FBI Probes 'Terrorist' Links in New Orleans Truck Accident Killing 15
Vanguard
A US Army veteran with an Islamic State flag and "hellbent" on carnage steered a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year revelers in New Orleans on Wednesday, killing at least 15… Read more »
Benin Republic - Govt Protests 'Terrorist' Remarks By Niger Junta Chief
Daily Trust
Benin on Tuesday protested remarks by Niger's ruling junta chief accusing its neighbour of involvement in terrorist acts and summoned a Nigerien diplomat "for clarifications". Read more »
One Bomb Too Many [column]
This Day
No fewer than 15 villagers were feared dead and several others injured on Wednesday when a fighter jet targeting the Lakurawa terrorist group mistakenly bombed two communities in… Read more »
Govt Warns Nonprofits Against Misuse of Donor Funds Amid Terrorism Financing Concerns
Capital FM
Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo has cautioned non-profit organizations against the misuse of donor funds for illegal activities, including terrorism financing. Read more »
We Arrested 30,313 Suspects, Rescued 1,581 Kidnap Victims in 2024 - -Egbetokun
Vanguard
Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Kayode Egbetokun, yesterday, disclosed that the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, arrested 30,313 suspected criminals, and rescued 1,581 kidnap victims in… Read more »
'New Quest Unlocked' - UN Experts Counter Extremism in Gaming Spaces
UN News
As millions unwrap new gaming devices this holiday season, UN experts are warning that these digital playgrounds need next-generation protection against extremist exploitation. Read more »
Statement on the Antigen Composition of COVID-19 Vaccines [press release]
WHO
Vaccination remains an important public health countermeasure against COVID-19. As per the WHO Director General’s standing recommendations for COVID-19, Member States are… Read more »
Gunmen Kill Unizik Lecturer
Leadership
A senior lecturer with the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Dr. Osita Chinedu has been killed by a gang of gunmen. Read more »
Niger - 39 Killed in Attacks Near Burkina Faso - Govt
Daily Trust
Thirty-nine people have been killed in two attacks in recent days in western Niger, near the border with Burkina Faso, Niamey's defence ministry said Saturday. Read more »
On the Release of the 2023 Country Reports on Terrorism [press release]
State Department
The Department of State has issued the 2023 Country Reports on Terrorism (CRT), which provide a detailed look at how the counterterrorism environment and associated threats have… Read more »
No Evidence Video Shows Soldiers Deployed to Fight Terrorists in Northwestern Nigeria
Africa Check
No evidence video shows soldiers deployed to fight terrorists in northwestern Nigeria Read more »
'There Is No Terrorism, There Is [only] France,' Says President of the West African Peoples' Organization [interview]
People's Dispatch
Philippe Noudjènoumè blames France for terrorist presence in the Sahel and criticizes the Benin government's collusion with Macron Read more »
Lakurawa Terrorists Behind Zamfara Road Explosion, Not Bandits - Police
Vanguard
Zamfara State Commissioner of Police, Muhammed Dalijan, has revealed that some members of the dreaded Lakurawa terror group, who survived a military onslaught, were behind the… Read more »
Cds Advocates Development Journalism to Defeat Terrorist's Propaganda
Leadership
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has advocated the adoption of development journalism as a sustainable practice to defeat terrorist propaganda and… Read more »
