Wednesday, 30 January 2019

Terrorists, Politicians, Planning To Disrupt Nigeria Elections — National Security Adviser

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The National Security Adviser, Maj. Gen. Babagana Monguno (retd.), on Tuesday said security forces had received intelligence that some ...

Bandits Kidnap Bride, 3 Nursing Mothers, Others in Zamfara

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Forty-eight hours after seven people were kidnapped at a viewing centre in the Birnin Magaji Local Government Area of Zamfara State, no f...
Saturday, 26 January 2019

1.9m Persons Currently Displaced In Northeast Nigeria – UNHCR

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The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said that about 1.9 million persons are currently displaced in the north...
Thursday, 24 January 2019

Nigeria Declares Lassa Fever Outbreak, Activates Emergency Response

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Lassa Fever Outbreak in Nigeria - Image credit: BellaNaija Nigeria on Tuesday declared a Lassa Fever outbreak in the country. This foll...

20,000 Nigerian Girls Trafficked To Mali For Prostitution - NAPTIP

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Nigeria's anti-trafficking agency, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says it has received co...
Monday, 21 January 2019

Breaking: New Police Boss Oders Disbandment of FSARS, Others

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The acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the immediate disbandment of the Federal Speciall Anti-robbery ...

Nigeria Set To Ban Private Foreign Security Experts, Accuses Them of Aiding Insurgency

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A new regulation is coming to flush out expatriates operating private security outfits in the country, the Federal Government has said.
Sunday, 20 January 2019

Nigeria 2019 Elections: US Warns of Boko Haram Attacks, Issues Advisory To Its Citizens

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The United States of America has warned its citizens in Nigeria to be conscious of threats by members of Boko Haram and ISIS West Africa...

Coalition of Niger Delta Militants Warn Buhari Not To Rig 2019 Election

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The umbrella body of militant groups in the Niger Delta, Coalition of Niger Delta Agitators (CNDA), has warned President Muhammadu Buhari ...
Thursday, 17 January 2019

2019 Elections: U.S. Expresses Concerns Over Neutrality of Nigeria’s Security Agencies

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The United States government has expressed concern over the neutrality of security services ahead of Nigeria’s general elections beginnin...
Tuesday, 15 January 2019

National Security Under Scrutiny As Nigeria Votes

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Recent Killings in Nigeria_Credit_Vanguard Newspaper In Nigeria, where religious and ethnic identity often determines support for a can...

Boko Haram Insurgents Attack Damasak, Rann Villages, Borno State

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Reports reaching PREMIUM TIMES from credible military sources say that Boko Haram insurgents last night carried out yet another attack on...

Piracy: Russian Embassy, Nigerian Authorities Track Kidnapped Sailors

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The Russian Embassy in Nigeria is collaborating with the government to track down the location of crew members taken hostage from the “MS...

Armed Bandits Invade Sokoto Community, Northwest Nigeria, Kill 26

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Suspected armed bandits, Sunday, killed 26 persons, including a one-year-old girl at Warwana, Tabkin Kwasa and Dutsi villages in Gandhi ...
Thursday, 10 January 2019

Insurgency in Northeast Nigeria ‘Has Created A Humanitarian Tragedy' - United Nations

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The upsurge in violence in north-east Nigeria, which was brought to global attention five years ago with the abduction by Boko Haram ext...