Boko Haram Releases Video Purportedly Showing Abducted Chibok Girls

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Boko Haram islamist group has reportedly released a video purporting to show some of the kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls. Some 50 girls wearing headscarves are seen behind a Boko Haram militant who demands the release of fighters in return for freeing the girls.

Insecurity: Nigerian Air force Set To Launch Major Operation Against Militancy, Kidnappers

The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar said counter insurgency  operations would now be focused in the South- South region of the country.

Cybersecurity Awareness: Behold The Ransomware Epidemic!

Cybersecurity: An Overview - Cybersecurity are measures or steps geared towards protecting electronic devices or information stored in cyberspace (cloud storage) against unauthorized or criminal access. Thanks to the penetration of internet and affordability of technological gadgets, we now live in a more interconnected world than ever before. An unintended consequence of proliferation of technology and enhanced interconnectivity is increased risk of cyberattacks – cybercrime, ransomware, cyber-extortion, cyberespionage, cyberbullying, and other variants.

Shell Petroleum Declares Force Majeure On Gas Supplies To Nigeria

Shell Petroleum Development Company Nigeria has declared force majeure (FM) on gas supplies to the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) export facility on Bonny Island.

Boko Haram Members Fleeing Abroad Over Food Scarcity in Nigeria – Investigation

Boko Haram camps in North-East, Nigeria have been hit with food scarcity thereby forcing indoctrinated members of the militant sect to continue to move out in droves, intelligence sources have said.

How High Political Risks Impact Businesses in Nigeria

The assessment and perception of Nigeria as a high political risk region is impacting negatively on the fortunes of businesses and their abilities to access foreign loans.

The current economic recession has not only hiked the cost of borrowing, there is hardly enough money to give to businesses to run their operations or retool in the short or long terms.

New Militant Group - Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate Emerges, Vows To Blow Up Oil Installations

Militant groups continues to proliferate in the Niger Delta as another group which goes by the moniker - Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate, NDGJM, has emerged, threatening to blow up the Refineries in Eleme, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, as well as that of Warri, South-South, Nigeria.

Viewpoint: When Terror Is Not Terrorism – Ex CIA Director

Terrorism isn't just an act of violence -- it's a political statement, the politically motivated killing of innocents, writes Philip Mudd. So, random attacks by disturbed people shouldn't be falsely labeled terrorism, he says.

British Intelligence ‘Mind Reading Division’ Foil Several Potential Terrorist Attacks

About seven possible terror attacks across the United Kingdom have been reportedly discovered and stopped over the past year by a special department of the UK intelligence agency – the MI5 which reads the minds of would-be attackers, the agency says.

Niger Delta Militants Kill 3 JTF Soldiers in Bayelsa, Escape With 2 Military Gunboats

Three soldiers attached to the Joint Task Force, code-named Operation Delta Safe were allegedly killed on Monday morning in Nembe, a riverine area of Bayelsa State, South-South Nigeria. 

Armed Bandits, Ambush, Kill 11 Nigerian Military Personnel in Niger State

The Nigerian armed forces recorded casualties on Saturday in Niger State, North-Central Nigeria as armed bandits ambushed its troops killing 11 military personnel.

Niger Delta Avengers Refute Claims of Splinter Faction

Just yesterday, SaharaReporters and some press platforms reported of a crack within the ranks of the Niger Delta Avengers, NDA. The reports claimed that a splinter faction purportedly known as the Reformed Niger Delta Avengers (RNDA) has emerged from the NDA and promises to expose those behind attacks on Oil installations. The purported split was allegedly announced in a statement signed by one Cynthia White.

Gunmen Kidnap 2 Chinese Nationals in Nasarawa State, Nigeria

The Nigeria Police, Nasarawa Command confirms that two Chinese nationals attached to West African Polaris Investment have been kidnapped in Agada village, Nasarawa Local Government Area of Nasarawa state.

Police Boss Deploys 510 Policemen To Patrol Abuja-Kaduna Highway Kidnapping Hotspots

Sequel to sporadic kidnapping, armed robbery and other forms of social vices along the Abuja-Kaduna highway, the Acting Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has deployed a detachment of 510 mobile police personnel to patrol the highway.

London Court Jail Nigerian 22 Years For Human Trafficking

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A female trafficking boss was sentenced to 22 years in prison on Thursday for using the threat of witchcraft to exert control over almost 40 women brought from Nigeria to Europe for sex work, a British court prosecutor said.