Terrorism
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The National Coordinator, National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), Maj.-Gen. Adamu Laka, says the use of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) remains one of the gravest threats to security personnel across theatres of operations. Laka said this at the Counter Improvised Explosives Devices (IEDs) Symposium organised by NCTC, in collaboration with the British High Commission and the…
1 day ago
The decision by United States President, Donald Trump, to cut international aid funding will affect Nigeria in various ways. One is in the fight against terror groups operating in the country and across the Sahel region of West Africa.
3 days ago
Russian prosecutors on Monday accused a veteran journalist of "justifying terrorism" -- a charge punishable by up to seven years in prison -- as her trial opened amid a widespread crackdown on independent media. Moscow has hugely stepped efforts to quash dissent as it fights in Ukraine and regularly accuses anyone deemed not to toe…
6 Mar
Katsina State Governor, Dr. Dikko Radda, has reiterated that his administration will not negotiate with terrorists who have been killing and abducting hapless residents in parts of the state. Radda, however, stated that his government would welcome and integrate into society any terrorist who renounces violence and chooses to become a law-abiding citizen. He made…
28 Feb
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says troops of the armed forces on internal operations neutralised 217 terrorists and apprehended 574 others in February. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj-.Gen. Markus Kangye, made this known in a statement on the operations of the armed forces across the country on Friday in Abuja. Kangye also revealed that a…
25 Feb
The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, arraigned additional 16 Chinese before Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos for fraud. They are: Hu Hui (a.k.a A Bin), Liao Ri Xing (a.k.a. Li Jun), Li Qiang (a.k.a. Yang Huan Huan),…
24 Feb
The National Coordinator of the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), Major General Adamu Laka, has reiterated that firepower alone would not end terrorism and violent extremism in the country. Laka made the disclosure at the opening ceremony of the Strategic Commanders’ Course on Crisis Management at the Office of the National Security Adviser, Abuja. The…
23 Feb
Australia's online watchdog said Monday it has fined Telegram more than US$600,000 for missing a deadline to reveal how it tackles "terrorist" and child sexual abuse content. The encrypted messaging firm replied more than five months after the May 6, 2024 limit for disclosing its online safety compliance, eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said. In…
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.
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