Fulani Herdsmen Kill 2, Sack 25 Benue Villages in Fresh Attack

Vanguard newspaper reports that notwithstanding the recent outcry that trailed the killings and sacking of Agatu communities by suspected Fulani militia, the marauders have, again, laid siege to Logo Local Government Area of the state, killing two and sacking over 25 villages.

BREAKING! Updated: How Two Female Suicide Bombers Disguised As Men Killed 22 People in Maduguri Mosque, NE Nigeria

Two female suicide bombers disguised as men kill 22 in Maiduguri Mosque On March 16, 201612:00 pmIn NewsComments At least 22 people were killed on Wednesday when two women disguised as men blew themselves up during morning prayers at a mosque in Maiduguri, northeast Nigeria, rescue officials said.

Strategies To Counter Terrorist Narratives, Radicalization Are More Confused Than Ever

It’s been a busy year for counter terrorist narrative watchers. Since we last checked in, the State Department launched a peer-to-peer program challenging extremism, Facebook is working with civil society organizations to push back on hate, the Senate approved three bills fighting online terrorist recruitment, Secretary Kerry met with Hollywood executives to discuss countering terrorist narratives, and the Department of Justice hosted a meeting with tech executives, entertainment industry leaders, other government agencies, and the media on the topic. Even the FBI got in on the action, shrewdly finding a way to combine play-time with work-time. Countering terrorist narratives is the new black. Given the self-proclaimed Islamic State’s robust presence online, the desire to do something is understandable. But the majority of these efforts are premised on false assumptions and targeted at the wrong audience.

Gunmen Kill 16 'Including Four Europeans' in Grand Bassam Beach Resort, Ivory Coast

The Etoile du Sud hotel was targeted

Gunmen wearing balaclavas stormed three popular hotels at a beach resort in Ivory Coast on Sunday, killing as many as 16 people including four Europeans.

Unsung Kidnap Incidents in Nigeria: A Case of Slow Police Reaction?

On the heels of the recent polices heroics in rescuing the abducted Ikorodu school girls, Gboyega Alaka probes what looks like the force’s slow reaction, especially when the kidnap cases don’t receive huge media and public outcry.

United States Intelligence Programs Don't Help Fighting Terrorism At All - Edward Snowden

Edward Snowden, a former employee of the US National Security Agency, said in an interview that American intelligence knowingly spied on people that had no ties to terrorism.

United Kingdom Database Hold DNA Profiles of 7,800 Terrorism Suspects

A United Kingdom police counter-terrorism database contains the DNA profiles and fingerprints of more than 7,800 identified individuals, an official government watchdog has revealed.

Nigeria Drug Agency Uncovers Methamphetamine Producing Laboratory in Delta State, Arrest Mexican, Nigerian Masterminds

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Saturday said it discovered a super laboratory for the illicit production of methamphetamine located at Asaba, Delta.

Massive Explosion Kill Scores At Central Bank of Nigeria Premises, Calabar

Vanguard newspaper reports that about eighteen people were on Friday morning roasted while others sustained third degree burns in an inferno at the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, following a suspected gas explosion at the premises of the Bank located at Calabar Road by the Millennium Park .

Innovative Technologies: Biometrics Is On The Rise, Along With Serious Security Concerns

You want to buy a pair of jeans pair. You approach the cashier to make payment but instead of reaching for your wallet or phone, you pull back your hair. The cashier holds a camera up to your ear. The camera confirms a match to a photo in a database, all of which is linked to your bank. Transaction complete.

Pirates Kidnap Four from Chemical Tanker Off Nigeria

Four crew members were kidnapped from a chemical tanker underway off the coast of Nigeria earlier this month. The IMB Piracy Reporting Centre has confirmed the kidnappings, reporting that on March 5th a group of ten armed pirates in a speed boat approached and opened fire at a chemical tanker underway approximately 32 nautical miles southwest of Bonny Island, Nigeria.

Gunmen Kidnap Magistrate, Two Others in Edo State, Nigeria

Daredevil kidnappers operating along Benin-Auchi express road on Wednesday abducted a serving Senior Magistrate simply identified as Hassana.

US Special Forces Capture ISIS Chemical Weapons Expert

United States special forces have captured the head of the Islamic State militant group’s effort to develop chemical weapons in a raid last month in northern Iraq, two senior Iraqi intelligence officials have told the Associated Press, the first known major success of Washington’s more aggressive policy of pursuing the jihadis on the ground.

Cameroonian Gendarmes Take Over 16 Communities in Akwa-Ibom, Hoist Flag

The Cameroonian government has allegedly forcefully taken over parts of Akwa Ibom State not covered by the original judgment to cede part of the Bakasi Peninsular to the Central African country following a decision of the International Court of Justice (ICC) in The Hague in 2002. More than 350 oil wells and fishing pots have consequently been seized, depriving Nigeria of potential revenues from these assets.

Despite 'Presidential Investigation', Marauding Fulani Herdsmen Hack 8 To Death in Benue State

Notwithstanding ongoing peace efforts been brokered by various stakeholders and an 'investigation' ordered by President Buhari to unravel the causes and to proffer solutions to the recent Agatu killings, Daily Post newspaper reports that no fewer than eight persons have been reportedly killed in a fresh attack on Benue communities by suspected Fulani herdsmen on Tuesday in Logo local government area of the state.