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Nigeria:
Over 13,000 Killed in Boko Haram Crisis - Jonathan
Daily Trust, 25 September 2014
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday told world leaders that Boko Haram insurgency has led to the killing of over 13,000 people in the past five years. Read more »
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Nigeria:
We Will Crush Boko Haram Like Ebola - Jonathan
Vanguard, 28 September 2014
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, yesterday, at the South-south Unity Party of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), held in Benin-City, vowed that his administration will crush… Read more »
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Nigeria:
We'll Crush Boko Haram Like We Did Ebola - Jonathan
Independent (Lagos), 28 September 2014
Benin City, the Edo State Capital was locked down for over four hours on Saturday, as chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gathered for the South-South zonal unity… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Why Nigeria Has Not Defeated Boko Haram - Jonathan
Premium Times, 28 September 2014
President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday said that terrorism and kidnapping were still major national challenges because Nigerians had not united against them as they did against the… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Jonathan - We Will Overcome Boko Haram Insurgency
This Day, 28 September 2014
President Goodluck Jonathan Sunday assured that Nigeria will surely overcome the challenges of Boko Haram insurgency in the nearest future. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Businessmen, Investors Seek End to Insurgency in Nigeria
This Day, 17 September 2014
Nigerian businessmen and other investors have sent a delegation to Chad to negotiate with Boko Haram to put an end to the insurgency that has led to the death of over 13,000… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Why We've Not Defeated Boko Haram - Jonathan
Vanguard, 29 September 2014
ABUJA--President Goodluck Jonathan said, yesterday, that the fight against Boko Haram terrorists has taken so long because Nigerians were not yet fully united to fight the menace. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Boko Haram Dims Hopes of Oil-Fuelled Revival of North
Vanguard, 28 September 2014
Social and economic development has long been touted as the way to revive the fortunes of Nigeria's impoverished north and prevent legions of disaffected young men turning to… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Politics, Boko Haram and Strategy
This Day, 28 September 2014
Perhaps, our situation would have been different today, if Nigerians had not introduced religion into politics, and maybe, we would have averted the deaths, abductions, internal… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Boko Haram Kills Pastor, Teacher, 18 Others in Borno
Independent (Lagos), 26 September 2014
Members of suspected Boko Haram sect attacked Shaffa and Shindiffu villages of Hawul Local Government Area of Borno State killing Pastor Eliud Gwamna Mshelizza of the Living Faith… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Boko Haram - Davis Links Funding to Agent in Cairo
Vanguard, 27 September 2014
Australian negotiator, Stephen Davis yesterday gave ome details of how top Nigerians have been channeling huge sums of money to bankroll the activities of the Boko Haram sect. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Australian Negotiator, Davis, Sends a Message to Boko Haram
Vanguard, 27 September 2014
In this interview, Australian negotiator, who has been working closely with the leadership of the Boko Haram sect, pleads with the group to seize the window provided by the death… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Troops Repel Boko Haram Attack On Borno Town
Vanguard, 27 September 2014
Troops have on Thursday repelled what would have been a major attack on Benesheik town by suspected members of the Boko Haram. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Scores of Boko Haram Insurgents Killed in Another Failed Konduga Attack
Premium Times, 26 September 2014
Boko Haram terrorists on Friday staged yet another attack on Konduga, near Maiduguri, Borno State, in their relentless attempt to take over the strategic town, but met stiff… Read more »
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Nigeria:
U.S. Denies Blocking FG's Purchase of War Aircraft
Leadership, 25 September 2014
The United States embassy in Nigeria has faulted a story of its purported blocking of the sale of CH-47 Chinook transport aircraft by the state of Israel to Nigeria. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Only By United Action Can We Check Terrorism - Jonathan
Vanguard, 25 September 2014
Below is the full text of Jonathan's speech at the UN Security Council Read more »
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Africa:
Security Council Unanimously Adopts Resolution Condemning Violent Extremism
UN, 24 September 2014
At a summit presided over by United States President Barack Obama, opened by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and addressed by scores of national leaders, the Security… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Fear Is the Sum Total of Nigerians
Vanguard, 28 September 2014
"I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear." -- Nelson Mandela Read more »