The United States has resumed intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) operations over Nigeria’s north-east region, targeting militants in the Sambisa forest, following Thursday night’s air strikes on ISIS fighters in Sokoto State. Brant Philip, a Sahel-focused terrorism tracker, disclosed the Read more…
Two suspected bandits and kidnapping kingpins responsible for violent crimes across Katsina, Zamfara, Niger and Kwara states have been arrested by the police. The suspects, according to a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, on Friday, were Read more…
While condemning violence, Bishop Kukah cautioned against revenge or the use of force, insisting that Christians must resist the temptation to respond to evil with violence. He noted that insecurity, poverty and poor leadership have deepened despair among citizens but Read more…
President Donald Trump announced on Dec. 25 that the U.S. military had attacked Islamic State targets in Nigeria, claiming the group had been targeting Christians in the region. In a post on Truth Social, the president said he directed the military to launch Read more…
Condemnation has continued to trail the suicide bomb attack on a mosque in Borno State during prayers, which killed about five people and maimed more than 35 others. LEADERSHIP Friday reports that a teen suicide bomber detonated the bomb strapped Read more…
“Our men manoeuvred and took cover, but the attackers fired sporadically because they had several weapons,” the commandant said. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has confirmed an attack by suspected terrorists on its personnel stationed at Wawa Read more…
The illegal and unauthorized alterations made to Nigeria’s tax legislation after passage by the National Assembly represents a brazen act of treason against the Nigerian people and a direct assault on our constitutional democracy. This draconian overreach by the executive Read more…
Washington’s responsibility for such actions is obvious,” Moscow’s envoy to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, has said Russia condemns the seizure of oil tankers off the coast of Venezuela by the US military, Moscow’s envoy to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, has Read more…
The National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) said investigations into kidnapping and terrorism-related cases have shown that ransom payments are routed through POS terminals. The National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), under the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), said point-of-sale Read more…
The Kano State Police Command has rescued a man accused of blasphemy from an angry mob at an hotel in the Badawa area of Kano metropolis. Security expert, Zagazola Makama, revealed the incident occurred at about 9:45 p.m. on Saturday, Read more…
A car bomb has killed a senior General Staff member, officials have confirmed A Russian general has been killed in a car bomb blast in Moscow, the Investigative Committee has reported. Officials identified the victim as Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov, Read more…
Banks across the country have raised fresh warnings to customers over the rising risk of digital fraud linked to the use of public Wi-Fi networks for banking and payment transactions, particularly during the festive season when electronic spending typically surges. In Read more…