Monday 10 June 2019

Gunmen Kidnap Two Lebanese Expatriates in Nigeria's Oil-Rich Rivers State

Armed men in Nigeria’s oil-rich Rivers state kidnapped two Lebanese workers helping to build a road, a police spokesman told Reuters on Sunday.

Foreign Investors Pull Out N1.77tr From Nigeria Over Insecurity, Economic Uncertainty

Foreign investors pulled out N1.77 trillion from Nigeria's stock market in the last two years, citing insecurity and economic uncertainties. Many blue-chip companies quoted on the stock exchange also experienced huge losses within the period.

Bandits Attack Sokoto Communities, Kill 25 People.

The Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal on Sunday attended the funeral of 25 persons killed by bandits in a fresh attack which occurred on Saturday in three communities in Rabah local government area of the state.

Friday 31 May 2019

Nigeria NSA, Military Set To Develop National Security Strategy on Banditry, Terrorism

Nigeria's Office of the National Security Adviser and the armed forces on Thursday in Abuja met to draw up a 2019 draft National Security Strategy, a policy document to tackle banditry, small arms proliferation, terrorism and kidnapping in the country.

Monday 27 May 2019

Pervasive Insecurity: 36 Killed, 27 Kidnapped in Sporadic Attacks Across Nigeria Last Week

Pervasive insecurity across the Nigeria continued last week with dozens of people killed and kidnapped in different states.

Tension In Jos, Plateau State As Reprisal Attack Kills Scores, Houses Burnt

Scores are feared dead with properties worth millions of destroyed in fresh violence affecting parts of Jos, Plateau state, north-central Nigeria.

Nigerian Military Loses N4.8bn Hardware in North-East Since January


The Nigerian Air Force and the Nigerian Army, which are two active forces in the counter-insurgency war in the North-East, have lost over N4.8bn in weaponry in the region between January and May, 2019.

Yoruba Group Gives Herdsmen 7-Day Ultimatum to Vacate Yorubaland

A socio-cultural group, Yoruba Council of Youths Worldwide (YCYW), has called on the militant Fulani herdsmen in South-west to vacate the region.

Wednesday 22 May 2019

The Attacks on Burkina Faso Churches

Burkina Faso Map - Credit: www.toursmap.com

The Month of May has been dangerous for the Faithful in the West African Nation of Burkina Faso. Twice this month there have been attacks on Churches. The most recent attack resulted in the death of the Priest and other Parishioners and the destruction of the Church itself.

Monday 20 May 2019

Nigerian Soldier on United Nations Peacekeeping Mission Killed in Mali

A Nigerian soldier was killed and several others injured in two attacks on the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, UN officials said yesterday.

Gunmen Attack Churches in Kaduna, Kill One, Kidnap Pastor, 11 Others

Daredevil gunmen reportedly killed one Obadiah Samson and kidnapped others at Guguwa village after Rigasa, a suburb of Kaduna State.

Thursday 16 May 2019

Nigeria Police Raise Alarm Over Plots To Attack Oil Installations For 'Political Reasons'

The Nigerian Police Force has raised an alarm warning of coordinated plans to attack oil installations across the country. 

United States Set To Relocate Consulate to Eko Atlantic City, Lagos

The United States Consul-General in Lagos, Mr. John Bray, on Wednesday announced that the home government had secured about 1,000 hectares of land on the Eko Atlantic City in Lagos.

Kidnapping As Nigeria’s New National Security Challenge

Except the government does something fast, kidnapping and wanton killings may overrun Nigeria with the possibility of turning the country into a failed state, writes Olawale Olaleye

Monday 13 May 2019

Islamic State Claims Responsibility For Killing 11 Nigerian Soldiers In Borno

The world’s deadliest terror group, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), has claimed responsibility for the attack on soldiers in Borno State last week which took the lives of 11 soldiers, Reutersreports.