Nigeria

Sheikh Zakzaky arraigned before Kaduna court

May 16, 2018 07:48

Leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky was transferred to the central state of Kaduna, where he was arraigned before the state High Court along with his wife.
No justification for keeping Zakzaky behind bars

May 05, 2018 09:16

The government of Nigeria, or more properly, President Muhamadu Buhari, who under the influence of Saudi Arabia and in violation of the orders of the Nigerian Federal Court has continued to keep the venerable leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibraheem az-Zakzaki, in prison, along with his wife and several followers since the December 15, 2015, ought to free him.
Suspected Boko Haram bomb attacks kill dozens in Eastern Nigeria

May 02, 2018 08:42

At least 24 people have lost their lives in suspected Boko Haram bomb attacks in and around a mosque in Nigeria’s Eastern Province of Adamawa, police and officials say.
Boko Haram bomb attacks kill four civilians in Nigeria

Apr 27, 2018 15:04

Boko Haram bombers have killed at least four civilians after fighting broke out on the outskirts of northeast Nigeria's biggest city, Maiduguri.
Nigerians mark 4th anniv. of abduction of 200 girls as Buhari begs for patience

Apr 14, 2018 11:10

Nigeria marks the fourth anniversary of the mass kidnapping of over 200 schoolgirls by Daesh-linked Boko Haram terrorists in the northeastern town of Chibok with renewed calls for their release.
Boko Haram has kidnapped at least 1,000 girls since 2013: UNICEF

Apr 13, 2018 07:26

The United Nations children’s agency has slammed repeated attacks by the Daesh-linked Boko Haram terrorist group against children in Nigeria, announcing that at least 1,000 children have been abducted in the African country since 2013.
About 18 killed as Boko Haram attacks Nigerian army base, villages

Apr 02, 2018 11:34

At least 18 people have been killed and over 80 others wounded after suspected Boko Haram Takfiri terrorists staged several attacks in Nigeria’s restive northeast.
Boko Haram frees 100 Nigerian girls but issues warning

Mar 21, 2018 12:27

Nigeria’s homegrown Boko Haram Takfiri terror group has surprisingly returned more than a 100 of 110 girls it had abducted from the country’s northeast last month, but has served the parents with a stern warning.
25 killed in fresh clashes in central Nigeria: Police

Mar 14, 2018 12:36

Herders are believed to have killed 25 villagers in central Nigeria's Plateau State, police said on Wednesday, in the latest violence linked to land, water, and grazing rights.
Group threatens to sue Nigeria government over girls' abduction

Mar 14, 2018 12:22

A rights group in Nigeria has threatened to take legal action against the government for its “criminal negligence” allegedly resulting in the kidnapping of hundreds of schoolgirls.