Islamists – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Wed, 27 Oct 2021 19:41:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Islamists – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Pakistan Islamists Clash With Police In Row Over French Cartoons https://www.theinfostride.com/pakistan-islamists-clash-with-police-in-row-over-french-cartoons/ https://www.theinfostride.com/pakistan-islamists-clash-with-police-in-row-over-french-cartoons/#respond Wed, 27 Oct 2021 17:53:31 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=311352 Thousands of demonstrators from a banned Pakistani Islamist group clashed with police outside Lahore on Wednesday, killing and wounding several, police and the group said, in a row about a French magazine’s cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammad. The clash broke out at a rally of the banned Tehrik-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) on a highway in Sheikhupura, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/pakistan-islamists-clash-with-police-in-row-over-french-cartoons/feed/ 0 Breaking News: Explosion Kills 10 In Bauchi Red Light District https://www.theinfostride.com/breaking-news-explosion-kills-10-in-bauchi-red-light-district/ Sat, 28 Jun 2014 15:15:45 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2014/06/breaking-news-explosion-kills-10-in-bauchi-red-light-district/ 10 people have been killed in a Friday explosion in the red light district of Bauchi city, while 14 others were injured, Vanguard reports, citing police sources. Although the cause of the blast was not immediately clear, Boko Haram Islamists are suspected to have been responsible for the attack as the sect has unleashed similar [...]

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]]> #Insurgency: Nigerian activists vow to press fight to free Chibok girls https://www.theinfostride.com/insurgency-nigerian-activists-vow-to-press-fight-to-free-chibok-girls/ Sun, 15 Jun 2014 10:26:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=48350 Supporters of the more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram Islamists two months ago vowed Saturday to scale up the pressure on the Nigerian government to rescue them. Noisy street demonstrations in Abuja and other cities have become a regular…

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]]> #Insurgency: Bombing at northeast Nigeria football match kills at least 40 https://www.theinfostride.com/insurgency-bombing-at-northeast-nigeria-football-match-kills-at-least-40/ Mon, 02 Jun 2014 07:50:08 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=46012 A bombing at a football pitch in Nigeria’s restive northeast killed at least 40 people on Sunday in an area previously attacked by Boko Haram Islamists, a police officer and a nurse said. The blast hit the town of Mubi in Adamawa state, one of three…

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]]> #Insurgency: Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan vows ‘total war’ on Boko Haram as attacks kill 35 https://www.theinfostride.com/insurgency-nigerian-president-goodluck-jonathan-vows-total-war-on-boko-haram-as-attacks-kill-35/ Thu, 29 May 2014 21:46:37 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=45510 Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan Thursday vowed "total war against terrorism" following last month's mass abduction of schoolgirls by Boko Haram Islamists amid news of attacks in three border villages that claimed 35 lives. Jonathan said in an address…

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]]> #Insurgency: Nigeria authorities revise downward number of missing girls by 4 https://www.theinfostride.com/insurgency-nigeria-authorities-revise-downward-number-of-missing-girls-by-4/ Thu, 29 May 2014 08:41:20 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=45372 Authorities in northeast Nigeria on Wednesday revised downward by four the number of schoolgirls held captive by Boko Haram, denying media reports that the hostages had escaped from the Islamists in recent days. A source at the government in northeastern…

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]]> #Insurgency: Doubts raised over Boko Haram sanctions https://www.theinfostride.com/insurgency-doubts-raised-over-boko-haram-sanctions/ Mon, 26 May 2014 07:35:09 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=44835 Boko Haram is probably beyond the reach of global sanctions but attempts to curb the Nigerian Islamists' reign of terror is an indication of growing international commitment, analysts said. The UN Security Council this week designated the extremist…

