Thousands Rally in South Africa Against Xenophobia

Thousands have marched in South Africa's coastal city of Durban against xenophobia following attacks on foreign nationals in the country. Up to 5,000 people including religious and political leaders attended Thursday's rally after attacks against foreigners left at least five people dead since March.

Pentagon To Recruit Thousands For Cybersecurity Reserve Force

The Pentagon is prepared to draft thousands of private sector and National Guard cyber pros in the event of a network emergency affecting American lives, a top U.S. military official said Tuesday.

Boko Haram Leader - Shekau Among World’s Most Influential People – Time Magazine

Abubakar Shekau

Deadly Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau made TIME magazine 2015 Most Influential People list.

The magazine published its 2015 list of top 100 Most Influential People on its website, Thursday.

Ex-JPMorgan Adviser Charged in $20M Fraud

NEW YORK – A former JPMorgan Chase investment adviser was arrested Thursday on charges he stole $20 million from customers and spent the funds on unprofitable trading and other personal expenses.

Alert! Mysterious Epidemic Hits Ondo State, Victims Wake Up Blind, At Least 25 Dead

Panic has hit Ondo state where people have died from a mysterious unidentified ailment. Deadly infectious disease hits Irele township in Ondo state. Victims wake up blind and dead a few hours later, at least 25 dead.

'OLX Nanny' Who Abducted 3 Lagos Kids Arrested By Police (Updated)

Kidnapper Funmilayo Adeyemi a.k.a Mary Akinloye

The Lagos State Police Commissioner of Police, Mr Kayde Aderanti, on Thursday confirmed the arrest of the lady behind the kidnap of three children of the Orekoya family within the ages of 6, 4 and 11 months.

Who's On The List Of State Sponsors Of Terrorism, And Why

The White House announced Tuesday that President Obama would remove Cuba from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism. That got us thinking about which other nations are on the list, how they got there, whether any others have been removed, and what happens to countries when they're put on (or taken off) the list.

Two Die As Fulani And Yoruba Clash In Kwara State

No fewer than two people reportedly died while property worth millions of naira were destroyed following a clash between Fulani traders and Yoruba natives of Oro-Ago in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State.

Nyanya Bomb Blast’s Mastermind Still On The Run – DSS

One of the alleged masterminds of the Nyanya bomb blast, Rufai Tsiga (alias Dr. Tsiga), is still on the run one year after the bombing that claimed the lives of more than 75 people.

Lagos Kids Kidnapped By Nanny Rescued By Police

The abducted kids that were rescued by the police. Police detectives attached to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Lagos Command have rescued the three kids were kidnapped by their nanny from their Lawanson Road, Lagos residence.

Her Majesty’s Jihadists: More British Muslims Have Enlisted Into Islamist Militant Groups Than In The British Armed Forces

He was a dreamer, with Che Guevara looks — a jet-black beard and eyes — who built a new persona online, as a Muslim warrior riding into battle in the back of an open-bed truck, dressed in black, his long hair blowing in the breeze, with an AK-47 hanging from his shoulder, strapped to his back. He had just turned 22 — the product of British private schools, a computer aficionado working in customer service at Sky News — when he decided to turn his dream into reality.

General Buhari Set To Restore Military Ties With The United States

General Buhari

The President-elect, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday said his administration would restore military cooperation with the United States of America.

U.S Envisions Security, Terrorism Challenges Confronting Buhari's Administration

The U.S. Secretary of State, Mr John Kerry, has predicted that the new government in Nigeria might face the challenge of protecting its citizens against terrorism threats. Kerry made the assertion in a statement by the African Regional Media Hub of the United States Department of State on Tuesday in Lagos.

Chibok School Girls: Sambisa Forest To Be Liberated May 29 – NSA Dasuki

On the one year anniversary of the abduction of over 200 Chibok girls, the National Security Adviser (NSA) Col. Sambo Dasuki has assured that the girls will be rescued by the military, adding, that the Sambisa Forest will be liberated before May 29.

South Africa's Ageing White Mercenaries Who Fought Boko Haram

Battle-hardened soldiers, many of them paramilitary leftovers of the apartheid regime, have pursued private wars simply to put bread on the table. Leon Lotz was once a member of the Koevoet – “crowbar” in Afrikaans – a paramilitary police unit created by South Africa’s apartheid regime to root out guerrillas in what is now Namibia.