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Nigeria:
Boko Haram Is Your Baby, Buhari Fires Back At Jonathan
Vanguard, 4 April 2013
Former Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, slammed President Goodluck Jonathan, describing the virulent sect, Boko Haram, as a creation of the present… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Presidency Challenges Buhari to Lead Talks With Boko Haram
This Day, 3 April 2013
The presidency Tuesday called on a former head of state and candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) in the 2011 presidential election, Major General Muhammadu Buhari… Read more »
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Nigeria:
CPC, ACN, Others Should Join PDP to Fight Boko Haram - Tukur
Premium Times, 3 April 2013
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chairman, Bamanga Tukur, has called on all opposition parties to join the federal government in the battle against insurgents in the country. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Malian Rebels Fund, Train, Equip Boko Haram - Army Chief
This Day, 3 April 2013
The rising wave of terrorism in the country has been attributed to, among other factors, the affiliation of the Boko Haram sect to Mali rebels - Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Boko Haram's Tactics Baffling - Ihejirika
Vanguard, 3 April 2013
Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lt.-General Azuibuke Ihejirika, yesterday in Lagos, expressed concern over the unpredictable and random nature of terrorist activities in the country,… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Northern Leaders to Jonathan - Stop Using Boko Haram to Blackmail Us
Vanguard, 2 April 2013
Northern leaders, yesterday, frowned at what they described as a desperate attempt by President Goodluck Jonathan and his administration to blame the rising wave of insecurity in… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Jonathan, Boko Haram and the Ides of March
Leadership, 3 April 2013
In the wake of the clamp down on the insurgents in Kano and other parts of the north and the President's insistence that the sect must be confronted for who they are, the… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Ahmed Gives Conditions for Boko Haram Amnesty
This Day, 3 April 2013
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, on Monday gave conditions on how the Boko Haram sect could be granted amnesty to curtail its current attacks on innocent Nigerians. Read more »
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Nigeria:
'Agree On Amnesty for Boko Haram and I'll Lead Negotiations'
Daily Trust, 3 April 2013
Former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu renews calls for the amnesty for Boko Haram saying it is in the interest of Igbos. Excerpts: Read more »
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Nigeria:
Boko Haram - Onaiyekan Backs Sultan Over Amnesty for Sect
Leadership, 3 April 2013
The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, has lent his voice in support of the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Abubakar Sa'ad III, over his stance that the federal… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Wife of Alleged Boko Haram Member Cries Out for Help
Leadership, 3 April 2013
A housewife whose husband is an alleged member of the Boko Haram sect has lamented her family's ordeal since her husband was allegedly taken away by security agents in Abuja. She… Read more »