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Armed Forces, Aviation, Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Saturday, October 4th, 2014
Weather, not terrorists, downed fighters jet— DHQ By Kingsley Omonobi, with agency report There was confusion, yesterday, over the alleged beheading, by Boko Haram, of an air force pilot whose fighter jet went missing three weeks ago. The military dismissed the claim that a man beheaded in Boko Haram’s latest video was the pilot. A group which identified as […]
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American Politics, Armed Forces, Headlines
Saturday, September 27th, 2014
former United States of America Ambassador to Nigeria, John Campbell | credits: google.com A former United States of America Ambassador to Nigeria, John Campbell, has said the death of Boko Haram’s leader, Abubakar Shekau, is not as important as ending the ongoing insurgency in the North-East. The former ambassador argued that though Shekau, through his gruesome videos and fierce […]
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Armed Forces, Ekiti, Headlines, State News
Saturday, September 27th, 2014
| credits: www.africanexaminer.com The violence in Ekiti State forced the Military High Command to deploy soldiers in the state on Saturday. Our correspondent saw the soldiers moving around the state capital, Ado-Ekiti, to forestall breakdown of law and order. In a terse response to our correspondent, the spokesperson of the 32 Artillery Brigade, Akure, Capt. […]
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Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Borno, Latest Politics, State News
Friday, September 26th, 2014
Troops from the 7th Division of the Nigerian Army in Maiduguri have recorded yet another decisive victory over Boko Haram insurgents attempting to seize Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. Maiduguri residents welcoming soldiers after they returned with APC’s taken from Boko HaramSaharaReporters learnt that soldiers stationed in Konduga yesterday repelled an attack by Boko Haram fighters […]
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Armed Forces, Arnold Alalibo, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Saturday, September 20th, 2014
By Arnold A. Alalibo | NNP | September 20, 2014 – Soon after his appointment as the Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh declared April this year as deadline for the end of insurgency in parts of the country. Little did Nigerians know that the military chief only made a motivating statement aimed […]
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Armed Forces, Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Saturday, September 20th, 2014
Some retired senior military officers have backed the death sentence passed on 12 soldiers of the Nigerian Army for committing mutiny. The officers told SUNDAY PUNCH that it was necessary for the military to maintain its age-long rules on discipline. The soldiers were court-martialled for a variety of offences, including firing shots at the General Officer Commanding, […]
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Armed Forces, Articles, Boko Haram, Columnists, John Egbeazien Oshodi, NNP Columnists
Friday, September 19th, 2014
By Dr. John Oshodi | NNP | Sept. 19, 2014 – The Nigerian Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Kenneth Minimah, should publicly offer profound apologies to all women and girls in the nation having recently declared a militarized form of domestic threat against military personnel wives. Just a few weeks ago, while addressing soldiers […]
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Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Headlines
Friday, September 19th, 2014
Primary targets – Barracks, public places, govt establishments By Kingsley Omonobi ABUJA — In the aftermath of the heavy casualties inflicted on Boko Haram insurgents in recent weeks, indications have emerged that the group is recruiting auto-mechanic and car wash operators across the country to use their centres as loading bays to plant Intelligent Electronic […]
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Armed Forces, General Politics, Latest Politics
Tuesday, September 16th, 2014
Director of Defence Information, Maj.-Gen Chris Olukolade. | credits: www.nigeriancurrent.com Military authorities have retired the former General Officer Commanding the 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, Maiduguri, Maj. Gen. Abubakar Mohammed. Investigations by The PUNCH revealed this on Tuesday just as the Nigeria Labour Congress, the Trade Union Congress and human rights lawyers pleaded for the pardon of […]
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Armed Forces, Headlines, Kano, State News
Monday, September 15th, 2014
KANO State governor, Dr Rabiu Kwankwaso, on Sunday, said the Nigerian military was competent to tackle the insurgency problem in the country. Kwankwaso, a former Minister of Defence between 2003 and 2007, stated this during a media chat with journalists in Benin City, Edo State, adding that the army was as competent as he left it in […]
