NSCDC Monitoring Team Ambushed by Boko Haram While Inspecting National Grid Installation
Kaduna, Nigeria – A monitoring team of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), tasked with inspecting the National Grid installation, was ambushed by Boko Haram militants on Monday, November 18, in the Farin-Kasa area of Chikun Local Government Area, Kaduna State. The attack occurred at approximately 3:40 PM as the team was crossing […]
CEP Spotlight: Liam Duffy …Highlighting Counter Extremism Project
(New York, N.Y.) – Following the October 15 murder of U.K. Member of Parliament David Amess by a man believed to have radical Islamist motivations, Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Strategic Advisor Liam Duffy published an op-ed in The Telegraph about an act of violence that shocked the nation. Duffy is a recognized expert on extremism and radicalization, and previously delivered […]
How four Boko Haram suspects were arrested in Auchi
The Edo State Police at the weekend in Benin explained how four members of the dreaded Boko Haram Islamic sect were nabbed at Auchi, Etsako West local government area of the state. In a statement by the spokesman, Mr Chidi Nwanbuzor, he said that their arrest was based on credible intelligence from the Department State […]
Updated CEP World Map Profiles Extremism and Counter-Extremism in 55 Countries
(New York, NY) — The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) released new resources on extremism and counter-extremism efforts around the world, expanding to 55 the number of countries profiled in its interactive map. New countries profiled include Angola, Argentina, Equatorial Guinea, The Gambia, India,Ireland, Pakistan, Russia, and Tanzania. Each country report contains descriptions of extremist and terrorist group activities, counter-extremism initiatives, radicalization issues, and the incidence of foreign […]
Leah’s ordeal
BY SAMUEL ADESANYA On the 14th of May 2018, Leah Sharibu, the remaining captive from the Dapchi abductions by Boko Haram in Yobe State, turned 15 years old. There is no telling what would have been on the mind of the poor girl on that day. That was 84 gruesome days after she was snatched […]
FULANI MILITIA: FOREIGN AGENTS FROM LIBYA, UNKNOWN GUNMEN OR NIGERIAN HERDSMEN?
By Gurumwal George Longjan. President Buhari’s latest statement in London on the 11th of April 2018 has just vindicated those of us that have provided objections to certain policies like grazing reserves/colonies/ranches that were to be used to appease the Fulani Militia that have been terrorising our rural farmers. President Buhari clearly […]
Leah Sharibu: Hold Buhari accountable – Southern Kaduna leaders tell Nigerians
….Seeks UN, AU others intervention From Sola Ojo, Kaduna FOLLOWING the failure of the Federal Government to secure one of the recently abducted school girls in Dapchi, Yobe State by Boko Haram Islamic sect, Southern Kaduna Christian Leaders Association. (SKCLA) has called on well meaning Nigeria to hold President Muhammadu Buhari accountable should anything happen […]
Dapchi 110: The tragedy of a nation – Reuben Abati
Karma is a bitch. Poetic justice is a bastard. Both have combined to wrong-foot the incumbent Buhari administration to make it look like a big mistake and an act of misjudgment by the Nigerian electorate. If Buhari had been disallowed from taking power in 2015, and those who advised President Goodluck Jonathan not to give […]
Nigeria Army Neutralized Boko Haram Top Commanders
Based on received information about the location of some suspected top Boko Haram terrorists’ leaders, the Nigerian Army and the Nigerian Air Force have been carrying out heavy artillery bombardments and air interdiction on registered targets that have killed a large number of Boko Haram terrorists including some of the group’s key leaders.
Counter-insurgency and Role of Nigerian Army in Creating Conducive Environment for Nigeria’s Economic Development
*A lecture presented by the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai, at the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers First Annual Conference held at the Renaissance Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos on August 10, 2017 INTRODUCTION 1. I feel greatly honoured to be invited as Guest Speaker at the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers first […]