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AS Christians in Nigeria joined their counterparts across the world to celebrate Easter, which marks the resurrection of Jesus Christ, gunmen on Thursday night unleashed violence on the quiet Ganawuri chiefdom of Riyom Council, Plateau State, leaving no fewer than … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, Pan African News, West Africa
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Tagged Christian, Easter, Friday, Fula people, Nigeria, Plateau State, Special Task Force, STF
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“Alamieyeseigha… has shown himself to be a dishonourable fellow, unfit to rule, unfit to sit among men and women of honour and integrity, unfit to preach to the people that he leads about ideals and values.” – Dr. Reuben Abati, … read more »
Attackers armed with guns and machetes stormed a village in central Nigeria’s Plateau state today killing 10 members of the same family amongst them five children under the age of ten. Two persons were also fatally injured and are receiving … read more »
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Tagged Christian, Fula people, Jos, Lieutenant, local Nigerian newspaper, Military uniform, Muslim, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian, Plateau State
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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 »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Boko Haram, bokoharam, Christian, Christianity, Hausa-Fulani, Indepth Africa Magazine, Interfaith, Islam, Jos, Muslim, Muslim-Christian Relations, Nigeria, Nigerian, peace, Peace Cup, Plateau State, Religion News, Uganda
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by Justine John DYIKUK Travelling back home from South-South Nigeria for the yuletide season was one of great joy, eager expectation and an irresistible homely-summon. As the writer was preparing to crouse through the hinterland and picturesque plains of the … read more »
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, Jos, Langtang South, Nigeria Labour Congress, Plateau State, River Benue, rivers state, Strike action, trade union
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A FRESH wave of violence has swept through different parts of the country, claiming both security operatives and civilians. In Plateau State, the Special Task Force (STF) Operation Safe Haven said its personnel who were on a routine patrol intercepted … read more »
By Sam Nda-Isaiah, Leadership opinion Last week, a certain Abu Mohammed Ibn Abdulaziz, who claims to be second in command of Boko Haram, held a radio conference with journalists in Maiduguri in which he declared his sect’s readiness for a … read more »
One person was injured when an Improvised Explosive Device exploded near the Rikkos Police Post in Jos on Friday. The Spokesman for the Special Task Force in Plateau State, Captain Salisu Mustapha, said in a statement in Jos, that the … read more »
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Tagged bomb, explosion, Friday, improvised explosive device, IndepthAfrica, Jos, Nigeria, Plateau State, Salisu Mustapha, Special Task Force, STF
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At least 35people have been killed in flooding in central Nigeria’s Plateau state after heavy rainfall caused a dam to overflow near the city of Jos. A Red Cross spokesman said that about 200 homes, many of them made from … read more »
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Plateau – A rocket was fired at a Muslim school in Jos, Plateau state on Tuesday and killed a boy aged about 10, military spokesman Salisu Mustapha told Reuters. Jos is the capital of Plateau State in the heart of … read more »
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The Nigerian city of Jos has become synonymous for the bloody violence which occasionally breaks out between its Christian and Muslim communities. The BBC’s Will Ross asks whether bombings by the Islamist group Boko Haram will further inflame tensions. Looking … read more »
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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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Lagos – Suspected Muslim herdsmen in Nigeria have hacked and shot to death seven sleeping family members at a Christian village in the volatile central Plateau state, officials said on Thursday. “A family of seven was brutally killed at Riya, … read more »
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One person was killed and nine others were injured last night after suspected Islamic extremists attacked a TV viewing center in a Christian area of Jos where a crowd had gathered to watch soccer. At about 10:15 p.m. at the … read more »
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Tagged afria travel, Africa news, African news, Boko Haram, Christian, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Islamic terrorism, Jos, Muslim, Nigeria, Plateau State, Tudun Wada
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An unspecified number of people sustained injuries on Tuesday nite in a bomb blast close to a football viewing centre in Tudun Wada, Jos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that most of the injuries resulted from stampede as … read more »
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Tagged afria travel, Africa news, African news, barcelona fc, Chelsea FC, explosion, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Jos, Nigeria, Plateau State, Tudun Wada, UEFA
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IT was definitely a Black Sunday, February 26, for the people of Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria, as a bomb wrecked havoc at the Church of Christ in Nigeria (COCIN) Headquarters. According to eye witnesses, the explosive-laden car was said to … read more »
Posted in Nigeria
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Boko Haram, IndepthAfrica, Jos, Kaduna, Nigeria, Plateau State, Solomon Lar, Special Task Force, Yobe State
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A mobile police officer allegedly died on Sunday night and several people injured in Barkin Ladi and Bassa local governments of Plateau State. An eyewitness said problem started at Miango village in Bassa Council in the late hours of Sunday … read more »
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Tagged Barkin Ladi, Jos, Miango, nation, Nigeria news, Nigerian news, Plateau State, Police officer, Special Task Force, Sunday
