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Man charged over Nigeria Christmas church bomb that killed 37

YoopyaApr 19, 2013December 31, 20240

(Reuters) – Nigerian authorities charged a man on Friday with masterminding a 2011 Christmas Day bomb attack on a Catholic church in the capital that

Nigeria Boko Haram amnesty bid gets president’s backing

YoopyaApr 18, 2013November 10, 20240

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has set up a new committee to look at how an amnesty for the Islamist group, Boko Haram, can be implemented.

Nigeria’s Boko Haram rejects Jonathan’s amnesty idea

YoopyaApr 11, 2013January 5, 20250

The Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram has rejected the idea of an amnesty. Last week President Goodluck Jonathan asked a high level team to look

Nigeria moots amnesty for Boko Haram Islamist rebels

YoopyaApr 5, 20130

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has set up a panel to look into the possibility of granting an amnesty to the Islamist militant group Boko Haram.

French Cameroon hostages’ freedom unconfirmed

YoopyaFeb 21, 2013May 6, 20240

There is uncertainty over the fate of a French family kidnapped in Cameroon, after unconfirmed reports they had been freed. “They are safe and well”

Nigerian militants seize French tourists in Cameroon: Hollande

YoopyaFeb 19, 20130

(Reuters) – Islamist militants from neighboring Nigeria abducted a French family of seven, including four children, in northern Cameroon on Tuesday, French President Francois Hollande

Nigeria says its push on Boko Haram Islamists paying off

YoopyaSep 27, 20120

By Louis Charbonneau and Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Nigeria’s “robust” approach to neutralizing a threat posed by Islamist sect Boko Haram using military

Security Agents Kill Suspected Boko Haram Leader, Arrest 156 Others

kiemtarSep 25, 2012September 25, 20120

Security operatives from the “Operation Restore Sanity” squad , Monday, killed a suspected Boko Haram chief and arressted 156 others. The arrested men are suspected to be members of

Nigeria confirms informal Boko Haram talks

YoopyaAug 27, 20120

The Nigerian government says it has started informal talks with Boko Haram to try to end deadly attacks by the militant Islamist group. A presidential

Nigerian gov’t ready to dialogue with Islamic sect Boko Haram

kiemtarAug 16, 20120

Nigerian Information minister Labaran Maku said that the Nigerian government had always indicated its readiness to engage in a dialogue the leaders of the Islamic