Boko Haram Photos shots

A woman walks past burnt houses after an attack by Boko Haram Islamists on February 20, 2014 in the northeast Nigerian town of Bama (AFP Photo/)




A screengrab taken on August 24, 2014 from a video released by Boko Haram depicts the leader of the Nigerian Islamist extremist group at an undisclosed location (AFP Photo/)




A woman with a sticker on her head bearing the slogan "Bring back our girls" marches for the release of the more than 200 abducted Chibok school girls in Lagos on May 29, 2014 (AFP Photo/Pius Utomi Ekpei)




Nigerian soldiers patrol in the north of Borno state close to a Islamist extremist group Boko Haram former camp on June 5, 2013 near Maiduguri (AFP Photo/Quentin Leboucher)




Boko Haram's leader said he has created an Islamic caliphate in a northeast Nigeria town seized by the insurgents earlier this month, in a video obtained by AFP on Sunday. Duration: 00:33




"#Bring Back Our Girls" campaigners march during a rally calling for the release of the Abuja school girls who were abducted by the Boko Haram militants in Borno State August 22, 2014. Picture taken August 22, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer (NIGERIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)




"#Bring Back Our Girls" campaigner, Obiageli Ezekwezili speaks a rally calling for the release of the Abuja school girls who were abducted by the Boko Haram militants in Borno State August 22, 2014. Picture taken August 22, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer (NIGERIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)




Nigerian soldiers patrol in the north of Borno state on June 5, 2013 near Maiduguri (AFP Photo/Quentin Leboucher)




Maureen B. Kabrik, a "#Bring Back Our Girls" campaigner, speaks during a sit-out meeting in support of the release of more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls, who were abducted by the Boko Haram in Borno State on April 14, at the Unity fountain in Abuja August 26, 2014. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde (NIGERIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW) 




A child who fled their home following an attack by Islamist militants in Bama, receives food as he takes refuge at a School in Maiduguri, Nigeria, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014. A Nigerian senator says thousands of people are fleeing a northeastern city amid conflicting reports that it has been seized by Boko Haram Islamic militants. Sen. Ali Ndume said Tuesday the military is claiming it has repelled the insurgents in fierce fighting for the city of Bama but the stream of refugees indicates otherwise. (AP Photo/Jossy Ola)




A woman talks about her escape from violence after Boko Haram insurgents attacked their community weeks ago, at the internally displaced persons (IDP) camp at Wurojuli, Gombe State September 1, 2014. African leaders proposed on Tuesday creating a special fund to combat Islamist militant groups growing in strength from Kenya to Nigeria. African Union (AU) states announced the idea after Nairobi talks on a problem highlighted on Tuesday by capture of a town in north-eastern Nigeria by Boko Haram militants. Fighting killed scores of people, according to security forces, and sent at least 5,000 fleeing. Picture taken September 1. REUTERS/Samuel Ini (NIGERIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)





Women talk about their escape from violence after Boko Haram insurgents attacked their community weeks ago, at the internally displaced persons (IDP) camp at Wurojuli, Gombe State September 2, 2014. African leaders proposed on Tuesday creating a special fund to combat Islamist militant groups growing in strength from Kenya to Nigeria. African Union (AU) states announced the idea after Nairobi talks on a problem highlighted on Tuesday by capture of a town in north-eastern Nigeria by Boko Haram militants. Fighting killed scores of people, according to security forces, and sent at least 5,000 fleeing. Picture taken September 2. REUTERS/Samuel Ini (NIGERIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS) 




Children are seen in an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp, that was set up for Nigerians fleeing the violence committed against them by Boko Haram militants, at Wurojuli, Gombe State, September 1, 2014. Islamist Boko Haram insurgents have overrun much of Bama, a northeastern Nigerian town, after hours of fighting that has killed scores and displaced thousands of residents, several security sources said on September 2. Picture taken September 1, 2014. REUTERS/Samuel Ini (NIGERIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)




A woman talks about her escape from violence after Boko Haram insurgents attacked her community weeks ago, while sitting near others at the internally displaced persons (IDP) camp at Wurojuli, Gombe State September 2, 2014. African leaders proposed on Tuesday creating a special fund to combat Islamist militant groups growing in strength from Kenya to Nigeria. African Union (AU) states announced the idea after Nairobi talks on a problem highlighted on Tuesday by capture of a town in north-eastern Nigeria by Boko Haram militants. Fighting killed scores of people, according to security forces, and sent at least 5,000 fleeing. Picture taken September 2. REUTERS/Samuel Ini (NIGERIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)




Women and children, who escaped from violence after Boko Haram insurgents attacked their community weeks ago, sit together at the internally displaced persons (IDP) camp at Wurojuli, Gombe State September 2, 2014. African leaders proposed on Tuesday creating a special fund to combat Islamist militant groups growing in strength from Kenya to Nigeria. African Union (AU) states announced the idea after Nairobi talks on a problem highlighted on Tuesday by capture of a town in north-eastern Nigeria by Boko Haram militants. Fighting killed scores of people, according to security forces, and sent at least 5,000 fleeing. Picture taken September 2. REUTERS/Samuel Ini (NIGERIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)

Boko Haram attacks intensify; Nigeria calls for international Aid.

Abuja (AFP) - Nigeria and its regional allies on Wednesday called for greater international support to shut down Boko Haram's weapons and funding supply as concern mounted at the group's rapid recent land grab.

The call came after conflicting reports that the militants had seized another town, prompting warnings that Nigeria was losing control of the northeast and violence could spill across borders.

Nigeria's Foreign Minister Aminu Wali said his counterparts from Benin, Chad, Cameroon and Niger recognised the need for a more joined-up approach to curb arms trafficking and spiralling violence during a day of talks on the security crisis.

