Terrorism
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…
24 Jan
The Lakurawa sect has been prescribed and classified as a terrorist organisation by a ruling issued by Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja. This was after the Federal Government filed through the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, filed an ex-parte application marked FHC/ABJ/CS/41/2025 to…
24 Jan
The United States has raised concern over the increasing number and lethality of terrorist attacks in Africa, while seeking that Africa-based ISIL and Al-Qaida affiliates be listed in the 1267 Sanctions Committee, so they will be subject to a worldwide asset freeze.
23 Jan
The Minister of State for Defense, UK, Lord Vernon Coaker, has said that terrorism cannot win, as it undermines the rule of law, international treaties, and borders across the globe. According to him, Nigeria and the United Kingdom should continue to stand together as strongly as they have done now and in the past. Coaker…
22 Jan
The Sokoto State Government has alerted boarder communities and other citizens of the state to be cautious of fleeing bandits. Ahmad Usman, Special Adviser to Gov. Ahmad Aliyu on Security Matters, gave the warning in a statement issued to newsmen on Wednesday in Sokoto. He said the move was sequell to the sustained military onslaught…
20 Jan
Russia said on Monday a British man captured fighting on Ukraine's side in the Kursk region faces charges of "terrorism" and acting as a "mercenary", punishable by decades in prison. James Scott Rhys Anderson, 22, was captured in November while fighting with Ukrainian forces in Kursk, the western Russian border region where Kyiv began an…
20 Jan
A British teenager on Monday pleaded guilty to charges of murdering three young girls in a knife attack in northern England in July, a crime that caused days of nationwide rioting. Axel Rudakubana, 18, changed his pleas from not guilty to guilty on what was due to be the first day of his trial at…
17 Jan
The Defence Headquarters yesterday attributed the recent upsurge in terrorist activities in the North-East to the influx of foreign fighters reinforcing local terror groups.
11 Jan
The Nigerian Army has directed troops under Operation Fansan Yamma to either eliminate the Lakurawa sect or ensure their expulsion from the country’s territory. Maj.-Gen. Oluyinka Soleye, the Theater Commander of the Joint Task-Force Northwest, code-named ‘Operation Fansan Yamma’, issued the directive on Friday during a visit to troops stationed at Balle, headquarters of Gudu…
9 Jan
Whilst I will not hesitate to condemn any attempt by another country to demarket our dear country, Nigeria, I have reservations about the way the Nigerian government reacted to the travel advisory issued by its Australian counterparts, warning its citizens to reconsider the need to take a trip to Nigeria.
3 Jan
The Troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) have foiled a potential Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack. The troops operated under Sector 3 in Monguno community in Borno, and in collaboration with the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF). MNJTF’s Chief Military Information Officer, Lt.-Col. Olaniyi Osoba, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Friday…
1 Jan
A man "hellbent" on "carnage" slammed a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year revelers in New Orleans on Wednesday, killing at least 10 people and injuring more than 35 in an attack authorities said they were investigating as terrorism. The man, who initially fled after exchanging gunfire with police, "is now deceased," the…
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