Security
Bandits’ threat forces Gombe governor to hold security meeting
The Gombe governor noted that with 24 cases of kidnapping recorded in 2020 and 49 in 2021, the state must...
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NAF claims bandit leader Alhaji Shanono killed in airstrike
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it has killed bandit leader Alhaji Shanono and 18 others in Kaduna. NAF’s spokesman...
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G-7, EU concern at threats posed by Russia’s possession of nuclear facilities in Ukraine
G-7 Foreign Ministers, EU High Representative in joint statement urge Moscow to return Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, other facilities to...
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8 killed, more than 800 prisoners escape after terror
Members of Allied Democratic Forces terror group went to free comrades, according to army spokesman DOUALA, Cameroon Eight people, including...
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8 killed, more than 800 prisoners escape after terror attack in Congo
Members of Allied Democratic Forces terror group went to free comrades, according to army spokesman DOUALA, Cameroon Eight people, including...
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Security chiefs move to stop bandits, Boko Haram from attacking Abuja
The security heads evaluated the manpower strength and defects that might have aided the attack on Kuje Medium Security Custodial...
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Daesh/ISIS ‘significantly increased’ drone use in past year, UN warns
Terror group has been able to maintain drone capabilities partly due to ‘decentralized internal structure,’ says UN’s top official for...
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Bomb blasts in Somalia kill at least 4
No group has yet claimed responsibility for deadly attacks injuring at least 11 others MOGADISHU, Somalia At least four people...
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Terrorists kill seventeen soldiers, four civilians in Mali
Mali blamed the attack on the terrorist organisation Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS), an offshoot ISIS. At least...
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Sylva declares oil theft ‘national emergency’; says 400,000 barrels stolen daily
Mr Sylva said the massive crude theft was affecting Nigeria’s capacity to meet OPEC daily quota. The Minister of State...
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