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Bomb blast in Mali, 4 soldiers feared dead

Ihesiulo Grace 22 August 2020 0

Four Malian soldiers were killed and one seriously hurt on Saturday when an explosive device detonated as their vehicle drove by in the centre of the country, Mali, a military source told AFP. READ ALSO: Thousands celebrate overthrow of Mali President after coup The explosion in the Koro

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3 feared dead in fresh Mubi bomb blast

Ihesiulo Grace 11 June 2018 0

No fewer than three people are feared dead as a result of bomb blast that occurred yesterday, around noon opposite AA Duhu filling station, close to Kabang junction, in Mubi town, Adamawa. Sources in Mubi told our Correspondent the bomb was set off unknowingly by three scavengers who stumbled upon the explosive material in debris […]

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#DTNalert: Bomb blast in Mubi

Ihesiulo Grace 21 November 2017 0

There has been a bomb blast in Mubi town in Adamawa state. According to an eyewitness, there were “many casualties”. The blast happened at the Madina Mosque during morning prayers when an unidentified man rammed himself into the mosque with IEDs, killing many people. The chairman of Mubi North Local Government Area, Musa Bello, said […]

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AGAIN? Maiduguri bomb blast

Ihesiulo Grace 22 February 2017 0

At least 11 persons were killed as suicide bombers attacked Maiduguri, the Borno state capital on Thursday night, witnesses and security sources said. Nine suicide bombers were among the dead, they said. Multiple explosions echoed across the city at about 11 p.m. on Thursday as three female suicide bombers detonated their explosive belts near Muna […]

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Hunters/vigilante foil another bomb blast in Adamawa

Ihesiulo Grace 5 January 2017 0

Hunters/vigilante group prevented an attempted bomb blast in Gulak headquarters of Madagali by killing three female suicide bombers who attempted to ramp into a sleepy village of Dar to detonate bomb hidden under their dresses. The Adamawa state Commissioner for Agriculture, Waziri Hamman, made the disclosure while briefing journalists after State Executive Council (SEC)

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Nyanya Bombings: Prosecution Counsel Aborts Ogwuche's Trial 

Ihesiulo Grace 16 April 2015 0

An application to modify the partial secret trial of the alleged master-mind of Nyanya bombing, Aminu Ogwuche and others to completely shield prosecution witnesses, on Wednesday, stalled trial.   Aminu Sadiq Ogwuche, Ahmed Abubakar, Mohammed Ishaq, Ya’u Saidu (alias Kofar Rama); Anas Isa, Adamu Yusuf and Nasir Abubakar are facing terrorism charges and the prosecution

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Bomb Blast Hits Somali Education Ministry in Mogadishu

Ihesiulo Grace 14 April 2015 0

Seven people are feared dead in an attack on the higher education ministry in a busy area of Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu. Witnesses told the press that car loaded with explosives was driven into the wall surrounding the compound and there is an ongoing gun battle. A police official said that gunfire was coming from inside […]

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Breaking News: Bomb Blast at an Enugu Polling Unit

Ihesiulo Grace 28 March 2015 0

A report reaching Daily Times now has reveal that there is a  bomb blast at a polling unit in Enugu. The explosion was  reported to have occurred at WTC School 1 Polling Unit at around 7.40am. Details later.

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Two Churches Bombed During Sunday Prayer Service

Ihesiulo Grace 15 March 2015 0

At least 15 persons including a child and two policemen were killed while more than 70 others sustained injuries in blasts near two churches in Youhanabad area of Lahore, Pakistan on Sunday. The banned Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) splinter group Jamatul Ahrar claimed responsibility for the attack. In a statement, the TTP Jamatul Ahrar group spokesperson […]