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Armed Forces, Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), National Politics, Presidency, Top Stories
Thursday, July 9th, 2015
President still compiling shopping list for G7 leaders FROM JULIANA TAIWO-OBALONYE, ABUJA President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday described as shameful for Nigeria whose military might helped end the wars in Burma, Zaire , Liberia, Sierra Leone and Sudan, now rely on its neighbours to end the insurgency in the North-easten part of the country. This is […]
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Anambra, Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Headlines, State News
Sunday, July 5th, 2015
Following the relocation of Boko Haram detainees to the Ekwulobia Prisons in Anambra State, the military have taken over the security of the facility. SUNDAY PUNCH investigations showed that security operations in the Federal Government facility are no longer the exclusive preserve of the officials of the Nigeria Prison Service. The development, sources told our […]
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Armed Forces, Headlines, North-East
Thursday, July 2nd, 2015
THE Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Kenneth Minimah, on Monday in Abuja, said the Nigerian Army was not owing allowances of troops involved in the ongoing counter-terrorism operations in the North-East Minimah, represented by Major General Donald Oji, the Army Chief of Civil Military Affairs, said this while briefing newsmen on the activities lined […]
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Armed Forces, Headlines
Monday, June 29th, 2015
The Nigerian Army at the weekend said it has initiated steps to punish a soldier allegedly involved in a case of armed robbery, saying it does not condone personnel with such tendencies within its fold. To this end, the 14 Brigade of Nigerian Army located in Ohafia, Abia State, said it had tasked relevant offices […]
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Armed Forces, Headlines
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2015
Some security experts on Tuesday in Abuja hailed President Buhari’s directive on the dismantling of all military check points in the country. ADVERTISEMENT Some of them who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria said the directive was a welcome development as it would make the Police and the DSS “to be on their […]
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Armed Forces, Articles, Boko Haram, Borno, Columnists, NNP Columnists, State News
Sunday, June 14th, 2015
By Olalekan Waheed Adigun | Lagos, Nigeria | June 14, 2015 – In his inaugural address to the nation, Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari gave a strange order for the Military Command Centre or the Headquarters to immediately relocate to Maiduguri till terrorism is defeated. Since he made this speech, many so-called military “experts” or analysts […]
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Africa & World Politics, Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Friday, June 12th, 2015
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday requested leaders of the Lake Chad Basin Commission and Benin Republic to allow Nigeria to command the troops of the Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF), which will fight Boko Haram He also promised to pay up the $100 million pledged by Nigeria to fund the Force. The President spoke during the […]
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Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Headlines, National Politics, Top Stories
Thursday, June 4th, 2015
Badeh; Ihejirika Amnesty International has called on President Muhammadu Buhari and the International Criminal Court in the Hague, Netherlands to investigate some former and serving Nigerian service chiefs for war crimes. The crimes, according to the global civil rights organisation, were perpetrated during the fight against Boko Haram in the North-East between March 2011 and […]
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Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Headlines, National Politics
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2015
By Ujunwa Ochulo on June 2, 2015 Boko Haram rejected claims from Nigeria’s military that it has been routed by a four-nation offensive in a video released online on Tuesday, which does not show the group’s leader, Abubakar Shekau. The unidentified speaker calls Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and Niger, who have been battling the Islamists, […]
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Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Borno, Headlines, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency, State News
Friday, May 29th, 2015
President Buhari stated during his speech that, “The command centre will be relocated to Maiduguri and remain until Boko Haram is completely subdued. But we can not claim to have defeated Boko Haram without rescuing the Chibok girls and all other innocent persons held hostage by insurgents.” Bihari during his acceptance speech this morning President […]