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]]> #Insurgency: Boko Haram gunmen killed 24 in Nigeria village raid https://www.theinfostride.com/boko-haram-gunmen-killed-24-in-nigeria-village-raid/ Mon, 26 May 2014 07:32:12 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=44826 At least 24 people were killed on Sunday when Boko Haram gunmen raided a village in northeast Nigeria, where the Islamists have stepped up deadly attacks on villages in recent months, residents told AFP. Dozens of motorcycle-riding gunmen stormed Kamuya…

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]]> United States is alone in helping Nigeria find kidnapped schoolgirls says Kerry https://www.theinfostride.com/united-states-is-alone-in-helping-nigeria-find-kidnapped-schoolgirls-says-kerry/ Fri, 23 May 2014 22:51:21 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=44555 The United States is alone in helping Nigeria locate more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamists, Secretary of State John Kerry said, despite help on the ground from Britain, France and Israel. With 80 military personnel sent to neighboring Chad…

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]]> Nigeria’s Boko Haram gunmen attacks kill more than 50 https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerias-boko-haram-gunmen-attacks-kill-more-than-50/ Thu, 22 May 2014 15:32:37 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=44213 Boko Haram gunmen killed more than 50 people in three separate attacks, including two near Chibok, the Nigerian town where the Islamists kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls last month, witnesses said on Wednesday. The first attack on Monday afternoon…

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]]> #BringBackOurGirls: UK plane sent to help Nigeria school girl search breaks down https://www.theinfostride.com/bringbackourgirls-uk-plane-sent-to-help-nigeria-school-girl-search-breaks-down/ Mon, 19 May 2014 21:49:04 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=43708 Britain's Ministry of Defence on Monday said that a spy plane sent to help in the search for the Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamists had been grounded en route due to a fault. "A technical fault which has delayed the Sentinel aircraft on its…

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]]> Boko Haram militants killed one Chinese, 10 missing in Cameroon https://www.theinfostride.com/boko-haram-militants-killed-one-chinese-10-missing-in-cameroon/ Sun, 18 May 2014 08:41:11 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=43429 A Chinese national was killed and 10 others were feared kidnapped after an overnight attack in northern Cameroon believed to have been carried out by Boko Haram militants from Nigeria, a police said on Saturday. "Boko Haram Islamists attacked a camp…

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]]> Suspect in Boko Haram Nigeria attack ‘held in Sudan’ https://www.theinfostride.com/suspect-in-boko-haram-nigeria-attack-held-in-sudan/ Thu, 15 May 2014 16:35:56 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=42914 A suspect wanted over the deadliest-ever attack in Nigeria's capital -- a blast claimed by Boko Haram Islamists -- has been arrested in Sudan, a source close to the case said Thursday. Aminu Sadiq Ogwuche was detained on Tuesday as he tried to get a…

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]]> #BringBackOurGirls: Should Nigeria pursue prisoner-for-hostage swap? https://www.theinfostride.com/bringbackourgirls-should-nigeria-pursue-prisoner-for-hostage-swap/ Tue, 13 May 2014 06:26:17 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=42261 Conditions set out by Boko Haram's leader for the release of the Nigerian schoolgirls held hostage by the Islamists may lead to a deal that sees the girls freed, analysts said Monday. In a new video obtained by AFP, the group's leader Abubakar Shekau…

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]]> Nigerian government rejects Boko Haram prisoner swap for hostage schoolgirls https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerian-government-rejects-boko-haram-prisoner-swap-for-hostage-schoolgirls/ Mon, 12 May 2014 14:12:55 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=42080 Nigeria on Monday rejected conditions set out by Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau for the release of more than 200 schoolgirls held hostage by the Islamists. Asked if the government would reject the suggestion mentioned by Shekau in a new video that…

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]]> Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby warns of ‘irrational’ Boko Haram https://www.theinfostride.com/archbishop-of-canterbury-justin-welby-warns-of-irrational-boko-haram/ Mon, 12 May 2014 07:45:12 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=41998 Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby warned Sunday of the difficulties of negotiating with an "utterly merciless" group like Boko Haram, but called for active contact with the Nigerian Islamists over their abduction of scores of schoolgirls. Welby…

