Potiskum Blast: 29 Killed, 80 Injured
At least 29 persons were yesterday confirmed dead and 80 others seriously injured after a suspected Boko Haram suicide bomber targeted a religious procession of the Shia Islamic brotherhood in Potiskum town of Yobe State, officials and witnesses have said. LEADERSHIP had officially been informed by... read more »
Suicide Blast Kills at Least 29 During Nigerian Shi’ite Ceremony
NIGERIA – Nigeria’s government announced last month that a cease-fire had been agreed with Boko Haram and that talks were under way in neighbouring Chad for the release of more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls abducted in April by the Islamist rebels. But although mediator Chad has said... read more »
At least 24 dead as migrant boat sinks in Turkish straits
At least two dozen migrants lost their lives today when a boat sank near Istanbul in northern Turkey, sparking a major air and sea rescue operation. Turkish rescue authorities were called to the scene at the mouth of the Bosphorus strait, which runs through northern Turkey, by local fishermen in... read more »
Nigeria’s purported Boko Haram leader says has ‘married offR...
A man claiming to be Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has said more than 200 girls kidnapped by the group six months ago were “married off” to its fighters, contradicting Nigerian government claims they would soon be freed. Nigeria’s military says it killed Shekau a year ago, and... read more »
