Monthly Archives: January 2012

BOKO HARAM VOWS TO FIGHT UNTIL NIGERIA ESTABLISHES SHARIA LAW – GUARDIAN(UK)

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

Imam Abubakar Mohammed Shekau, Boko Haram leader Exclusive: Spokesman for Islamist group says it will not stop deadly attacks until country is ruled according to dictates of Allah http://m.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/27/boko-haram-nigeria-sharia-law?cat=world&type=article HIGHLIGHTS * Will not negotiate until they bring the FG to … Continue reading →

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SECURITY COUNCIL SAYS KANO BOMBERS MUST BE BROUGHT TO JUSTICE

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

CHANNELS TELEVISION January 26, 2012 The Security Council has condemned the recent multiple terrorist attacks in Kano, causing numerous deaths and injuries, and underlined the need to bring the perpetrators to justice. The 15-member body expressed its deep sympathy and … Continue reading →

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BEWARE OF BOKO HARAM APOLOGISTS !

Posted on January 26, 2012 by

Boko Haram militants, screenshot from a 2010 video VANGUARD January 26, 2012 Viewpoint The deliberately deceptive theories of IshaqKawu and Hakeem Baba-Ahmed WHILE the killings of Southerners, Yorubas and Northern Christians continue unabated in the North, there is a recognizable … Continue reading →

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WE WILL DIALOGUE WITH BOKO HARAM IF.. – JONATHAN

Posted on January 26, 2012 by

VANGUARD January 26, 2012 By Uduma Kalu with agency reports LAGOS President Goodluck Jonathan has said that the federal government will dialogue with the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram if the members would identify themselves and state clearly their demands … Continue reading →

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AFRICA OIL SPUDS OIL WELL IN KENYA

Posted on January 26, 2012 by

NAIROBI, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) Canadian oil and gas exploration firm, Africa Oil said on Wednesday that it has started spudding the Ngamia-1 exploratory well on Block 10BB in Kenya. The company said in a statement issued in Nairobi the Ngamia-1 … Continue reading →

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ARMS FROM LIBYA COULD REACH BOKO HARAM, AL QAEDA – UNITED NATIONS

Posted on January 26, 2012 by

* UN council to discuss report on arms flows in Sahel * Nigeria, Niger, others worried about Boko Haram * Countries fear increasing Boko-Qaeda links – UN UNITED NATIONS, Jan 26 (Reuters) The Libyan civil war might have given militant … Continue reading →

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GERMAN KIDNAPPED ON OUTSKIRTS OF KANO

Posted on January 26, 2012 by

January 26, 2012 KANO (AFP) Gunmen on Thursday abducted a German engineer working with a construction company on the outskirts of the city of Kano, police said. A driver along with two other assailants “came and abducted the engineer Raupach … Continue reading →

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KANO ATTACKS: HUNDREDS OF FOREIGNERS, MOSTLY CHADIANS, ARRESTED…300 IEDs RECOVERED

Posted on January 26, 2012 by

Mrs Rose Uzoma, Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service HUNDREDS OF SUSPECTS ARRESTED IN NORTHERN NIGERIA ATTACKS. KANO, Nigeria Jan. 26 (Xinhua) Hundreds of foreign nationals believed to be Chadians have been arrested by the police in northwest Nigeria’s Kano state … Continue reading →

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NIGERIAN GOVT. LAUNCHES INTEGRATED ANTI-TERRORISM PROJECT…340 COPS CONCLUDE ITALIAN COUNTERTERRORISM TRAINING.

Posted on January 26, 2012 by

CDS, Air Chief Marshal Petinrin addresses JSTF counterinsurgency troops in Maiduguri, NE Nigeria VOICE OF NIGERIA 25 January, 2012 As the wave of terrorism sweeps across Nigeria, government, on Tuesday, launched a project that will facilitate internal coordination and information-sharing … Continue reading →

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NIGERIA: MR MOHAMMED.D. ABUBAKAR APPOINTED ACTING INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

IGP, Mr MD Abubakar JONATHAN APPOINTS ABUBAKAR ACTING IG VANGUARD January 25, 2012 President Goodluck Jonathan, Wednesday, has approved the appointment of Mr. Mohammed D. Abubakar as Acting Inspector General of Police as a first step towards the comprehensive reorganization … Continue reading →

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