Terrorism
15 Feb
A ninth mayor from Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM party, the third largest in parliament, has been removed from office because of alleged links to a "terrorist organisation", the interior ministry said on Saturday. The suspension of the mayor of Van, a majority Kurdish city in the east of the country, came with negotiations underway between the…
12 Feb
Nigeria experienced a staggering 20,472 fatalities and injuries resulting from 5,291 separate incidents of violence between 2020 and 2024. Presenting its annual violent conflict report for 2025, Nextier—a non-governmental organisation—said its Violent Conflicts Database revealed that Nigeria recorded 43 incidents of terrorism and 1,306 bandit attacks in 2024. Nextier Managing Partner, Dr Ndubuisi Nwokolo, stated…
12 Feb
Musawa Local Council of Katsina State has engaged 75 Islamic scholars to pray against terrorism and related ills in the area and the state.
9 Feb
Troops of the Nigerian Army under Operation FANSAN have made a significant breakthrough in the fight against banditry and terrorism
8 Feb
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has taken its legal battle against its proscription as a terrorist organization to the Supreme Court.
7 Feb
The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday, February 6, 2025, arraigned nine Chinese nationals and a company, Genting International Co. Ltd., before Justice C.J. Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. The anti-graft agency gave the names of the defendants as Su Dong Fu, Zheng…
1 Feb
Pakistani separatist militants claimed on Saturday an attack on a highway in a volatile southwestern province that killed 18 paramilitaries and seriously wounded three others. The attack was claimed by the Baloch Liberation Army, a group behind rising violence in Balochistan province that borders Afghanistan and Iran. A vehicle carrying unarmed border troops "came under…
28 Jan
The Senate Committee on Army, led by Senator Abdulaziz Yar’adua, has lauded the Nigerian Army for its bravery and professionalism following the successful clearance of a major insurgent camp in Mai-Saleh, on the Borno-Yobe border, on January 25, 2025. In a statement issued on Monday, the committee praised the troops for neutralizing over 70 terrorists,…
28 Jan
Troops of the 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army/Sector 3 of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have arrested a Boko Haram Terrorist suspect in Taraba. This is contain in a statement on Tuesday in Jalingo, by Captain Olubodunde Oni, Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations. “Acting on actionable intelligence, on January 26, 2025, troops successfully tracked and apprehended…
26 Jan
The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), on Sunday, called for continued and intensified efforts in the fight against terrorism and banditry across Nigeria. The group urged governments, security agencies, and community leaders to prioritise long-term strategies aimed at restoring peace and stability. In a statement, the National Coordinator of CNG, Comrade Jamilu Aliyu Charanchi, emphasized…
25 Jan
Turkey vowed on Saturday to work closely with Iraq to secure their common frontier after two Iraqi border guards were killed in a shooting
25 Jan
Kano State Government has clarified that the peaceful atmosphere in the state is not under any impending security threat, urging residents to remain calm and embark on their lawful businesses without fear. The government refuted the security signal issued by the police command directing residents to avoid a crowded environment and public gatherings due to…
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The Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori has extolled the virtues of late Pa Edwin Clark who passed on the 17th February 2025 as a ‘bold and courageous’ man. Oborevwori said this when he paid a condolence visit to the family of the late Niger Delta activist. While he extols the virtues of the leader of…
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Fourteen people were killed on Saturday when a bus collided with a petrol tanker in central Nigerian Niger state, a road safety official told AFP Sunday. The passenger bus rammed into the on-coming petrol tanker as the driver tried to overtake another bus outside Kusobogi village, 80 kms from the state capital Minna, Kumar Tsukwan,…
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Spanish police said Sunday they had dismantled a human trafficking ring they said had exploited more than 1,000 women in the past year, mainly Colombians and Venezuelans. "The victims, mainly of South American origin, were lured to Spain with bogus job offers," police stated, adding they had rescued 48 women in an operation which brought…
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In a bid to position the agriculture sector as the backbone of economic growth and food security, the federal government has declared an urgent shift from subsistence farming to a fully industrialised agribusiness sector. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, reiterated the government’s commitment to transforming Nigeria’s agricultural landscape into a…
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South Africa’s Constitutional Court has opened the door for Henry Okah, the jailed leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), to submit fresh legal appeals challenging his conviction and imprisonment. Okah, sentenced in 2013 to 24 years in prison for his role in the 2010 Abuja Independence Day bombings,…
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced the arrest of a Thai lady, Patthaphi Winmonat, 24, at the Terminal 2 Arrival Hall of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos, on February 20, 2025. The banned substances were discovered by operatives of the agency in her boxes, after which she was arrested.…
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Indian authorities have banned two highly addictive opioids following a BBC investigation that exposed their role in a growing public health crisis in West Africa. The drugs, a combination of tapentadol and carisoprodol, had been illegally exported by Mumbai-based Aveo Pharmaceuticals to countries like Ghana, Nigeria, and Cote d'Ivoire. The country’s Drugs Controller General, Dr.…
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The Niger State Police Command has arrested three suspects for allegedly attempting to purchase a six-month-old foetus for ritual purposes. The suspects, identified as Martha Andrew, James Luka, and Johnson John, all residents of Minna, reportedly offered a pregnant woman N30 million to terminate her pregnancy. According to police reports, the woman, a resident of…
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The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has engaged banks and financial stakeholders in discussions aimed at promoting fair competition and enhancing consumer protection in Nigeria’s financial sector. In a statement on its official X handle on Sunday, the FCCPC said the engagement was part of its sector-by-sector compliance drive to strengthen self-regulation and…
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Four people, including three children, were burnt beyond recognition, while 10 others sustained injuries after a commercial Hummer bus caught fire in Gwaram, Jigawa State. Security and emergency sources told Zagazola Makama, a competent security pundit in the Northern region, that the incident occurred on February 22, 2025, at around 4:00 p.m., near the Government…