Tag: military
Terrorists plan to use beggars for attacks — Military
The Theater Command of Operation Lafiya Dole of the Nigerian Army on Friday alerted Borno residents on a planned attack…
Nigeria military killed hundreds of Shiites – Activists
Activists say Nigeria’s military has killed hundreds of, perhaps as many as 1,000, Shiite Muslims in what the country’s top…
Military parades nine suspected Bayelsa thugs
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Nigerian Army has paraded nine suspected political thugs arrested from Southern Ijaw Local Government during the…
We arrested 17 suspects during Bayelsa poll —Military
Brig.-Gen. Stephenson Olabanji, the Commander, 2 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, on Sunday said the military apprehended 17 suspects for…
Military, police frustrating enforcement of laws in Lagos— Adebule
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Oluranti Adebule, has decried increasing rate at which military and police officers…
Military better off under democratic rule, says COAS
General Tukur Buratai, Chief of Army Staff, says military is far better off under democratic dispensation than under the military…
Security agencies owe electricity company over N1bn
The Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JEDC) has said that the military and paramilitary agencies owe the company a backlog of…
Boko Haram kills 12 in Adamawa, seizes military food supply
Suspected Boko Haram militants have struck again in Madagali local government area of Adamawa state, northeast Nigeria, killing 12 villagers…
Military in massive hunt for vandals, criminals
Kazeem Ugbodaga There is heavy presence of Nigerian military personnel in Ikorodu, a suburb of Lagos, western Nigeria, as they…
Military join forces with NNPC to curb oil theft, pipeline vandalism
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Gabriel Olonisakin has assured the Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigeria National…
Pakistan to support Nigeria’s military
The Pakistani Government has pledged to support Nigeria in strengthening its military apparatus to enable it to join in promoting…
Pakistan to support Nigeria’s military
The Pakistani Government has pledged to support Nigeria in strengthening its military apparatus to enable it join in promoting global…
Military task force kills terrorists, destroys weapons in Borno
Some members of the Boko Haram sect have been killed by troops of the 26 Task Force Brigade in Gwoza,…
Buhari assures military of adequate logistics against Boko Haram
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured the military that his government would provide the necessary logistics needed to successfully prosecute the…
Military re-affirms commitment to annihilate Boko Haram
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Director of Defence Information (DDI), Colonel Rabe Abubakar, has re-affirmed the commitment of the Nigerian Armed Forces…
France, China pledge military, economic cooperation with Nigeria
The French and Chinese governments on Friday pledged to extend the level of military and economic cooperation they have with…
US to trace Nigeria’s stolen assets, boost military
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States will offer to help Nigeria’s new leader track down billions of dollars in stolen…
Abdulsalami canvasses civil support for military
Former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, on Tuesday in Abuja said the military needed the support of the populace…
Withdrawal of military: I-G assures adequate security
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, on Tuesday re-assured Nigerians of adequate security after road blocks mounted by the…
“Power is transient, Justice Eternal”: Why Nigeria needs to address impunity
By Netsanet Belay Observing the public debate following the publication of Amnesty International’s recent report on war crimes committed by…
Buhari must prosecute crimes by Boko Haram, military – UN
GENEVA, (Reuters) – The United Nations’ top human rights official called on Nigeria’s new President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday to…
Kukah commends military for sustaining democracy
Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Rev. Mathew Kukah, has commended the military for allowing the nation’s democracy to go grow. He…
Militiamen rape 127 women in east Congo town
Medical Charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) confirmed on Friday in Kinshasa that armed men raped 127 women earlier this month,…
List: Nigeria presidents and military rulers since independence
Nigeria elects a new president on Saturday. Here is a list of former heads of state and military rulers since…
FG reiterates support for military to win war against terrorism
President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday in Abuja, reiterated Federal Government’s commitment to support Nigerian troops to win the war against…
Say You Are Not One of Them
I would like to begin this piece with an apology. Revd. Fr. Uwem Akpan, S.J., I am yet to read your…
Military’s gains against Boko Haram excites group
A civil society organisation, Citizens Advocacy for Social and Economic Rights (CASER), has applauded the recent gains recorded by the…
Chief of Naval Staff calls for cordial civilian-military relations
The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice-Admiral Usman Jibrin, on Friday called on officers and ratings to maintain a cordial civilian-military…
Boko Haram: US military promises intel, equipment
The United States military will provide communications equipment and intelligence to help African nations in the fight against Nigerian Islamist…
APC welcomes military commitment to neutrality in 2015 polls
The All Progressive Congress, APC Presidential Campaign Organization (APCPCO), has said it welcomes the reassurance of the Nigerian armed forces…