Breaking: Two Staff, 3 Students of Turkish International School Kidnapped in Nigeria

Vanguard newspaper reports that five persons, three students and two members of staff of the Turkish International School, Isheri, a border between Lagos and Ogun states were Friday night kidnapped.

Multiple Bomb Blasts By Suspected Boko Haram Terrorists Kill in Adamawa

Daily Trust newspaper reports that three bombs have exploded in Madagali town in the northern part of Adamawa State, killing scores of people.

Nigeria Readies Troops To Oust Gambian President, Yahya Jammeh

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh

Premium Times newspaper reports that the Nigerian Army has raised an army battalion that would be deployed in troubled Gambia to forcefully remove President Yahya Jammeh from power if he fails to step down on January 19, 2017.

BREAKING: Boko Haram Kills two, Abducts School Girls in Fresh Attack on Adamawa

Boko Haram terrorists have  killed two people and abducted three school girls in fresh attack on Adamawa state, reports say.

Two Herdsmen Allegedly Killed In Anambra State

Herdsman

Two persons believed to be herdsmen have been killed at Umuoba-Anam in Anambra East Local Government Area of Anambra State by yet to be identified persons, even as the state police command said six persons arrested over the incident were helping in the investigations.

Niger Delta Revolutionary Crusaders To Resume Attacks on Oil Installations

One of the militant groups in the Niger Delta - the Niger Delta Revolutionary Crusaders, NDRC, has announces resumption of hostilities in the Niger Delta.

Security Alert! Nigerian Army Warns of Boko Haram's New Tactics

The Nigerian army has warned the public on the new tactic that Boko Haram terrorist group has devised - that of attacking private residence of individuals.

Suspected Fulani Herdsmen Slaughter 5 in Delta, 4 Policemen, Others in Adamawa States

Daily Post Newspaper reports that no fewer than five persons have been hacked to death by suspected Fulani herdsmen in two separate attacks in Abraka and Obiaruku, both in Ethiope East and Ukwuani Local Government Area of Delta State.

Niger Delta Avengers Set To Resume Attacks, Declare "Operations Walls of Jericho and Hurricane Joshua”

The High Command of the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), has announced that the militant group will shock Nigerians with more dastardly acts this year. The threat was contained in a statement signed by the group's spokesperson, Brigadier-General Mudoch Agbinigbo. The NDA said its range of activities designed to reclaim the Niger Delta in 2017 will be carried out under Operations Walls Of Jericho and Hurricane Joshua.

Obasanjo Backs Legislating Vigilante Group of Nigeria As Security Outfit

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday's threw his weight behind making the Vigilante group of Nigeria as security outfit in the country.

Niger Delta Crises: Militant Group MEND Passes Vote Of No Confidence On Buhari Govt

One of the militant groups in the Niger Delta hitherto amenable to the Buhari administration, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has passed a vote of no confidence on the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari over government’s poor handling of the current Niger Delta crises.

Gunmen Kidnap Kogi Monarch, Demand N20m Ransom

Unknown gunmen have abducted a traditional ruler in Kogi, a family source said in Lokoja on Sunday.

Herdsmen Killed 808 People in Southern Kaduna Attacks in Nigeria, Says Catholic Church

The leadership of the Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan in Kaduna State has disclosed that a total of 808 people were killed in 53 villages across the four local governments areas in the state ridden by crisis.

Giving a statistics of the killings and destruction in a statement in Kafanchan, the church leaders said 57 people were injured while farm produce estimated at N5.5 billion were also destroyed.

Nigerian Navy Arrests 47 Stowaways Inside Ship in Lagos

About 47 stowaways were rescued from a merchant ship by the Nigerian Navy in an operation in the Apapa area of Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria.

Cybersecurity: Cybercriminals Launch Ransomware Attacks On Nigeria, Botswana, South Africa, Others

Cybercriminals are increasingly targeting African countries, including Nigeria with ransomware attacks.

According to CheckPoint’s survey, five African nations were among the top 10 most-attacked countries in November, as cybercriminals made increasing use of ransomware attacks using the Locky and Cryptowall viruses, capable of damaging up to 50 per cent of the data.