Tag: terror
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Terror alert: Buhari summons emergency security meeting
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday meet with security chiefs in Abuja, to further review and strengthen the security network in the country. This was contained in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the president on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu. The statement explained that the President, who was initially scheduled…
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Terror alert: Construction giant, Julius Berger stops operations in Abuja
Julius Berger, Nigeria’s construction giant has shut down operations in Abuja over the travel advisory issued by the United States and United Kingdom over possible terror attacks in the Federal Capital Territory(FCT). Julius Berger is the second company to take the decision after the popular Jabi Lake Mall, acting in response to the alert…
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Terror alert: Hours after Buhari assured Nigerians to calm down, US orders family members, employees to vacate Abuja
Few hours after President Muhamadu Buhari assured Nigerians not to panic, the US has ordered all family members, employees to vacate the seat of government, Abuja. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) recalls barely 72hours ago, the US, British and other major European countries advised their citizens resident in the capital city to relocate immediately. The United States…
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Harvest of terror at the centre of power – By Dakuku Peterside
That terrorists and bandits are getting bolder, more daring, and more sophisticated is not debatable. After a period of relative peace, the nation, has entered a new phase of terrorist attacks that frontally challenges state power . It needs no further evidence after last Wednesday’s Kuje Correctional Facility attack. That the nation is in a…
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Attacks on public infrastructure are acts of terror – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed says the destruction of public infrastructure and facilities is not just vandalism, but a form of terrorism. The minister said this on Monday in Abuja at a special Town Hall Meeting on Protection of Public Infrastructure. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that ministers of the…
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JUST IN: Amnesty International working for terror groups in Nigeria – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters has accused Amnesty International (AI) of deliberately supporting the acts of terrorism perpetrated against Nigeria by the Boko Haram and the Islamic State of West African State (ISWAP) terror groups. Acting Director Defence Information, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement, cautioned the group to put an end to its reckless distortion…
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Nigerian Army winning war against terror – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Nigerian Armed Forces and their allies are winning the war against terror. The president stated this at the Graduation Ceremony of Senior Course 41 at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC) in Jaji, Kaduna State on Saturday. He commended the collaboration with neighbouring countries in the fight…
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Putin thanks Trump for CIA’s help in stopping terror attacks
Russian President Vladimir phoned U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday to thank him for a tip-off provided by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The information had helped to prevent a terrorist bomb attack on a cathedral in the Russian city of St Petersburg, the Kremlin said. The Kremlin said in a statement on its website…
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Police allay fear of terror attacks in FCT, others
The Force Headquarters has allayed the fears of Nigerians over the red alert recently issued by the US and UK missions on possible terror attacks in the FCT and six states. In a statement on Monday evening, the Force Public Relations Officer, Mr Jimoh Moshood, reassured residents of the identified states not to panic as…
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6 killed in London terror attacks, 3 attackers shot dead – police
Terrorism struck at the heart of London, police said Sunday, after a vehicle veered off the road and mowed down pedestrians on London Bridge and witnesses told of men with large knives stabbing passers-by at nearby Borough Market. Police said six people died and 20 were injured in the attacks, while police shot dead three…