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Military neutralises Kachalla, 3 other notorious terrorist commanders – DHQ

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The Defence Headquarters has confirmed the killing of four notorious terrorist commanders in air strikes within the week. They are Machika, Haro, Dan Muhammadu and Ali Alhaji Alheri, popularly called Kachalla Ali Kawaje. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made this

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5 members of Islamic State terrorist cell convicted in Germany

Ihesiulo Grace 31 May 2022 0

A court in the west German city of Dusseldorf on Tuesday convicted five men of being members of the Islamic State terrorist group. The men were handed sentences of up to nine and a half years in prison. According to the judges, the Islamists, between 25 and 34 years old, belonged to a terrorist cell […]

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Dislodged terrorists’ families to be handed over to government

Ihesiulo Grace 1 September 2020 0

The 123 Special Force Battalion is set to hand over families of  dislodged terrorists in Nasarawa to governors from 16 states from the northern part of the country. READ ALSO: Boko Haram killed 13 district heads — Shehu of Borno More than 700 families of the terrorists expected to be handed over in Nasarawa state include wives […]

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5 terrorist shelters destroyed in Algeria

Ihesiulo Grace 20 October 2019 0

Algeria’s Defence Ministry, on Saturday said in a statement that the Algerian army destroyed five terrorist shelters on Friday in the provinces of Batna and Skikda. The official APS news agency quoted the statement as saying that in the framework of the fight against terrorism, the army discovered and destroyed, on Oct. 18, five shelters […]

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#NigeriaMourns: Over 20,000 killed by Boko Haram & Fulani Herdsmen

Ihesiulo Grace 28 May 2018 0

Nigeria is, today, a focal point of global terrorism activities. Through a series of callously designed and devilishly executed bloodletting operations, unrivalled in the annals of the country, the sect has thrown the country into protracted volatility. To underline its wide acclaim as a globally recognised terrorist body, the sect was designated by the U.S. […]

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IPOB: Court Fixes Date to Rule on Proscription

Ihesiulo Grace 14 November 2017 0

A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed January 17, 2018, to decide if it will set aside the order of proscription against Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as a terrorist group. IPOB had earlier asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to reverse its orders proscribing it and labelling it as a terrorist group. […]

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Coalition urges FG, AGF to declare IMN a terrorist organization before it’s too late

Ihesiulo Grace 12 November 2017 0

The Coalition Of Civil Society Organizations For Transparency and Good Governance (COCSOTGG), has called on the Presidency and the Attorney General of the Federation to act fast in designating the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, (IMN) a Terrorists group before it’s too late. The group said if care was not taken to curb the situation, IMN […]

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Convicted Nigerian terrorist, Abdulmutallab sues the US

Ihesiulo Grace 20 October 2017 0

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, a Nigerian convicted for attempting to detonate plastic explosives hidden in his underwear while on board Northwest Airlines Flight 253, en route from Amsterdam to Detroit, Michigan, has filed a lawsuit with a Colorado federal court claiming his constitutional rights have been violated. Abdulmutallab has been locked up since the failed attack

Opinion

Why has Boko Haram refused to leave Borno?

Ihesiulo Grace 18 February 2017 0

  In the twilight of the Goodluck Jonathan presidency, not a few Nigerians had concluded that Boko Haram and its brand of terrorism had come to stay and that it will even spread to other parts of the country. That impression was reinforced by the trend whereby any news about the terrorist group was about […]

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Nigerian Military Destroys Seven More Terrorists Camps Wednesday Morning

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Nigerian military destroys seven more terrorists camps Wednesday morning Details soon…

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Pakistan Court Jails 10 for Malala Yousafzai Attack

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A court in north-west Pakistan has jailed 10 men for life for the attack on education activist Malala Yousafzai. Ms Yousafzai, who was 15 at the time, was shot in the head on board her school bus in the Swat valley in 2012, in an attack that shocked the world. She was awarded last year’s […]

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ISIS Gains Ground near Ramadi

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Islamic State fighters captured more territory outside the capital of Iraq’s Anbar province Wednesday, residents and local officials said. In an offensive that began at dawn, the militants seized control of several villages – Albu-Ghanim, Sjariyah and Soufiya – near Ramadi, The Associated Press reported. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said last week that Iraqi forces

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Cuba Welcomes Removal from US Terror List

Ihesiulo Grace 16 April 2015 0

Cuba is praising President Barack Obama’s decision to remove the Caribbean island nation from Washington’s list of state sponsors of terrorism. Josefina Vidal, Havana’s chief diplomat for U.S. affairs, issued a statement Tuesday welcoming Obama’s “fair decision to take Cuba off a list that it never should have been included on.” Obama

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Malaysia Detains 17 Terror Suspects

Ihesiulo Grace 7 April 2015 0

  Malaysian authorities have arrested 17 people, including two who had recently returned from Syria, for allegedly plotting terror attacks in the capital, Kuala Lumpur. Police Chief Khalid Abu Bakar said in a Twitter message Monday that the 17 were arrested Sunday. He gave no further information, saying a statement would be issued later. The […]

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Boko Haram Disguised as Clerics Kills 24 in Borno

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Boko Haram militants disguised as preachers killed at least 24 persons and wounded several others in an attack in Borno State, a military source and witness said on Monday. The attackers reportedly arrived in cars late on Sunday and gathered people at a mosque in the remote village of Kwajafa, pretending to preach Islam. They […]

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Ugandan Al- Shabaab Trial Prosecutor Shot Dead

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Gunmen has shot dead a top Ugandan state prosecutor whose cases include the trial of 13 men accused of involvement in al-Shebaab bomb attacks that killed 76 people in 2010, police said. Joan Kagezi, acting assistant director of public prosecution, was assassinated by men on a motorbike early Monday evening as she was driving home […]

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Tunisia Attack: Bardo Museum To Be Reopened Sunday

Ihesiulo Grace 24 March 2015 0

By Correspondent The Tunisia’s Bardo museum which was due for reopening on Tuesday morning has been delayed until Sunday, BBC reports. The attack killed no fewer than 22 people. Security concerns appear to have halted the reopening, according to the BBC’s Rana Jawad. The reopening, less than a week after the attacks, was intended to […]

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Clashes in Pakistan Claim Militants, Seven Soldiers

Ihesiulo Grace 23 March 2015 0

Pakistan’s military said it has killed at least 80 Islamist militants and lost seven soldiers in fierce fighting near the mountainous Afghan border. The clashes have been taking place in the remote Tirah Valley in the insurgency-plagued northwestern Khyber tribal district. Army spokesman Major General Asim Bajwa reported “steady progress” in the counter-terrorism operation