The Banditry activities in Niger state have taken a different dimension as the bandits have now adopted a different approach of asking communities to contribute certain amount of money every month or risk attack.
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The people of Burkina Faso began voting in a general election Sunday in the shadow of a growing jihadist insurgency, and with opposition candidates warning of a “massive fraud” at the polls.
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In one assault on the town of Dapchi fighters believed to be from an Islamic State group affiliate killed one soldier and wounded three while looting shops and torching the house of a local leader, sources told AFP.
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At least six persons, including four of the suspected assailants, have been killed after soldiers repelled an attack by gunmen on a village in Benue State. The gunmen, on Monday night, killed two villagers in Agasha community in Guma Local Government Area of the State. Daily Trust gathered that the attackers invaded the village at […]
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Saudi stocks fell sharply, on Sunday, after attacks on two plants at the heart of the kingdom’s oil industry a day earlier knocked out more than half of Saudi crude output. Sunday’s decline extended a losing spree for Saudi stocks, which in recent weeks have been hit by expensive valuations, weak oil prices and concerns […]
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…Alerts of possible terror attacks in those states
By Anthony Ogbonna
The United Kingdom government, Tuesday, warned its citizens in Nigeria against visiting some states in the country over possible terror attacks.
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The UK government warned its citizens against visiting 24 states in Nigeria, among which are President Muhammadu Buhari’s home state, Katsina and others including, Borno, Yobe Adamawa, Gombe States.
Boko Haram jihadists killed five people, wounded five others, and kidnapped nine — including six women — in attacks on two villages in western Chad, an official source told AFP Thursday. The attacks took place Tuesday night, according to Dimouya Soiapebe, general secretary of Lake Chad province. “Five people were killed and five wounded” … Continue reading Five Killed, Nine Abducted As Boko Haram Attacks Chad
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that no fewer than 800 suspected violent herdsmen have been arrested across the country by security agencies. Osinbajo said this in Houston, Texas in the United States on Friday at a Townhall event where he interacted with US-based Nigerians, according to a statement, issued on Saturday, by his spokesperson […]
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that no fewer than 800 suspected violent herdsmen have been arrested across the country by security agencies. Osinbajo said this in Houston, Texas in the United States on Friday at a Townhall event where he interacted with US-based Nigerians, according to a statement, issued on Saturday, by his spokesperson […]
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A source within the Enugu government disclosed that senior security chiefs assured the governor at the meeting that held till the early hours of Monday, that the attacks would be prevented.
