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Air Force, Armed Forces, Army, Headlines, Navy
Friday, February 5th, 2016
Say FG failed to release 2015 budget votes From Fred Itua, Abuja Against the backdrop of recent deadly attacks carried out in some towns in Borno State by Boko Haram, the nation’s Service Chiefs have opened up to the leadership of the Senate why they have been unable to successfully prosecute the insurgency war. They […]
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Air Force, Armed Forces, Army, Headlines, Navy
Sunday, January 31st, 2016
Former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh (retd.) Roll call: Ex-defence chief, Badeh, ex-NAF chief, Obanikoro’s sons, 14 others The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission will this week interrogate at least 16 military officers as part of its investigations into $2.1bn arms scandal. It was learnt on Saturday that among those to be […]
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Armed Forces, Army, Boko Haram, Borno, Headlines, State News
Sunday, January 31st, 2016
Several people have been reportedly killed as the military engaged militants suspected to be members of Boko Haram sect in a fierce gun battle that reportedly lasted for hours on Saturday. The insurgents were said to have attacked Dalori and Walori villages, on outskirts of Maiduguri, at around some minutes past 7pm on Saturday night. […]
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Armed Forces, Army, Latest Politics
Tuesday, January 26th, 2016
By PHILIP NWOSU on January 26, 2016 The military court martial constituted to try soldiers and officers who allegedly violated military rules of engagement resumed sitting for the trial of seven officers, including a brigadier, and a soldier at the Ikeja Cantonment, Lagos. Competent military source told Daily Sun that only eight personnel of the […]
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Air Force, Armed Forces, Army, EFCC Politics, Latest Politics, National Politics, Navy, Top Stories
Saturday, January 16th, 2016
Some of the Generals Viewed – 79796 Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja Eighteen military chiefs that President Muhammadu Buhari ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to probe will start appearing before the commission on Monday. Saturday PUNCH learnt that the commission had sent invitations to some of the Generals and the companies, whose names featured in […]
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Armed Forces, Army, Headlines
Friday, January 15th, 2016
The Nigerian Army will expand its current size of just over 100,000 to 209,000, Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai announced during a speech at the National Defence College on 13 January. As part of this expansion plan, a new 8th Division has already been established in northeast Nigeria, the 6th Division will […]
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Armed Forces, Army, Bayelsa, Headlines, State News
Saturday, January 9th, 2016
Two persons suspected to be agents of one of the political parties involved in Saturday’s supplementary governorship election in Bayelsa have been arrested for allegedly snatching a ballot box. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the suspects were arrested by soldiers at Otuokpoti Unit 1, Ward 2, Ogbia Local Government Area, where the […]
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Armed Forces, Army, Headlines
Friday, January 8th, 2016
….say they have never been really re-instated By Luka Binniyat KADUNA—The 3032 soldiers, who were pardoned last August for various offences during campaigns against the Islamic terrorist group, Boko Haram, in the North East of Nigeria, have rejected posting to the fronts. The soldiers explained that they were never really pardoned and re-integrated into the […]
