Tag Archives: Nigeria

Generals found ‘guilty of aiding Boko Haram’

Posted on June 4, 2014 by thememorables

Nigerian newspapers says officers court-martialed for giving weapons to armed group, but military denies reports. Al Jazeera on 04 Jun 2014 11:02 —The Nigerian military has failed to curb a five-year-old insurgency by Boko Haram [AP] Ten generals and five … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Abba Moro, AP, army, Boko Haram, Chris Olukolade, Court martial, Generals court-martialed, Goodluck Jonathan, Leadership newspaper, Nigeria, Nigeria Interior Minister, Nigerian military, ten generals, United Nations, United States, Washington | Leave a comment

UK probes Islamic preacher for hailing Chibok abduction

Posted on June 2, 2014 by thememorables

The Punch on JUNE 1, 2014 A United Kingdom-based Islamic preacher, Mizanur Rahman, is being investigated by police after a video showed him praising Boko Haram for kidnapping over 200 schoolgirls. The 31-year-old of Palmers Green, north London, claimed in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Al Muhajiroun organisation, Al-Qaeda, Anjem Choudary, Boko Haram, Chibok abduction, Metropolitan Police, Mizanur Rahman, Nigeria, Omar Bakri Muhammad, UK probes Islamic preacher, United Kingdom | Leave a comment

Nigerian vigilantes aim to rout Boko Haram

Posted on May 31, 2014 by thememorables

—In northeastern Nigeria, the Civilian Joint Task Force patrols streets with guns, machetes and even bows and arrows. Al Jazeera on Ashionye 31 May 2014 09:54 Maiduguri, Nigeria – Nigerians living in the northeastern city of Maiduguri go about their … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bama, Bello Damvatta, Boko Haram, Borno State Government, Borno Youth Association of Peace and Justice, Civilian Joint Task Force, Civilian JTF, Human Rights Watch, JTF, Maiduguri, Nigeria, Nigerian government, Shehu Abdul Gani | Leave a comment

US gives $5bn to global terror fight

Posted on May 28, 2014 by thememorables

BBC on 28 May 2014 Last updated at 14:43 GMT US President Barack Obama has announced a $5bn (£3bn) “terrorism partnership fund” to help other countries tackle extremists. The cash will help countries in the Middle East, Africa and East … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged $5bn (£3bn), Afghanistan, Barack Obama, global terror fight, Lybia, Mali, Nigeria, Somalia, Syria, terrorism partnership fund, US foreign policy vision, US Military Academy, US President, West Point, Yemen | Leave a comment

Nigeria ex-leader ‘in talks’ with Boko Haram

Posted on May 28, 2014 by thememorables

Olusugun Obasanjo said to have met people close to group that kidnapped 273 schoolgirls to try negotiate their release. El Jazeera on 28 May 2014 11:15 Nigeria’s former president Olusegun Obasanjo has met with people close to Boko Haram in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ABDUCTED SCHOOLGIRLS, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, Boko Haram, Chief of Defence Staff, Goodluck Jonathan, Jen Psaki, kidnapped schoolgirls located, negotiation, Nigeria, Obasanjo meets, Olusegun Obasanjo, prisoner-for-hostage swap | Leave a comment

Deadly raid by Boko Haram on Nigeria base

Posted on May 27, 2014 by thememorables

—At least 24 killed in attack by Boko Haram fighters on army base in northeast town of Buni Yadi, witnesses say. El Jazeera on 27 May 2014 17:05 Scores of vehicles were also burnt during the attack in the state … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged army base, Boko Haram, Buni Yadi, deadly raid, Nigeria, northeast town, Yobe State | Leave a comment

Nigeria’s Boko Haram ‘targets village vigilantes’

Posted on May 23, 2014 by thememorables

BBC on 23 May 2014 Last updated at 17:24 GMT Villagers have been forming vigilante groups to protect their communities from militant attacks Militants in Nigeria have raided three villages and killed those they accused of being anti-Boko Haram vigilantes, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boko Haram, Borno state, Chibok, Nigeria, President Goodluck Jonathan, schoolgirls, UN Security Council, vigilantes | Leave a comment

Out of Africa: The great money migration

Posted on April 30, 2014 by thememorables

—Almost $2 trillion has left Africa illicitly since 1970, thwarting poverty reduction and economic growth. Mohammed Adow — ALJAZEERA Last updated: 30 Apr 2014 13:13 Bahar Dar, Ethiopia – The figures are staggering: At least $1.8 trillion illicitly flowed … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Baha Dar, capital flight, corruption in Africa, Ethiopia, Financial and Economic Crimes Commission, illicit financial flow, Money migration from Africa, Nigeria, Nuhu Ribadu, Somalia, Tana High Level Forum on African Security, UN Economic Commission for Africa | Leave a comment

Nigeria abductions: Parents scour woods for daughters

Posted on April 17, 2014 by thememorables

17 April 2014 Last updated at 15:59 GMT Will Ross reports on the abduction of dozens of teenager girls in Nigeria The parents of some of the girls abducted from a school in north-east Nigeria have headed into the forest … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Asabe Kwambura, Boko Haram, Borno state, Cameroun, Chibok, Hausa anguage, Nigeria, Nigeria abductions, Parents scour woods for daughters, President Goodluck Jonathan, principal of the school, Sambisa forest | Leave a comment

Nigeria unrest: ‘Attackers abduct 200 schoolgirls’

Posted on April 15, 2014 by thememorables

BBC on 15 April 2014 Last updated at 15:37 GMT Heavy security in north-eastern Nigeria has not stopped the attacks Scores of girls have been abducted in an attack on a school in north-east Nigeria, parents say. Gunmen reportedly arrived … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged abduction of students, Abuja, Boko Haram, Borno, Chibok, Mohammed Kabir Mohammed, Nigeria, north eastern Nigeria | Leave a comment