Don’t Just Wait For Change To Happen, Be the Change You Want!!!

Who said our voices cannot be heard and that we cannot make a real difference, no matter how small it is on our clime or the world. I don’t know if it was a coincidence? While I am not basking on it, I am somewhat elated that barely 24 hours after I published my article: ‘’Boko Haram: Advocating A Better Deal for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), Victims of Insurgency, Terrorism in Nigeria’’, and equally tweeted the article to President Buhari (@NGRPresident), Vice President Osinbajo (@ProfOsinbajo) and very notable individuals within and outside Nigeria and disseminated the article on Social Media, President Buhari ordered the immediate release of N5 billion to victims of insurgency and terrorism in Nigeria.

Nigeria Assumes UN Security Council Presidency

Nigeria assumed the one month rotational presidency of the United Nations Security Council yesterday, 31st July 2015.

Security Alert! New Tactics Criminals Use on ATM Users; Drugged Handkerchiefs

The Nigeria Police on Friday advised members of the public using ATM at various banks to be security conscious as some criminals now disguised as customers queuing to withdraw money.

Mexico Ranked 1st, Nigeria Is 5th In Global Abduction Ranking

Mexico leads the pack, followed by India while Nigeria is ranked fifth in the list of countries with high frequency of abductions or kidnapping. This means that for specialty underwriters the sequence for the first 5 countries with high kidnapping risk are: Mexico, India, Pakistan, Iraq and Nigeria have the worst records of abductions and kidnapping cases.

BREAKING: Update: 6 Killed, 11 Injured By Bomb Blast Near A Crowded Maiduguri Market

The National Emergency and Management Agency has said that six people were killed by an explosion that occurred at a crowded market in Maiduguri Friday morning.

Nigerian Army Rescues 59 Borno Villagers From Sambisa Forests

TROOPS of 7 Division of Nigerian Army yesterday rescued 59 residents of Kashimri and Amarmari villages in Konduga local council, Borno State, after a six-hour operation against Boko Haram terrorists in Sambisa Forests.

Boko Haram: Advocating A Better Deal For Internally Displaced Persons, Victims of Insurgency, Terrorism in Nigeria

Introduction

Although there is no strict legal definition as there is for a refugee but the  United Nations Report - Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement defines an Internally displaced people/persons (also referred to as DPRE in many civil and military parlance) as people or groups of people who have been forced or obliged to escape or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, in particular as a result of or in order to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, violations of human rights or natural or human-made disasters, and who have not crossed an internationally recognized State border.

Nigerian Air Force Intercepts, Cut-off Boko Haram’s Supply Routes

Seized Arms

The Nigerian Air Force has announced that its patrol and surveillance activities have succeeded in blocking routes through which petroleum products and other materials are supplied to the extremist Boko Haram sect.

India Executes Yakub Memon, Mastermind of Deadly 1993 Mumbai Terrorist Attacks

India has carried out its third execution in under three years, hanging a former accountant convicted of involvement in a series of co-ordinated terrorist attacks that killed hundreds of people in Mumbai in 1993.

Notorious Kidnapper, Military Accomplice Apprehended in Onitsha

A 28-year-old notorious kidnapper, Henry Chibueze, popularly called ‘Vampire’, has been arrested alongside his informant.

Massive Shake-up As Nigerian Army Redeploys 334 Senior Officers

The authorities of the Nigerian Army have redeployed 334 senior officers.The acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, said in an electronic mail on Wednesday that the postings and appointments approved by the Chief of Army Staff, Maj. Gen. Tukur Buratai, affected 37 Major Generals, 57 Brig. Generals, 128 Colonels, several lieutenant colonels and others.

Multinational Troops Will Be Allowed To Pursue Boko Haram Across Borders

Multinational troops fighting Boko Haram in West Africa will be able to pursue the militants across borders, Nigeria's presidential spokesman says.

Nigerians in Diaspora (NIDO) Set To Raise Fund For Boko Haram Victims

IDPs

The Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO) has said that it would soon initiate an appeal fund to assist Boko Haram victims.

DSS Parades Pastor, 12 Others As Kidnapping Kingpins

Twelve people including a pastor, Mr. Babatunde Balogun, were yesterday paraded before newsmen by the police and DSS in Ekiti State for being members of a kidnap syndicate.

Boko Haram Kill 29 in Fresh Attack on Dille, Borno Village

A member of the House of Representatives representing Hawul and Askira-Uba constituency of Borno state, Hon. Jubrin Satumari, on Tuesday confirmed a terrorist  attack on Dille and its surrounding villages in Askira-Uba local government area of the troubled Northeastern Nigeria state on Monday where  29 persons were killed.