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Armed Forces, Army, Headlines, Latest Politics
Wednesday, March 8th, 2017
By Joseph Erunke ABUJA-MOVED by the series of allegations of extra-judicial killings of people including women and children in the North East and members of the Indigenous People of Biafra during some of their peaceful protest sessions by some of its personnel, the Nigerian Army, Wednesday, set up an eight-man panel to investigate the allegations. […]
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Air Force, Armed Forces, Headlines
Thursday, October 13th, 2016
Badeh’s mansion. Photos: Eniola Akinkuotu Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja A N1.1bn mansion seized from the immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh (retd.), has been converted to an office to be used by the Federal Government, The PUNCH has learnt. Our correspondent, who visited the property located on Plot 6 Ogun River Crescent, […]
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Air Force, Armed Forces, Latest Politics
Saturday, October 8th, 2016
OLAEKAN ADETAYO Barring any last-minute change in plan, President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday hand over some aircraft in the Presidential Air Fleet to the Nigerian Air Force, SUNDAY PUNCH has learnt. A top Presidency source told our correspondent on condition of anonymity that the handover ceremony would hold at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe […]
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Armed Forces, Army, Headlines, Niger Delta, Top Stories
Saturday, September 17th, 2016
Punch The Nigerian Army said it had recovered 55 assorted weapons from suspected criminals in the Niger Delta. The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 82 Division, Enugu, Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahitu, told newsmen in Enugu on Saturday that the recoveries were made during a military exercise tagged “Operation Crocodile Smile”. He also disclosed that 23 militants […]
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Armed Forces, Army, Bayelsa, Headlines
Monday, September 5th, 2016
Emmanuel Addeh in Yenagoa Four soldiers attached to the Joint Task Force, JTF, Operation Delta Safe,ODS, who are currently carrying out an operation codenamed ‘Crocodile Smile’, to rid the Niger Delta of criminalities, were on Monday feared dead in the creeks of Bayelsa State. The loss of the security personnel, it was learnt, followed a […]
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Armed Forces, Army, Headlines
Friday, August 19th, 2016
An official of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Segun Enikuemehin, who dared to ask some military men who were assaulting a civilian to desist from such a dastardly act is currently at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) with one of his eyes totally damaged. The incident occurred on Sunday afternoon when Mr. […]
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Armed Forces, Headlines, Navy, Niger Delta
Sunday, August 14th, 2016
THE Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, this morning, confronted the Commander of Operation Delta Safe, Rear Admiral Joseph Okojie and Commanding Officer, NNS Delta, Commodore Joseph Dzunye, asking them to come to the creeks of the Niger Delta, rather than stay in the cities and arrest “sleeper” agents, who they brand as NDA members to curry […]
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Armed Forces, Army, Headlines, Niger Delta
Tuesday, August 9th, 2016
soldiers attack boko Soldiers comb Niger Delta creeks for militants — 10th August 2016 • New group vows to attack Warri, Port Harcourt refineries Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa and Paul Osuyi, Asaba Soldiers attached to Operation Delta Safe (OPDS) have seized the creeks of Bayelsa State in search of the militants that killed three soldiers and […]
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Armed Forces, Army, Headlines, South-South
Friday, July 29th, 2016
The Nigerian Army said last night that its training exercise for the Niger Delta code named “EXERCISE CROCODILE SMILE” in 82 Division and part of 2 Division areas of responsibility traversing the South-South geo-political region will commence this weekend. “The general public is please requested not to panic on the sight of unusual movement of […]
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Armed Forces, Army, Headlines, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency
Sunday, July 17th, 2016
Sonala Olumhense Every soldier knows it: the most dangerous opponent is the one within. This is one of the reasons why loyalty is such a cherished characteristic in a fighting force. A weak link within can destroy far more easily than a strong opponent on the other side of the battle field. One year ago, […]
