It is no shudder that the ‘Giant of Africa’ notwithstanding its abundant Mosques and Churches alongside millions of worshippers is enfolded by pecuniary disintegration, absolute and relative poverty, corrupt leaders, insecurity, among others
Browsing: Abubakar Shekau
In the eight-minute Hausa-language message, Abubakar Shekau rebuffed claims by Chadian leader, Idriss Deby, that he had been replaced and called the president a “hypocrite” and a “tyrant”
Shekau has not featured in the group’s recent videos, leading to speculation that he has been killed
Sambo, who had been a subject of media focus since his homes in Abuja and Sokoto State were invaded by operatives of the Department of State Services in the week he left office, also listed some of the deciding acquisitions
The 10 minute long footage by the Nigerian militant group mimics the violent videos released by ISIS propaganda clips
The last that was heard of Shekau was the unverified broadcast pledging allegiance to the Islamic State early in March
The APCPCO, however, urged Nigerians not to be deceived by the dubious, wicked and desperate plans of the drowning PDP and its candidate, President Goodluck Jonathan, to win the presidential election
Not yet done, when the online news syndicate platform, PRNigeria, reported that the military have been instructed to make every effort to capture the leader of Boko Haram terrorists alive, another allegation emerged
The IS is also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Fayose challenged the APC to produce the original Shekau, since the party knows that the Federal Government was presenting a fake one
The campaign organisation said the phantom Shekau was being coached to say he was working for the opposition party’s presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari, in order to link him to terrorism as it had attempted to but failed in the past
This was as the leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, in a new video vowed that elections will not hold in Nigeria and that the insurgent group will outlast Nigeria’s neighbours, Chad and Niger, in the move to curtail the group’s activities
Troops from Nigeria have been backed by soldiers from Chad, Cameroon and Niger in recent weeks because of increased concerns about Boko Haram’s threat to regional security
A couple of weeks ago, the military high command had obtained approval of political authorities in Abuja to go all out and clear the region of insurgency before the February general elections
In well publicised statements, Sanusi asked Kano State residents as well as vigilantes to arm and defend themselves against future terrorist attacks
People should know that it is Allah that we are serving, the Prophet of Allah SWT. This is what we put ahead of us; we are praying to die in this path and see heaven and begging Allah to grant us inner most part of heaven and may Allah shield us
This is quoting from reports by the French news agency, AFP, which said it obtained the information from a new video by the group on Friday
The attack took place around the hilly communities of Dzur in Hawul Local Government Area of Borno State
An adviser to Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan and a man calling himself the secretary-general of Boko Haram told VOA on Thursday that discussions are underway in Saudi Arabia, aided by high level officials from Chad and Cameroon
Shekau, who appeared in a new video obtained by a foreign media had said, “Here I am, alive