Thursday, 19 July 2018

Gunmen Kidnap Father of PDP Senatorial Aspirant, Demand N15m Ransom

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Anxiety was high in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State yesterday following reports of the abduction of Chief Lawrence C...
Wednesday, 18 July 2018

Police Arrest Suicide Bomb Masterminds, Eight Suspected Kidnappers Of Chibok Schoolgirls

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Eight persons suspected to have taken part in the kidnap of the 276 Chibok schoolgirls in Borno state have been paraded by the Nigerian ...
Tuesday, 17 July 2018

Severe Flood Kills 49 in North-Central Nigeria

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Flooding caused by torrential rains on Nigeria’s border with Niger has left 49 people dead and another 20 missing, the emergency servic...

Africa Is Jihad’s Next Battleground

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Jihadists Killings in Africa (Credit: Economist) Violent Islamist groups are gaining strength in the Sahel. A report from Nigeria and ...
Friday, 13 July 2018

How Background Checks Use Artificial Intelligence

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People are creepy, and we’re not just talking about clowns and people who drive cargo vans. We recently learned that nearly one-third of ...
Thursday, 12 July 2018

Gunmen Kidnap Chinese Expatriate In Zamfara, North-West Nigeria

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The Police Command in Zamfara has confirmed the abduction of a Chinese, Mr, Ren Dajun by gunmen in the state.

Nigerian Customs Intercepts 150,000 Rounds of Ammunition At Lagos Port

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The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 150,000 rounds of live ammunition at the Lagos port, Tin-Can Island Area Controller M...
Wednesday, 11 July 2018

UN Secretary-General Speaks on Security Threats in Nigeria

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The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres has called for concerted efforts to neutralize the security challenges in Nigeria.

U.S. Condemns Plateau Bloodletting, Warns on Proliferation of Arms Ahead of 2019 Elections

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Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy in Nigeria, Mr. David Young The Deputy Chief of Mission at the United States (U.S.) Embassy in N...
Thursday, 5 July 2018

United States Agency Predicts Electoral Violence in Nigeria Ahead 2019 Elections

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Research by the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) on electoral violence risk assessment in Nigeria have suggested possible escalati...
Wednesday, 4 July 2018

Nigeria Crime Statistics 2017: Lagos Tops Chart, Kebbi Lowest

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Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in its yearly crime statistics released recently on its website said that a total of 134,6...
Monday, 2 July 2018

Crime: Cronies Airlift Notorious French Gangster Out of Prison With Stolen Helicopter

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Redoine Faid Redoine Faid was serving 25 years for involvement in a failed robbery and murder of a police officer in a prison near Pari...

UK Parliament Decries Disturbing Killings in Nigeria

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UK United Kingdom Parliament has described recent killings by Fulani herdsmen and other violent acts in the North Central states of Niger...

New Priorities For Washington in Africa

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The Trump Administration is once again sending mixed signals regarding foreign policy.
Friday, 29 June 2018

United Nations Says Boko Haram, Nigerian Military Killed Hundreds of Children in 2017

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No fewer than 881 children were either killed or maimed by the Boko Haram terror group and Nigerian security forces in 2017, the United N...