Boko Haram Seize Mubi, Sack Army Headquarters

Boko Haram militants have entered Mubi in Adamawa State, taking over the headquarters of the 234 battalion in the town, which is one of the State’s largest.

United States Rocket Explodes During Launch

An unmanned supply rocket bound for the International Space Station has exploded shortly after its launch from the US state of Virginia.

White House Computers 'Hacked'

A White House computer network has been breached by hackers, it has been reported.

Boko Haram Kills Again In Borno, TorchesPolice Station

Attacks by suspected Boko Haram terrorists continued on Monday despite ongoing truce talks, with police station, government lodge and other public buildings and over 250 vehicles set ablaze in Kukawa town, the headquarters of Kukawa local government area of Borno State.

Big Rethink For Counterterrorism

Like politics, terrorism is local, which is why extremists use local grievances as initial motivators to recruit.

How To End Boko Haram, By Al-Mustapha

Former Chief Security Officer to the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, yesterday proffered solutions on how to end the almost intractable insurgency in the northern part of the country.

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.