Tag: soldiers
Deployment of soldiers to Nnamdi Kanu’s house illegal – Falana
Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN) has described as illegal, the deployment of soldiers in the family house of…
IPOB, Soldiers clash: Ikpeazu declares three-day curfew in Aba
Following clash by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Nigerian army, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has declared three…
Tension in Umuahia as soldiers lay siege on Nnamdi Kanu’s home
There was tension and palpable fear in Umuahia, Abia State on Tuesday as armed soldiers from the Nigerian Army laid…
Corpses of 18 soldiers, 30 others arrive Maiduguri
Forty-eight corpses of persons killed by Boko Haram terrorists during an oil exploration to the Lake Chad Basin have been…
Mobile policemen, soldiers in 3 hours bloody shootout
Military and policemen early this morning begun a shoot-out over an issue that is yet to be ascertained in Damaturu…
Army confirms killing of 5 soldiers by Boko Haram
The Nigerian Army has confirmed the killing of five soldiers, including a Lieutenant, by Boko Haram insurgents in the attack…
Militants kill 15 soldiers
Militants ambushed an army patrol in Niger on Friday, killing 15 soldiers and wounding 19, the Defence Ministry said. The…
Soldiers who manhandled disabled man arrested, demoted
The two soldiers who manhandled a physically challenged man on the street of Onitsha, Anambra State, last Tuesday have been…
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Buhari removes soldiers as bodyguards in Aso Rock
President Muhammadu Buhari has removed all soldiers serving as bodyguards in Aso Rock, Abuja. Shortly before his departure for medical…
Zuma authorises deployment of 400 soldiers
President Jacob Zuma of South Africa on Wednesday authorised no fewer than 400 soldiers to join the security team at…
Kenyan soldiers foil Al-Shabaab’s attack on military camp
Kenyan soldiers have foiled the Al-Shabaab terrorist attack on their military camp in the southern Somali town of Kulbiyow early…
Soldiers beat RCCG pastor to coma
A pastor with the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Abuja, Alex Ochienu, said he was assaulted and beaten by two…
Buratai urges soldiers to be vigilant
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai has charged personnel of the Nigerian Army to remain vigilant in spite…
Breaking: Soldiers go on the rampage in Borno, turn against officers
Nigerian soldiers of the 21 Brigade of the Nigerian Army deployed to rout Boko Haram from the dreaded Sambisa Forest…
Soldiers mourn slain Lt-Col. Abu Ali
Soldiers confronting Boko Haram terrorists in the North East are mourning the death of Lt. Col. Muhammad Abu Ali, described…
Police, soldiers clash in Abakaliki
The Ebonyi Police Command has confirmed the clash between its officers and soldiers from the Nigerian Army Cantonment, Nkwagu, near…
Breaking News: Gun battle rages as militants engage police, soldiers in Igando
Igando area of Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria was turned into a battle ground early today as Niger Delta militants engaged…
Army probes allegation of bribery against soldiers
The Nigerian Army on Sunday said it had began investigations into an alleged bribery by soldiers escorting civilians on highways…
Soldiers get 72 hours ultimatum to release Chevron staff
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Communities in Delta state hosting the facilities of Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) have given Nigerian soldiers 72…
Niger Delta militants kill 3 soldiers
The Joint Military Force deployed to protect oil facilities in the Niger Delta on Tuesday confirmed that three soldiers were…
Boko Haram: 22 soldiers injured as normalcy returns to Kareto
The Nigerian Army says calm has returned to the northern Borno town of Kareto after the early Monday morning attack…
Wike dismisses Dakuku Peterside’s assassination story, narrates own side
By Okafor ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that the rerun elections in the state have…
Court restrains military from deploying troops for Rivers rerun
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has restrained the Chief of Defence Staff, the…
Nigerian army officer, three soldiers killed in Rivers
A serving major in the Nigerian Army and three soldiers have been reported killed in Abonnema, Akuku-Toru LGA, Rivers state…
Nigerian Army to sponsor slain gallant soldiers’ children
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai, has reiterated the pledge of the Nigerian Army to sponsor…
98 dismissed soldiers demand reinstatement
Femi Adi/Kaduna Ninety-eight dismissed soldiers stormed the office of the Correspondents Chapel of Nigeria Union of Journalists, Kaduna on Thursday…
Boko Haram: US begins training of 750 soldiers
Femi Adi/Kaduna In fulfillment of its promise to assist Nigeria combat Boko Haram insurgency, the United States of America on…
Nigerian Army arrest two soldiers working with Boko Haram
Nigerian Army has announced the arrest of two soldiers who are Explosive Ordinance Device personnel attached to 143 Battalion believed…
Soldiers nab 5 suspected kidnappers of timber merchant
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Five suspected kidnappers a popular timber merchant have been arrested by soldiers of 19 Battalion of the…
Falana to Buhari: Grant presidential pardon to convicted soldiers
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has written an open letter to Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari asking for presidential pardon for…