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]]> Amnesty says Nigeria military ignored school girl kidnap warning https://www.theinfostride.com/amnesty-says-nigeria-military-ignored-school-girl-kidnap-warning/ Fri, 09 May 2014 21:24:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=41542 Nigeria's military was warned of an attack on a school in which more than 200 girls were abducted by Boko Haram Islamists but failed to act for nearly five hours, Amnesty International said Friday. The allegation, which the military has denied, came…

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]]> US, British experts in Nigeria to help find kidnapped school girls https://www.theinfostride.com/us-british-experts-in-nigeria-to-help-find-kidnapped-school-girls/ Fri, 09 May 2014 21:20:56 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=41535 US and British experts have arrived in Nigeria to help in the hunt for more than 200 schoolgirls whose abduction last month by Islamists prompted universal outrage. The US embassy in Abuja told AFP Friday that a team of American experts had arrived…

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]]> 20 years after sectarian killings, Algeria welcomes Catholics https://www.theinfostride.com/20-years-after-sectarian-killings-algeria-welcomes-catholics/ Fri, 09 May 2014 07:51:41 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=41368 Twenty years ago, Islamists shot dead a Roman Catholic brother and nun as they helped young Algerians prepare for exams, the first of 19 Christians murdered during the country's devastating civil war. But members of the small religious community insist…

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]]> Boko Haram attack kills hundreds as Nigeria offers $300,000 reward for missing school girls https://www.theinfostride.com/boko-haram-attack-kills-hundreds-as-nigeria-offers-300000-reward-for-missing-school-girls/ Wed, 07 May 2014 18:16:28 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=41032 A Boko Haram massacre has killed hundreds in Nigeria's northeast, multiple sources said on Wednesday, as police offered $300,000 for information leading to the rescue of more than 200 schoolgirls held hostage by the Islamists. The latest insurgent attack…

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]]> US President Barack Obama describes Nigeria kidnappings ‘outrageous, heartbreaking’ https://www.theinfostride.com/us-president-barack-obama-describes-nigeria-kidnappings-outrageous-heartbreaking/ Wed, 07 May 2014 07:01:54 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=40869 US President Barack Obama described the kidnapping of more than 220 schoolgirls by Islamists in Nigeria as "heartbreaking" and "outrageous" as Washington deployed military experts in the hunt for the children. Obama urged global action against Boko…

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]]> US actress Angelina Jolie says Nigeria kidnappings ‘unthinkable cruelty’ https://www.theinfostride.com/us-actress-angelina-jolie-says-nigeria-kidnappings-unthinkable-cruelty/ https://www.theinfostride.com/us-actress-angelina-jolie-says-nigeria-kidnappings-unthinkable-cruelty/#comments Tue, 06 May 2014 16:19:27 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=40774 US actress Angelina Jolie on Tuesday condemned as "unthinkable cruelty and evil" the kidnapping of over 200 schoolgirls in Nigeria by Boko Haram Islamists. The star was speaking in Paris about the themes of her latest film "Maleficent" for Disney, in…

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/us-actress-angelina-jolie-says-nigeria-kidnappings-unthinkable-cruelty/feed/ 1 Nigeria arrests woman protesting for the release of abducted school girls https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-arrests-woman-protesting-for-the-release-of-abducted-school-girls/ Mon, 05 May 2014 15:35:12 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=40534 A Nigerian woman who led a protest demanding the release of hundreds of schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram Islamists was arrested Monday after meeting Nigeria's First Lady Patience Jonathan, activists said. The first lady's office has denied reports…

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]]> ‘Everything must be done’ to free the abducted school girls, says Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan https://www.theinfostride.com/everything-must-be-done-to-free-the-abducted-school-girls-says-nigerian-president-goodluck-jonathan/ Sun, 04 May 2014 20:04:41 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=40391 Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday ordered top security chiefs and officials to secure the safe release of 223 schoolgirls abducted three weeks ago by suspected Islamists, his spokesman said. Gunmen believed to be Boko Haram Islamists stormed…

