Tag: Army
Army intimidate journalists in Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Operatives of Nigerian Army has begun systematic intimidation of Nigerian journalists this morning in Benin, Edo state. Journalists…
Army, JTF threaten to arrest, kill APC council chairman in Rivers
Information that broke out at about 11:00 pm on Friday has it that the Caretaker Committee Chairman of Andoni Local…
Army confined to barracks as Lesotho votes
Lesotho’s army will be confined to barracks when the small mountain kingdom votes Saturday in a snap election to break…
Don’t use army to protect anyone’s tenure, Oshiomhole warns
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state has charged officers and men of the Nigerian Army to remain loyal…
Army takes over stadium for PDP, as police confirm attack on APC venue
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Rivers state, backed by a full compliment of detachment of combat-ready soldiers…
I’ll restructure the army, police, says Buhari
The presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari, has promised to restructure the Nigeria Army and…
Fayose And 2015 Elections: Open Letter To The Army And The Police
By Joe Igbokwe “In the speech of Mr. Ayo Fayose he said propaganda would only waste time and that attack…
Army restricts vehicular movement in Maiduguri
The 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, Maiduguri, on Wednesday announced a two-day restriction of vehicular movements in Maiduguri and…
Boko Haram: Army explains delay in recapturing seized towns
The Nigerian Army said on Wednesday that the need to reduce collateral damage had delayed the recapture of some towns…
Don’t use military operations for campaign, army warns politicians
The Military on Friday in Abuja called on politicians in the country to refrain from using political campaigns to undermine…
Al-Qaeda seizes key army base in Syria
Syria’s Al-Qaeda affiliate on Monday seized the key army base of Wadi al-Deif in the country’s northwestern province of Idlib…
Army confident of winning war against Boko Haram
The Nigerian Army has reaffirmed its determination to win the ongoing war against the Boko Haram insurgents. Col. Aba Popoola,…
Death Sentence On 12 Soldiers: Falana Petitions Army
By Simon Ateba Lagos lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Barrister Femi Falana, has contested the death sentence passed on…
Army releases over 125 Boko Haram fighters
The 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, Maiduguri, on Saturday handed over another 125 suspected Boko Haram insurgents to the…
Jonathan, others urge Burkina army to hand over power
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan, Ghana’s President John Mahama and Macky Sall of Senegal held talks behind closed doors with Burkina…
Burkina President Compaore says not resigning, open to talks
Burkina Faso’s President Blaise Compaore said in a televised speech Thursday that he was not resigning and was open to…
Boko Haram: Colonel, others arrested for sabotage
A Nigerian army colonel has been arrested along with some junior officers, for sabotaging the country’s military offensive against Boko…
US Army invites women to try out for elite Ranger school
The US Army is inviting female soldiers to apply to the grueling Ranger school, officials said Monday, part of the…
Osun Poll: Detainees Sue DSS, Army, Police; Demand N1.5bn
Jamiu Yisa Fifteen persons who were allegedly arrested, detained and harassed during the 9 August governorship election in Osun state,…
Nigeria will reorganise army to defeat terrorist – COAS
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt. Gen. Kenneth Minimah has stated that the Nigerian Army will soon be reorganised…
Army warns Borno residents against street protests
The 7 Division of the Nigerian Army in Maiduguri on Saturday cautioned residents of Borno against embarking on street protests,…
Tension in Osun as army, police take over state
Simon Ateba & Jethro Ibileke/Osogbo Tension was sky high and hotels were fully booked on Wednesday in Osogbo, capital of…
Army investigating alleged killing of El’Zakzaky kids, followers
The Nigerian Army is investigating the alleged killing of some members of Islamic Movement of Nigeria in Zaria, Kaduna State,…
4 Tunisian troops killed in deadliest attack on army
Suspected jihadists killed 14 Tunisian soldiers near the Algerian border, officials said Thursday, in the worst such attack in the…
Gunmen kill eight in fresh Boko Haram raid
At least eight people, including three security officers, were killed when gunmen raided three villages in Nigeria’s volatile central Plateau…
Rampaging soldiers attack drivers in Ijebu Ode
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Hell was let loose Sunday at Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State when some military personnel invaded the popular Lagos motor…
Police, SSS, Army In Joint Patrol In Rivers State
A special patrol team, comprising the Police, Army, Navy, Air force and the Department of State Security, has been set-up…
Egypt army gives Morsi 48-hour ultimatum
CAIRO(AFP) – The Egyptian army warned on Monday that if Islamist President Mohamed Morsi failed to meet the demands of…
Army, ministries owe Nigeria’s power coy N41billion
DESMOND UTOMWEN/Abuja A whopping N41bn is owed the Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN. This revelation was made at the…
3 terror suspects killed in Kano
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Security blanket is up in Kano as intelligence reports reveal a plot by a group of terrorists to…