Nigeria Cuts Cellphones in Emergency-Affected States
Mobile phone service has been turned off in Borno and Yobe, two of the three states affected by the proclamation of state of emergency, stifling social and business activities.
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Nigeria:
Cell Phone Service Cut in Borno, Yobe
Daily Trust, 17 May 2013
Mobile phone service was turned off yesterday in Borno and Yobe, stifling social life and business activities in two of the three states affected by the proclamation of state of… Read more »
Nigerian Army
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Nigeria:
Emergency Rule - Economic Activities Grounded in Three States
Leadership, 17 May 2013
The military yesterday deployed more troops to Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states and some neighbouring states and kept vigil on towns and villages and patrolled streets primarily to… Read more »
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Nigeria:
State of Emergency to Impact Negatively On GDP, Inflation - Renaissance Capital
Premium Times, 16 May 2013
The declaration of a state of emergency in three states - Borno, Yobe and Adamawa in Northeast Nigeria - in order to deal with Boko Haram insurgency will have a negative but… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Humanised Emergency Rule
Vanguard, 17 May 2013
WHEN emergency rule arrived Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States on Tuesday, it was long overdue. Debates about its content, allowing elected political office holders to remain in office… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Emergency Rule - Plateau Warns of Influx of Fleeing Insurgents From Borno, Others
Premium Times, 16 May 2013
The Plateau State Government has cautioned it citizens to be wary of possible influx of suspected insurgents that may flee states under emergency rule to Plateau to continue their… Read more »
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Nigeria:
UN Chief 'Very Concerned' About Deteriorating Security in Northeast Nigeria
UN News, 16 May 2013
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling on all extremist groups in Nigeria to cease their attacks amid deteriorating security in the country and where a state of emergency has… Read more »