Following the designation of radical Islamist sects, Boko Haram and Ansaru as Foreign Terrorists Organisations, FTOs, the Federal Government has reiterated its commitment towards ending the activities of the sects in collaboration with foreign partners.

The United States has Wednesday designated radical Islamist sects, Ahl as-Sunnah lid-daʻwa wal-Jihād, also known as Boko Haram and Ansaru as foreign terrorist organisations, FTOs.

Comrade Victor Akinola, Director, ICT, Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education (AOCOED), Lagos, was a senior lecturer and former National Publicity Secretary, Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU). A social critic and public affairs analyst, Akinola bares his mind on insecurity, the Boko Haram insurgency and the leadership question in the country.

Rights group Amnesty International on Monday called for an urgent investigation after saying it had evidence that hundreds of people had died in detention facilities during a crackdown on Islamists in Nigeria.

Following the preparations for the Eid El Kabir Sallah celebrations an intelligent report made available to the men of the 7 Division, Nigerian Army in Maiduguri has averted what could have been a twin coordinated attacks by Boko Haram terrorists in Konduga and Bama Local Government Areas of Borno state

President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday said that the if the  current security challenges in the country were external, the country would have been embarrased because of the inadequacy of the nation’s security forces in tackling the emerging terrorist threat.

The answer the President gave to the very naughty question of the “resurrection” of Alhaji Abubakar Shekau during his recent media chat shall continuously attract different interpretation from diverse groups.

AT a time when the activities of the Boko Haram sect is causing ill feelings amongst the citizenry particularly women, widows from different parts of the country as they came together to pray for Nigerian security to mark the International World Widow’s Day.

A vicious would-be suicide bomber is heading for Nigeria’s vast metropolis of Lagos and only a down-on-her-luck prostitute can stop a horrific attack.

Ray Morphy is the president, South East-South South Professional Group and publisher of the now rested Summit Newspapers. He has also been a ringside spectator in many of the political developments from 1999 till date. In this interview, he shares his thoughts on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) crisis and controversies over whether or not President Goodluck Jonathan should seek re-election in 2015.

AS President Goodluck Jonathan inaugurates the 13-man National Dialogue Advisory Committee, tomorrow, the Senator Femi Okurounmu-led panel has a number of tough questions to answer.

“Armed bandits” have killed a Niger soldier and seriously wounded three others in Nigeria’s volatile north-east, a high-ranking Niger security official told AFP Thursday, in new violence to hit an area considered as the homebase of Islamist sect Boko Haram.

LAGOS  (AFP) – Schools attacks in northern Nigeria have grown more frequent and deadly this year, forcing thousands to abandon their education, with most of the violence blamed on Boko Haram Islamists, Amnesty International said Friday. “This year alone, at least 70 teachers and scores of pupils have been slaughtered,” the London-based watchdog said in a […]

As Nigerians mark their 53rd independence anniversary, Senior Advocates of Nigeria and some lawyers say that there is no reason to celebrate.

Professor Fidelis Oditah, QC, SAN, pointed out that poor governance and leadership had characterised the 53 years journey of Nigeria into nationhood.

The Court of Appeal on Wednesday in Abuja reserved Nov. 1 for the hearing of an appeal in a no-case submission filed by Mohammed Ndume.