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Jonathan was defeated in the March election by former military dictator Muhammadu Buhari.

Nigeria’s presidential election in March has done nothing to stop Boko Haram’s destructive behavior.

The bomb blasts on Friday at the Eid prayer ground in Yobe, Damaturu have been traced to two little girls between the ages of 10 and 11, eyewitnesses and local security sources said.

A few hours after two suicide bombers triggered explosions in Damaturu, the capital of Yobe State, the Nigerian Army reacted to the incessant attacks by vowing the defeat of insurgent Islamist fighters in the country’s northeast zone.

“APC United States of America global Secretariat salute President Buhari for these appointments and call on all Nigerians to support the new service chiefs and national security adviser”, John added.

The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, have confirmed that 50 people lost their lives in two bomb explosions that rocked Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, on Friday.

He said the recent slew of Boko Haram bloodletting – some 350 people killed in the past nine days – is consistent with past ratcheting up of violence as the militants seek a stronger negotiating position.

At least 44 people have been killed in twin bomb blasts in the central Nigerian city of Jos, the country’s main relief agency says, after a bloody week of violence blamed on Boko Haram.

With the latest attacks, more than 500 people have been killed, according to AFP reporting.

Witnesses said that a woman suicide bomber blew up in the midst of a crowded evangelical Christian church service in northeast Nigeria on Sunday and killed at least five people.

Negotiator Fred Eno, who was involved in last year’s talks, revealed “another window of opportunity” had opened within the past few days, but he could not disclose details. He added: “Most wars, however furious or vicious, often end around the negotiation...

Over the weekend, a woman suicide bomber blew herself up at a crowded evangelical Christian church in the northeastern city of Potiskum, killing six people.

The responsibility for these blasts had not been claimed by anyone, but the Nigerian Islamic extremist group, Boko Haram is been blamed by the people.

Another long-term negotiator with Boko Haram, Fred Eno said “another window of opportunity opened” in the last few days.

ABUJA Fresh negotiations have started with Boko Haram militants for the release of more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped previous year but the Nigerian government is not now involved in the talks, a human rights activist said on Friday.