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Putin Accuses Ukraine Of Terrorism Over Crimea Bridge Blast

Putin Accuses Ukraine Of Terrorism Over Crimea Bridge Blast

October 10, 2022 4:20 am

The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin has lambasted Ukraine accusing it of being behind the Kerch bridge explosion, which he described an ‘act of terrorism’ that destroyed part of the crucial link between Russia and the annexed territory of Crimea, as calls grow for reprisals.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the bridge, which holds key strategic and symbolic value to Russia, was partly damaged on Saturday by what Moscow has said was a truck bomb. Road and rail traffic on the 19km (12-mile) bridge was temporarily halted, hindering a vital supply route for Russia’s armed forces battling a …

We Are Not In The Business Of TerroriSing Nigerians - DSS

We Are Not In The Business Of Terrorising Nigerians – DSS

September 1, 2022 5:31 am

According to the Department of State Services (DSS), after rounds of rumors have been circulating that the agency does not kidnap or terrorise Nigerians but is rather looking for ways to keep them safe at all times.

The group was replying to a claim made in a statement by Amnesty International reported that the DSS of the current administration was abducting innocent Nigerian citizens.

However, Dr. Peter Afunanya, the DSS spokesman, cleared the organization of any role in the kidnapping in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday.

The statement partly reads: ‘The attention of the Department of State Services …

How To Tackle Terrorism, Banditry, Osinbajo Shares Insight

How To Tackle Terrorism, Banditry, Osinbajo Shares Insight

August 5, 2022 2:05 am

In lieu of the devastating security situation in the country, the Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has disclosed that ongoing security challenges and fresh threats require the military and other relevant stakeholders to always stay several steps ahead of non-state actors while also stepping up local production of armaments.

He made this assertion after receiving a presentation on ‘Defence Transformation and National Security: Strategic Options for Nigeria of the Future‘ by the National Defence College Course 30 participants, yesterday during a virtual interaction.

‘If you look at the challenges that we are facing and the nature …

IPOB, OPC, Not Different From Boko Haram - Dambazau

IPOB, OPC, Not Different From Boko Haram – Dambazau

April 10, 2021 3:25 am

Nigeria’s immediate past Minister of Interior, Lt.-Gen. Abdul-Rahman Dambazau (rtd), on Friday, declared that the O’odua People’s Congress (OPC) and the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) all share similarities with Boko Haram because they’re all are extremist groups.

Dambazau made this assertion at Army War College in Abuja while delivering a lecture to participants of course 5/2021.

He alleged that the two groups were sponsoring a new wave of extremism that could ignite ethnic conflict so as to achieve their aims of dividing the country.

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Dambazau said the …

Why Houthi Offered Saudi POW Swap For Jailed Palestinians

Why Houthi Offered Saudi POW Swap For Jailed Palestinians

March 28, 2020 3:00 pm
When the leader of Yemen’s Houthi rebels recently offered a surprise prisoner exchange to Saudi Arabia, the announcement brought to light the case of dozens of Palestinians on trial in the kingdom, where they are accused of “supporting terrorism”.

In a televised address to mark the fifth anniversary of the Saudi intervention in Yemen, Abdul Malek al-Houthi offered to swap a Saudi military pilot and four other prisoners of war held by the Houthis for the Palestinian activists.

Al-Houthi said the offer was made because his group stands in solidarity with the Palestinian people against those who “conspire against its

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Act Of Terrorism: Plateau Lawmakers React As Gunmen Kill 13

January 10, 2020 6:40 am
Senator Representing Plateau North at the National Assembly, Istifanus Gyang, has urged security agencies to immediately arrest the gunmen that killed 13 persons in an attack on Kumbun community in Mangu Local Government Area of the state on Thursday morning.

Gyang, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Protocol, Musa Ashoms, said that he received with rude shock the report of the killing of 12 persons at Kumbun, in Mangu local government area.

