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DSS foils terrorists’ attacks on Abuja, Kano, others during Eid-el-Kabir

News Agency of Nigeria Sep 9, 2017 0

The Department of State Services (DSS) said it had foiled plans by the Islamic State of West Africa (ISWA) terrorists to attack Abuja and other cities during the recent Ed-el-Kabir festivities. A statement issued by an operative of the…

Metro

“We are Here Celebrating Sallah”- Boko Haram Taunt Army In New Message

News Agency of Nigeria Sep 5, 2017 0

Terrorist sect Boko Haram released a new message taunting the Nigerian Army, who had been given a 40-day ultimatum to crush the group, saying that they are enjoying Sallah in Sambisa forest and that leader Abubakar Shekau is still alive and…

Metro

Troops neutralise over 13 terrorists

News Agency of Nigeria Aug 7, 2017 0

Troops of the Operation Lafiya Dole neutralised over 13 terrorists on Saturday in various areas in Borno and Adamawa during clearance operations. The army spokesman, Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman, who confirmed this in a statement, said 12 were…

Metro

9 terrorists surrender to troops-Army spokesman

News Agency of Nigeria Jul 23, 2017 1

Nine Boko Haram terrorists have surrendered themselves to troops on Saturday at Buni Yari in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe, the army has said. According to a statement issued by Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman, the army spokesman inAbuja,…

World

Terrorist attacks down 9% worldwide in 2016- U.S. government says

News Agency of Nigeria Jul 20, 2017 0

The number of terrorist attacks worldwide fell in 2016 and the number of deaths also declined, in spite of an increase in attacks by Islamic State in Iraq, a State Department report said on Wednesday. “The number of attacks fell 9 per…

Metro

Nnamdi Kanu Is A Terrorist Who Must Not Go Unpunished – Arewa Youth

Owolabi Oluwasegun Jul 8, 2017

The president of the Arewa Youth Coalition, AYC, Yarima Shettima, has declared the embattled leader of pro-Biafra group, the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, a terrorist who must be punished. Yarima Shettima while speaking…

Metro

Insurgency: DSS uncovers plot to attack Kano, Kaduna others

News Agency of Nigeria Jun 24, 2017 1

The Department of State Services (DSS), on Friday, said it had uncovered plot by suspected terrorists to attack Kano, Kaduna, Sokoto and Maiduguri during the Eid-el-Fitr celebration. Mr Tony Opuiyo, an operative of the service who made…

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Islamist terrorism in Europe killed 135 in 2016 – Europol

News Agency of Nigeria Jun 16, 2017

The European Law Enforcement Agency, Europol, said on Thursday that the continent had been struck by “an unprecedented form’’ of terrorism in the past two years. Some 135 people had died in 2016 as a result of Islamist terrorism in…

World

AU condemns terrorist attack on restaurant in Mogadishu

News Agency of Nigeria Jun 16, 2017

The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has condemned Wednesday’s terror attack on a restaurant in Mogadishu, Somalia. In a statement issued on Thursday in Addis Ababa, Mahamat expressed the AU’s…

Metro

Black Junior High School Student Bags “Most Likely To Be A Terrorist” Award

Owolabi Oluwasegun May 28, 2017

A black Junior High School student of Anthony Aguirre Junior High in Channelview has sparked media outrage after she bagged an award which pegs her for the "most likely to be a terrorist." The student of the school located in Tex, near…

Government

Osinbajo condemns Manchester attack, condoles with UK Govt.

News Agency of Nigeria May 23, 2017

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has condemned “the despicable terrorist attack on innocent people in Manchester, United Kingdom, on Monday, May 22.” The Acting President’s remark was in a statement by the Vice Presidential Spokesman, Mr…

World

Terrorists do not worship God, they worship death – Trump

News Agency of Nigeria May 22, 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump has said that it was imperative for young Muslim boys and girls to know that terrorists were not worshipping God, but worshipping death. Trump, who made the appeal at the Arab Islamic American Summit in Saudi…

World

Paris terrorist attack will have big effect on presidential election’ – Trump

News Agency of Nigeria Apr 21, 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump said that the terrorist attack on Paris on Thursday would greatly affect France presidential election scheduled to take place on Sunday. The Paris attack on Champs Elysees was claimed by militant group Islamic…

World

Trump tells Sisi U.S., Egypt will fight terrorists together

News Agency of Nigeria Apr 4, 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump moved to reset U.S. relations with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday after the prior Obama administration’s strained ties. Trump stated this on Monday when he welcomed Egypt’s President at the…

Metro

Boko Haram: We will soon capture Shekau – Minister

News Agency of Nigeria Mar 28, 2017

The Minister of Defence, retired Brig.-Gen. Mansur Dan-Ali, on Tuesday confirmed that the Nigerian armed forces had successfully suppressed Boko Haram insurgency. Dan-Ali, who had a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in…

