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Bombings must end – Amnesty International

Last night’s deadly car bombing in a suburb of the Nigerian capital Abuja displays a callous disregard for human life and highlights the urgency of bringing an end to the campaign of violence against...

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Anxiety over possible attack at World Economic Forum

As Nigeria prepares to host the World Economic Forum which is expected to commence on Wednesday in Abuja, there is anxiety in government circles over possible attacks by terrorists at the venue of the...

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I came to Abuja for my son’s wedding – Victim

It was a tough battle gaining access to the Asokoro District Hospital, Abuja as men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps were stationed at the entrance. They prevented members of the public...

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Security heightened at Abuja airport, major roads

Major highways within Abuja and its neighbouring states were meticulously secured by armed security men on Friday. The heavily armed men erected checkpoints on most of the highways as they stopped and...

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Sultan condemns Nyanya bomb blast

The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Jama’atu Nasril Islam, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar lll has condemned the May Day bomb blast in Nyanya, a satellite town in Abuja which left  over 19 dead and...

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Mallam selling goods to me died –Survivor

One of the survivors of the Nyanyan bomb blast, Mr. Joseph Ogbeche, said an unnamed petty trader, known as Mallam who was selling goods to him died in his presence when he was buying some items from...

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My dead niece came to visit her brother – Hajia Atiku

Hajia Samirah Atiku on Friday narrated to our correspondent how her niece, Miss Ladi Madugu, was killed in the Thursday bomb blast that rocked Nyanya, Abuja.  In sorrow, Atiku, who is from Filia, Gombe...

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Nigerians ask Jonathan to resign

In the light of the recent bomb blasts in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigerians have been reacting to the insecurity in the country, with many calling for President Goodluck Jonathan’s...

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My husband’s face bloodied beyond recognition –Victim’s wife

Ijeoma, wife of a victim of the bomb explosion which took place on Thursday evening in Nyanya broke down in tears after seeing her husband at the Intensive Care Unit of Wuse General Hospital, Abuja....

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Military aiding Boko Haram –ACF

Pan northern socio-political organisation, Arewa Consultative Forum,  on Friday accused the military and other security operatives of complicity in the activities of the Boko Haram sect in the...

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My last discussion with my friend – Survivor

A survivor of the bomb blast which rocked Nyanya on Thursday night, Miss Hadiza Adams, has narrated how she and her friend were waiting to board a vehicle going to Area 1. “The first vehicle we saw was...

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