Boko Haram Insurgency Cripples Hides And Skin Business in Borno

The Boko Haram Insurgency and  Security challenges in Borno State have crippled the hides and skin business in the state, investigations by the News Agency of Nigeria have revealed.

Army Deserter Uses Boko Haram Guns To Rob In Bayelsa

An army deserter, identified as Presido Yenabo, has been apprehended for armed robbery in Bayelsa State.

Gunmen Attack Military (JTF) Base In Bayelsa State, Kill Four Soldiers, Policeman

No fewer than four soldiers and one policeman have been murdered by unknown gunmen, suspected to be sea pirates, in Bayelsa State.

Romance Scam: A Conman Posed as United States General To Defraud British Women of £300,000

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A fraudster who posed as an American general serving in Afghanistan conned two women out of more than £300,000 in just six months in what detectives believe was a multi-million-pound global scam.

Gunmen Lay Siege to Mali Hotel; Kill Scores, Take Hostages

Bamako (AFP) - Several hostages, including a number of foreigners, were caught in a standoff in central Mali Friday after gunmen stormed a hotel during a shootout with soldiers in which at least five troops and two attackers were killed, the government said.

Indian Security Arrest 2 Nigerian Students Suspected of Trying To Join ISIS

Two young Nigerian Students suspected to be on their way to joining the Islamic State (ISIS) militants have been arrested at the volatile  India-Pakistan border  after  scaling a barbed wire fence near the  border.

BREAKING: 8 Boko Haram Members Denounce Membership Of Sect

Eight members of the terror group, Boko Haram, have denounced their membership of the sect, in a town around Mussa in Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State, the Chairman of the youth vigilance group in the town, Apagu Istifanus, told journalists on Friday.

FBI 'Most Wanted' Cybercrime Kingpin Linked To Russian Espionage On US Government

There are rumours Evgeniy Bogachev - widely known as Slavik, the creator of uber money-making malware Zeus – spends much of his time on a boat in the Black Sea. He’s avoiding contact with others, largely because the FBI has a $3 million reward for anyone who can help expedite his capture.

President Buhari Set To Ramp Up Domestic Production of Weapons

President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja directed the Federal Ministry of Defence to produce a plan for the establishment of a modest Military Industrial Complex for the local production of weapons to meet some of the requirements of the country’s armed forces.

Flood Alert! NEMA Warns of Possible Flooding As Cameroon Is Poised To Release Water From Dam

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has alerted the state governments and communities along River Benue of possible flood following information from Camerounian authorities of plan to release excess water from Lagdo Dam.

Suicide Bomber Kills 17 In A Saudi mosque - Saudi State TV

CAIRO (Reuters) - A suicide bomb attack on in a mosque in Abha city in south west Saudi Arabia killed 17 people on Thursday, Saudi state television channel al-Ekhbariya reported.

Boko Haram: Cameroon Repatriates 12,000 Nigerian Refugees

ABUJA (Reuters) - About 12,000 Nigerians are being repatriated over the next three to four days after seeking refuge in Cameroon from attacks by Islamist militant group Boko Haram, Nigeria's state emergency agency said on Wednesday.

Niger Delta Youths Threaten To Shut Down NLNG Facilities Over Planned Lagos Shipyard

NIGER Delta youths have threatened to stage a massive protest and possibly shut down facilities of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Company (NLNG), if the company fails to reverse its decision to build dry-dock shipyard outside its operational base in Rivers State. Over 30 youth leaders handed in the threat yesterday in Port Harcourt while briefing journalists on the developments.

U.S. Says Boko Haram May Have Benefitted From Oil Theft Spoils

The Boko Haram terrorist group could be beneficiaries of the money made from crude oil theft in Nigeria, members of the United States Congress said on Tuesday.

Nigeria Police Discover Another Kidnappers’ Den in Oyo State, South-West Nigeria

Nigeria police in Oyo State have uncovered another kidnappers’ den, where atrocities were being committed at Oyagbe, Oyo town.