Tuesday 28 November 2017

Lagos State Set To Acquire Surveillance Aircraft To Secure Creeks

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, has revealed plans to acquire Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) platform  to secure creeks and riverine communities in the state.

Monday 27 November 2017

President Buhari Vows To Rescue Remaining Chibok Girls Abducted By Boko Haram

ABUJA—PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has renewed the commitment of his administration to ensure the release of the remaining abducted Chibok Girls by Boko Haram terrorists.

Borno Government To Convert Boko Haram Leader’s House To Museum


The Borno State Government has said it will convert the house of the former leader of Boko Haram sect, Mohammed Yusuf, to a museum.

2.5Million Children Suffer From Severe Malnutrition in Nigeria - UNICEF

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has said that over 2.5 million children suffer from severe malnutrition in Northern Nigeria.

Badoo Ritualist Gang Strikes Again, Kills RCCG Pastor, Family Members In Ikorodu, Lagos State

The deadly cult group operating at the Ikorodu area of Lagos State, Badoo, has struck again killing a Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Pastor, Victor Kanayo and his family.

Tuesday 21 November 2017

BREAKING: Teenage Suicide Bomber Kills 30 in Mubi, Adamawa State, NE Nigeria

A suicide attack by a teenage boy after early morning prayers at a Mosque has claimed the lives of at least 30 persons in Mubi, Adamawa State, Norheast Nigeria.

Monday 20 November 2017

Human Trafficking, Illegal Migration, Threat to National Security — Saraki

President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki has described human trafficking and illegal migration by some Nigerians as threat to national security that required urgent response.

Cybersecurity Collaboration is Key to Dark Web Deterrent

When the NotPetya cyber attack struck in June, taking the radiation monitoring system at Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear power plant briefly offline and causing massive disruption to global companies such as WPP and Maersk, security experts braced for a wave of attacks.

Maritime Security: Nigerian Navy Establishes Maritime Safety Information Portal

The Nigerian Navy in Lagos on Thursday inaugurated the Maritime Safety Information(MSI) portal and Data Centre to boost marine security in the country’s waterways.

Terrorism Financing, Money Laundering: GIABA Backs Freezing of Bank Accounts Without BVN

The Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa, GIABA, on Thursday, said it was in support of bid by the Federal Government of Nigeria to freeze all bank accounts without a Bank Verification Number, BVN.

Hospital Director, 2 Others Kidnapped in Ebonyi, Southeast Nigeria Freed

A medical doctor who was kidnapped on Thursday has been released. PREMIUM TIMES reported how the Chief Medical Director of the Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Emeka Ogah, was kidnapped by armed persons at Ajaokuta axis of Kogi-Lokoja Highway.

UK Sues for Political Solution to Niger Delta Crisis

The United Kingdom (UK) has emphasised the need for a political solution to the crisis in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria.

Thursday 16 November 2017

Niger Delta Militant Group Threatens To Attack Oil Giant Shell Facilities

Supreme Egbesu Tigers of Africa, a militant group in the Niger Delta region, yesterday, threatened to attack oil and gas facilities belonging to Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, for allegedly neglecting the local content law in the state.

Global Terrorism Index Says Nigeria Remains 3rd Most Terrorised Nation

A global report released yesterday by the Global Terrorism Index, GTI, says Nigeria remains one of the three most terrorised nations in the world.

Monday 13 November 2017

Nnamdi Kanu Sacked As IPOB Leader, Director of Radio Biafra

The international media arm of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Radio Biafra, has resumed operations.