Nigeria president says 'tide has turned' against Boko Haram

Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday said the military was gaining the upper hand against Boko Haram, despite two bombings in the country's north that killed at least 27.

"The President assures all Nigerians, and the people of the northeastern states in particular, that the days of mourning victims of incessant terrorist attacks in the country will soon be over as the tide has now definitely turned against Boko Haram," his office said in an emailed statement.

Jonathan's statement came after two separate bombings at bus stations in the north's biggest city, Kano, and the commercial capital of Yobe state, Potiskum.