Monday, 31 October 2016

Kidnapping: Kano State Lawmakers Pass Bill Stipulating Life Jail for Culprits

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The Kano State House of Assembly on Monday passed into law  a Bill seeking life imprisonment for kidnappers in Kano state.

Boko Haram: NSCDC Borno Command Trains 50 Civilians on Surveillance, Intelligence Gathering

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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Borno State Command, on Monday said it had started training 50 civilians on surveil...
Sunday, 30 October 2016

Top 10 Crime, Security Flashpoints in Lagos, South-West, Nigeria

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With a population of 20 million people and just over 30,000 policemen, Lagos State residents have continued to bear the brunt of crime. O...

Nigerian Government To Halt Niger Delta Militancy With Elite Strike Force

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As part of its 2017 target to ensure zero militancy and drastic reduction of violence in the Niger Delta, which affect Nigeria’s oil prod...
Saturday, 29 October 2016

Terrorism: Suspected Boko Haram Suicide Bombers Target IDPs Camp in Maiduguri, Nigeria, 9 Killed, 24 Injured

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Twin suicide bomb explosions that occurred in Maiduguri, Borno State, early Saturday, killed nine people, the National Emergency Manageme...

Nigeria Lost N2 Trillion To Niger Delta Militancy, Pipeline Vandalism

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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation said from January 2016 till date, government lost $7bn, about N2.1tn, to the activities of Ni...

Suspected Herdsmen In Military Uniform Attack Kaduna Communities, Kill Village Head, 6 Others

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Gunmen, suspected to be herdsmen Thursday night attacked four Kaduna communities, killing a 85 year old traditional ruler and Six others...
Friday, 28 October 2016

ExxonMobil Discovers One Billion Barrel of Crude Oil in Nigeria

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Barely a week after it sold its downstream subsidiary in Nigeria, United States’ oil giant, ExxonMobil Corporation, has announced the dis...

Cybersecurity Expert Says, 'Nigeria Accounts For $9.3b Global Loss To Cybercrime’

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Nigeria is responsible for at least $9.3 billion out of the total global loss to the rising cybercrime, according to the President, Cyber...

President Buhari To Launch $10bn Niger Delta Reconstruction Fund

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The federal government under the watch of President Muhammadu Buhari plans a $10 billion infrastructure development fund for the oil-rich...
Thursday, 27 October 2016

Nigerian Army Arrest Major, Captain, Others For Sabotage, Leaking Information To Boko Haram 

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The Nigerian Army is holding two officers – a major and a captain – in connection with alleged sabotage of the ongoing counter-terrorism ...

Truck Conveying IDPs Suffer Boko Haram Landmine Explosion in NE Nigeria

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A truck conveying internally displaced persons, IDPs, ran into a landmine planted on an highway causing an explosion which injured some o...
Wednesday, 26 October 2016

Nigeria Faces Worst Humanitarian Crisis on The African Continent,” Warns Senior UN Relief Official

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IDPs In Nigeria 26 October 2016 – With nearly 400,000 children facing starvation in Nigeria, and citizens suffering with little to no p...

Lawmakers Summon Nigeria Police Boss Over Indiscriminate Extrajudicial Killings

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The House of Representatives has summoned the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, to appear before it over escalating cases o...

Nigeria Ranks 169th Position Out of 190 Countries In 2017 World Bank Ease Of Doing Business Index

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The World Bank yesterday said that Nigeria ranked 169th position out of 190 countries surveyed in its Ease of Doing Business index for 20...