Tag Archives: United Nations Headquarters

Attack on Nigerian police unit

November 26, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Abuja: Gunmen on Monday attempted to attack a special police unit in the Nigerian capital Abuja, but police claimed to have repelled it and details were still emerging, a police spokesman said. “I can confirm that there was an attempted … read more »

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President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf of Liberia addresses the General Assembly

September 26, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Ten years after the end of Liberia’s brutal civil war, the country has made tremendous progress on the path to lasting peace and stability, its President, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, told the United Nations General Assembly today, while adding that serious challenges … read more »

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Explosion rocks shopping mall in Nigeria Capital City

July 4, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Abuja – An explosion went off on Tuesday at a shopping centre in the Nigerian capital Abuja, where an unexploded bomb was later discovered, rescue officials said. The first blast happened at about 21:00 at a shopping plaza in the … read more »

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Nigeria Cites Progress in Battling Boko Haram

April 19, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Nigeria’s Information Minister tells VOA his country’s security forces have made enormous progress in combating the threat posed by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram, especially in the federal capital, Abuja. Labaran Maku’s comment follows a U.S. emergency warning issued … read more »

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Nigeria: US warns sect may bomb Abuja hotels

April 18, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Lagos – The US warned its citizens on Wednesday that a radical Islamist sect may attack hotels frequented by foreigners in Nigeria’s capital, the second time it has advised such an assault is possible in the widening sectarian fight in … read more »

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The Scourge of Boko Haram

January 4, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Whilst Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has vowed to crush the militant Islamist sect Boko Haram, following their murderous attacks on Christian Churches on Christmas Day which left dozens dead, the Nigerian state has clearly taken their eyes off the ball … read more »

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President Jonathan’s New Year Message

January 1, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Scroll down for the Video NEW YEAR MESSAGE TO THE NATION FROM DR. GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN, GCFR, PRESIDENT, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA JANUARY 1, 2012 Fellow Compatriots, I greet you all as we enter … read more »

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Witnesses: 4 Nigerian Security Agents Killed in Blast

December 23, 2011 by IndepthAfrica

Witnesses say four security agents were killed in northeast Nigeria in a roadside bomb explosion. Reports say the bomb went off Thursday afternoon in the northern city of Damaturu, the capital of Yobe state. A local police officer said security … read more »

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Explosion rocks Nigeria

December 13, 2011 by IndepthAfrica

Maiduguri – A powerful explosion rocked the violence-torn Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Tuesday, residents and the military said. The blast was followed by sporadic gunfire in the northern city, which has been the epicentre of violence blamed on the … read more »

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Islamists bomb police station in Nigeria

November 27, 2011 by benim

Kano – Gunmen suspected to be members of the Islamist sect Boko Haram have bombed a police station, a bank and a beer parlour in Nigeria’s northeastern Yobe state, residents say. The gunmen threw explosives into a police station and … read more »

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Boko Haram claims al-Qaeda links

November 24, 2011 by benim

Kano – A purported spokesperson for Islamist sect Boko Haram claimed on Thursday that the group, blamed for attacks including the suicide bombing of UN headquarters in Nigeria, has links with al-Qaeda. “It is true we have links with al-Qaeda,” … read more »

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Trial of bombs suspects begins in Nigeria

November 18, 2011 by benim

Abuja – The trial of six suspected members of the Islamist Boko Haram sect accused of involvement in bomb blasts which killed 25 people in separate attacks in and around Abuja began on Friday. In a federal high court the … read more »

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Bomb targets police vehicle in Nigeria

November 15, 2011 by benim

Maiduguri – A bomb targeting a police vehicle in a governor’s motorcade and two other blasts rocked the volatile Nigerian city of Maiduguri, but no casualties were reported, police and residents said on Tuesday. The blast involving the motorcade of … read more »

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France pledges support against Boko Haram

November 13, 2011 by benim

Abuja – French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe vowed on Saturday to help Nigeria in its fight against extremist groups as the country faces an intensifying Islamist insurgency. The radical Islamist group Boko Haram has claimed credit for a recent wave … read more »

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‘Islamists’ kill Nigerian lawmaker

