Archive for Category: "Nigeria"

Nigeria Boko Haram spokesman arrested, victims buried

Nigeria Boko Haram spokesman arrested, victims buried

Nigeria’s secret service arrested the purported spokesman for Islamist militant sect Boko Haram on Wednesday,

Suspected Boko Haram kill 6 in Nigeria’s Maiduguri

Suspected Boko Haram kill 6 in Nigeria’s Maiduguri

Suspected militants from the Boko Haram Islamist sect have killed six people in shootings

Gunmen attack police station in Nigeria’s Kano

Gunmen attack police station in Nigeria’s Kano

Gunmen bombed a police station on Sunday outside Nigeria’s second city Kano, the police and witnesses said,

Nigeria army says kills 11 Boko Haram insurgents

Nigeria army says kills 11 Boko Haram insurgents

Nigeria’s army killed 11 suspected Boko Haram insurgents during a gun battle at a checkpoint in the Islamist sect’s

Boko Haram to continue attacks for sharia: report

Boko Haram to continue attacks for sharia: report

Islamist sect Boko Haram, whose attacks have killed hundreds in Nigeria, will continue its campaign

Nigeria president tells Boko Haram to come out and talk

Nigeria president tells Boko Haram to come out and talk

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan challenged the violent Islamist Boko Haram sect on Thursday to identify themselves and state

Blast destroys police station in north Nigeria

Blast destroys police station in north Nigeria

A powerful blast destroyed a police station in the northern Nigerian city of Kano,

Islamist insurgents kill over 178 in Nigeria’s Kano

Islamist insurgents kill over 178 in Nigeria’s Kano

Gun and bomb attacks by Islamist insurgents in the northern Nigerian city of Kano

Nigéria: Kano frappé par une vague d’attentats

Nigéria: Kano frappé par une vague d’attentats

Vent de violences au nord Nigeria. La police confirme des attaques

Nigeria: gaz lacrymogène contre des manifestants

Nigeria: gaz lacrymogène contre des manifestants

La police a procédé à des tirs de grenades lacrymogènes jeudi à Lagos contre des centaines

Nigeria: quatre membres de Boko Haram tués

Nigeria: quatre membres de Boko Haram tués

Quatre membres présumés du groupe islamiste Boko Haram ont été tués

Nigéria: les syndicats suspendent le mouvement de grève

Nigéria: les syndicats suspendent le mouvement de grève

Une vive tension a régné encore ce lundi 16 janvier à Lagos où des soldats ont pris position dans les rues pour disperser

Nigeria protests suspended after fuel price cut

Nigeria protests suspended after fuel price cut

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said on Monday petrol prices would be reduced to 97 naira a litre and labour unions

Nigeria fuel strike: protests suspended

Nigeria fuel strike: protests suspended

Nigeria’s trade unions have suspended protests and some strikes for two days to allow more talks with officials.

Nigeria sect leader defends killings in video

Nigeria sect leader defends killings in video

The leader of Nigerian Islamist sect Boko Haram said recent killings of Christians were justifiable revenge attacks