Wednesday, 20 July 2016

Cybercrime Costs Nigeria N127 Billion Annually - Minister

Nigeria's Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, on Tuesday said Nigeria is losing about N127 billion which is 0.8 per cent of the country’s Gross Domestic Products (GDP), to cybercrime yearly.

Tuesday, 19 July 2016

Again, Niger Delta Avengers Blast Shell Petroleum Crude Trunkline in Delta State

Militant group, the Niger Delta Avengers, has once again attacked a crude oil trunkline belonging to the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria in Batan, Warri South West Council Area of Delta State.

Intelligence Sources Warn of Imminent Religious Crisis in Nigeria

Credible sources within Nigeria's Intelligence community has warned that unless President Muhammadu Buhari’s government rises to the occasion, a politically-motivated religious crisis is underway that may threaten Nigeria’s unity.

Niger Delta Militants Vow To Declare Niger Delta Republic August 1, Ask Northerners To Leave Region

One of the latest militant groups in Nigeria’s restive Niger Delta, Adaka Boro Avengers (ABA) said on Sunday that it had concluded arrangements with other militant groups to declare the Niger Delta region an independent republic three weeks from today, that is August 1.

Sunday, 17 July 2016

Lagos Oba Kidnapped, Abductors Killed Security Guard, Shot Wife

Armed men reportedly abducted a first class traditional ruler in Lagos, Oba Yushau Goriola Oseni, the Oniba of Ibaland, killed his security guard and shot his wife.
The gunmen, suspected to be from Niger Delta, stormed the monarch’s palace at Iba area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria around 11:30pm on Saturday and took the monarch away, escaping through the waterways.

Saturday, 16 July 2016

Two Indian Expats Kidnapped In Nigeria Freed

Two Indian nationals working for a cement company who were kidnapped in Nigeria last month were reportedly released today, Saturday, 16th July, 2016.

Friday, 15 July 2016

Truck Terror Attack in Nice, France Claims 84 As Lorry Rams Into Crowd

Not less than 84 people were killed and 100 injured in the French city of Nice when a man deliberately drove a lorry into a crowd celebrating the country's main national holiday, authorities said.
The attacker behind the wheel on Thursday drove at high speed along the famed Promenade des Anglais seafront, careering into spectators who had been watching a Bastille Day firework display.

Widespread Insecurity in Nigeria: A Case For URGENT Restructuring of Security, Intelligence Agencies

Introduction:   This essay argues that the unprecedented and widespread insecurity – terrorism, insurgency, militancy, herdsmen attacks, communal clashes, kidnap for ransom and extortion (KRE), cultism amongst other security challenges stifling Nigeria(ns), are inter alia, a byproduct of Nigeria’s old-school, bureaucratic security and intelligence establishments’ knack to be REACTIVE rather than PROACTIVE, innovative. As a result of this inertia, scores of Nigerian citizens are randomly murdered, kidnapped daily. While the Nigerian security agencies are overwhelmed, helpless and bereft of pragmatic solutions to the security challenges, the government of the day is strongly averse to taking responsibility; buck-passing and finger-pointing are its stock-in-trade.

Wednesday, 13 July 2016

President Buhari Rules Out Amnesty To New Militants - Paul Boroh

Daily Post newspaper reports that the Senior Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Matters and Coordinator of the Amnesty Programme, Brig.-Gen. Paul Boroh (retd), recently affirmed that President Buhari’s administration is not contemplating adding more Niger Delta militants into the amnesty programme.

Monday, 11 July 2016

Niger Delta Avengers Accuse President Buhari Of Hiring Saudi Mercenaries With $258million To Fight Militants

The Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, recently asserted that the militant group doesn't care if the Federal Government hires mercenaries from Saudi Arabia or anywhere to fight them. 

Sunday, 10 July 2016

Anarchy Looms As Militants Overrun Two Local Government Areas In Cross River State

ThisDay Newspaper reports that armed, rampaging militias have seized two local government areas in Cross River State and displaced virtually every civil authority in the area.

Check Out Kidnappers Den, Hotspots in Kogi State, North-Central Nigeria

Leadership Newspaper reports that chains of kidnappers den and Kidnapping hotspots has been uncovered in Kogi State, North Central Nigeria; where several kidnapped victims are being held.

New Militant Group - Biafra Avengers Emerges In South East Nigeria, Threatens Buhari, S’East Governors

Mr. Ogochukwu
New Telegraph Newspaper reports that a video showing a young man has surfaced. The young man who goes by the name - Ogochukwu ranted, “this video is for you the corrupt leaders of the zoo called Nigeria. Buhari’s family will die soon, and most especially that one called Zara, that is the name I gave to my dog.

Saturday, 9 July 2016

Anxiety Grips Calabar Residents As kidnapping, Armed Robbery Escalate; N250m Ransom Paid To Free Kidnapped Expatriates

The Guardian Newspaper reports that palpable anxiety and fear have gripped residents of Calabar, the Cross River State capital sequel to escalation of kidnapping, robbery and other criminal activities.
As a result of the heightened insecurity and criminal activities, scared investors and business operatives are said to close shops early while some others plan to relocate from the State.

Nigerian Security Agencies Infiltrate Niger Delta Militants 

Vanguard newspaper reports that there is a palpable danger in the camp of Niger Delta Militants due to established report that Nigerian security agencies have succeeded in Infiltrating the groups with the help of disgruntled Militants.