Thousands of Muslims gathered in mosques across Sydney for regular prayers on April 19 despite concerns about retaliatory attacks after police charged a 16-year-old boy with a terrorism offence over the stabbing of a Sydney bishop earlier this week. Police…
Fed Govt faults Kanu’s fresh request for bail
The prosecution in the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has faulted his fresh request for bail. Kanu is being tried for offences bordering on terrorism and treasonable felony before a…
Court gives DSS go-ahead to detain Nigerian link to ISIS for 60 days
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, granted an interim order sought by the Department of State Service (DSS) to detain Emmanuel Osase, a Nigerian suspected to be a member of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) for…
Russian court jails woman for 27 years over killing of pro-Kremlin blogger
A Russian court has sentenced antiwar activist Darya Trepova to 27 years in prison for killing a prominent ultra-nationalist blogger in an attack that Moscow said was orchestrated by Ukraine. In April last year, Vladlen Tatarsky was killed in a…
Paris attack near Eiffel Tower leaves 1 dead and 2 injured
A man has died and two others have been injured in an attack on a street in central Paris. France’s Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said an attacker had targeted tourists around the Quai de Grenelle, which is close to the…
Belgian police shoot dead man suspected of killing 2 Swedes
Belgian police have shot dead a man suspected of killing two Swedish nationals and injuring a third person in a gun attack condemned by the country’s leader as “terrorist madness”. “The perpetrator of the terrorist attack in Brussels has been…
Police catch a terrorism suspect who escaped from a London prison
A former soldier who escaped from a London prison while awaiting trial on terrorism charges was captured Saturday, police said. Daniel Abed Khalife was on the run four days before a massive search managed to nab him in Chiswick in…
Burkina Faso police kill 40 Islamic fighters after ambush – Army
The Police in Burkina Faso have killed 40 Islamist fighters, the army said on Sunday. The terrorists ambushed a police reconnaissance mission in Koulpelogo province in the north-east of the country on Saturday, the military said. Five police officers were…
Tinubu seeks stronger economic, defence, bilateral cooperation with UK
President Bola Tinubu has emphasised the need for the United Kingdom to bolster its partnership with Nigeria and Africa by increasing investments across various sectors to achieve sustainable and inclusive prosperity on the continent. According to a statement by Special…
Somali military says 40 Al-Shabaab fighters killed, aided by U.S.
The Somali military said on Sunday it had killed around 40 fighters and commanders of the Islamist terrorist militia Al-Shabaab. The United States supported the Somalis with three air strikes during fighting in the south of the country near the…
