 2011 by benim

A bomb explosion killed at least three people on Sunday at a police base in northern Nigeria, authorities said, a region plagued by attacks by a radical Islamist sect. Vehicles were set ablaze and several wounded were rushed to hospital … read more »

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Nigerian governors ‘apologise’ to Islamists for rights abuse

July 3, 2011 by benim

Two senior officials in northern Nigerian have offered public apologies to an extremist sect for any rights violations suffered during military crackdown on its armed uprising in 2009. Bauchi state governor Isa Yuguda and the ex-governor of neighbouring Gombe state … read more »

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