Boko Haram Leader Arrested In N’djamena, Chad

A Chadian Public Prosecutor, Alghassim Khamis, said on Tuesday that one of the key Boko Haram leaders, Baana Fanay, who has been coordinating trafficking of weapons in Nigeria, Cameroon and Chad was arrested on Sunday in N’Djamena.

Gunmen Kidnap Wife of Former Acting Governor of Bayelsa State, South-South, Nigeria

Unidentified gunmen have kidnapped Madam Martha Binabo, the wife of former Speaker of Bayelsa State House of Assembly and the state former Acting Governor, Rt. Hon Nestor Binabo.

Radio Biafra, A Stitch In Time...

In two separate newspapers articles published in 2006 and 2009 in the New Sentinel and Sunday Trust, and credited to one of us, the manner Boko Haram’s total disregard for civil values was the point of discourse. The report in question warned that government’s disregard of this rebellious inclination of the group would amount a calculated catastrophe to society. The authorities ignored this at society’s general peril.

Major Counterterrorism Exercise Holds in London

Police officers, soldiers, emergency services and intelligence officials are taking part in London's largest counter-terrorism exercise to date.

DSS Allowed Back Into Aso Rock After Heated Arguments

PERSONNEL of the Directorate of State Services (DSS) and men of the Directorate of Military Intelligence (DMI) posted to the Presidential Villa, Abuja, to protect President Muhammadu Buhari nearly exchanged blows on Monday at the Presidential Villa as the DSS personnel attempted to gain access into the offices.

Breaking News! Indonesia Military Transport Plane Crashes in Medan

A military transport plane has crashed in a residential neighbourhood of the Indonesian city of Medan in northern Sumatra, officials say.

Abducted Chibok School Girls 'Compelled To Join Boko Haram'

Some of the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped in Nigeria have been forced to join Islamist militant group Boko Haram, the BBC has been told.

Tension Heightens in Anambra As Boko Haram Prisoners Allegedly Arrive Ekwulobia Prisons

There is fresh anxiety in Anambra State following reports that 47 Boko Haram suspects have been relocated to Ekwulobia Prisons in Aguata Local Government Area of the state.

DSP Tamuno Igbomie, Former Principal Security Officer To Patience Jonathan Assassinated in Abuja

A Deputy Superintendent of Police, Tamuno Jacob Igbomie, who was Principal Security Officer to the wife of the former President, Patience Jonathan, has been shot dead by unknown assailants.

Suicide Bomber Kill 5, Injure 10 in Leprosy Hospital Near Maiduguri, Nigeria

At least five people have been killed and 10 wounded after a suicide bomber blew self up outside a leprosy hospital on the outskirts of Maiduguri, emergency services said.

Veteran Nigerian Reggae Artiste Victor Essiet (Mandators) Kidnapped in Akwa Ibom, South-South Nigeria

Victor Essiet

Veteran Reggae musician, Victor Essiet of the Mandators has been kidnapped in his native Akwa Ibom State. According to a report by Vanguard, he was kidnapped in the Nsit Ubiom area of Akwa Ibom State on Saturday, June 27, 2015.

Police Rescue Lebanese Expatriates Kidnapped in Bayelsa

The Bayelsa Police Command on Friday said it rescued two expatriate construction workers abducted by unknown gunmen in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa.

President Buhari’s ADC Formally Requests For The Withdrawal of DSS Personnel from Aso Rock Villa

Abuja — Despite rebuttals by the Presidency that operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) were not ordered out of the presidential villa, Vanguard can authoritatively reveal that the Aide-de-Camp, ADC, to the President has formally informed the DSS that its personnel would no longer provide close body protection for the President as they are being replaced with men of the Nigerian Army and Police personnel “who were trained as Presidential Bodyguards.”

Obama Hosts Buhari July 20 To Strategize On Boko Haram

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will host Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari at the White House on July 20 to discuss fighting the Boko Haram militant group, among other issues, the White House said on Thursday.

Gunmen kidnap Argentine Expatriate in Niger State, Central Nigeria

The Niger State Police Command on Thursday said an Argentine has been abducted by some unknown gunmen in the State.