Tag: Goodluck Jonathan
Nigeria’s president orders full scale offensive on Boko Haram
Nigeria's president said on Thursday he had ordered "a full-scale operation" against Boko Haram Islamist militants and sought to reassure the parents...
Boko Haram too extreme for ‘al Qaeda in West Africa’ brand
When Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan branded Boko Haram "al Qaeda in West Africa", it was sure to turn up the alarm among...
Nigerian president, leaders to discuss African militant threat
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, facing a mounting Islamist insurgency at home, will fly to South Africa to discuss ways of tackling militancy...
Nigeria’s president cancels visit to village of abducted girls
Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has cancelled his first visit to the village from which more than 200 schoolgirls were abducted by Islamist...
Nigerian president to visit town where girls were seized
Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan will on Friday visit the northeastern village where more than 200 schoolgirls were seized a month ago by...
Nigerian president seeks to extend emergency laws in three states
Nigeria's president asked parliament on Tuesday for a six-month extension of a state of emergency in three northeastern states due to persistent...
Nigeria’s president at WEF pledges to free kidnapped girls
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan promised on Thursday to find more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Islamist rebels, as the hostage crisis overshadowed...
ISS: No end in sight to Boko Haram attacks as 2015...
‘Barbaric,' ‘insane,' ‘gruesome' and ‘cowardly' – these are some of the words that have been used to describe the attack that took...
At least 15 dead in Nigerian car bomb explosion
A suspected car bomb exploded on the outskirts of Nigeria's capital Abuja on Thursday, killing at least 15 people a week before...
Nigerian leaders unite against Boko Haram
Leaders from across Nigeria appealed for a united front against Boko Haram on Thursday, saying the Islamist insurgents were waging war on...
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SANDF missing the communication target
Former defence and military veterans minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula on a number of occasions said words to the effect South Africans have to decide what...
