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Multiple explosions were heard in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital in Northeast Nigeria on Saturday morning as people are setting out for elections. Ahmad Salkida, a journalist believed to know the workings of the insurgents and with sources among them, said the explosions were more  10 and that the attacks started around 5:50am. He also reported on his verified Twitter …

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Tayo Olanipekun Negotiations for release of Leah Sharibu may be futile once she gets pregnant in Boko Haram captivity, a journalist with sources among the insurgents has said. Even when Sharibu, the remaining of the Dapchi girls, held for her Christian faith, gives birth, she cannot be separated with her baby until the child turns seven, the journalist, Ahmad Salkida, …

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Boko Haram leader,Abubakar Shekau, has appeared in a new video released Sunday afternoon by his group. Journalist with source among the dreaded sect, Ahmad Salkida,revealed this in his Twitter handle, adding that the release was to dispell rumours of ill health of Shekau. Watch this space for more details.

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Tayo Olanipekun In addition to the 15 of the abducted Chibok school girls recently reported to be alive,15 more are still living, bringing the number of the surviving abductees to 30, a Nigerian journalist with sources among the Boko Haram insurgents has revealed. In a series of tweets Tuesday evening, Ahmad Salkida said, however, that five of the girls have …

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