The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, today, said the air component operation of “Operation Lafiya Dole” hit a “mass gathering” of Boko Haram terrorists at Wulge area of Borno State. The air component commander of “Operation Lafiya Dole”, Isiaka Amao, revealed this while briefing journalists in Maiduguri on Thursday. “The air component struck a mass gathering […]
Continue ReadingThere is a new threat to New York City coming from ISIS which was released in a new video, just days after vowing to attack Washington, D.C. The video clip features shots of yellow taxis and crowds in Times Square and Herald Square in Manhattan, with vibrant French music playing in the background – a […]
Continue ReadingCrude oil prices faced a further fall to what was a six-year low, dipping below $40 less than 24 hours after Iran threatened to increase supply by 500,000 barrels a day. In August 2015, crude oil fell to a six-year-low at $39.86, but has since stood above $40, only for West Texas Intermediate (WTI) to […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigeria army has said it arrested two wanted Boko Haram leaders with the cooperation of the police. This arrest brings the number of suspected Boko Haram leaders in military custody to five. The arrested persons were declared wanted a few weeks ago. According to Sani Usman, the insurgent leaders were arrested at different locations […]
Continue ReadingFormer National Security Adviser Sambo Dasuki has denied allegations that he was awarded a fictitious arms procurement contract to the tune of N300 billion while he was in office. In a statement he released last night , Dasuki said he was not in NSA as at when the fictitious contracts were said to have been […]
Continue ReadingFollowing the arrest of four imams accused of having links to Boko Haram terrorist group, Senegal plans to ban women from wearing the full-face Islamic veil in public in an attempt to curb terrorism. The move announced on Tuesday, November 17, by Interior Minister Abdoulaye Daouda, prohibits women from wearing burqas where only their eyes […]
Continue ReadingAs much of the world remains focused on the Islamic State and its horrific attacks in Paris, another radical band of extremists has, by one account, captured the infamous title of the world’s deadliest terrorist group: Boko Haram. Boko Haram, the militant group that has tortured Nigeria and its neighbors for years, was responsible for […]
Continue ReadingThe mother of one of the Paris suicide bombers has defended her terrorist son saying he “did not mean to kill anyone” and that the incident happened as a result of “stress”. Her son Ibrahim Abdeslam, 31, blew himself up outside the cafe Comptoir Voltaire, during the devastating attacks on the French capital on Friday night. His brother […]
Continue ReadingA highway sweeper working with the Lagos State Waste Management Authority on Wednesday died when a vehicle knocked her off the Third Mainland Bridge to the ground. A Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria who was at the scene of the accident reports that the sweeper was hit when the vehicle had a burst […]
Continue ReadingThe police in Kano State has confirmed the death of 15 persons in the bomb blasts that rocked the GSM Market in the city on Wednesday. He also said about 53 persons were injured in the blasts. According to Mr. Katsina, 10 persons died on the spot while five of the 58 persons rushed to […]
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