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Boko Haram: Nigeria in race against time, says Kwankwaso
Nigeria faces a race against time to tackle its worsening security situation, which has spread in scale and scope due…
A Priceless Possession
By Sharon Jane Akinyemi Imagine if we sent our troops to the Middle East to fight terrorism, without preparing them…
China sentences 55 in mass trial at Xinjiang stadium
Authorities in China’s mainly Muslim Xinjiang mounted a mass sentencing in a stadium for 55 people on offences including terrorism,…
Terrorism: Nigerian military capable of wining war – Obanikoro
The Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, on Monday in Abuja, expressed confidence in the ability of the…
‘Next Democracy Day will witness a new government’ – Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday assured Nigerians that by this time next year, the country ‘will witness a new government’.…
Chibok Girls: APC, Presidency in fire-for-fire
A statement issued by Nigeria’s opposition party, the All Progressives Congress accusing President Goodluck Jonathan of abdicating his responsibility by…
China vows year-long terrorism crackdown
China on Sunday vowed a year-long campaign against terrorism, days after attackers in the western region of Xinjiang killed 39…
Terrorism has no place in Islam – Sultan of Sokoto
Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III has said there is no place for ‘terrorism in Islam’. The leader of…
In Pictures: President Goodluck Jonathan arrives South Africa
President Goodluck Jonathan and his wife, Dame Patience Jonathan arrive Pretoria, South Africa on Friday on 23 May for a…
Chibok Girls: Ugandan President Mocks Jonathan
Uganda’s President, Yoweri Museveni has mocked Nigeria’s President, Goodluck Jonathan over the worsening insecurity occasioned by terrorism in Nigeria. Museveni,…
Terrorism: Jonathan to confer with African leaders in South Africa
President Goodluck Jonathan will fly to Pretoria, South Africa Friday for high-level discussions with other African Heads of State and…
Don’t blame opposition for terrorism, APC tells President Jonathan
Lanre Babalola The All Progressives Congress, (APC), has asked President Goodluck Jonathan to stop blaming opposition for the insecurity in…
Atiku urges Nigerians to unite against Boko Haram
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called for unity among all Nigerians in the fight against insurgency in the country.…
Terrorism: Nothing is wrong with seeking foreign assistance – ACF
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) on Friday said terrorism was an international crime against humanity and it was not wrong…
Gordon Brown lauds Nigeria’s zero tolerance for terrorism
The United Nations’ Special Envoy on Education, Gordon Brown, on Friday in Abuja praised the Nigerian Government’s zero tolerance for…
Boko Haram: APC urges N/Assembly To Probe Security Fund
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on the National Assembly to urgently initiate a probe into how the budgetary…
Canada will assist Nigeria in fight against terrorism – Minister
Christian Paradis, Canadian Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, has expressed the readiness of Canada to assist Nigeria in…
Boko Haram seizes Nigeria’s border town
Scores of Boko Haram gunmen riding in armoured vehicles razed the Nigerian border town of Gamboru Ngala on Monday and…
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Terrorists target a Sheraton hotel in Lagos, US warns
US diplomats in Nigeria on Friday claimed that “groups associated with terrorism” could be planning to attack a hotel in…
IG warns against provocative, unguarded utterances
The Inspector General of Police (IG), Mohammed Abubakar, has warned those in the habit of making unguarded, inflammatory and unsubstantiated…
NURTW calls for collaboration with security agencies
Najeem Yasin, President, National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), has called for strengthened collaboration between the union and security…
Security tips for churches, mosques
By Frank Mba Places of worship such as Churches and Mosques are traditionally regarded as places of peace. They are…
APC aids and abets terrorism – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of aiding and abetting terrorism in the country…
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…