Researchers Identify Sophisticated Chinese Cyber-espionage Group

A coalition of security researchers has identified a Chinese cyberespionage group that appears to be the most sophisticated of any publicly known Chinese hacker unit and targets not only U.S. and Western government agencies but also dissidents inside and outside China.

Gunmen Kill Four Policemen, Kidnap Six Agip’s Staff in Nembe Creek, Bayelsa State

Yenagoa – Gunmen on a speedboat in Nigeria’s oil-producing south killed four policemen and kidnapped six Nigerian employees of the Agip energy firm, in the latest unrest to hit the restive region, the security forces said Tuesday.

Researchers Discover Two Genes Linked With Violent Crime

A genetic analysis of almost 900 offenders in Finland has revealed two genes associated with violent crime.
Those with the genes were 13 times more likely to have a history of repeated violent behaviour.

Alleged Terrorist Attempt to Blow Up Calabar-Itu Head Bridge Foiled

At attempt by aggrieved militants to blow up the major bridge that links Akwa Ibom and Cross River States has been foiled by security operatives in Akwa Ibom State.

Gunmen Kill Expatriate Working For Julius Berger, Kidnap Another

Tragedy hit construction giant, Julius Berger, at the weekend, as gunmen attacked two vehicles conveying its two expatriate workers,  killing one and abducted the other.

How Boko Haram Militants Rape, Abuse Girls, Women And Forcefully Convert Them To Islam – Report

Boko Haram insurgents routinely rape and abuse girls and women they abduct from Borno and Yobe States, forcefully marrying some and sending others to the frontlines to fight Nigeria’s security forces, according to a new report by Human Rights Watch.

Suspected Boko Haram Militants 'Kidnap 30 Children'In Borno State, Nigeria

Suspected Boko Haram militants have kidnapped about 30 children in north-eastern Nigeria despite government claims of a truce, a local leader says.

Qatar Denies Funding The Islamic State (ISIL)

Senior officials from Qatar have strongly denied claims the country is supporting extremist groups in Syria such as Islamic State.

South Africa's Football Captain Shot Dead

South Africa's soccer captain Senzo Meyiwa has been shot dead by armed men in a town near Johannesburg, underlining a spike in the country's crime rate.

IBM Offers Ebola Tracking System

IBM will put its super-computing data crunching to use in Sierra Leone, as part of the fight against the deadly disease Ebola.

Minister of Defence - Gusau and National Security Adviser - Dasuki in Supremacy Battle

There is an intense supremacy battle going on between the Minister of Defence, General Mohammed Aliyu Gusau and the National Security Adviser, NSA, Colonel Sambo Dasuki.

South Africa Returns Seized $15million, Says "Relation With Nigeria Is Priceless"

The South African Government has returned the $15m earlier seized from Nigeria.

Revealed: Nigeria’s Secret Deal With Boko Haram

Details of Nigeria’s peace deal with Boko Haram were revealed on Friday by the government of Chad which also sensationally disclosed that the sect’s leader, Abubakar Shekau, wrote it confirming his emissaries to the recent peace meeting held in Chad.

Boko Haram's 'Secretary General' Assures Chibok Girls Would Surely Be Released On Monday

Yola – Self acclaimed secretary General of Boko Haram, Mallam Danladi Ahmadu have said that the group’s cases fire agreement with the Federal Government is very much on course.

Nigeria Now Has 743,062 Internally Displaced Persons Due To Conflicts and Natural Disasters — NEMA

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has recorded about 743, 062 persons that were internally displaced by conflicts and natural disasters in various parts of the country, Director General of the agency Muhammad Sani Sidi, has said.