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Nigeria:
Terrorism - Jonathan Canvasses for Greater Support From Global Powers
This Day, 9 March 2014
President Goodluck Jonathan has called for greater support from global super powers in the fight against terrorism. Read more »
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Nigeria:
G Is for Gusau - Jonathan Turns to Nigeria's Soldier Spy in the Fight Against Boko Haram
ThinkAfricaPress, 10 March 2014
President Jonathan has appointed veteran security chief Aliyu Mohammed Gusau as his new defence minister, but is there more to this choice than meets the eye? Read more »
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Nigeria:
Boko Haram - Change Tactics, PDP Govs Tell GEJ
Vanguard, 10 March 2014
EIGHTEEN governors under the aegis of Peoples Democratic Party Governors' Forum, yesterday, took a critical appraisal of the security situation in the country with the Boko Haram… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Boko Haram - PDP Govs Ask Security Forces to Change Strategy
Daily Trust, 10 March 2014
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum has described the recent massacre of students in Yobe State as barbaric and called on security chiefs in the country to device a… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Prayer Is Panacea to End Terrorism, Says Jonathan
This Day, 9 March 2014
President Jonathan Sunday advocated for prayers as panacea to end the spate of terrorism in the country. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Cleric Calls for Ceaseless Prayers Over Security Challenge
This Day, 9 March 2014
Amidst the nation's disturbing security challenges, the General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Christian Church, Pastor William Kumuyi, has advised religious leaders and the… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Boko Haram - Jonathan Calls for Prayer Against Insurgency
Vanguard, 9 March 2014
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, weekend, expressed the Federal Government readiness to stop the acts of terrorism perpetuated by the Boko Haram sect in the North-East of Nigeria. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Boko Haram - Sultan Urges Jonathan to Use Presidential Powers to Stop Killings
Premium Times, 9 March 2014
"This is the height of madness of the insurgency and the killing must be stopped immediately." Read more »
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Nigeria:
Boko Haram - Nigeria Military Repels Attack, Recovers Weapons - Spokesperson
Premium Times, 7 March 2014
The Nigeria military on Friday said it recovered some weapons while repelling an attack from the Boko Haram terrorists along the country's border with Chad. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Boko Haram Ideology Forbidden in Islam - Scholar
Premium Times, 10 March 2014
A renowned Islamic scholar, Bilal Philips, has condemned the extremist group, Boko Haram, saying contrary to the group's claim of being against western education, it is the sect's… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Boko Haram - What Options for the Military?
Premium Times, 10 March 2014
What began as sectarian crises in the north eastern part of the country has gradually mutated into full-blown terrorist activities. No day passes without news of shootings, bomb… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Al-Qaeda Takes Over Boko Haram
Vanguard, 9 March 2014
There are very strong indications to suggest that al-Qaeda, the global terror organization founded by the late Osama Bin Laden, may have taken control of the notorious and deadly… Read more »
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Nigeria:
ACF Doubts FG's War Against Boko Haram
This Day, 8 March 2014
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has expressed doubts about the sincerity of the Federal Government's war against the Boko Haram terror group in the north eastern part of the… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Boko Haram's 'Human Butcher' Captured
This Day, 8 March 2014
Nigerian security forces operating with the Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) Friday captured a number of terrorists, including one described as "Boko Haram's lead specialist… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Despite Boko Haram Killings, Nigerian Government Deploys 820 New NYSC Corps Members to Borno
Premium Times, 7 March 2014
Despite the killing of hundreds of people in Borno in the last one month by the outlawed Boko Haram sect, the National Youth Service Corps has deployed 820 new corps members to the… Read more »
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Nigeria:
FG Spends N3.38 Trillion in Four Years On Security
Leadership, 10 March 2014
The federal government has spent not less than N3.38 trillion to combat security challenges in the country in the last four years, recent findings have shown. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Troops Kill Over 200 Insurgents - Boko Haram
Leadership, 9 March 2014
At least 210 Boko Haram terrorists have so far been killed as a combined force of Nigerian soldiers on a special operation began raid of Sambisa forest, which is the insurgents'… Read more »