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KDSG lauds centre’s efforts in preventing violent extremism
The Kaduna State Government has expressed gratitude for the ongoing efforts to address violent extremism in the state. The Deputy Governor of the state, Dr Hadiza Balarabe, made this known on Monday in Kaduna when she received a delegation from the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that it operates under the Office of…
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Australia raises terrorism threat level to ‘probable’ amid extremism
Australia’s domestic intelligence agency ASIO has raised the country’s terrorism threat level to “probable” amid a rise in extremism, the agency’s director general said on Monday. ASIO boss Mike Burgess said that Australia’s security environment was more volatile and more unpredictable and the decision was not “taken quickly or easily. ”More Australians are embracing a more diverse range of extreme…
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Defence
NSA, KTSG partner to curtail violent extremism, build community resilience
The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and the Katsina State Government are partnering to curtail violent extremism and building the resilience of communities. The Director, Directorate of Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism at the National Counter Terrorism Centre, under NSA office, Amb. Mairo Musa-Abbas, stated this at a media advocacy to the state government, on Thursday in Katsina.…
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Africa
Britain pushes U.N. resolution against ransom payments to extremists
Britain submitted a draft resolution to the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday that calls on countries to prevent the payment of kidnap ransoms to extremist groups, like al Qaeda, which have earned hundreds of millions of dollars from such crimes. British U.N. Ambassador Mark Lyall Grant said he hoped the 15-member council would be able to adopt the resolution by…
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