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]]> Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan ordered push to free abducted girls https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerian-president-goodluck-jonathan-ordered-push-to-free-abducted-girls/ Sun, 04 May 2014 14:44:06 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=40300 Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday ordered top security chiefs and officials to secure the safe release of 223 schoolgirls abducted three weeks ago by suspected Islamists, his spokesman said. Gunmen believed to be Boko Haram Islamists stormed…

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]]> Death Toll from Nigeria capital bombing rises to 19 dead, 80 wounded [VIDEO] https://www.theinfostride.com/death-toll-from-nigeria-capital-bombing-rises-to-19-dead-80-wounded-video/ Fri, 02 May 2014 19:43:31 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=39965 A car bombing at a bus station on the outskirts of Nigeria's capital killed at least 19 people and injured 80, an official said Friday, just weeks after Boko Haram Islamists attacked the same spot. Duration: 00:46

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]]> Desperate parents protest in the town where school girls were abducted https://www.theinfostride.com/desperate-parents-protest-in-the-town-where-school-girls-were-abducted/ Thu, 01 May 2014 20:14:22 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=39712 Hundreds of parents in Nigeria, many dressed in red, held a day of desperate protest on Thursday in the town where the kidnapping of scores of schoolgirls by Islamists has left families lurching from fury to despair. The parents began their march outside…

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]]> Nigeria protesters demand rescue of school girls kidnapped by Islamists https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-protesters-demand-rescue-of-school-girls-kidnapped-by-islamists/ Wed, 30 Apr 2014 21:25:48 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=39512 Nigerian protesters marched on parliament Wednesday to demand the government and military do more to rescue scores of schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram Islamists more than two weeks ago. Dubbed "a million woman march" and promoted on Twitter under…

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]]> Outrage grows two weeks after Nigeria school girls were kidnapped https://www.theinfostride.com/outrage-grows-two-weeks-after-nigeria-school-girls-were-kidnapped/ Tue, 29 Apr 2014 16:47:25 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=39185 Nigerian parents lashed out on Tuesday at the government's failure to rescue scores of schoolgirls kidnapped two weeks ago by Boko Haram Islamists, as a local leader claimed the hostages had been sold as wives abroad. "May God curse every one of those…

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]]> Dozens killed in clashes between Nigerian troops https://www.theinfostride.com/dozens-killed-in-clashes-between-nigerian-troops/ Fri, 25 Apr 2014 22:19:35 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=38400 More than 40 insurgents and four soldiers died in clashes between Nigerian troops and Islamists near the scene where scores of abducted girls are believed to be held in the north of the country, the military said Friday. "The capture of a number of…

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]]> Boko Haram Claims Responsibility For Nyanyan Bombing In New Video https://www.theinfostride.com/boko-haram-claims-responsibility-for-nyanyan-bombing-in-new-video/ Sat, 19 Apr 2014 19:16:45 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2014/04/boko-haram-claims-responsibility-for-nyanyan-bombing-in-new-video/ Leader of the Boko Haram Islamists sect Abubakar Shekau has claimed responsibility for a bombing in Nyanyan, Abuja, which led to the death of over 70 commuters in Nigeria’s capital. “We are the ones that carried out the attack in Abuja,” Shekau said in the 28-minute video message, referring to Monday morning blast in Abuja. [...]