The lawmaker described the killing as an act of terrorism and a reversal to the dark days.

“All citizens of Plateau should, with one

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UK: Teenagers, Others Arrested For Terrorism

December 31, 2019 7:47 am
The British police arrested a total of five men in various parts of England on suspicion of terrorism on Monday.

The arrests occurred in Manchester in the north-west, in Peterborough in eastern England and in London.

Some of the suspects, aged between 19 and 23, are accused of preparing a terrorist act. All five are in police custody, Dpa reports.

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“The arrests were part of a pre-planned operation and it is not believed there will be any imminent threat to the public in relation to this,” the police statement said.

According

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Terrorism, Major Threat To Peace, Progress Of West Africa

December 21, 2019 2:02 pm
President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, said terrorism remained the major threat to the peace and progress of the West African sub-region.
This is even as the President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, Jean-Claude Kassi Brou, said attacks in the region rose by 80 percent in the first eleven months of 2019 compared to the year 2018.
President Buhari, while speaking during the 56th Ordinary Session of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government in Abuja, said recurring attacks by terrorist groups was a reminder to the sub-region about the urgency to build an enduring security partnership to
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Breaking: Kanu To Broadcast On Terrorism And Rights Abuse

December 5, 2019 6:49 am

Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has via his verified Facebook page announced  that he’ll be issuing a radio broadcast on Saturday to talk about state-sponsored terrorist acts going on in Nigeria and the varuious ways the Nigerian governement has abused the Human rights of Nigerians.

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“Join me for broadcast on Radio Biafra as we continue to expose horrific state-sponsored terrorism and human rights abused by the Nigerian government.”

Date: Saturday, December 7th 2019

Time: 7 pm Biafraland Time

Listen via:

TuneIn on Radio Biafra –
tun.in/sffJa

Website …

Counter Terrorism: NAF To Conduct Simulation Exercise

Counter Terrorism: NAF To Conduct Simulation Exercise

November 7, 2019 5:05 pm

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it will conduct a simulation exercise on counter-terrorism along Minna-Zungeru Road on Friday.

Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, who announced this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, said the exercise is nicknamed “EXERCISE BABBAN NAUSHI”

“This is to inform the public, especially residents of Pandogari, Zungeru, and Minna areas of Niger State, that the Nigerian Air Force will conduct a simulation exercise on counter-terrorism nicknamed EXERCISE BABBAN NAUSHI along Minna-Zungeru Road on Friday, Nov.8.

“Accordingly, there will be a movement of military aircraft, vehicles, equipment, personnel as …

UK Terrorism Threat At Lowest Level For 5 Years

UK Terrorism Threat At Lowest Level For 5 Years

November 5, 2019 8:46 am
The UK’s terrorism threat level has been downgraded from “severe” to “substantial”, the Home Office says.

But, Home Secretary, Priti Patel said that the UK was still at “a high level of threat” and an attack could “occur without further warning”.

The terrorism threat is now at its lowest since August 2014. Substantial is the third of five ratings at which the threat level can stand.

The separate terrorism threat level for Northern Ireland remains “severe”.

Ms Patel said in a statement on Monday that terrorism remained a “direct and immediate” risk to the UK’s national security.

Assessments determining …

Terrorism: UK warns against travel to 21 states in Nigeria

Terrorism: UK warns against travel to 21 states in Nigeria

June 19, 2019 1:14 am
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) of the United Kingdom(UK) has cautioned British nationals against travelling to 21 states in Nigeria.In a statement on its website “updated June 17, 2019” and “still current at June 18, 2019,” the FCO listed the states as: Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Gombe, “riverine areas of Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Cross River States within 20 kilometres of the border with Niger in Zamfara State.

“The FCO advises against all but essential travel to: Bauchi State, Zamfara State, Kano State, Kaduna State, Jigawa State, Katsina State, Kogi State, within 20 kilometres of the border with

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