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Juvenile Terrorists with Easy Access to Explosive-making Means New Headache for Agencies: Sources | Exclusive

By | 06/02/2023

Last Updated: June 02, 2023, 19:30 IST These groups allegedly use easily available explosive materials that cost around 5,000 to 8,000 rupees. (Representational image) They are ready with ideas to carry out major terror attacks which can easily kill 15-20 people in one go, added the sources from security agencies Security and state anti-terror agencies… Read More »

Brazilian Congress deals critical blow to environmental agencies, Lula administration

By | 06/02/2023

Brazil’s Congress has stripped powers away from the country’s new Ministry of Indigenous Peoples and Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, both led by women environmentalists. It’s a rejection of the priorities of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who took office in January, The move shows the increasing power of Brazil’s so-called “beef… Read More »

Tinubu mandates security agencies on greater synergy, fight against crude oil theft

By | 06/01/2023

The Service Chiefs have been urged by President Bola Tinubu to collaborate in the battle against insecurity, and crude oil theft. Tinubu issued the warning, on Thursday, at a meeting he attended on Thursday with the leaders of security agencies. President Tinubu’s representative at the press briefing, Babagana Monguno, said the President sought frequent talks… Read More »

Tinubu meets service chiefs, heads of security agencies

By | 06/01/2023

President Bola Tinubu has met with the security and intelligence chiefs at the State House, Abuja. Chief of Defence Staff, Lucky Irabor, a general, led the service chiefs and heads of security agencies to the meeting on Thursday, Daily Trust reports. The service chiefs at the meeting were the Chief of Army Staff, Farouk Yahaya;… Read More »

Manipur Unrest: Over 4,000 Weapons Stolen by Locals; Agencies Fear Some Supplied to Myanmar Militant Groups

By | 05/31/2023

A damaged house in a violence-hit area of Manipur… A senior official told News18 that the looted weapons include AK series guns, M16 rifles, submachine guns, carbines and pistols. (Image: PTI) It is likely that the Centre will order a high-level inquiry into what triggered the clashes in Manipur, and the role of leaders and… Read More »

Sanwo-Olu kicks off second term with tour of ministries, agencies | The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News

By | 05/31/2023

The Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday kicked off his second term in office with an impromptu tour of the State Ministries, Departments and Agencies at the Alausa Secretariat, Ikeja. Sanwo-Olu’s media aide Jubril Aremu Gawat posted videos of the re-elected governor on his first official duty on his second term. “Accompanied by the… Read More »

UN agencies warn of starvation risk in Sudan among other countries, call for urgent aid

By | 05/29/2023

Two UN agencies warned Monday of rising food emergencies including starvation in Sudan due to the outbreak of war and in Haiti, Burkina Faso and Mali due to restricted movements of people and goods. The report warns that 1 million people are expected to flee Sudan, while an additional 2.5 million inside Sudan face acute… Read More »

Guantánamo detainee accuses UK agencies of complicity in his torture

By | 05/28/2023

A Guantánamo Bay prisoner tortured by the CIA has accused British intelligence agencies of complicity in his mistreatment in a new case before one of UK’s most secretive courts. Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, who is alleged by the US to have plotted al-Qaida’s bombing of an American naval ship, is seeking to persuade the court to… Read More »

Inauguration: Agencies beef up security, warn against planned disruption

By | 05/26/2023

As Nigerians go into the transition weekend and following intelligence received, security operatives have upped their ante ahead of Monday’s presidential inauguration ceremony. The post Inauguration: Agencies beef up security, warn against planned disruption appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News. Follow Us on Google News

Talent Agencies Start Belt-Tightening Amid Writers Strike

By | 05/22/2023

Hollywood talent agencies are getting into a cost-cutting mode amid a second industry work stoppage in three years. Many have implemented extra scrutiny/cuts in travel and expenses and some are also contemplating/planning temporary salary reductions. The measures are being taken as the WGA strike is entering its fourth week. While writers are not working, they… Read More »

Port Harcourt Disco Partners Security Agencies for Enhance Service Delivery – THISDAYLIVE

By | 05/21/2023

Blessing Ibunge in Port Harcourt The management of Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution (PHED) Plc has embarked on partnership with security agencies within its area of coverage to enhance service delivery to the public. The Managing Director, Dr. Benson Uwheru, made this disclosure during his two-day working visit to the Calabar business region where he met with… Read More »

Sirika Embarks on Last Minute Purge, May Remove 3 CEOs of Aviation Agencies – THISDAYLIVE

By | 05/20/2023

Chinedu Eze There are indications that the Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, may reshuffle top executives of aviation agencies, barely nine days to the end of the Buhari administration and less than a week for the ministers to hand over to Permanent Secretaries, THISDAY investigation has revealed. In relation to this, report also indicated… Read More »

