by Akin Fadeyi After engaging with security chiefs last week on return from his aborted trip to Namibia, not a few discerning minds prepared this time for the President’s clampdown on the three states: Adamawa, Borno and Yobe that were handed down emergency rule. It remains incomprehensible that a community in Nigeria ambushed and wiped... Read More

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Oh, really? “I will say categorically that Lagos is safe” – Lagos commissioner assures over terrorism attacks

by Rachel Ogbu The Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Lateef Ibirogba, and the Commissioner for the Environment, Tunji Bello, on Saturday assured Lagosians that the state was doing everything to guarantee their safety against terrorists. They urged residents to pay no attention to the alleged threats by some groups to terrorise the state. According to... Read More

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February 23, 2013

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Rescue mission: 5 British jet bombers reportedly in Nigeria to free kidnapped expatriates

by Rachel Ogbu Five British jet bombers allegedly arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja yesterday in an attempt to rescue the seven expatriates abducted in Jama’are local government area of Bauchi State February 17. The foreigners working with SETRACO Construction Company, included five Lebanese, a British worker and an Italian, were kidnapped with the terror... Read More

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February 22, 2013

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The whole hull: 7 alleged terrorists in court for bombing, bank robbery, murder, and possession of dangerous weapons

by Rachel Ogbu Seven suspects accused of terrorism, bombing and bank robbery were arraigned before the Federal High Court, Abuja. The suspects; Usman Sani; Abdulrahman Musa; Mahmud Mohammed; Kabir Mohammed; Umar Danjuma; Ibrahim Musa Abba and Abdullahi Lawan accused of robbing three banks including the Union Bank of Nigeria Plc, Alkalari branch in Bauchi State, on July 8, 2011 and bombing... Read More

bank robbery, bombing, Murder, possession of dangerous weapons, terrorists

January 27, 2013

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Another bomb-making factory uncovered and demolished in Kaduna

by Rachel Ogbu Another bomb making factory was discovered yesterday January 25 in Rigasa, Kaduna State and immediately destroyed. Nigerian security operatives revealed that the building was housing several weapons and Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs)-making equipment. According to reports, armed security officials made up of the police, SSS and army, stormed the area Friday afternoon, the... Read More

boko haram, bomb making factory, Kaduna State, terrorists

June 21, 2012

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What’s in a name: US government moves to label 3 alleged Boko Haram leaders “terrorists” today

The diplomatic back and forth over the “terrorist” status of Boko Haram is heating up, as indications show that the US government is moving to label three of the Islamist sect’s alleged leaders as “foreign terrorists”. From Reuters: The U.S. government is expected to formally apply a “foreign terrorist” label on Thursday to three alleged leading figures of the violent... Read More

boko haram, diplomacy, leaders, reuters, terrorists, us state department

May 15, 2012

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19 secondary school students arrested for cultism; LASU student arrested for terrorism – What’s Going On?

It is bad enough that there is a gaping chasm where education used to be. Now, it seems, the hole is filled up with secondary school occultists who romance potential girlfriends with threats, and soon-to-be-music graduates, making terrorist phone calls to collect on a quick buck. 19 students of All Souls Anglican Grammar School, Ado Ekiti were recently arrested for the alleged... Read More

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January 21, 2012

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#InCaseYouMissedIt: Multiple blasts rock Kano

By Alkasim Abdulkadir Rescue and evacuation is currently underway in the city of Kano, which came under heavy attacks yesterday evening. Engr. Abu, the NEMA director in Kano, gave the lists of places affected as Zone 1, HQ Sharada, Farm Centre, Bompai and Yar Akwa police stations. The local Red Cross’s rescue mission... Read More

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Opinion: Forget Boko Haram, let me introduce you to the real Nigerian terrorists

Oh, really? “I will say categorically that Lagos is safe” – Lagos commissioner assures over terrorism attacks

Rescue mission: 5 British jet bombers reportedly in Nigeria to free kidnapped expatriates

The whole hull: 7 alleged terrorists in court for bombing, bank robbery, murder, and possession of dangerous weapons

Another bomb-making factory uncovered and demolished in Kaduna

What’s in a name: US government moves to label 3 alleged Boko Haram leaders “terrorists” today

19 secondary school students arrested for cultism; LASU student arrested for terrorism – What’s Going On?

#InCaseYouMissedIt: Multiple blasts rock Kano

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