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Nigeria:
Abuja Blast - Obama Urges FG to Fish Out Perpetrators
Leadership, 15 April 2014
United States president, Mr. Barrack Obama and the United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, have called on the federal government to urgently conduct a full investigation… Read more »
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Nigeria:
U.S, UK Condemn 'Senseless' Nigeria Bombing
Vanguard, 15 April 2014
The United States of America, USA and Britain, yesterday, condemned the bomb attack on a packed bus station in Abuja and called for a full investigation. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Jonathan - We'll Get Over Boko Haram
Daily Trust, 15 April 2014
In the wake of yesterday's explosion that killed scores of people at Nyanya in Abuja, President Goodluck Jonathan has described the Boko Haram insurgency as temporary. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Escalating Communal Violence - Hundreds Killed Since December in North Central Region
HRW, 15 April 2014
Escalating violence across five states in central Nigeria has killed more than 1,000 people since December 2013, Human Rights Watch said today. The failure of Nigerian authorities… Read more »
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Nigeria:
UK Condemns Abuja Bomb Attack, Issues Travel Alert to Britons
Premium Times, 14 April 2014
The U.K. foreign secretary reiterated that Britain would continue to work closely with the Nigerian government to help tackle the threat from terrorism. Read more »
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Nigeria:
The African Union Strongly Condemns the Terrorist Attack in Abuja
African Union, 14 April 2014
The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, is deeply shocked and appalled by the bomb attack that took place this morning in the… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Security Forces Identify Abuja Bomber, Body Recovered
This Day, 15 April 2014
The Counter-Terrorism Unit (CTU) of the Nigerian security forces may have identified and recovered the body of the suspected bomber, who set-off the bomb at the Nyanya bus park in… Read more »
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Nigeria:
National Assembly Evacuated Over Bomb Scare
Premium Times, 15 April 2014
Nigerian authorities ordered an immediate evacuation of the National Assembly Tuesday a day after a massive car bomb killed at least 71 people and wounded 124 more at a car station… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Tributes Pour for Bomb Blast Victims
CAJ News, 14 April 2014
MORE political leaders and activists have condemned the explosion that occurred in Abuja on Monday morning. Read more »
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Nigeria:
PDP Blames APC, Calls Blast 'Barbaric, Wicked'
This Day, 15 April 2014
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Monday condemned the dawn bomb attack on a bus park in Nyanya, a suburb of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and described the incident as… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Jonathan Must Bring Perpetrators of Abuja Blast to Justice - Ban Ki-Moon
Leadership, 15 April 2014
Voicing out his shock and sadness after a bomb attack at a bus station near the Nigerian capital of Abuja claimed dozens of lives, United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon… Read more »
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Nigeria:
House of Reps Expresses Concern At Rising Terror
CAJ News, 15 April 2014
SPEAKER of the House of Representatives, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has condemned the Monday morning bomb blast that killed several scores of people in Abuja. Read more »
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Nigeria:
UK Issues Abuja Travel Warning
CAJ News, 14 April 2014
THE United Kingdom has advised its citizens against travelling to areas close to the Nyanya region following the bomb attack that killed scores on Monday morning. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Bloody Monday! Over 100 Killed, Scores Injured
Leadership, 15 April 2014
Bloodthirsty terrorists yesterday killed over 100 innocent people and injured over 200 others at a crowded bus-stop in Nyanya, Abuja, during rush hour. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Weeping and Wailing As Families Scramble to Find Loved Ones
This Day, 15 April 2014
Abuja, the nation's capital was thrown into mourning yesterday, following the death of 71 persons in a bomb blast that took place at the Nyanya bus park in a suburb of the Federal… Read more »
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Nigeria:
71 Die in Abuja Blast
Daily Trust, 15 April 2014
At least 71 people were killed and 124 others critically injured as a suspected suicide bomber attacked a bus station during the morning rush hour in Abuja yesterday. Read more »
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Nigeria:
APC Hits Back At Bomb Blast Accusation
CAJ News, 15 April 2014
THE All Progressives Congress, which has been accused of involvement in the Abuja bomb blast, has urged the Federal Government to urgently convene a national stakeholders' security… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Bloody Weekend in Borno - 60 Killed in Fresh Boko Haram Attacks
Vanguard, 14 April 2014
Barely 48 hours after suspected Boko Haram terrorists massacred more than 200 persons including students who were writing their Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, in… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Abuja Explosion - APC Calls for Security Summit
Leadership, 15 April 2014
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned the atrocious bomb blast that left 71 people dead in Abuja on Monday, and urged the Federal Government to urgently convene a… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Abuja Explosion - Death Toll Hits 70
Vanguard, 14 April 2014
The death toll from Monday explosion at Nyanya Bus Park has hit 70. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Abuja Explosion - APC Leadership, Governors Are Responsible, PDP Alleges
Vanguard, 14 April 2014
Abuja National leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has alleged that the leadership of the opposition, All Progressives Congress, APC and their governors were… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Abuja Explosion - Security Agencies On Red Alert - IGP
Vanguard, 14 April 2014
Security agencies have been placed on red alert throughout the Federal Capital Territory following the explosion that occurred in Nyanya bus stop on Monday morning. Read more »
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Nigeria:
71 Dead As Hospitals Scramble to Contain Carnage
Daily Trust, 14 April 2014
Officials at National Hospital scrambled Monday afternoon to compile list of possibly hundreds of casualties in the wake of a blast at a bus station at Nyanya, on Abuja's border… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Jonathan - God Willing, We'll Get Over Boko Haram
Daily Trust, 14 April 2014
In the wake of today's bomb explosion that killed scores of people at a motor park at Nyanya, Abuja, President Goodluck Jonathan says the Boko Haram insurgency is temporary. Read more »