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Armed Forces, Army, Delta, Headlines, State News
Saturday, October 24th, 2020
Soldiers suspected to be attached to the 3 Battalion Nigerian Army, Effurun, Delta State, on Saturday allegedly brutalised a medical doctor and ordered him to swim and bathe inside a gutter full of dirty water. The soldiers, who were said to be enforcing the state government’s curfew, SaharaReporters gathered, confronted the medical doctor, Raphael Onyemekehia, […]
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Armed Forces, Army, Lagos, Nigerian Police, State News
Wednesday, October 21st, 2020
By Ifreke Inyang The Lagos State Government has reacted to the shooting at the Lekki toll gate on Tuesday night. The incident happened following the declaration of a 24-hour curfew in the state. In a statement signed by the state’s Honourable Commissioner for Information, Gbenga Omotoso, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu advised security agents not to arrest […]
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#EndSars, Abuja (FCT), Armed Forces, Army, Latest Politics, National Politics, Nigerian Police, State News, Top Stories
Tuesday, October 20th, 2020
By Nwafor Sunday Despite several warnings and advise from well meaning Nigerians that soldiers should not be deployed to streets in Nigeria until the demands of #ENDSARS protesters are taken care of, soldiers today were seen in Abuja placing themselves in strategic places. Recall that Nigerian army had promised to launch ‘exercise Crocodile smile’, an […]
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Armed Forces, Army, Headlines, National Politics
Monday, October 19th, 2020
A Nigerian man, Chijioke Orji took to social media to narrate how a Nigerian Army captain, Captain Gbawa rescued him from a horrifying experience at the hands of officers of the SARS unit of the Nigerian Police in Port Harcourt.In his post titled “NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE WITH SARS”, he said; “On my way back […]
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Armed Forces, Army, Latest Politics
Saturday, October 10th, 2020
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday passed vote of confidence in the military on their ability to protect the country from insurgency, kidnappings, banditry and other criminal activities. President Buhari expressed full confidence in the ability of the Nigerian Army to protect the territorial integrity of the nation, in Kaduna on […]
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Armed Forces, Army, Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Sunday, September 27th, 2020
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Defence Headquarters. says 13 Boko Haram terrorists alongside six women and 17 children from Kodila village, have surrendered to troops of 151 Task Force Battalion at Banki Junction in Bama Local Government Area of Borno. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in […]
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Air Force, Armed Forces, Army, Benue, Headlines, Nasarawa, State News
Tuesday, September 15th, 2020
John Enenche, Director Defence Information By Sumaila Ogbaje The Defence Headquarters says the troops of ”Operation Whirl Stroke” has recorded another success in the fight against terrorists, bandits and other criminal elements in the North Central region of the country. DHQ disclosed this a statement issued by the Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, […]
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Air Force, Armed Forces, Army, Latest Politics, Navy
Saturday, September 12th, 2020
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Minister of Defence, Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi (rtd), has assured the serving and retired members of the Nigerian Armed Forces of improved welfare in recognition of their sacrifices to their father land. The minister disclosed this in a statement signed by his Special Assistant Media and Publicity, Mr Mohammad Abdulkadri, in Abuja, […]
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Armed Forces, Army, Headlines, Niger, State News
Tuesday, August 18th, 2020
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Defence Headquarters says the troops of Operation Whirl Punch have eliminated an unspecified number of armed bandits in an encounter at Tashan Kare in Niger. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, in a statement on Monday, said the success was in continuation of aggressive clearance operation to rid the […]
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Armed Forces, Army, Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Thursday, August 13th, 2020
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) says the Boko Haram terrorist group has introduced the use of child soldiers to resuscitate its declining influence in the Lake Chad Basin. The Chief of Military Public Information for MNJTF, Col. Timothy Antigha, disclosed this in a statement issued from N’Djamena – Chad on Thursday. […]
