Thursday, 20 April 2017

President Buhari May Extend Whistle Blowing To Possession of Illegal Weapons

Desirous to curb unprecedented proliferation of illegal weapons in Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari is said to be considering suggestions to extend the whistle-blowing policy to illegal weapons’ possession by politicians and other public figures.

Saturday, 15 April 2017

Nigeria Police Records 1,177 Kidnapping Incidents in 14 Months

A security report submitted to the presidency indicates that the Nigeria Police recorded 1,177 kidnapping incidents and arrested 1,347 suspected kidnappers in the last one year.

Friday, 14 April 2017

Gunmen Kill Another 3 Police Officers, Kidnap 4 Telecoms Staff in Lagos State

Barely four days after three police officers and an army captain were killed by armed persons in Lagos, another three police officers have been killed in a different Lagos community.

Wednesday, 12 April 2017

UNICEF Says, Rise in Boko Haram Child Suicide Bombers ‘Alarming'

An “alarming” number of children, most of them girls, have been used by Boko Haram as suicide bombers in the first months of 2017, UNICEF said Wednesday.

Breaking! Security Agents Foil Boko Haram Attempt to Bomb US, UK Embassies in Abuja

Nigeria's Department State Services (DSS) has announced the arrest of five suspects who had allegedly concluded plans to attack the United States and United Kingdom embassies in Abuja, Nigeria's capital..

African Migrants En Route Europe Sold In Libya ‘slave Markets’, Says IOM

Africans desperate to reach Europe are being sold by their captors in "slave markets" in Libya, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) says.

Tuesday, 11 April 2017

Gunmen Kidnap Two Expats, Polytechnic Proprietor in Akwa Ibom

Two expatriates said to be ex-staff of Mobil Oil company and a Polytechnic proprietor have been reportedly kidnapped in Akwa Ibom State, South-South Nigeria by unknown gunmen.

Trump To Sell 12 Embraer A-29 Super Tucano Fighter Aircraft To Nigeria

President Trump's administration will go ahead with the sale of high-tech aircraft to Nigeria for its campaign against Boko Haram terrorists, The Associated Press has reported citing U.S. officials.

Sunday, 9 April 2017

Easter Holiday: UK Foreign Office Issues Terror Alert To Citizens in Nigeria

The United Kingdom’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office has issued a terror alert to its citizens currently living in Nigeria or planning to visit the country to be more vigilant during the Easter period.

Breaking! Bandits Kill Two Soldiers, Five Policemen in Ikorodu, Lagos State

Bandits on Sunday morning struck at Isawo, a community in Ikorodu, Lagos State, killing two soldiers and five policemen.

Friday, 7 April 2017

Boko Haram Ambush Nigerian Troops in Borno, Kill Four

Boko Haram jihadists have killed four soldiers in an ambush in north-east Nigeria, where they torched an army base a day after killing seven civilians, according to a soldier and other witnesses, AFP news agency reports.

North Korea Hacking Nigerian Banks, Financial Institutions of 17 Other Countries

North Korea’s hacking operations are growing and getting bolder and increasingly targeting financial institutions worldwide.

Tuesday, 4 April 2017

National Security: Nigerian Govt Alerts Citizens On New ISIS Recruitment Strategy

Nigeria's minister of information and culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, urges parents and guardians to monitor the activities of their children and wards to prevent them from being recruited by ISIS.

Saturday, 1 April 2017

Boko Haram Kidnaps 22 Girls And Women in NE Nigeria

Boko Haram Islamists have abducted 22 girls and women in two separate raids in north-east Nigeria, residents and vigilantes said.
In the first attack on Thursday, the jihadists raided the village of Pulka near the border with Cameroon where they kidnapped 18 girls.