Ogun State, Nigeria, World News & Stories
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Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have ransacked Pissa, one of the terrorised villages in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State, killing an unspecified number of locals, and kidnapping others including women and children. Local sources told PREMIUM TIMES that the attack started early morning on Saturday, with many houses razed by the terrorists. According to…
A police intelligence report shared with TheCable quoted top commanders of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP), a breakaway faction of Boko Haram, as saying Shekau blew himself up on Wednesday following a confrontation. The Boko Haram leader was said to have killed himself with a bomb “when he observed that the ISWAP…
Former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, has denied reports making the round that he turned down the offer of the British armed forces to help rescue the missing Chibok school girls. Jonathan in a statement released insisted that he did not reject the offer to rescue the girls, saying he gave the international community free latitude…
COTONOU, Benin Republic — President Boni Yayi has promised to contribute 800 troops to a regional force intended to combat the Nigeria-based terrorist group Boko Haram. The president made the announcement Saturday during a visit from Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari that coincided with Benin’s independence anniversary. “This is an opportunity for Benin to express solidarity…
