Tag: military
Military committed to Nigeria’s democratic processes – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters on Wednesday in Abuja reaffirmed the military’s commitment to democratic processes. This was contained in a statement…
Boko Haram: HRW Warns Forces Against Right Abuse
Henry Ojelu Human Rights Watch, HRW has cautioned the African forces responding to the growing threat from Boko Haram with…
Poll Shift: Party sues INEC, military chiefs
Nnamdi Felix/Abuja The last may not have been heard of the postponement of the general elections from the earlier scheduled…
Military recaptures 10 towns from Boko Haram
The National Information Centre said on Monday that the ongoing war against insurgency in the North East was yielding desired…
Two explosions rock Gombe, 5 dead
Two blasts rocked north Nigeria’s Gombe city on Sunday, killing five people, with one of the attacks targeting a military…
Jonathan’s visit to Borno, morale booster to military, says PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that Thursday’s visit by President Goodluck Jonathan to Maidiguri, Borno, was a morale…
Military: Claims of mass abduction are under investigation
The military said it had yet to verify reports of alleged kidnapping of scores of villagers at Gumsuri in Borno,…
Military Rule Crippled Our Democratic Culture
By Oluwagbenga Oyebanji I like an environment where ideas are encouraged for debate, where there is no winner no loser,…
Boko Haram raid in Damaturu ‘killed over 150’
Over 150 people, including 38 police, were killed in a dawn raid by Boko Haram on the northeast Nigerian city…
40 Boko Haram gunmen killed in Damaturu clash with military
Nigerian security forces have succeeded in pushing suspected Boko Haram insurgents out of the Yobe state capital of Damaturu in…
Security agents shoot 11 UniJos students, school shutdown
Security agents in Plateau state on Tuesday shot at protesting students of the University of Jos, injuring 11 protesters. The…
Sultan of Sokoto blasts military for fleeing from Boko Haram
Nigeria’s top Islamic leader on Monday accused the military of fleeing when Boko Haram attacks and terrorising civilians, in the…
Nigeria’s military recaptures Gombi, Pelia, Hong from Boko Haram
Nigerian military operating in the North-East had taken full control of Gombi, Pelia and Hong communities in Adamawa state. The…
Boko Haram: Nigerians want hunters not the military
The three North eastern states in Nigeria under the ceaseless attacks by Boko Haram insurgents, may not have taken a…
Boko Haram: CAN asks military to fish out saboteurs in its rank
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Christian Association of Nigeria on Wednesday said it was ready to meet senior Muslim clerics with a…
Nigeria military step up air, land deployment to fight Boko Haram
The Defence Headquarters said necessary deployment of troops and equipment was ongoing to reverse recent violation and breach of security…
Lesotho police, military in early morning shootout
Police and military exchanged gunfire in Lesotho’s capital Maseru in the early hours of Friday, the latest spasm of violence…
Pakistan military says 900 militants killed in anti-Taliban operation
Pakistan’s military said Wednesday it had killed more than 900 militants and lost 82 soldiers since the start of a…
Boko Haram eyes caliphate but can be checked – Report
Boko Haram may be closer than ever to achieving its goal of creating a caliphate in northern Nigeria but comparisons…
Military seeks cooperation in combating terrorism
The Military on Wednesday appealed for more understanding and cooperation from Nigerians to enable it win the war against terrorism.…
Military will not cede any part of Nigeria to terrorists – DHQ
The Director of Defence Information, Major General Chris Olukolade, on Tuesday reiterated the military would not cede any part of…
Fresh suicides fuel military service concerns in S. Korea
The South Korean military said Tuesday that two conscripts were found dead in an apparent suicide, the latest in a…
Jihadists kill at least 50 Syria troops in ambush
Jihadists from the Islamic State group killed at least 50 Syrian soldiers in an ambush on Friday, summarily executing most…
Boko Haram kills 100, chase military to take control of Damboa
Islamists sect, Boko Haram have killed over 100 people and raised their black and white flag over the north-eastern town…
Boko Haram kill scores in attack on Damboa
Boko Haram gunmen killed many people in an attack in the restive northeast, throwing explosives into residential homes and shooting…
FG explains purpose of 1b dollar loan
The Federal Government has clarified that the one billion dollar loan it is seeking is not only to prosecute the…
Osun Poll: CSOs warn against military interference
A Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), on Thursday advised the military to ensure orderliness during the forthcoming governorship election…
Will this man lead the world to Nigeria’s kidnapped schoolgirls?
Businessman, Babuji Ya’ari shot into international centre-stage last night as the man who holds the key as to the whereabouts…
Ekiti Polls: Amaechi, Oshiomhole, others should sue military, says Soyinka
Eromosele Ebhomele Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka on Saturday asked all governors under the All Progressives Congress, APC, who were…
Crackdown On Nigerian Media Sparks Censorship Row
From nationwide seizures of newspapers to tough new regulations on live political programming, rights groups and journalists say Nigeria’s media…