Bus station bombing in Nigeria
Yesterday, a number of sources (such as Reuters, AP and Al Jazeera) reported that there was a blast at a bus station in Nyanya, which is on the outskirts of the capital – Abuja. A location like that...
View ArticleNigeria – from explosions to child abductions
Articles from multiple sources (such as BBC and Al Jazeera) yesterday reported that over 100 schoolgirls have been abducted by armed men in Nigeria (CNN and other sources reported a higher figure, but...
View ArticleThe rescuing of the Nigerian schoolgirls (well, most)
On this blog yesterday, I looked at news about the abduction of over 100 Nigerian schoolgirls. This happened the day after the bombing of a bus station near the nation’s capital, Abuja. Both events...
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The Nigerian schoolgirls – from rescue to misinformation
On April 16, I blogged about the news that over 100 schoolgirls had been abducted. On the 17th (yesterday), I blogged about the rescuing of the schoolgirls (well, all but eight) and noted that this was...
View ArticleThe Nigerian schoolgirls – failure and assistance
This is the fourth blog post I have done about the Nigerian schoolgirls and the fifth centred around the activities of Boko Haram (‘Western education is sinful’). The first post about the schoolgirls...
View ArticleTwin bombings in the Nigerian home of peace and tourism
It is understandable if you think the title contradicts itself. You wouldn’t normally expect a violent act in a place known for peace. It is the case on this occasion though. Later on in this article,...
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Boko Haram told ‘Don’t have a cow, man’
Courtesy of OpenStreetMap Boko Haram are at it again. You remember who they are. Those lovely people who like to terrorise innocent people and destabilise a prosperous country in order to get an...
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Cholera crisis in Africa – the situation in Nigeria
Courtesy of OpenStreetMap In my post about the Cholera outbreak in Cameroon, I mentioned that the suspected cause of the current situation is infected people fleeing the violence taking place in...
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Remember the kidnapping of the Nigerian schoolgirls? Yeah, that happened
Courtesy of OpenStreetMap Back in April I restarted this blog with a new focus on international politics and elections. One of the first few stories I blogged about was the kidnapping of a large number...
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Soldiers flee Nigeria as Boko Haram claim more territory
Courtesy of OpenStreetMap Anyone keeping themselves aware of what is going on in Nigeria will probably be wondering if there is going to be any end to it all. That’s a good question. Boko Haram have...
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