Cameroon Bans Burqas After Boko Haram Terror Attacks

Cameroon has banned burqas in the Far North region after two women dressed in the religious garments blew themselves up last week in a suspected Boko Haram attack, a local governor said on Wednesday.

French Police Arrest 4 in France for Planning Terrorism Attacks

French police have arrested four suspects, including a former naval recruit, on suspicion of planning terrorist attacks on military bases.

Radio Biafra Signals Finally Jammed By The Nigerian Government

The Federal Government of Nigeria has jammed broadcast signals from Radio Biafra. This was announced by Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information, Dr. Shade Yemi-Esan has said.

625 Killed As Boko Haram Gunmen Slit Some Residents’ Throats Near Monguno

Boko Haram gunmen killed dozens of people in four villages in Borno, slitting some residents’ throats and opening fire on others, one resident and the police said on Tuesday. The atrocities near Monguno in the northeastern state of Borno took the death toll since Muhammau Buhari became president in late May to more than 625, according to an AFP count.

Six Nigerians Extradited To US From South Africa for Alleged Internet Scams

Six Nigerian nationals have been extradited from South Africa for their alleged role in Internet scams involving dating websites work-at-home schemes, the US Department of Justice said Monday.

President Buhari Revokes Tompolo's Pipeline Protection Contract

President Buhari has ordered the immediate termination of the coastal and pipeline protection contract awarded to former Niger Delta militant leader Government Ekpomupolo alias Tompolo by President Goodluck Jonathan.  

President Buhari Sacks Service Chiefs, Appoint Replacements

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday approved the appointments of new service chiefs and National Security Adviser for the country.

Their appointments, which was contained in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, followed Buhari’s sacking of the former occupants of the offices earlier in the day. 

Soldiers Accidentally Kill Electricity Worker Mistaken For Boko Haram Militants Along Maiduguri/Damaturu Road

A team of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) accompanied by military escort who were on a mission to repair broken transmission line near Benesheikh along Maiduguri/Damaturu road were shot by soldiers, leading to the death of one of the TCN staff members, while two soldiers who were escorting them and another staff of TCN sustained injuries.

German Missile System Hacked; 'Unexplained' Commands Executed Remotely

Now this is a shockingly dangerous threat when hackers are taking over weapons and missiles.

This time I am not talking about weapon systems being hackable, but being HACKED!

4 Dead As Daring Boko Haram Militants Attack Prison in Diffa, Niger Republic

NIAMEY (Reuters) - Suspected Boko Haram militants launched an attack on the prison in the southern Niger town of Diffa late on Saturday, military sources said, in an apparent bid to free fellow members of the Nigerian Islamist group held there.

How President Buhari’s Slow Pace is Impacting The War Against Boko Haram

President Muhammadu Buhari’s current slow approach to governance is affecting the prosecution of the war against extremist group, Boko Haram, in the north east, findings by PREMIUM TIMES have shown.

Explosion Rocks ECWA Church, Jos, Plateau State

An explosion has occurred at a church in Jos, Plateau State.

BREAKING NEWS: Suicide Bomber Detonate Bomb Near DSS Office in Maiduguri, One Dead, 4 Injured

A suicide bomber driving a three-wheeled vehicle detonated near the office of the Directorate of State Security Services in Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri on Saturday.

Cyberespionage? How Hackers Stole Social Security Numbers From 21.5 Million People In The U.S

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - Data breaches at the U.S. government's personnel management agency by hackers, with suspicions centering on China, involves millions more people than previously estimated, U.S. officials said on Thursday.

Pipeline Explosion Kill 12 Oil Workers At Agip Platform, Bayelsa State, Nigeria

12 oil workers died in a pipeline explosion which occurred on Thursday afternoon at Agip’s oil fields in Azuzuama in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area in Bayelsa State, according to a statement.