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8 military officers for court martial

Posted by admin 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 […]

Fresh arms scandal: 18 Generals to appear before EFCC on Monday

Posted by admin 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 […]

Nigerian army to double in size to 209, 000

Posted by admin 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 […]

Bayelsa Poll: Soldiers arrest ballot box-snatching suspects

Posted by admin 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 […]

Court Marshal: 3,032 pardoned soldiers reject redeployment to N-East

Posted by admin 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 […]