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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 […]
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Armed Forces, Latest Politics
Tuesday, January 5th, 2016
By Luka Binniyat & Mayen Etim KADUNA—Female members of the Shiite Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, yesterday alleged that soldiers raped their members before killing them, in December clash between the Nigeria Army and the movement. Addressing a Press Conference in Kaduna yesterday under the banner of Sisters Forum of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, […]
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Armed Forces, Headlines, Lagos, State News
Wednesday, December 30th, 2015
The convoy of the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday apprehended two Airforce cadets in Mile 12 area of the State while dehumanizing an artisan, Dahiru Lawal for allegedly breaking the windscreen of a Chrysler Stratus car with registration number KRD 267 DV. The cadets – Peters O. Solomon and Abdullahi Fahad, who […]
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Armed Forces, Headlines
Monday, December 21st, 2015
Lagos—For defrauding a former Chief of Army Staff, retired Lt.-Gen. Ishaya Bamaiyi, of 330,000 dollars, a court registrar, Mrs Oluronke Rosolu, was yesterday sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo of an Ikeja High Court. Rosolu was convicted on all the two counts charge of conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretences brought […]
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Armed Forces, Headlines
Monday, December 21st, 2015
WE are deeply worried over the increasing frequency of accusations of the Nigerian military and security agencies meddling in the conduct of elections. Very few elections have been held without the Military and Police being accused by the parties in opposition, of being unlawfully used by the ruling party at the centre to compromise such […]
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Armed Forces, Headlines
Wednesday, December 16th, 2015
News Tuesday, December 15, 2015 • Igbobi Beauty Uzezi, rape victim advertisement . TOP HEADLINES *Detained in cell with lunatic, chained to hospital bed *Starved for days to make me not expose my Air officer-rapist By Egufe Yafugorhi WARRI-WHEN the chair, Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, CDHR, […]
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Armed Forces, Latest Politics
Tuesday, December 15th, 2015
… Army assures of probe, el-Rufai calls for calm From Ismail Omipidan, Kaduna, Akeeb Alarape and Desmond Mgboh, Kano THE clash between members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, otherwise known as Shi’ite group, and soldiers, which started on Saturday, has now claimed hundreds of lives, it was gathered yesterday. Daily Sun investigation […]