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]]> Boko Haram leader claims Abuja bombing in new video https://www.theinfostride.com/boko-haram-leader-claims-abuja-bombing-in-new-video/ Sat, 19 Apr 2014 12:48:54 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=36916 The leader of Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamists Abubakar Shekau claimed responsibility for a bombing in Nigeria's capital that killed at least 75 people, in a video message obtained by AFP on Saturday. "We are the ones that carried out the attack in Abuja…

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]]> 14 more Nigeria school girls escape Boko Haram Islamists https://www.theinfostride.com/14-more-nigeria-school-girls-escape-boko-haram-islamists/ Sat, 19 Apr 2014 12:47:42 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=36913 Another 14 Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram Islamists in the northeast have escaped, leaving 85 missing on Saturday after an attack that has sparked global outrage, an official said. The unprecedented mass abduction of 129 teenage girls…

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]]> Most kidnapped Nigerian school girls still missing, army confirms https://www.theinfostride.com/most-kidnapped-nigerian-school-girls-still-missing-army-confirms/ Fri, 18 Apr 2014 11:16:57 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=36686 The Nigerian military on Friday admitted that most of the 129 girls abducted by Boko Haram Islamists from their school in the country's restive northeast remained missing. The military had claimed on Wednesday that all but eight of the 129 girls snatched…

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]]> Boko Haram abduct more than 100 girls from Nigeria school https://www.theinfostride.com/boko-haram-abduct-more-than-100-girls-from-nigeria-school/ Wed, 16 Apr 2014 19:06:30 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=36251 Heavily armed Boko Haram Islamists kidnapped more than 100 girls from a school in northeast Nigeria, sparking a search by soldiers to track down the attackers, a security source and witnesses said. The unprecedented mass abduction in Borno state came…

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]]> Desperate parents face ‘nightmare’ after mass kidnap in northeast Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/desperate-parents-face-nightmare-after-mass-kidnap-in-northeast-nigeria/ Wed, 16 Apr 2014 12:55:55 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=36187 Desperate Nigerian parents pleaded Wednesday for an end to their "nightmare" after Boko Haram Islamists kidnapped more than 100 girls from a secondary school in the embattled northeast. The mass abduction by heavily armed insurgents from the Chibok…

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]]> Boko Haram members abduct more than 100 girls from Nigeria school https://www.theinfostride.com/boko-haram-members-abduct-more-than-100-girls-from-nigeria-school/ Tue, 15 Apr 2014 19:15:36 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=36002 Heavily armed Boko Haram Islamists kidnapped more than 100 girls from a school in northeast Nigeria, sparking a search by soldiers to track down the attackers, a security source and witnesses said Tuesday. The unprecedented mass abduction in Borno state…

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]]> Bomb attack kills 71 at bus station near Abuja https://www.theinfostride.com/bomb-attack-kills-71-at-bus-station-near-abuja/ Mon, 14 Apr 2014 13:37:51 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=35706 A bombing at a bus station packed with morning commuters on the outskirts of Nigeria's capital killed 71 people and wounded 124 on Monday, with the president blaming the attack on Boko Haram Islamists. The explosion rocked the Nyanya station south of…

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]]> At least 60 killed by suspected Boko Haram members in Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/at-least-60-killed-by-suspected-boko-haram-members-in-nigeria/ Mon, 14 Apr 2014 07:17:45 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=35619 Suspected Boko Haram Islamists killed at least 60 people in Nigeria's troubled northeastern Borno state close to the border with Cameroon, a local official said. "The attackers, who are no doubt Boko Haram insurgents, attacked Amchaka and nearby villages…

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]]> Nigeria targets private funds to spark agriculture boom https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-targets-private-funds-to-spark-agriculture-boom/ Sun, 13 Apr 2014 18:36:06 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=35497 Can investors get rich by backing Nigerian agriculture? An increasingly loud chorus of voices say that answering this question may be the most pressing challenge facing Africa's most populous country, ahead of defeating Boko Haram Islamists or curbing…

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]]> Suspected Boko Haram Islamists kill 19 in northern Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/suspected-boko-haram-islamists-kill-19-in-northern-nigeria/ Sat, 12 Apr 2014 04:31:37 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=35081 Suspected Boko Haram Islamists have killed 19 people, including six college teachers, in three separate attacks in Nigeria's troubled northeastern Borno state, residents and travellers said. The killings took place on Thursday and Friday in Dikwa, Kala…

