Tuesday, 19 April 2016

Army General Escapes Boko Haram Ambush, Soldier Killed, 2 Others Injured

The Acting General Officer Commanding (GOC), 7 Division Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Victor Ezugwu and his convoy were about 8.30am, Tuesday, ambushed by suspected Boko Haram terrorists during the general’s visit troops in Bama local government area of Borno state.

Monday, 18 April 2016

Lagos State Government Advises Residents Not to Panic as Nigerian Airforce Begins Night Flying Training In Lagos

The Lagos State Government has advised Lagosians not to panic as the Nigerian Air Force commences night flying training exercise in the state tonight.

Saturday, 16 April 2016

Tension in Anambra As Herdsmen Hack Farmer, 2 Others To Death

Credit: Authority newspaper
Authority Newspaper reports that here is tension in Umudi­um village in Umumbo community, Ayamelum Local Government Area, over the alleged killing of 45-year old Mr Ekwunife Echim Okolo by Fula­ni herdsmen in the area.

Friday, 15 April 2016

Alleged Killing of Northerners in Abia: Nigeria Drifting Towards Rwanda-styled Genocide, Group Warns

Sequel to the supposed killing of some northerners in the South-east by alleged members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a pressure group, the Conference of Minority Tribes of Nigeria has warned that Nigeria may be heading for the 1990 Rwanda styled genocide, if the perpetrators and their sponsors are not brought to justice.

Wednesday, 13 April 2016

Cybersecurity: Why The FBI Director Puts A Tape Over His Webcam – And Why You Should Take A Cue

The Federal Bureau of Investigation - FBI Director James Comey gave a presentation at Kenyon College in Ohio, United States of America last week. He submitted that “absolute privacy” has never existed in America – until now, when encryption by default creates spaces where law enforcement can not go, even with a court order.

Tuesday, 12 April 2016

Marauding Fulani Herdsmen Attack, Kill Scores in Taraba State, Nigeria

Daily Post newspaper reports that residents of Angai and Ndole villages in Gashak Local Council area of Taraba State have reportedly fled to neighbouring communities in the Republic of Cameroon and nearby local council areas after Fulani herdsmen invaded the areas on Monday, killing scores of persons.

Gunmen Kidnap Channels TV Reporter in Owerri, Imo State, Demand N15m Ransom

A Channels TV reporter in Owerri, Temitope Kutiyi has been abducted from the Imo State capital. He was taken from his house around Federal Housing Estate, Egbeada yesterday, according to an eyewitness who told Daily Trust that the suspected kidnappers numbering eight broke into his house through the iron door and bundled him away to an unknown destination.

OPC Threatens To Retaliate Fulani Herdsmen Attacks

The Oodua Peoples Congress, OPC has threatened to pay the Fulani Herdsmen back in their own coin if they don’t stop threatening the peace of Yoruba land and it’s people. The OPC lamented on the continuous and repeated attacks by the Fulani Herdsmen on the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Chief Olu Falae adding that if such situations persists, they’ll be forced to retaliate in greater folds.

Monday, 11 April 2016

UNIPORT Student Protest Turns Bloody As Police Allegedly Kills Student Leader

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Report from newsroom.ng have it that a student of the University of Port Harcourt has been shot dead amidst the ongoing protest over a change in the university’s fee policies.

Advocacy Against Wanton Abuse of Women, Children In Nigeria



Written by: Don Okereke (Twitter: @donokereke)

Wanton Abduction of Women, Children By Boko Haram Militants

On the night of April 14-15, 2014, Boko Haram militants brazenly abducted plausibly 276 school girls in one swoop from Government Secondary School Chibok, Borno State. A handful of the girls supposedly wriggled free while a chunk of them are still under Boko Haram’s captivity. Thanks to Social media and the #BringBackOurGirls campaign, this atrocious incident generated global awareness and outrage. Nearly two years down the line, the Chibok girls’ abduction has defied the dragnet of Nigeria’s security, intelligence agencies and that of other advanced countries.

Pirates Attack Cargo Ship, Abduct 6 Turkish Crew off Nigeria

Sea Pirates have attacked a Turkish cargo ship off the coast of Nigeria, kidnapping six crew members in a region which has seen increasing piracy in recent years, a Turkish maritime news agency reported Monday.

Sunday, 10 April 2016

Nigeria Security Operatives Arrest Boko Haram Mastermind of UN Abuja Building Bomb Attack

Nigeria's Department of State Ser­vices (DSS) has arrested a dreaded commander of Boko Haram sect, Mohammed Usman, who is believed to have masterminded several acts of terror in different parts of Nigeria.

Saturday, 9 April 2016

Ogbaru LGA: Kidnapping, Crime Hotspot in Anambra State, Nigeria

Authority newspaper reports that communities in Ogbaru Local Government Area, Anambra State, South East Nigeria are in serious trouble as kidnappers and ritualists have in­vaded the area. It is so bad that kidnapping is almost a daily occurrence in the local council. Aside kidnapping, all sorts of crime also thrive in the zone.

Friday, 8 April 2016

Bovina Hotel Owner, Ifeanyi Okoli Kidnapped Again in Ilorin, Kwara State

The owner of the popular Bovina Hotel in Ilorin, Chief Ifeanyi Okoli, has again been kidnapped. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Okoli, the owner of the three-star hotel, was first kidnapped five years ago in Ilorin.

Thursday, 7 April 2016

Nigeria Drug Agency - NDLEA Impounds N200m Heroin At Kano Int'l Airport

The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Malam Aminu Kano International Airport Command, has intercepted 10.6kg of high grade heroin worth N200 million.