70 Percent Of Nigeria’s Prison Population Still Awaiting Trial - Nigeria Prisons Officer

Prison Inmates in Nigeria - Premium Times

A spokesman for The Nigerian Prisons Service has stated that of the 56,785 inmates in Nigerian prisons, only 17, 775 had been convicted with the rest awaiting trial according to a Premium Times report.

Extra-Judicial Killing: Nigerian Soldiers Shoot Dead 16 People Moments After Their Arrest

Victims of Extra-Judicial Killing In Potiskum

Sixteen men who were arrested by Nigerian soldiers in Potiskum, Yobe state in the country’s northeast on Wednesday were found dead just hours later with bullet wounds.

Fallout Of Soldiers Running Away From Battle: Nigerian Govt Reviews Recruitment Process Into Armed Forces

The Federal Government has taken a decision to review the strategy for recruitment into the Nigerian Armed Forces, security sources indicated on Thursday.

Nigerian Navy Arrest Crude Oil Bunkerers, Impounds 2,000 Drums With Stolen Crude

The Nigerian Navy has arrested 31 suspected oil thieves and impounded 200 drums laden with substance suspected to be by-product of illegally refined crude oil, during its raid in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

Boko Haram Renames Another Town in Borno, 21 Killed in Clash With Military

UK Government 'Routinely' Spies OnLawyers

Legal policies which allow the UK intelligence agencies MI5, MI6 and GCHQ to access confidential privileged communications between lawyers and clients were disclosed in court today.

Robert O’Neill Identified As Navy SEAL Who Shot Bin Laden

Navy SEAL Robert O'Neil

The former Navy SEAL who claims to have shot and killed Osama bin Laden has been identified ahead of a highly anticipated Fox News interview in which he is expected to discuss his role in the historic raid, according to multiple news sources.

Pakistan Fighting Proxy War Against India Using Terrorists, Says Pentagon

Afghan security officers investigate near smoke rising from a residential building, where insurgents were holed up in, after an attack on the Indian consulate in Herat province May 23, 2014. Reuters

Acknowledging the proxy war that Pakistan has been engaging in to fight India's 'superior' military, a term that was also mentioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Pentagon has brought to the attention of the US Congress Pakistan's use of militant groups as proxies.

Nigeria Police To Extradite Murder Suspect To UK

The Nigeria Police Force says it has concluded all necessary procedure to handover a 23-year-old Nigerian
suspected of murder to the UK authorities.

Swiss Prosecutors Probe Nigerian Oil Marketers For Fraud

Nigerian oil commodity traders, including Gunvor Group Limited and Vitol Group, have been contacted by Swiss prosecutors in a fresh investigation into an alleged multi-billion dollar scam over subsidies for petroleum product imports.

Boko Haram Stole Truckloads Of Dynamite From Ashaka Cement Factory

Dynamite

Boko Haram fighters are set for more lethal attacks after carting away on Tuesday eight truck loads of dynamites from a cement factory near Gombe, the Gombe State capital.

Federal High Court Jails Boko Haram Financier 10 Years

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday sentenced a financier of the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram, to 10 years imprisonment with hard labour.

UK To Return £6.8M Ibori Loot ToNigeria

James Ibori

The United Kingdom government is set to return an additional £6.8 million of the confiscated loot of former
Delta State Governor, Chief James Ibori, to Nigeria.

Communication With Skype, WhatsApp, Facebook Chat, SnapChat, Yahoo Messenger etc Are Disappointingly Insecure - EFF

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Secure communication is something we all crave online, particularly after Edward Snowden's NSA revelations increased public interest in privacy and security.

Fishermen Find Missing Airforce Fighter Jet Near River Benue

NAF Jet

The missing Nigerian Air Force Alpha Fighter Jet (NAF 466) may have been found at the bank of River Benue.