Boko Haram Kills Two Nigerian Soldiers In Baga With Rocket-Propelled Grenade

Two Nigerian soldiers were killed in a Boko Haram rocket attack on a military vehicle in Borno State town town of Baga, residents told French News Agency (AFP) yesterday.

BREAKING NEWS! President Jonathan Sacks IGP Suleiman Abba, Appoints Solomon Arase As Acting IGP

IGP Suleiman Abba

President Goodluck Jonathan today afternoon announced the removal of Mr. Suleiman Abba as the Inspector General of Police (IGP), saying his sack is with immediate effect.

Islamic State Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi 'Seriously Wounded In Air Strike'

Abu Bakr al_Baghdadi

Exclusive: The leader of Islamic State, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, has been seriously wounded in an air strike in western Iraq, sources have told the Guardian.

Suicide Bomber Attacks Mosque In Potiskum (Yobe State), 3 Injured

Three people sustained injury from a botched suspected Boko Haram suicide attack targeted at a group of Shiite Muslims in Potiskum, Yobe state.

The Rise of the Chief Security Officer: What It Means for Corporations and Customers

For business leaders today, no task is more important than ensuring confidence and trust in the organizations they lead. The boardroom has woken up to the importance of security – and to the enormity of what it will take to protect company and consumer data from attacks.

United States Requests For Alleged Drug Baron, Senator-Elect Kashamu’s Extradition

Buruji Kashamu

The government of the United States of America has begun fresh moves to extradite Senator-elect, Buruji Kashamu to face drug trafficking charges, which he has been evading for several years now. 

Why Milliennials Are an Information-Security Threat

Millennials like being social, and they like using technology. What some don’t recognize is how the combination of these behaviors may cause issues for organizations.

Fight Terrorism by Partnering With Muslims

Saturday's police raids in Melbourne provide further proof that terrorism is inside Australia's house, not at its doorstep.

Hundreds Of Migrants Feared Dead After Their Boat Capsized In The Mediterranean Sea

Hundreds of people are feared to have drowned after a boat carrying up to 700 migrants capsized in the Mediterranean Sea, the Italian coastguard says.

Fresh Communal Violence Claims 45 Lives in Agatu, Benue State

No fewer than 45 persons were yesterday killed in a violence that erupted between the Ologba and Egba communities of Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State.

Lessons From The 'OLX Lagos Nanny' Kidnapping Incident

Kidnapper Funmilayo Adeyemi (a.k.a Mary Akinloye)

THE kidnap of three children by their nanny for ransom in Surulere, Lagos, the other day has once again brought the danger of domestic help to the fore. Nannies and house-helps have been known to commit all manners of atrocities on their unsuspecting employers. From sexual abuse of the children to stealing, husband snatching to even murder, horrible stories of nannies are legion.

Matters Arising From The Presidential Election, Tasks Before General Buhari's Administration

Against all odds, the 2015 Presidential election initially billed for February 14 but rescheduled to March 28, has come and gone. General Muhammadu Buhari, the APC candidate secured a total of 15,424,921 million votes (53.95%) to defeat incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan who garnered 12,853,162 votes (44.96%). Wall Street Journal says, "Buhari’s upset of incumbent President is arguably the most consequential political event in Africa in the last decade”. Congratulations to General Buhari, kudos to President Jonathan for graciously accepting defeat. Nigerians are the true winners of the 2015 presidential election.

OPC, Police Clash Over Oil Pipeline Contract

Showdown between the Police and ethnic militia group, Oodua Peoples Congress, OPC members is in the offing following a warning to the Police authorities to withdraw officers and men of the force who have allegedly refused to vacate the NNPC pipelines across the country in defiance of a n order by the management of the corporation asking them to do so.

Shops Set Ablaze, Looted, Six People Dead As Xenophobic Attacks Intensify In South Africa

Attacks against immigrant businesses started in Durban. The attacks have left six people dead. South African police fired rubber bullets Friday to disperse crowds setting immigrant businesses ablaze as attacks against foreigners spread to Johannesburg.

FBI Pulls Computer Security Expert Off Flight, After He Tweets About Hacking Its Systems

Computer security experts tend to be suspicious souls. Sometimes, though, others become suspicious of them. Chris Roberts, a Colorado-based security fiend, took to Twitter to nudge United Airlines about what he believes is a weakness in its security systems.