Government

Never again will terrorists seize any part of Nigeria – Buhari

News Agency of Nigeria Mar 27, 2017

Never again will terrorists take over and occupy any part of Nigeria’s territory, President Muhammadu Buhari vowed in Sambisa Forest on Monday. The President made the vow when he declared the 2017 Nigerian Army Small Arms Championship…

World

US identifies 10 terrorists’ target airports

News Agency of Nigeria Mar 22, 2017

The United States Government on Wednesday announced its readiness to enhance security procedures for passengers at certain points of departure airports to the U. S. The U. S. Department of State said in a statement that the enhancements…

Metro

Increased Boko Haram attacks a sign of extinction — Irabor

News Agency of Nigeria Mar 2, 2017

Maj. – Gen. Lucky Irabor, the Theater Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole said on Wednesday that the increased wave of attacks by the Boko Haram terrorists in the North East was a sign that the military was winning the war against terror.…

Metro

Boko Haram: UN Security Council to visit Nigeria in March

News Agency of Nigeria Feb 16, 2017

The UN Security Council will be visiting Nigeria within the next few weeks to discuss strategies for combating the destructive Boko Haram insurgents and to assess the level of humanitarian crisis caused by the terrorist group. The Deputy…

Metro

Boko Haram Kills 7 Nigerian Soldiers in Ambush

News Agency of Nigeria Feb 11, 2017

No fewer than seven soldiers were killed while 19 were injured by Boko Haram fighters in an ambush on a road in the northeastern state of Borno, the military said on Friday. The attacks and continued suicide bombings throughout the…

Metro

Another terrorist group, Muslim Brotherhood plotting bomb attacks on banks, barracks, prisons – Lai…

News Agency of Nigeria Feb 10, 2017

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Friday alerted Nigerians of an alleged plot by Boko Haram affiliate, Muslim Brotherhood Cell in Kogi State, to launch a deadly attack on banks, army depots and prisons across the…

World

German police arrest Algerian, Nigerian national over terrorist plot

News Agency of Nigeria Feb 9, 2017

An Algerian and a Nigerian national suspected of planning to carry out a terrorist attack have been arrested in the German city of Goettingen, officials said on Thursday. The men, aged 27 and 23 respectively, were taken into custody in a…

Metro

Insurgency: Army kills 6 terrorists, lost 3 soldiers, 5 wounded

News Agency of Nigeria Feb 2, 2017

Nigerian Army on Wednesday said it has neutralised six terrorists, but lost three soldiers during an encounter between its troops and Boko Haram insurgents at Damboa Local Area of Borno. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen.…

World

World’s Most Wanted Man, Anis Amri Confirmed Dead

Owolabi Oluwasegun Dec 23, 2016

The world's most wanted man responsible for the Berlin truck attack, Anis Amri has been confirmed dead. Anis Amri, responsible for the killing of 12 people in the attack which took place at the Berlin Christmas market on Monday was shot…

Metro

Two Terrorists Bag 20 Years Jail Term

Owolabi Oluwasegun Dec 9, 2016

Two men who planned terror attack in Sydney were sentenced to 20 years imprisonment on Friday, a local media reported. Omar Al-Kutobi, 25, and Mohammad Kiad, 27, both pleaded guilty to preparing for and planning a terrorist act after…

World

Egypt refers 292 to military trial over Sinai terrorism

News Agency of Nigeria Nov 21, 2016

Egypt’s prosecution on Sunday referred 292 suspected terrorists to military trial over charges of carrying out terror activities in restive Sinai Peninsula and planning to assassinate President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, says official report.…

World

9 ISIS Fighters Burnt Alive For Absconding From The Battlefield

News Agency of Nigeria Oct 26, 2016

ISIS executed some of its members for absconding from the battlefield around Mosul in Iraq. They were thrown into hot oil with their hands and legs bound together before being put in fire to be burnt alive. According to Samaria…

World

Identity Of Perpetrator of Nice, France Attacks Revealed

News Agency of Nigeria Jul 16, 2016 0

France is in a state of mourning. Their President, Francois Hollande has declared 3 days' national mourning in remembrance of the 84 lives that were lost when a man plowed into a crowd during their Bastille day celebrations, killing…

Videos

Expensive Joke or Worrying Possibility: Suspected Terrorist Threatens Buhari’s Family

News Agency of Nigeria Jul 8, 2016 0

A video was uploaded on youtube by a man calling himself Ogheno Ochuko who claims to be an activist for Biafraland and it contained some disturbing threats against the President and his family. The man who claimed to have affiliations…

World

ISIS Reportedly Claim Responsibility for Orlando Shooting

News Agency of Nigeria Jun 13, 2016 0

The Islamic state (ISIS) have reportedly claimed responsibility for the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida which claimed the lives of 50 people and injured 53 others. According to Amaq News Agency, who report a lot of the terrorist's…

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