72 Dept. of Homeland Security Employees Listed On Terror Watch List

No fewer than 72 Staff of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are listed on the U.S. terrorist watch list, according to a Democratic lawmaker.

Security Alert! Ritualists Murder 6 Women In Ikorodu, Dump Corpses In Canal (Photos)

Residents of Atele street in Anibaba area of Ikorodu say at least 6 decomposing bodies of young ladies were removed from a carnal on Sunday by the officials of Lagos State Environmental Health Monitoring Team SEHMU. The residents notified (SEHMU after two weeks of foul and unpleasant smell in the vicinity.

How to Not Be Scared of Terrorism - Or Anything Else - Joan Cook

A recent New YorkTimes/CBS News poll opines that Americans are more afraid than they have been since the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. As a psychologist who specializes in traumatic stress, I believe there can be some value in empathizing with other people’s suffering.

Nigerian Crime Syndicate - ‘Black Axe’ Linked With 500 SUVs Stolen In Canada

Police in the Toronto, Canada say 500 luxury SUVs were stolen in the Greater Toronto Area this year as part of a sophisticated vehicle trafficking operation linked to Nigerian organised crime ring, Black Axe, in which a Service Ontario employee fed vehicle owners' details to criminals.

Boko Haram: Nigerian Military Rescue 210 Persons; Kill 5 Terrorists

As the military continue its onslaught to rid Boko Haram terrorists from Nigerian territories, Special Forces have rescued another 210 abducted women, elderly men and children held captive by the group.

Gunmen Kidnap Brother of Akwa Ibom Commissioner For Information

Unknown gunmen have abducted Mr. Ifiok Umanah, the elder brother to Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Information, Mr. Aniekan Umanah.

Though Wounded, Boko Haram Is Still Very Much Dangerous - Max Siollun

Less than a year ago, the militant group Boko Haram controlled an area of northeastern Nigeria the size of Belgium. It was “a mortuary for the uncooperative and prison for the conquered”, as one unlucky resident described it to me at the time, and it threatened to engulf ever more of the country.

7 Benefits of Coconut Oil

Contrary to the false impression and demonization of coconut oil due to its saturated fat content, latest research asserts that saturated fats are indeed harmless. The ‘’artery-clogging’’ concept of saturated fat is said to be a myth. To this end, extensive research proves that Coconut oil has a lot of health and other related benefits which include but not limited to the following:

4 Communities in Rivers State Now Kidnap, Robbery Hotspots; Herdsmen Kidnap Contractors in Delta

Vanguard Newspaper reports that residents of Aluu, Rumuji, Rumuokoro, Ozuoba, Agba-Ndele and other Ikwerre communities at Obio/Akpor, Port Harcourt City, Ikwerre and Emohua Local Government Areas, Rivers State, have raised the alarm over the trouble-free manner kidnappers and armed bandits abduct, rob and kill citizens in the areas.

London Tube 'Terror" Attack: 'Lone wolf' Terror Attacks Hard To Stop - Security Expert

Extremists acting on their own to carry out so-called “lone wolf” terrorist attacks are difficult to predict and extremely hard to stop, an expert has warned in the wake of a knife assault on the London underground.

Security Alert! DSS Unravels Boko Haram Sleeper Cells in Abuja

The Department of State Services (DSS) has alerted members of the public that the Boko Haram terrorist group has continued to establish and operate sleeper cells with the sole mandate to conduct surveillance and subsequently carry-out attacks in Abuja and other parts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Vigilance! U.S Embassy Warns Of Potential Terrorism Attacks In Nigeria

The United States Embassy in Nigeria said on Friday it had received information that groups "associated with terrorism" may be planning attacks against hotels in the country that are frequented by Westerners.

Former Presidential Aspirant Kidnapped in Kogi State, Abductors Demand N40 Million Ransom

A former Presidential candidate and National Chairman of Allied Congress Party of Nigeria, Alhaji Ganiyu Galadima has been reported kidnapped at Obajana in Kogi State.

Why The United Kingdom Is Waging War Against Cybercrime in Nigeria

The British High Commissioner, Paul Arkwright, says one of UK’s key objective for Nigeria this year is to support the ongoing campaign against Cybercrime to reduce the number of UK citizens and businesses falling victim to fraud and cyber crime originating in Nigeria.

Boko Haram Militants Rampage Community in Adamawa, Burn Down Military Artillery

Rampaging Boko Haram militants on Sunday night engaged Nigerian troops in a fierce battle in their new bid to take over Gulak, the administrative headquarters of Madagali in northern part of Adamawa State.

Security and local sources say the insurgents, who came in three vehicles brandishing guns, burnt down a military base as they also burnt down three artilleries and carted away guns.

“They came around 7 p.m. and started firing on the soldiers during which all the soldiers ran away.

“There was pandemonium, people scampered for their lives, many slept in bushes, they killed one soldier during the fierce battle.

“Our local vigilantes had tried by staying back, until another troops were deployed from Madagali town and Shuwa, they engaged them, if not they would have recaptured the town for the second time,” said James Ularamu, former chairman of Madagali.

The former Council chairman, and a local vigilante who did not want to be named, said there were heavy gun battles.

The local vigilante, who couldn’t say whether there were casualties from the Boko Haram side, said “after we chased them away they fled to the nearby Sambisa area.”

Efforts to get the army spokesperson were futile, but a member representing the area at the house of Representatives, Adamu Kamale, confirmed the attack.

He, however said he did not have “much details for now”.

The state commissioner of information, Ahmed Sajo, said additional troops had been deployed to the area.

Source: Premium Times