13 Dead In Latest Nigerian Religious Crisis

By: Victor Ulasi

Thirteen people have been reported dead in the latest religious crisis in Riyom local government area of Plateau state, Nigeria. The attack reportedly was the work of Muslim kinsmen who visited the villages in the early hours of the mourning on Wednesday.

Nigerian Senate President Thinks Gaddafi is Mentally Ill

By: Victor Ulasi

The Nigerian Senate President, Senator David Mark, has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria to ignore the recent statement by the Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi. Gaddafi claimed that the only way to maintain peace in Nigeria is for the country to divide in two, with the North being for the Muslims and South for the Christians.

Afghanistan | Drugs, Weapons Seized by Joint Security Forces

Joint Security forces operating in various regains of the country discover drugs, weapons, and detained several insurgents.

Afghanistan | Insurgents Attack Kills Child, Insurgents Captured, Drugs Seized

Within the last 48 hours insurgents attacking an ISAF base in Kunar Province managed to kill one child located outside the facility. Two Afghan women and two other children were also injured and several rounds fired from insurgents positions struck a civilian house located near the base.

Bomb Blasts near Nigerian Government House leaves 8 Dead, 6 Injured

Two bombs planted by militants were detonated yesterday at the Delta State Government House of Nigeria during the Post Amnesty Dialogue. The explosion left eight people dead, and six others injured.

Six U.S. Consulates in Mexico Ordered Evacuated Following Killing of 3 U.S. Consulate Associates

A Warden Message was issued to inform American Citizens raveling to or residing in the Mexican state of Chihuahua that the US Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez has placed El Reco Bar off limits to US government personnel due to security concerns.

Foreign Agents Killed, Taliban Commander Captured, Weapons Seized | Afghanistan ISAF

KABUL, Afghanistan (March 13) – In separate operations yesterday joint security teams engaged eight militants killing three and wounding another, captured a Taliban sub-Commander, and detained several others.

Nigeria | Two Bank Employees Charged as Accomplices in Rash of Bank Robberies

Two bank employees have been arrested after being accused of being members of a gang involved in a series of bank robberies. The “gang” is believed to consist of at least 25-armed and extremely dangerous criminals.

DHS Secretary Napolitano in Tokyo Stresses Global Cooperation in Aviation Security

Tokyo, March 13, 2010 – Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today was a guest of the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. She met with top officials of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to discuss global aviation security.

Southern Nigeria reacts over Muslims massacre of Christians

As the killings and violence continue in the Nigerian city of Jos, leaders of the Igbo extraction are divided over strategies to end the killing of their people in the Tin City, one of the economic nerve centres of Northern Nigeria. Most of the non-natives in the city had been evacuated by their respective state governments after the first major crisis earlier this year but some stayed behind, hoping against hope.

U.S. State Department | No Desire to “Americanize the conflict in Somalia”

…the United States does not plan, does not direct, and does not coordinate the military operations of the TFG (Transitional Federal Government), and we have not and will not be providing direct support for any potential military offensives. Further, we are not providing nor paying for military advisors for the TFG. There is no desire to Americanize the conflict in Somalia

Planned Settlement Expansion by Israel, Could Compromise Moscow Quartet Meeting

Israel’s Interior Ministry announced that it has approved plans to build 1,600 new homes in East Jerusalem, a move condemned by the international community, including the United States.

Pakistan | UN Condemns Murder of Aid Workers

Six aid workers with World Vision International were killed in a deadly attack on its office in Mansehra district of Pakistan. The aid workers were assisting survivors related to the deadly earthquake of October 2005.

Police, Ministry of Information disagree over number of casualties in recent Nigeria massacre

By: Victor Ulasi, Nigeria
A great misunderstanding has arisen in Plateau State, Nigeria between the state Police Command and the State Ministry of Information over the number of casualties in the recent religious crisis, as the Police Command accuses the Ministry of Information of quoting misleading and inaccurate figures on casualties.

The controversy has led the State Police [...]

Corruption in United Nations Food Aid Program is Being Investigated in Somalia

The World Food Programme announced that it will submit to an independent investigation into its operations in Somalia. A United Nations monitoring group reported their suspicion that aid is being diverted to criminal organizations, terrorist groups, and even UN workers.

NATO ISAF Afghanistan | Taliban Agent Killed, Several Suspects Detained in Separate Incidents

During separate ISAF joint operations, security forces killed 1 Taliban facilitator, detained several suspected insurgents for questioning, and multiple weapons caches were destroyed.

Nigerian Police to Halt Protest March to Aso Rock

The Nigerian Police said it will prevent members of the Save Nigeria Group (SNG) from getting anywhere near the vicinity of Aso Rock, the Nigerian presidential quarters.

WorldNewsVine learned from a statement released by the Police Commissioner for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr. Haruna John that the restriction is to ensure that no violence of any kind occurs within or around the premises of Aso Rock to further compound the current security crisis in the country.

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