"(The meeting) called for greater co-operation of the international community to assist in tracking these sources with a view to putting an end to these practices and all forms of illegal transfer of arms and ammunition," he told reporters in Abuja.

Boko Haram grew out of a largely peaceful anti-corruption movement led by Islamic preacher Mohammed Yusuf in northeast Nigeria, turning violent only after his death in police custody in 2009.

But progressively more bloody attacks, including Al-Qaeda-style car and suicide bombings, have led to discussion about the exact nature and extent of their links to the global jihadi network.

The United Nations earlier this year designated Boko Haram an Al-Qaeda-linked group in a move designed to shut down any overseas funding and support.

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Analysts believe the sanctions are largely symbolic, with little or no proven operational links with overseas extremists, despite Boko Haram's leader Abubakar Shekau praising jihadi leaders.

The group's operations have also largely been confined to Nigeria's northeast, where it is thought to have financed its operations mainly through bank robberies, kidnapping and extortion.

Nigeria's soldiers deployed in the region have complained that the militants are better armed, with high-powered assault rifles, rocket-propelled grenades and even armoured personnel carriers.

Some arms supplies are thought to come in via smuggling routes from Libya through Sahel countries, but Boko Haram has also regularly seized weapons and hardware from the Nigerian military.

- Another town seized? -

Nigeria's neighbours vowed to play a greater role in tackling the Islamists after the abduction of more than 200 girls from their school in northeast Nigeria in April, which caused global outrage.

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International intelligence and surveillance specialists and equipment were sent to Abuja to help trace the missing teenagers, 219 of whom are still being held captive.

But nearly five months on, Western diplomats have indicated that there has been little progress, despite a claim from Nigeria's military that they had located the girls.

Nigeria has repeatedly played up what it says is the regional aspect of the insurgency, blaming foreign fighters and overseas funding for the violence.

But while some foreign mercenaries may be in the guerrilla ranks and there have been attacks beyond Nigeria's borders, some analysts say the conflict remains largely "local".

Any wider military response could internationalise the conflict, they have warned.

Boko Haram has in recent weeks taken and held swathes of territory in northeast Nigeria in a departure from their previous hit-and-run tactics.

On Monday, the militants reportedly took over the town of Bama, 70 kilometres (45 miles) from the Borno state capital, Maiduguri, sending hundreds of soldiers fleeing.

The military disputes the claims, but the fighting has raised fears that Boko Haram has the city in its sights and aims to make it the centre of a separate, hardline Islamic state.

"We live in fear of a possible Boko Haram attack on Maiduguri because of the speed with which they are taking over towns and villages," said resident Babagana Kolo.

The Nigeria Security Network of analysts said Nigeria's northeast was "on the brink" of coming under Boko Haram control, which could see parts of Cameroon being overrun and spark a humanitarian crisis.

Meanwhile, residents, a police officer in the Cameroon town of Amchide and a Nigerian lawmaker said the militants took control of the town of Banki in Borno state on Tuesday.

"From the information that I have received from the people in Banki and Amchide, Boko Haram has taken over Banki," Borno senator Ahmed Zannah told BBC radio's Hausa language service.

"More than 200 Nigerian soldiers fled to Amchide from Banki when Boko Haram headed towards the town."

Source: news.yahoo.com

Ebola hits Kaduna

A 19-year-old student of Law at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, was allegedly diagnosed with the Ebola virus in Kaduna.

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"I Used To Be An Electrician" - Paul Okoye

Few people epitomise the grass to grace story in the Nigerian music scene like P-Square. In a revealing interview with Toolz on the Mid-day Show on the Beat 99.9, Paul Okoye, one half of the duo revealed that he used to be an electrician.

"I used to fix fans, boilers and electrical things" he said "but there was no AC that time so I can't fix that one" he joked.

The duo who were at the Beat FM to promote their forthcoming album which drops on the 12th of September reminisced on the old times before they became the music sensation that they currently are.

"Paul was an electrician, me I would climb the tree in our school to steal the mangoes and sell. I also used to gamble and the biggest gamble I took was saying we should move to Lagos" Peter revealed.

Speaking on married life, Paul admitted that he has become more responsible since getting married and this even affected him "artistically" as he can no longer be as free as he used to be.

"I can't take a picture without a shirt now, I'll use a tank top instead but that doesn't apply to Peter sha!"

When quizzed on their widely publicised quarrel and rumoured split earlier in the year, the brothers admitted that while they did indeed have a misunderstanding, it was not unlike the regular misunderstanding every sibling had. They however reassured their fans that all has been resolved now.

Explaining the different sound of their latest single with TI "Ejeajo", the pop duo stated that the change was deliberate because they didn't want fans to be used to a particular sound from them. They also urged fans to expect to be wowed by their latest effort.

"We have a collabo with Don Jazzy titled 'Collabo', he didn't produce it, he just sang on it and he killed it. We also featured Awilo and Jermaine Jackson on the album. Also expect about 5 songs like Beautiful Onyinye on this album and a big concert next year" they revealed.

NYSC Orientation Camps To Get Ebola Screening Machines

pulse.ng: "The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has announced plans to deploy screening machines to its orientation camps as fears over the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) lingers.

The NYSC Director-General, Brig. Gen.Johnson Bamidele Olawumi, said this in Akure at the the official flag-off the NYSC/State Governments Collaboration on Monthly Environmental Sanitation Exercise.

Olawumi added that the various states have integrated the camp clinics into their plans for fighting the EVD.

He urged all government agencies to collaborate as the nations seeks an end to the deadly EVD which has already killed more than 1300 people worldwide."