October 17, 2011 by benim

Maiduguri – Suspected Islamists have shot and killed a Nigerian lawmaker in the northeastern state of Borno in the latest such attack targeting local leaders, police and the military said on Monday. “The legislator was killed while standing in front … read more »

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Nigerian soldiers accused of abuses

October 11, 2011 by benim

Kano – Nigerian troops were accused of burning homes and shooting indiscriminately on Monday after a bomb attack in the country’s northeast blamed on Islamists which wounded three soldiers. A military spokesman denied soldiers had carried out abuses and said … read more »

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New twist in Nigeria bomb blast

October 10, 2011 by benim

Kano – A bomb exploded Sunday in a violence-torn Nigerian city in an attack by suspected Islamists on a military patrol, Borno state police chief said. The bomb was planted by the roadside in the Gwange area of the northern … read more »

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Jonathan promises safer Nigeria on Independence Day

October 1, 2011 by benim

Abuja – Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan pledged to secure the country in a broadcast to the nation on Saturday as it marked 51 years of independence amid a wave of attacks blamed on Islamists. The speech aired as massive security … read more »

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Boko Haram sectists arrested in Nigeria

September 28, 2011 by benim

Maiduguri – Security forces have arrested a top commander of a radical Muslim sect who is accused of orchestrating attacks in the country’s northeast that have left police, clerics and others dead, a governor said on Wednesday. Borno state Governor … read more »

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Nigeria should open talks with Islamist sect

September 26, 2011 by benim

Nigeria needs to open dialogue and negotiate with a radical Islamist sect behind a series of deadly bombings in Africa’s most populous nation, a presidential committee report said on Monday. The Boko Haram sect has been blamed for near daily … read more »

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Increase regional integration – Obasanjo

September 26, 2011 by benim

Johannesburg – Olusegun Obasanjo, former President of Nigeria and member of the Africa Progress Panel, has called upon African leaders to accelerate regional integration to boost economic and social development on the continent. “Africa needs greater integration to match itself … read more »

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Nigeria sets $160,000 bounty on UN bomb suspect

September 19, 2011 by benim

Nigeria’s state security service has offered a 25 million naira reward for information leading to the capture of the suspected mastermind behind a suicide bomb on U.N. headquarters in the capital last month that killed 23 people. Boko Haram, a … read more »

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Nigeria offers $160,000 ransom on UN bomber

September 18, 2011 by benim

LAGOS — Nigerian’s security service on Sunday offered a 25 million naira (160,000 dollars/116,000 euros) reward for information on the “mastermind” of the August 26 bombing of UN building in Abuja that killed 23 people. “A reward of 25 million … read more »

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Nigerian ‘bomber’ videos emerge

September 18, 2011 by benim

Lagos – Videos have emerged purporting to show members of a Nigerian Islamist sect preparing for suicide attacks, including a young man said to be responsible for last month’s bombing of UN headquarters. The two videos obtained by AFP are … read more »

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Gun men shoots dead four in northeast Nigeria

September 13, 2011 by benim

Gunmen shot dead four people in a bar in the northeastern Nigerian town of Maiduguri in the latest strike by a radical Islamist sect, police said on Tuesday. Boko Haram, whose name translates from the local Hausa language as “Western … read more »

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Nigeria discovers bomb factory

September 7, 2011 by benim

Abuja – Nigerian authorities said on Tuesday they had found a bomb-making factory near Abuja and had arrested six suspected members or people connected with the violent Islamist sect Boko Haram, including a foreign fighter from neighbour Niger. Authorities are … read more »

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Nigeria UN office attack suspects arrested before blast

September 1, 2011 by benim

Days before a car bombing at a UN headquarters in Nigeria that killed 23 people, the country’s secret police arrested two men suspected of organizing the attack, authorities said yesterday, raising questions about why it was not averted. The State … 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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Deadly bomb blast rocks U.N. building in Nigerian, killed18

August 26, 2011 by benim

At least 18 people were killed in a bombing at a U.N. building in the Nigerian capital of Abuja, a police spokesman said Friday. Police commissioner Michael Zuokumo told reporters eight people had been injured. Rescue officials are at the … read more »

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