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- 7 May 2012
Media: Murdoch’s Empire is Scorch, Terror Bombs in Nigeria
These are certainly not the best of times for the media industry, especially in Britain and Nigeria where a Parliamentary inquiry has indicted a much respected Octogenarian media mogul and terrorists…
- 25 Jul 2014
Nigeria Records more Deaths from Terrorism than Somalia, Iraq
Nigeria has the world’s highest casualty rate from terrorism -related attacks, according to Maplecroft, a UK-based risk consultancy which released its report Thursday. Nigeria ignobly…
- 14 Apr 2014
UK Newspaper Links Samantha Lewthwaite, White Widow to Abuja Bombing
Samantha Lewthwaite, white widow, may be the terror mastermind behind a horrific attack in Abuja, capital of Nigeria yesterday which left 80 dead and hundreds wounded, according to Daily Star ,…
- 6 Jul 2016
US Warns of Terror Attacks on Lagos
United States Consulate in Nigeria has issued a warning that terrorist groups may be planning to launch attacks on hotels in Lagos, especially those heavily patronized by expatriates during today or…
- 14 Jan 2014
7 Benefits to Nigerians from Using Technology in 2014
1 It is not true that there are no jobs. The truth is that there are jobs but most Nigerian graduates lack appropriate skills to add value to the global ecosystem. The current university education…
- 24 Apr 2014
Ekweremadu Decries Low Intra-Regional Trade in W/Africa
Senator Ike Ekweremadu, speaker of the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS Parliament, has rated as very low the intra-regional trade among West African nations. He…
- 26 Mar 2013
MEND Threatens Reign of Terror over Okah’s Sentencing
Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), largest militant groups in the Niger Delta region, has threatened to unleash mayhem over the sentencing, yesterday of Henry Okah, leader of…
- 14 Feb 2012
ICT Rings End Time for Boko Haram
At the onset they appeared untouchables. Some people as with Nigerian mentality began alluding voodoo to their existence thereby giving them some semblance of invisibility that the security agencies…
- 29 Nov 2014
Bomb Scare in Abuja as Security Agencies Simulate Emergency
Rumours of purported bomb blasts at the Garki 2 area of Abuja, the federal capital , yesterday turned to be false as combined team of the security agencies gathered at the Garki Mall to sensitise…
- 10 Jun 2014
Revealed! How Middle Eastern Backers Fund Boko Haram
Boko Haram’s recent attacks are notable for the expensive military hardware on display. Where is it getting funds to acquire these hardware? The Independent reports on the sources of this money, from…
- 21 Mar 2018
Life is a Code
BY CHRIS UWAJE Our life is a spider-web of Codes. Where is Software Nigeria? For all those countries – especially in Africa/Nigeria who are not aware or blatantly refused to acknowledge the power of…
- 11 Sept 2015
Security Concerns as 8 Nigerians Die Daily Under Buhari’s 100 Days
Buharimeter, a platform monitoring the implementation of the electoral promises of President Muhammadu Buhari, has reported that about 800 Nigerians were murdered by the extremist Boko Haram sect…
- 9 Jul 2014
Boko Haram, One of Richest Terrorist Group – Report
Boko Haram, the extremist Islamic group, operating in Northern Nigeria has been ranked as the 7th richest terrorist group with some $70 million in worth, according to a report published by ‘The…
- 30 Jun 2016
Terrorism: FAAN Warns Passengers, Installs More Security Gadgets
The management of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said it is constrained to advise all airport users, especially passengers and airline operators, to be security conscious at…
- 7 Oct 2015
Concerns over Plans to De-Radicalise Boko Haram after Sack of Akilu
The future of a UK-backed programme to de-radicalise Boko Haram Islamists in Nigeria is in doubt after the British-trained expert who set it up was abruptly sacked by President Muhammadu Buhari’s…
- 6 Nov 2012
Foreign Terror Groups Fuel Boko Haram-FG
Boko Haram, Islamist extremist group is said to be obtaining increasing cooperation from established terror groups operating in the Sahel and the federal government is waxing worriedly. Mohammed…
- 22 Jul 2013
Nigeria Lacks Principles in IT Application-Asolo
Peter Asolo is chief executive officer, PetVini Global Concept Limited, a mobile payment solution provider, highly dependable in deployment of cross-border remittances and m-commerce solutions. Asolo…
- 7 May 2012
Ekweremadu, DSP @ BOICT, Flays NCC/NESREA Spat
Senator Ike Ekweremadu, deputy president of the Senate, has said that the recent spat in public between Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the National Environmental Standards and…
- 10 Jan 2015
UN Sees Jonathan, Buhari Contest as ‘Grave Test’
Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, secretary general of United Nations (UN), has expressed profound concern about the forthcoming Nigerian election, calling the presidential polls between President…
- 28 Feb 2012
Boko Haram Links: US Embassy Beefs up ICT Gadgets
The fear of terrorists appears to be the beginning of wisdom for the US embassy in Nigeria, as Nigeria CommunicationsWeek learnt the consular has augmented the capacity of her ICT device to contain…
- 18 Dec 2014
Shekau, Boko Haram Leader Vows to Kill Sanusi, Emir of Kano
Abubakar Shekau, Boko Haram leader, has threatened to attack Muhummadu Sanusi II, Emir of Kano, in retaliation for the Emir’s call on Kano residents and other Nigerians to arm and defend themselves…
- 21 Dec 2016
FAAN Says Airports Ready for Traffic Surge During Yuletide
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has reassured members of the public, especially passengers and airline operators, that necessary operational and security measures have been put in…
- 4 Jun 2013
US put N1.1Bn Bounty on Shekau, Boko Haram Leader
The United States is offering some N1. 1 billion reward to persons with information on the whereabouts of Abubakar Shekau, leader of Boko Haram, the militant Islamist sect. The N1. 1 bilion about $7…
- 7 Sept 2012
Why We Bombed GSM Facilities- Boko Haram
The Jama'atu Ahlis Sunnah Lidda'awati Wal Jihad, also known as Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for the series of bombings of telecommunication facilities in Borno, Yobe, Kano and Bauchi states…