NNPC, Security Agencies Impound 1,000-tonne Barge in Fight against Oil Theft – THISDAYLIVE

By | 05/14/2023

*Kyari’s intervention unlocked 30,000bpd of crude from OML 130, say TotalEnergies boss Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja and Sylvester Idowu in Warri The collaboration between the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), federal security agencies, and Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, owned by Government Ekpemupolo, better known as Tompolo, has again led to the seizure of… Read More »

Behind the New Indictments of El Chapo’s Sons, Rivalry Seethed Between Agencies

By | 05/13/2023

Last May, a team of federal agents chasing the sons of Joaquín Guzmán Loera, the Mexican drug lord known as El Chapo, caught a break. Through a combination of electronic data and human intelligence, the agents had tracked one of the sons — Jesús Alfredo Guzmán Salazar — to a location in the western Mexican… Read More »

El Nino: El Nino shadow grows, ‘very likely’ in 2 months: US agencies | India News – Times of India

By | 05/13/2023

El Nino conditions, which often weaken monsoon rains in India, are very likely to set in within the next two months, US agencies said late Thursday in their monthly forecast that significantly raises the probability of the event developing during the first half of the rainy season and strengthening thereafter.The latest joint update issued by… Read More »

Sokoto New CP Resumes, Promises to Collaborate With Sister Agencies  – THISDAYLIVE

By | 05/06/2023

Onuminya Innocent in Sokoto The newly posted Commissioner of Police to Sokoto State Police Command, CP Ali Hayatu Kaigama, has promised to sustain the synergy with sister security agencies in the state as well as members of the Nigeria Vigilante Organisation to combat all existing and emerging crimes bedevilling the state. Addressing journalists during his… Read More »

Senate condemns plateau killings, urges security agencies to arrest perpetrators

By | 05/04/2023

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Senate orders Sirika to stop demolition of aviation agencies’ offices in Lagos

By | 05/03/2023

The Senate on Tuesday ordered the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, to stop immediately the planned demolition of aviation agencies’ offices in Lagos. This followed the adoption of a motion presented by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Aviation, Biodun Olujimi, at the plenary in Abuja. Olujimi had in her presentation urged the Senate… Read More »

Gasplus Applauds Govt Agencies for New Regulations on Gas Projects – THISDAYLIVE

By | 04/29/2023

Mary Nnah The Management of Gasplus Synergy has commended Nigerian government agencies in the oil and gas industry for the new regulations designed specifically to ensure that gas projects and similar projects are successful in the country. In appreciation of the federal government and its agencies’ commitment especially through the “Decade of Gas”, the Management… Read More »

U.S. sanctions Russian and Iranian agencies over detained Americans

By | 04/28/2023

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Thursday slapped sanctions on state-run agencies in Russia and Iran over their roles in wrongfully detaining U.S. citizens. The sanctions, announced by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, target Russia’s Federal Security Service and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Intelligence Organization. “Russia’s and Iran’s continued pattern of wrongfully detaining U.S. nationals… Read More »

Imran Khan Says 6 From Pak Plotted To Kill Him, Not “Foreign Agencies”

By | 04/27/2023

Imran Khan has not identified the three additional persons named by him. (File) Lahore: Pakistan’s ousted prime minister Imran Khan on Thursday dismissed the claim made by the government that his life is under threat from “foreign agencies”, and instead said he has identified a total of six persons within the country, including three fresh… Read More »

U.S. agencies warn they will crack down on harmful use of AI – UPI.com

By | 04/26/2023

Lina Khan, commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission, issued a joint statement Tuesday along with three other federal agencies warning companies that they are monitoring the use of artificial intelligence for bias. Pool File Photo by Graeme Jennings/UPI | License Photo April 25 (UPI) — The Biden administration is warning companies and financial firms that… Read More »

NDLEA Warns Skit Makers against Use of Paraphernalia of Law Enforcement Agencies – THISDAYLIVE

By | 04/26/2023

Michael Olugbode in Abuja The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has advised skit producers to show restraint, responsibility and decorum in the use of paraphernalia of law enforcement officers to avoid misconceptions and insinuations. The advice came on the heels of a trending video where some men dressed in what looks like operational kits of… Read More »

Agencies’ Focus to Expose Amritpal’s Pakistan ISI Links After His Arrest from Bhindranwale’s Village

By | 04/23/2023

Last Updated: April 23, 2023, 09:53 IST It will also be probed if Amritpal Singh got some outside help during his 36-day long escape and if anti-India forces helped him with logistics during his run to various states before returning to Punjab. (Screengrab via PTI) Agencies would now quiz Amritpal Singh about his criminal connections… Read More »