Tag: terrorism
Boko Haram kills 20, fourth attack in three days
Suspected Boko Haram militants have struck for a fourth time in three days in Nigeria, killing 20 people including a…
Jonathan summons emergency security council meeting
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has summoned a meeting of the National Security Council to discuss the growing terrorism and insecurity…
Rape Is Major Crime In Kano
Alhaji Adenrele Tasheed Shinaba, Commissioner of Police, Kano State Command, has had varied experience as Commissioner of Police in charge…
Man Jailed 25yrs For Attempting To Kill Obama
An Idaho man who admitted trying to assassinate President Barack Obama by shooting at the White House received a 25-year…
Terrorism killing Kenya’s tourism industry, says Kenyatta
(Reuters) – Kenya’s vital tourism sector is “on its knees” after attacks by al Qaeda-linked Islamist militants carried out in…
Terrorists on board vanished Malaysian plane?
.40 ships, 22 planes join search for Malaysian plane Were there terrorists on the missing Malaysian plane? Malaysia on Sunday…
Hollande promises to help Nigeria combat Boko Haram
‘Your struggle is our struggle,’ Hollande tells Nigeria French President Francois Hollande promised Nigeria support on Thursday in the battle…
Jonathan vows to end terrorism in Nigeria
President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday reiterated his administration’s commitment to end all forms of terrorism in the country. In his…
Mutallab, underwear bomber’s life sentence confirmed
(Reuters) – Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, a Nigerian who tried to set off an explosive hidden in his underwear while aboard…
Jonathan cautions media against sensationalism
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has cautioned Nigeria’s media against misrepresenting what he said, citing the report on his speech on…
Boko Haram militants sack village, kill 12
Suspected Boko Haram militants have killed 12 people in Nigeria’s restive northeast, burning homes and stealing cars in an area…
Kenya: 4 charged with Westgate Mall attack
Kenya charged four men Monday in connection with the Westgate mall massacre in September, an attack claimed by Somalia’s Al-Qaeda-linked…
Shekau in new video, claims leading Damaturu attack
Nigeria’s Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau said in a video released Sunday that he led an October 24 attack in…
Al Qaeda frees 4 French hostages in Niger
Four French hostages kidnapped by al Qaeda’s north African arm three years ago in Niger have been released, President Francois…
Get set…Snooping ‘Joe’ coming to Nigeria soon
Get set…Snooping ‘Joe’ is on his way to Nigeria as your text, voice and internet conversations will now be monitored…