BREAKING: Kidnappers Of Lagos Monarch Demand N500m Ransom

Kidnappers of Lagos monarch, Oba Yushau Goriola Oseni, have reportedly demanded a N500 million ransom, according to the News Agency of Nigeria.

Niger Delta Militants Hijack Liberian Crude Oil Vessel

A Niger Delta militant group, the Concerned Militant Leaders (CML) has hijacked a ship with Liberian flag along Bakassi Peninsula of Nigerian waterways.

Crime: Two Nigerians Make List of Top 10 Most Wanted Fraudsters In The United Kingdom

Bayo Lawrence Anoworin

The City of London Police and the United Kingdom National Crime Agency recently named two Nigerians amongst its top ten most wanted fraudsters. Below are the two Nigerians alleged to have masterminded such scams in the UK:

Lagos State Imposes 21 Years Jail Term on Land Grabbers

Vanguard newspaper reports that the Lagos State Government House of Assembly has passed a law imposing a 21 years jail term for land grabbing or Illegal land occupants.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.