What could have caused several loss of lives on Friday, April 8, 2016, was averted by gallant men of the Nigerian military fighting insurgents in Borno State. News reaching us confirms that troops intercepted suicide bombers in the early hours of Friday, thereby averting another bloodbath. It was gathered that at about 4am, soldiers of…
A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device on Sunday in Maiduguri, Borno State, which claimed the lives of at least seven persons. It was gathered that the bomber, a female believed to be in her 20s, ignited her Improvised explosive Devices (IEDs) along Maiduguri – Mafa road on, which also left many people injured. A…
A housing estate in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital was on Wednesday morning bombed by some suspected terrorists. The Yobe State’s Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, confirmed to the media that about 16 persons were feared dead in the attack. The incident, which occurred in the early hours of Wednesday, October 7, 2015, was allegedly carried…
A well-known market in Maiduguri, capital of Borno State, which has come under attacks by terrorists, experienced another bomb explosion on Saturday evening. It was gathered that a suicide bomber struck a popular market in the city, claiming some lives and injuring many persons. However, we could not ascertain of the actual number of people…
No fewer than 16 passengers have been feared dead in a suicide bomb attack at a bus station in Potiskum, Yobe State. The blast occurred on Tuesday morning. The bomber, according to information reaching our news desk, boarded the bus, an 18-seater, at the motor park in the city, and detonated the explosives, when the…
Almost 72 hours after a suicide bomber attacked a secondary school in Potiskum, Yobe State, another suicide bomber has detonated a bomb at the Federal College of Education in Kontagora, Niger State. The suicide bomber, a female, died in the explosion as well as another person, who we could not confirm as at the time…
A suicide bomber detonated a bomb at a petrol station in Kano on Monday morning, just when Muslims were celebrating the Eid Fitr festival to mark the successful end of Ramadan fast. The incident occurred at a Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Mega Filling Station at Hotoro Quarters, along Maiduguri Road, Kano. The police said…