Her Majesty’s Jihadists: More British Muslims Have Enlisted Into Islamist Militant Groups Than In The British Armed Forces

He was a dreamer, with Che Guevara looks — a jet-black beard and eyes — who built a new persona online, as a Muslim warrior riding into battle in the back of an open-bed truck, dressed in black, his long hair blowing in the breeze, with an AK-47 hanging from his shoulder, strapped to his back. He had just turned 22 — the product of British private schools, a computer aficionado working in customer service at Sky News — when he decided to turn his dream into reality.

General Buhari Set To Restore Military Ties With The United States

General Buhari

The President-elect, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday said his administration would restore military cooperation with the United States of America.

U.S Envisions Security, Terrorism Challenges Confronting Buhari's Administration

The U.S. Secretary of State, Mr John Kerry, has predicted that the new government in Nigeria might face the challenge of protecting its citizens against terrorism threats. Kerry made the assertion in a statement by the African Regional Media Hub of the United States Department of State on Tuesday in Lagos.

Chibok School Girls: Sambisa Forest To Be Liberated May 29 – NSA Dasuki

On the one year anniversary of the abduction of over 200 Chibok girls, the National Security Adviser (NSA) Col. Sambo Dasuki has assured that the girls will be rescued by the military, adding, that the Sambisa Forest will be liberated before May 29.

South Africa's Ageing White Mercenaries Who Fought Boko Haram

Battle-hardened soldiers, many of them paramilitary leftovers of the apartheid regime, have pursued private wars simply to put bread on the table. Leon Lotz was once a member of the Koevoet – “crowbar” in Afrikaans – a paramilitary police unit created by South Africa’s apartheid regime to root out guerrillas in what is now Namibia.

Fact check: Does Halal Certification Fund Terrorism?

Companies that get products halal certified have been targets of a campaign that claims halal certification funds terrorism.

Ex-Blackwater Security Guards Sentenced To Long Prison Terms For Killing Iraqi Civilians

A federal judge in Washington DC has imposed heavy sentences on four former security guards hired by the former private mercenary firm Blackwater convicted last year of either murder or manslaughter for their parts in the Nisoor Square massacre in Baghdad eight years ago that left eight people dead.

Abducted Chibok Girls 'Sighted With Boko Haram in Gwoza'

More than 50 of the girls abducted by militant Islamists in Nigeria last year were seen alive three weeks ago, a woman has told the BBC.

Boko Haram May Abduct More Schoolgirls - Security Expert Warns

A security expert, Dr. Ona Ekhomu, has warned that the Boko Haram insurgents may abduct more schoolgirls from the North East, unless  proactive robust school security measures were put in place to forestall such occurrence.

Abducted Chibok Schoolgirls: Could Growing Pressure on Boko Haram Lead To Their Release?

Growing military pressure on Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamists has raised hopes that they may free some of their schoolgirl hostages as part of a deal to escape being hunted down and killed.

How To Tackle Boko Haram – EU Envoy

Head of European Union Delegation to Nigeria and Economic Community of West African States, Ambassador Michel Arrion, on Sunday attributed the prolonged terrorist onslaughts in northern parts of the country to the hopelessness of the army of unemployed youths and wrong ideology.

Nigerian Military Retakes Damboa, Askira Uba, Other Towns From Boko Haram

The Nigerian Army on Friday said it has recaptured four towns from Boko Haram insurgents operating in the area. The towns include Bita, Izge, Yamteke and Uba in Askira Uba and Damboa Local Government Areas of Borno State.

PDP Chairman Shot Dead in Ebonyi State

Gunmen suspected to be political thugs in the early hours of Saturday shot and killed Emeka Nworie, the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ishielu LGA in Ebonyi state.

Breaking News! Nigerian Airforce Helicopter Crashes In Lagos

A helicopter belonging to the Nigerian Air Force has crashed in Lagos.

Nanny Who Kidnapped 3 Lagos Children Demands N15m Ransom

A nanny, 'Mary Akinloye', who allegedly kidnapped three kids in the Surulere area of Lagos State has demanded N15m from the victim’s parents, PUNCH Metro has learnt.