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6 Jun 2023
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, yesterday, tasked security agencies in the country on imperatives of sharing information and intelligence among themselves, saying hoarding resources could be counterproductive in the fight against terrorism.
6 Jun 2023
Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Olukayode Ariwoola, has charged judicial officers on strict application of relevant laws to curb terrorism, money laundering and trans-border crimes.
5 Jun 2023
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has issued a stern warning to security agencies in Nigeria to guard against disharmony and intelligence hoarding as they could be counter-productive to the country's fight against terrorism.
29 May 2023
Saudi Arabia has put to death two Bahrainis accused of plotting terrorist operations, state media said on Monday, raising the number of similar executions to nine this month.
17 May 2023
Nigeria has been waging a war on terror for 11 odd years. The terror group started off as ragtag armed bandits that sprang up from the then-Islamic sectarian group known as boko haram in Maiduguri, Borno State.
11 May 2023
Lagos State government, yesterday, arraigned Eze Ndigbo of Ajao Estate in Lagos, Frederick Nkemdilim Nwajagu, before Justice Yetunde Adesanya of a Lagos High Court sitting in Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), for alleged terrorism. 
23 Apr 2023
Barely five weeks to the end of President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration, experts and analysts in the national security sector have described it as a failure owing to its inability to decisively deal with the security worries of Nigerians as promised.
22 Apr 2023
Suspected jihadists attacked a military camp in central Mali on Saturday, two local elected officials and a diplomatic source told AFP, referring to the site as a "Russian camp".
21 Apr 2023
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), Abuja, has disclosed that troops in the frontline have killed 24 terrorists in the North East, while 501 surrendered with their families in the last two weeks.
3 Apr 2023
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, says it is on record that Nigeria recorded its highest rating in the fight against terrorism in 2022 since 2011 till date.

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