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By Kazeem Olowe “Religious fanatics should not be posted to head state police commands……” -Jos Crisis Panel The above quotation will give an insight to the kind of person that will be directing the affairs of the Nigerian Police force … read more »
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Tagged American International Group, Boko Haram, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Jos, Joshua Dariye, Nigeria, Nigeria Police Force, Niki Tobi, Plateau State
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Written By Alex CONTRARY to impressions that its activities were targeted at President Goodluck Jonathan’s Administration, dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram, has claimed that it had nothing against the President. According to information obtained by an online publication, 247ureports.com, through … read more »
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Tagged Bauchi State, Boko Haram, Borno State, Goodluck Jonathan, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kano, Obasanjo, Olusegun Obasanjo, Plateau State
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Nigeria today faces a formidable combination of security challenges, which led President Goodluck Jonathan last week to declare the situation “even worse than the civil war”. The situation, which combines communal clashes, civil unrest and a growing tide of almost … read more »
Posted in Article, Conflict/Tragedy, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Adamawa State, Boko Haram, Borno State, Goodluck Jonathan, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Nigeria Police Force, Plateau State
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Boko Haram: Shall we tell the president? The Muslim sect, jama’atu ahlis sunna lidda’awati wal-jihad), also known as Boko Haram in our country preaches a strict adherence to the Islamic legal framework, Sharia, which it wishes to foster over the … read more »
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Tagged Abuja, Bauchi State, Boko Haram, Doctrine of Necessity, Goodluck Jonathan, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Owoye Andrew Azazi, Plateau State
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A family of four people was killed in a machete attack in Nigeria’s ethnically and religiously mixed Plateau state on Wednesday, the state government’s spokesman said. Plateau is a tinderbox of ethnic and religious rivalries over land and power between … read more »
Posted in Conflict/Tragedy, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Boko Haram, Christian, Christmas, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Jos, Nigeria, Plateau State
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Summary: if any of the President’s 100 advisers has the polite courage for the extraordinary task of reminding His Excellency of his foremost, sworn, constitutional obligation to the national interest about security and safety of Nigerians and all who sojourn … read more »
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Tagged Bayelsa State, Boko Haram, CNN International, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Nigerian Television Authority, Nigerians, Plateau State
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Jos – Pamphlets threatening bombings of churches and other areas have been posted in the Nigerian city of Jos, where Christmas Eve 2010 attacks and reprisals killed dozens, authorities said on Friday. A number of flyers were found on the … read more »
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Tagged Abuja, Boko Haram, christmas eve, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Jos, Muslim, Nigeria, Plateau State
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October 17, 2011 by benim
JOS, Nigeria — Seven suspects, including two former soldiers, were on Monday charged with the kidnapping of Chelsea footballer John Obi Mikel’s father in August, court documents said. They all pleaded not guilty to the three-count charge of conspiracy and … read more »
September 19, 2011 by benim
Jos – Nigeria has sent 1 300 additional riot police to the violence-wracked central Plateau state to quell deadly unrest and sectarian violence, an army spokesperson said on Sunday. Extra army, air force and navy troops will also be deployed … read more »
September 13, 2011 by benim
Abuja – President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday ordered the country’s defence chief to “take all necessary actions” to stop a new round of unrest between Christian and Muslim ethnic groups in Nigeria. The order came after two explosions hit the … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Christian, Goodluck Jonathan, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Jos, Middle Belt, Muslim, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Plateau State, Ramadan, Southern Africa, West Africa
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September 12, 2011 by benim
An explosion shook an outdoor bar in the central Nigerian town of Jos on Sunday, a military spokesman said, the latest unrest in a region where religious clashes have killed over 70 people in recent weeks. A popular open air … read more »
Posted in Conflict/Tragedy, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Christian, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Jos, Muslim, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Plateau State, Southern Africa, Special Task Force, Spokesperson, West Africa
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September 9, 2011 by benim
Geneva – The UN human rights office called on Nigeria on Friday to halt spiraling violence between Christian and Muslim youths in which it said 70 people had been killed since early August, including a family hacked to death. A … read more »
Posted in Conflict/Tragedy, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Al-Qaeda, Boko Haram, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Jos, Muslim, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Plateau State, Southern Africa, United Nation, West Africa
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September 9, 2011 by benim
Jos – An attack on a village in central Nigeria killed nine people including seven siblings in an area beset by sectarian violence, a government official said on Friday. “Nine people died in the attack, eight are of the same … read more »
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