The Defence Headquarters says ongoing military operations to combat terrorism, banditry and economic sabotage has recorded some successes in the last one week.
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India is set to cooperate with Nigeria in the fight against terrorism, says Abhay Thakur, India’s High Commissioner to Nigeria.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Thursday acknowledged the power of the media, saying it has the ability to either stabilise or distabilise situation in any given security environment.
According to the citizen, the Federal Housing Authority estate Lugbe and Lugbe axis is fast becoming a terrorist zone and they have raped and killed over 30 persons from one year till now.
In its report: “Changing Patterns in Terrorism and the Threat to Business,” Control Risks, the specialist global risk consultancy, finds that the number of incidents rose from 317 in 2013 to 1,549 for the period April 2017 to April 2018.
Olujimi told News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja that with 19 years of uninterrupted democratic governance, Nigeria had demonstrated that it would remain undivided and homogenous in spite of challenges
Buhari said this on Saturday at the meeting of the African Union Peace and Security Council in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with the theme: “Towards a Comprehensive Approach to Combat the Transnational Threat to Terrorism.”
Terrorism’s multiplication into subsets or splinter rebellious or extremists groups has drenched most parts of the world in its consuming fire. Before now, emphasis on combating terrorism was centered on field combats alone
Lawmakers across the political divide supported the extension except those from Jean-Luc Melenchon’s hard-left France Unbowed party and the Communist party, which both deemed the emergency rule dangerous for civil liberties.
This was contained in a Readout of Trump’s call with Buhari released by the White House through its spokesperson on February 15
The prosecutors described it as the first assault ordered by Islamic State in the country
Acknowledging the valued cooperation between Nigeria and Kenya in the fight against terrorism, the President commended the East African country for the recent successes recorded in tackling terrorism in the region
A day before he left, an elderly Catholic priest was killed in Northern France during Mass, in an attack that the Islamic State claimed responsibility
The pontiff noted : “One thing is true, I think that in nearly all religions there is always a small group of fundamentalists, and it is a problem also for Christians
“So it makes Nigeria one of the largest recipients of assistance of international community through the UN Office on Drugs and Crimes
‘[p;’The statement said: “Nigeria accords high priority to all global efforts towards ending the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery, including nuclear weapons
“Yes, they may be operating in one or two areas, but they are doing so from a position of weakness, unlike in the past when they brazenly took over territories, hoisted their flags, deposed and imposed emirs and even collected taxes
Speaking on behalf of other participating African Heads of State and Government at the closing Executive Session of the 2015 Commonwealth Summit, President Buhari said he was confident that terrorism will be ultimately defeated with greater international cooperation and collaboration
The major threat to national security are the widespread cases of terrorism in the North East and the militancy in…
The unnamed boy from the north-western town of Blackburn, who was 14 when he was detained by police, was given a life sentence and told he must serve at least five years until he is no longer considered dangerous
A former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, Nuhu Ribadu, on Wednesday said Nigeria was not maximising its…