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]]> Four Islamists killed in failed suicide attack, Nigeria says https://www.theinfostride.com/four-islamists-killed-in-failed-suicide-attack-nigeria-says/ Tue, 01 Apr 2014 18:54:16 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=32376 Four would-be suicide bombers planning to blow up a petrol station died in Nigeria's troubled northeast on Tuesday after soldiers opened fire on their explosives-packed cars, the military and witnesses said. The suspected Boko Haram Islamists were trying…

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]]> Nigeria Islamists kill 17 in market attack https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-islamists-kill-17-in-market-attack/ Sun, 23 Mar 2014 12:06:58 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=30208 At least 17 people have been killed by an explosion in a village market in northeast Nigeria in an attack blamed on Boko Haram Islamists, a local police chief said on Sunday. The deadly blast struck a busy marketplace late on Thursday in the remote…

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]]> Nigeria state shuts down schools for fear of attacks https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-state-shuts-down-schools-for-fear-of-attacks/ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 20:23:20 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=30103 Public secondary schools in Nigeria's northeast Borno state have been closed indefinitely following deadly attacks blamed on Boko Haram Islamists, teachers and parents said Saturday. The closure reportedly affects 85 secondary schools, catering to some…

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]]> Borno Schools Closed Indefinately https://www.theinfostride.com/borno-schools-closed-indefinately/ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 20:01:37 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=30096 Public secondary schools in northeast Borno state have been closed indefinitely following deadly attacks blamed on Boko Haram Islamists, teachers and parents said Saturday. . The closure reportedly affects 85 secondary schools, catering to some 120,000 students across the troubled state, a stronghold of the militant sect waging a five year insurgency in Nigeria. . [...]

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]]> Blasts, gunfire rock Nigeria’s tense city of Maiduguri https://www.theinfostride.com/blasts-gunfire-rock-nigerias-tense-city-of-maiduguri/ Fri, 14 Mar 2014 09:43:53 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=28474 Explosions and gunfire rocked the volatile northern Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Friday as scores of suspected Boko Haram Islamists attacked a military barracks, residents said. The gunmen stormed the Fauri area of Maiduguri, a hotbed of the Boko Haram…

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]]> Phone blackout re-imposed in Nigeria’s Borno state https://www.theinfostride.com/phone-blackout-re-imposed-in-nigerias-borno-state/ Thu, 13 Mar 2014 21:07:56 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=28365 Nigeria on Wednesday re-imposed a telephone blackout on many parts of Nigeria's northeast Borno state, the base of Boko Haram Islamists who have intensified attacks that has claimed scores of lives, the army said. "GSM (Global System for Mobile Communication…

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]]> Nigeria has run out of excuses on Boko Haram https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-has-run-out-of-excuses-on-boko-haram/ Tue, 11 Mar 2014 23:45:22 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=28122 Nigeria no longer has any excuse for failing to root out Boko Haram Islamists blamed for killing thousands, including many school children, its parliament speaker said Tuesday. "We have run out of excuses. We no longer have any excuse for our inability…

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]]> Boko Haram millitants kill sixty in Northeast Nigeria attack https://www.theinfostride.com/boko-haram-millitants-kill-sixty-in-northeast-nigeria-attack/ Thu, 20 Feb 2014 14:18:19 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=22775 An attack by scores of Boko Haram Islamists in the northeast Nigeria town of Bama has killed 60 people and caused massive destruction to public buildings, police told AFP Thursday. Residents said gunmen stormed the town at roughly 4:00 am (0300 GMT)…

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]]> Suspected Boko Haram Islamists bomb Nigeria town https://www.theinfostride.com/suspected-boko-haram-islamists-bomb-nigeria-town/ Wed, 19 Feb 2014 18:56:49 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=22542 Suspected Boko Haram Islamists armed with explosives attacked a town in Nigeria's troubled northeast on Wednesday, sparking a battle with soldiers that killed a large number of insurgents, the military said. Defence spokesman Chris Olukolade told AFP…

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