What You Need To Know About Boko Haram’s Advance in Nigeria

The fall of the Baga military base in north eastern Nigeria caps a slew of successes for the Islamist group.

The Nigerian militant group Boko Haram has roared back into the headlines in recent days, with a series of boldattacks on remote villages in the country’s northeast, culminating with an assault on a multinational military base near a town called Baga on the shores of Lake Chad over the weekend.

Chad, Niger Withdraw Troops From Multinational Joint Task Force Over Boko Haram Attacks

Military authorities in Niger and Chad have withdrawn their troops’ contribution to the Multinational Joint Task Force, MJTF, base as a direct result of the increased activities of the Boko Haram insurgents.

UK Govt Wants Nursery Schools To Report Potential Terrorist Toddlers

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It may become a “duty” of nurseries and elementary schools in the UK to track and report any child that shows signs of sympathy with terrorists or is a risk of potential radicalization, according to the government’s plans aimed at preventing extremism.

HURIWA Seeks Probe Into Security Agents’ Alleged Role In Kidnappings

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Non-Governmental Organisation –Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has urged the Presidency and the National Security Adviser to the President, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd) to do a comprehensive investigation of allegations that officers in Anambra State Police Command connive with kidnappers by charging between N500,000 and N1 million from family members of victims of armed kidnappings to rescue them, even after payment of ransom to the gangs.

18 Female Soldiers, Colonel Missing After Boko Haram Overran Military Base In Baga

SaharaReporters has learnt that Boko Haram militants may have kidnapped 18 female soldiers in Baga in Borno State, according to information from military sources. Two sources told SaharaReporters that, out of 26 female soldiers posted to the military base of the Multinational Joint Task Force, only eight have so far been accounted for.

Hacker Clones German Minister's Fingerprint From Photo, Suggests Politicians Wear Gloves In Public

Hackers have already bypassed Apple's fingerprint scanner using fake fingerprints, and now they have found a way to reproduce your fingerprints by using just a couple of photos of your fingers.

Special Fingerprint sensors have already been used by Apple and Samsung in their smartphones for authentication purposes and in near future fingerprints sensors are believed to be the part of plenty of other locked devices that can be unlocked using fingerprints, just to add an extra layer of authentication. But, How secure are your fingerprints?

'Actionable Intelligence’ From The U.S. On Chibok Girls Was Ignored By Nigerian Military

A revealing report by the New York Times on the faltering relationship between Nigeria and the United States of America has shown that when the Pentagon came up with what it called “actionable intelligence” from drone flights on information that might have indicated the location of some of the kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls and turned it over to the Nigerian military commanders to pursue, they did nothing with the information.

United Nations To Plead For 54 Convicted Nigerian Soldiers

The United Nations has said it will take appropriate action over the execution of 54 soldiers sentenced to death by the Nigerian Army on December 17.

The Biggest Security Threats, Predictions For 2015

As the new year unfolds, so begins the countdown to a new round of security threats and breaches that doubtless will unfold in 2015. But this year will be a little different. In the past, when we’ve talked about threat predictions, we’ve focused either on the criminal hackers out to steal credit card data and banking passwords or on the activist hackers out for the lulz (and maybe to teach corporate victims a lesson).

41 Days To 2015 General Elections:13 Local Governments Under Boko Haram

With less than 50 days to the start of general elections across the country, the Boko Haram insurgents are still in control of a total of 13 local government areas in the northeastern states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa.

UPDATE: Civilians, Soldiers Flee As Boko Haram Seize Military Base, Takes Over Baga

Baga, a town that has suffered several attacks from the Boko Haram in the past two years, fell to insurgents who overpowered soldiers of the Multinational Joint Task Force, MNJTF, and wrecked havoc on residents and property on Saturday, witnesses, a lawmaker, and security officials have said.

Boko Haram's Bloodiest Year Yet: Over 9,000 Killed, 1.5 Million Displaced, 800 Schools Destroyed in 2014

The Nigerian Security Network, an organization monitoring the casualties surrounding the Boko Haram insurgency, estimates that 2014 was the deadliest year so far in the terrorist group's five year insurgency in Northeast Nigeria.

Boko Haram: Saudi Arabia Refuses To Grant Flight Permit For Nigerian Arms Procured From Pakistan

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Nigeria’s effort at ending the Boko Haram insurgency has run into another hitch with the refusal by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to grant over-flight permits to cargo planes conveying military equipment and armoured tanks procured by the Nigerian government from Pakistan.

Gunmen Kill 10 in Kaduna Post-Christmas Celebration

Gunmen on Saturday night attacked and killed 10 residents of Tattaura Village in Kaduna State.

Boko Haram Controls 20 Out Of 27 Local Councils In Borno State

The Borno State government painted a graphic picture of Boko Haram terrorism in the state when it says that the sect has seized control of 20 of the 27 local government areas of the state over the last five years.