Pirates Kidnap 5 Crew In Gulf Of Guinea After Firefight With Escort Boat

Information from the ICC IMB's Piracy Report says Nigerian pirates kidnapped five crew members from an OSV in the Gulf of Guinea last weekend despite the efforts of a security escort vessel.

BREAKING: Scores of Pupils Feared Dead, Others Trapped In Lagos School Building Collapse

Scores of primary school pupils are feared dead on Wednesday after a three-storeyed building at Ita Faji, Lagos Island, collapsed around 10am.

Election Security: Gunmen Kill Policeman, NSCDC officer, Kidnap 3 INEC Ad-hoc Ktaff in Katsina State

The Katsina State Police Command has confirmed the killing of a police officer and abduction of three INEC ad-hoc staff during the governorship and state assembly election in the state.

#NigeriaVotes: Tensions Rise As Nigerian Army Blocks Vote Counting in Volatile, Opposition State

Dozens of Nigerian soldiers in armoured vehicles reportedly encircled a vote counting centre in the opposition-held oil-rich southern city of Port Harcourt on Sunday, in the latest flashpoint as violence overshadowed Saturday’s closely-watched regional elections.

United States Slashes Imports of Nigerian Crude By 43%

The United States cut its imports of Nigerian crude oil by 48.87 million barrels or 43 per cent in 2018, according to the latest data released by the Energy Information Administration.

Lassa Fever Outbreak Kills 93 in Nigeria

The death toll from the Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria has increased to 93, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has disclosed.

Gunmen Kidnap Mother of Super Eagles Player, Kalu, Demand N50M Ransom

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The Mother of Super Eagles Star Samuel Kalu has been abducted in Aba, Abia state, southeast Nigeria by kidnappers who are demanding for N50m ransom. 

Another Opportunity For Nigeria Go Get Counter-terrorism Right

 

Aftermath of Nigeria's presidential election, much is anticipated regarding the new leader’s strategy to end the deadly Boko Haram insurgency in the country’s north-east. The new administration cannot afford to repeat the mistakes of previous administrations or ignore lessons learnt since the Boko Haram crisis began 10 years ago.

Boko Haram Insurgency: UN, Others Concerned Over ‘Forced Return’ of Nigerian Refugees To Rann

Tens of thousands of Nigerian refugees are being forced to return to a remote town repeatedly attacked by Boko Haram, despite lacking security, food, water and shelter, aid agencies said Friday.

Will Terrorism Continue To Ebb in 2019?

Lost in the headlines, rapidly accelerating news cycles and the pervasive fear generated by terrorist threats is the fact that terrorist attacks worldwide have actually been declining – in some areas substantially.

Burkina Faso and US DC National Guard Sign Partnership

The District of Columbia National Guard and the National Armed Forces of Burkina Faso signed a partnership agreement on 1 February. This initiative occurs under the Department of Defense’s State Partnership Program (SPP) which brings together different National Guards with U.S. partners around the world. The deal occurs at a critical moment as violence in Burkina Faso continues.

Boko Haram Jihadists Kills 5, Kidnap 9 in Chad

Boko Haram jihadists killed five people, wounded five others, and kidnapped nine — including six women — in attacks on two villages in western Chad, an official source told AFP Thursday.

Rampaging Pirates Unleash Terror on Ships, Crew On Nigerian Waters

Nigeria has recorded the highest number of pirate attacks on ships in the past two years, according to the International Maritime Bureau while the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel put the country’s revenue loss to maritime crimes in 2018 at $2.8bn.

Nigeria Places Foreign Embassies, Diplomats Under Surveillance Over Election Meddling

The Federal Government of Nigeria may have put embassies and diplomats under surveillance over its suspicion that they are interfering in election matters in the country.

Ghana Expels 723 Nigerians Over Cybercrime, Prostitution And Illegal Residence

No fewer than seven hundred and twenty-three (723) Nigerians have been deported from Ghana within the last 12 months, according to statistics from the Nigerian High Commission in Ghana.