Saturday 6 January 2018

Gunmen Kidnap Judge in Niger State, North Central Nigeria, Demand N20m Ransom

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Armed men on Thursday evening kidnapped a Sharia Court Judge, Abubakar Mohammed, near Jerimiya village in Rafi local government area of N...
Friday 5 January 2018

Boko Haram Lists Local, Foreign Media Establishments, Journalists Marked for Attack

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Nigeria's Boko Haram insurgent group has threatened to attack some local and foreign media establishments and journalists. This i...
Tuesday 2 January 2018

President Buhari Signs Mandatory Treatment of Gun Shot Victims’ Bill into Law

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Image Credit: Premium Times Now that President Muhammadu Buhari has assented to Compulsory Treatment and Care for Victims of Gunshot Bi...

Boko Haram Attacks Military Base in Yobe, 5 Soldiers Reportedly Killed, 30 Missing

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Guardian Newspaper reports that an attack by Boko Haram on a military base in Yobe State Saturday night reportedly killed five soldiers ...

700 Boko Haram Captives Have Escaped - Nigerian Army

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The Nigerian army says more than 700 people held by Boko Haram militants in the north-east of the country have escaped captivity.
Friday 29 December 2017

Cybersecurity: Use Fake Answers to Online Security Questions

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The sign up processes for online banking accounts, new email addresses, or health insurance apps all involve a few extra security measure...

Southern Cameroon Crises: Cameroon Military Launches Operation to Free Hostages

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Cameroon's military freed 17 of its citizens held hostage by armed groups from the Central African Republic. One person was killed an...

UNICEF Deplores Large Scale Attacks on Children in Conflict Zones in Nigeria, South Sudan, Yemen, Others

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The United Nations Children Education Fund (UNICEF) has said in a report that children in Nigeria, South Sudan, Yemen, and around the wor...
Thursday 21 December 2017

Maritime Security: Nigeria Waters Experience Persistent Pirates Attack

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Persistent pirate attack on Nigerian waters seems not to be abating, with about 10 crew members of a bulk carrier reported missing after ...

Appraising the Lagos State security Trust Fund Model

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A few days ago, the Lagos State Government held the 11th Town Hall Meeting on Security which coincided with the 10th anniversary of Lagos...

Militancy, Political Uncertainty Seen as Key Risks for Nigeria, Others

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Sequel Nigeria’s exit from recession in 2017, investor sentiment across West Africa is likely to experience uplift in 2018, a report has ...
Tuesday 19 December 2017

Imperativeness Of Fixing Nigeria’s Comatose Health System

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I shoot straight. The essay submits that ‘’ Operation Quality Healthcare ’’ for Nigerians is as imperative as ‘’ Operation Python Dance...
Monday 18 December 2017

66% of Nigerian Prisons Inmates Are Awaiting Trial – Prison Authorities

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The Nigerian Prison Service, NPS, has confirmed that majority (66 per cent) of inmates in Nigerian prisons are awaiting trial as at Decem...

Four Dead As Suspected Boko Haram Insurgents Ambush World Food Programme Convoy in NE Nigeria

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BAUCHI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Four people were killed when a United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) aid convoy was ambushed in northeast...
Saturday 16 December 2017

Nigeria Sitting On Time Bomb As 6,000 ISIS Fighters May Join Forces With Boko Haram –Experts

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Security experts have warned that Nigeria is sitting on a time bomb as the African Union alerted recently that over 6,000 Africans who f...