Tag: Terrorism
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Trump’s travel ban will breed more terrorism, says Iran
Iran on Tuesday accused U.S. President Donald Trump of fanning the flames of terrorism with his travel ban on the citizens of six predominately Muslim countries, one of which is Iran. The ban is “the biggest gift for extremist groups,” Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in Berlin after meeting his German counterpart Sigmar…
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Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter, YouTube form grand alliance
A host of Internet tech giants have teamed up to form a grand alliance known as Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism with the aim to help make their hosted consumer services hostile to terrorists and violent extremists. The spread of terrorism and violent extremism has become a pressing global problem and a critical challenge…
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Help! We battle kidnapping, terrorism, others with just 380,000 personnel, IGP cries out
…says Nigeria needs to employ 30,000 policemen for 5 years to meet United Nations standard The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Mr Ibrahim Idris, on Friday said the Nigeria Police Force battle crime, terrorism and other statutory responsibilities of protecting the lives and properties of over 180 million citizens with just 380,000 personnel. Idris made this…
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Provide massive jobs to curb terrorism, agitation – NEPAD tells FG
The Chief Executive Officer, the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Nigeria, Princess Gloria Akobundu, has identified job creation as a major solution to insecurity and youth restiveness across the country. Akobundu, who made this known in Abuja on Thursday during an interactive forum with senior NEPAD officials, stressed the need to re-direct youths’ energy…
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UK to fine Facebook, Google for terror content – Theresa May
Prime minister Theresa May has confirmed the UK will look to create a new ‘legal liability’ that could see Facebook, Google, Twitter and other leading tech firms fined if they don’t remove “unacceptable content” from their websites. In a brief statement issued by the Prime Minister’s office, May says the UK has formed a partnership…
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Al Jazeera gets hit by unprecedented cyberattack
Qatar-based TV channel Al Jazeera has claimed all its systems, websites and social media accounts have been hit by a cyberattack. The company said it was experiencing “systematic and continual hacking attempts” which were “gaining intensity and taking various forms”. But a senior employee told the Reuters that the company is “combating” the onslaught and…
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Australian Govt urges Islamic leaders to publicly denounce terrorism
The Australian government on Thursday urged Muslim leaders to be “loud in their condemnation” of Islamic extremism. Multicultural Affairs Minister Zed Seselja who made the call also said that Australia needs to have an “honest conversation” about the threat posed by terrorism. Seselja who who delivered Canberra’s strongest message yet about Islamic extremism, declaring that…
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London terror attack: Facebook wants ‘hostility’ against terrorists
Facebook says it wants to make its platform “hostile” to terrorists after an attack in London left at least seven people dead this weekend. Simon Milner, the company’s director of policy, issued a widely reported statement Sunday that said the social media platform works “aggressively” to remove terrorist content. “We want Facebook to be a…
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Ending Terrorism without Bombs and Guns
By: Okanga Agila Recent incidents in the Security Power House of the anti-terrorism campaigns in Nigeria galvanized my interest. The Department of State Security Service (DSS) arrested some five Islamic State (ISIS)-linked Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) in obscure Benue state and the FCT, Abuja end of last month, while plotting atrocities. The recurrent arrests of…