Tag: Terrorism
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Burundi at 60: Envoy urge Nigerians to Unite against terrorism
Mrs Marie-Jeanne Ntakirutimana, Burundi’s Ambassador to Nigeria has urged Nigerians to stand united to effectively defeat terrorism. The envoy said that unity of citizens was critical to ending the menace posed by insecurity. Ntakirutimana made the call during the commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of Burundi in Abuja.
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Osinbajo seeks more U.S. collaboration to tackle terrorism
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo stressed the need for more collaboration between Nigeria and the U.S.A in combating terrorism generally, especially in the Sahel region. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, stated in Abuja on Friday that the vice-president made the assertion when he received the visiting Under Secretary for Political Affairs, U.S. State Department, Victoria Nuland and a…
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Owo Massacre: Nigeria, now the most targeted country by ISIS
Between June 1- 6 2022, ISIS has claimed responsibility for at least 10 attacks in Borno, Kogi, Yobe states, leading to increased insecurity in Nigeria’s Northeast and Northcentral. Nigeria is now arguably the most active hub for the Islamic State (ISIS) military operations worldwide, accounting for 41 per cent of claimed attacks around the globe,…
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Abuja-Kaduna train attack: Terrorists give FG one Week Ultimatum to yield to their demands
Passengers that were kidnapped by terrorists in the Abuja -Kaduna bound train have been notified that they will be killed if their friends and families if their demands are not met. Recall that an Abuja-Kaduna bound train was attacked on the 28th of March 2022 with many passengers kidnapped whilst some were killed.
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Twitter suspends over 450k accounts for child sexual exploitation
Twitter suspends over 450k accounts for child sexual exploitation
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Alleged terrorism: Court adjourns Nnamdi Kanu’s trial
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, adjourned the re-arraignment of the Leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, until Wednesday over the delay by the prosecution to serve the defendant with the amended charge. Justice Binta Nyako fixed the date after Kanu’s lead counsel, Chief Mike Ozekhome, opposed the plan…
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Lawyer disagrees with IG over terrorism charge filed against Oyo Monarch, chiefs
Jimoh Abdulsalam, Counsel to some chiefs in Oko Community, Oyo State, on Thursday, disagreed with the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police over terrorism charge filed against his clients. Abdulsalam vehemently opposed to the move by counsel to the police, Orji Kalu, to arraign the defendants before Justice Obiora Egwuatu of a Federal High Court, Abuja, on…
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Oyo monarch, 10 others to face terrorism charges
A traditional ruler in Oyo State, Oba Solomon Akinola, is to be arraigned today at the Federal High Court in Abuja on 12 counts of terrorism charges. He will be put on trial along with 10 of his high chiefs comprising Sunday Aderinto, Samson Ogunmola Timothy Adewale Aderinto, Jimoh Asimiyu, Segun Gbadebo and Oluwole Ogundeji.…
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Fighting terrorism futile without addressing root causes – ECOWAS
Fighting terrorism futile without addressing root causes – ECOWAS