Former Nigerian militants get contracts to combat oil theft

Nigeria’s state oil company NNPC announced it has hired a firm owned by former militant Tompolo, whose movement’s attacks on facilities in the early 2000s crippled oil production, to protect installations and tackle rampant theft. It was one of five security contracts awarded as theft and pipeline sabotage have cut Nigeria’s oil exports by nearly […]

Egypt: Islamic State claims responsibility for Rafah attack

The Islamic State said Thursday it was behind the armed assault outside a checkpoint in el-Mahdiya village in Rafah, a town on the border with the Gaza Strip. One officer and three soldiers died in the attack on their vehicle near the border. The militant group Sinai Province, which has pledged allegiance to the Islamic […]

Daily Multivitamin Intake Can Reduce Men’s Cancer Risk?

Men who take daily a multivitamin pill could see their risk of developing a life-threatening form of cancer reduced considerably, according to a new medical study. The findings, published by the Journal of the American Medical Association, showed that a daily intake of multivitamin helped to lower the risk of cancer by at least eight […]