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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 […]
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Armed Forces, Latest Politics
Monday, November 30th, 2015
By Soni Daniel, Northern Region Editor ABUJA — In a bid to recover stolen defence cash running into trillions of Naira, the Defence Headquarters might have started recalling no fewer than 20 Generals said to have been involved in the purchase of arms and ammunition for the country. Competent military sources told Vanguard last night […]
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Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Headlines, National Politics
Tuesday, October 20th, 2015
From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja The hope of routing Boko Haram by end of December seems remote as the military told President Muhammadu Buhari how the current weather conditions in parts of the country and some logistics issue have been hampering the terror war. The service chiefs led by the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Abayomi […]
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Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Headlines
Wednesday, September 30th, 2015
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has reiterated the military’s determination to end Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria in December, a statement said. The statement was issued by the acting Director of Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, in Abuja on Wednesday. It said Buratai restated the commitment during a routine operational visit to […]
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Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Borno, Headlines, State News
Thursday, September 24th, 2015
The war against terror received a major boost on Wednesday when Nigerian troops captured a member of the highest hierarchy of the Boko Haram group, Bulama Modu, along with 43 other members in Borno State. Modu, a commander of the Amir cadre, which is the highest organ of the group, was captured when the troops […]
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Armed Forces, Delta, Headlines, State News
Sunday, September 13th, 2015
Over alleged arms YUKUGBENE – Soldiers from the 19th Battalion, Koko, Delta State, raided Yukugbene community in Warri North Local Government Area of the state and apprehended a pregnant woman and a cripple for allegedly being in possession of firearms and ammunition. A security source told Saturday Vanguard that soldiers who stormed the community in […]
