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Fresh indication has emerged that terrorists are currently employing new tricks to beat security checks. Among such moves is the recruitment of physically-challenged people to carry out their dastardly acts in some parts of the country. The recruitment of these set of persons, as gathered, was to allow easy access into states like Lagos. This […]

The United States of America has cautioned its citizens planning to travel to or within Abuja this weekend to take extra precautionary measures for their personal security and safety. In a message from US to its citizens in Abuja, the US mission in Nigeria said that the security message had become necessary in view of […]

US President Barrack Obama yesterday engaged President Goodluck Jonathan in a telephone conversation over the abduction of over 200 schoolgirls of Chibok, Borno State.Obama, who phoned Jonathan at about 3pm yesterday through the US Secretary of State, promised to send troops to Nigeria to assist in the ongoing search and rescue operations for the release […]

The United States said yesterday that it is concerned that many of the 276 schoolgirls kidnapped in northern Nigeria three weeks ago have been moved out of the country. State Department spokeswoman, Marie Harf, shared Washington’s assessment after local officials in Northeastern told AFP that the girls had likely been taken to nearby Chad or […]

The United States has warned its citizens of planned attacks on Sheraton hotels in Lagos. The country also warned its nationals against going to Yobe, Adamawa and Borno states. The hotels, owned by Starwood, are the Sheraton Hotel and Towers Lagos and the Four Points By Sheraton Lagos. The US Consul General in Lagos, in […]

The United States Government has assisted Nigeria to the tune of $20 Million or N3.176 billion in form of military funding assistance to fight terrorism dating back to 2012, according to the US State Department officials. According to Sahara Reporters, the substantial amount in assistance has been largely under-reported, although it is a small amount […]

The leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, Alhaji Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, has dared Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, to be prepared to meet him on the battle field. Asari-Dokubo, who dismissed the threat by the leader of the Boko Haram sect, Abubakar Shekau, against President Goodluck Jonathan, warned that 2015 would be “more than […]

The Federal Government has given  the armed forces and other security agencies the nod  to embark on mass recruitment. The Punch gathered in Abuja on Sunday that the directive was to give fillip to the war against terrorism in the country. It was also learnt that those who attended the expanded National Security Council meeting in […]