Nigeria Jails Bangladeshi, Filipino Sailors For Oil Smuggling

 A court in Nigeria on Tuesday gave five sailors from the Philippines and four from Bangladesh a choice between jail and paying a hefty fine after convicting them of oil smuggling.

U.S. To Begin Reviewing Social Media Posts As Part of Immigration, Visa Security Screening

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is reviewing procedures for vetting would-be immigrants, with an eye toward examining applicants' online presence, to close security gaps in the U.S. visa system, the White House said Monday.

Boko Haram, Fulani Herdsmen Kill 22 in Borno, Plateau States

Not less than 22 persons were on Sunday feared killed in separate attacks in Borno and Plateau States. While eight persons were killed and several houses burnt down in separate attacks on Mangari and Warawara villages in Biu Local Government Area of Borno State by Boko Haram terrorists 14 were killed by suspected Fulani attackers at Kwata in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State.

Security Mapping: Guide To Threats, Crime And Terrorism Hotbeds In Nigeria (Part 1) (Updated)

Aim: This project is designed to map or collate salient risks, threats, safety concerns, atrocious crimes, terrorism or violence extremism hotspots representative of Nigeria’s cities and 36 states of the country.  This research became exigent given the paucity of up-to-date official crime survey and statistics in Nigeria.

Heavy Gunfire In Zaria As Army Attempts To Arrset Shiite Muslim Leader - Zakzaky

There was heavy fighting late Saturday night which lasted into the early hours of Sunday, between men of the Nigerian army and members of the Islamic movement of Nigeria also known as Shiite, following the surrounding of the house of leader of the movement, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, by troops.

72 Dept. of Homeland Security Employees Listed On Terror Watch List

No fewer than 72 Staff of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are listed on the U.S. terrorist watch list, according to a Democratic lawmaker.

Security Alert! Ritualists Murder 6 Women In Ikorodu, Dump Corpses In Canal (Photos)

Residents of Atele street in Anibaba area of Ikorodu say at least 6 decomposing bodies of young ladies were removed from a carnal on Sunday by the officials of Lagos State Environmental Health Monitoring Team SEHMU. The residents notified (SEHMU after two weeks of foul and unpleasant smell in the vicinity.

How to Not Be Scared of Terrorism - Or Anything Else - Joan Cook

A recent New YorkTimes/CBS News poll opines that Americans are more afraid than they have been since the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. As a psychologist who specializes in traumatic stress, I believe there can be some value in empathizing with other people’s suffering.

Nigerian Crime Syndicate - ‘Black Axe’ Linked With 500 SUVs Stolen In Canada

Police in the Toronto, Canada say 500 luxury SUVs were stolen in the Greater Toronto Area this year as part of a sophisticated vehicle trafficking operation linked to Nigerian organised crime ring, Black Axe, in which a Service Ontario employee fed vehicle owners' details to criminals.

Boko Haram: Nigerian Military Rescue 210 Persons; Kill 5 Terrorists

As the military continue its onslaught to rid Boko Haram terrorists from Nigerian territories, Special Forces have rescued another 210 abducted women, elderly men and children held captive by the group.

Gunmen Kidnap Brother of Akwa Ibom Commissioner For Information

Unknown gunmen have abducted Mr. Ifiok Umanah, the elder brother to Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Information, Mr. Aniekan Umanah.

Though Wounded, Boko Haram Is Still Very Much Dangerous - Max Siollun

Less than a year ago, the militant group Boko Haram controlled an area of northeastern Nigeria the size of Belgium. It was “a mortuary for the uncooperative and prison for the conquered”, as one unlucky resident described it to me at the time, and it threatened to engulf ever more of the country.

7 Benefits of Coconut Oil

Contrary to the false impression and demonization of coconut oil due to its saturated fat content, latest research asserts that saturated fats are indeed harmless. The ‘’artery-clogging’’ concept of saturated fat is said to be a myth. To this end, extensive research proves that Coconut oil has a lot of health and other related benefits which include but not limited to the following:

4 Communities in Rivers State Now Kidnap, Robbery Hotspots; Herdsmen Kidnap Contractors in Delta

Vanguard Newspaper reports that residents of Aluu, Rumuji, Rumuokoro, Ozuoba, Agba-Ndele and other Ikwerre communities at Obio/Akpor, Port Harcourt City, Ikwerre and Emohua Local Government Areas, Rivers State, have raised the alarm over the trouble-free manner kidnappers and armed bandits abduct, rob and kill citizens in the areas.

London Tube 'Terror" Attack: 'Lone wolf' Terror Attacks Hard To Stop - Security Expert

Extremists acting on their own to carry out so-called “lone wolf” terrorist attacks are difficult to predict and extremely hard to stop, an expert has warned in the wake of a knife assault on the London underground.