THE Nigerian Army, on Sunday, declared an Alpha jet (NAF 466) belonging to the Nigerian Air Force missing around Adamawa State. According to the Director of Defence Information, Major-General Chris Olukolade, the plane, which had on board two pilots, went missing while on operational mission. “The aircraft, with two pilots on board, left Yola at […]
Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Kenneth Minimah | credits: www.nigerreporters.com The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Kenneth Minimah, on Friday in Kaduna denied alleged plan to enlist 10,000 former Niger Delta militants and ex-service men to boost the fight against the current insurgency in the North-East. The Northern socio-political organisation, the Arewa Consultative Forum, had […]
By Kingsley Omonobi & Ndahi Marama Maiduguri—Following fears expressed by Borno stakeholders that Boko Haram terrorists have surrounded Borno State capital, Maiduguri preparatory to invading the city, the Defence headquarters, DHQ declared yesterday that the troops are battle ready to defend the city. The alarm by Borno elders that the terrorists have mobilised to invade […]
By Kingsley Omonobi, Umar Yusuf & Ndahi Marama The Defence headquarters declared yesterday that the troops were in full control of Mubi, the second largest city in Adamawa State, even as no fewer than 70 insurgents were said to have been killed by local hunters and vigilante groups. A Defence Headquarters, DHQ tweet yesterday read, “Mubi […]
After a fierce battle, the nation’s military has reclaimed Bama town, Borno State from the terror group Boko Haram. Boko Haram captured the area last Monday. But after aerial bombardments by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF)’s fighter jets, the military has reclaimed Bama. Sources confirmed this yesterday in Maiduguri, the state capital. A military source […]
Cameroonian officials have confirmed that at least 480 Nigerian soldiers are now in the protective custody of the neighboring country’s gendarmes after they crossed into Cameroon earlier today to escape from Boko Haram insurgents who have launched a massive offensive. Cameroonian gendarmes had disarmed the Nigerian soldiers, officials from the West African nation told a correspondent of […]
By Our Reporter on August 12, 2014 · COVER The Director of Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Chris Olukolade, on Tuesday reiterated the military would not cede any part of the country to insurgents. Olukolade made this known in Abuja when he reacted to the claim that terrorists […]
0 By MOLLY KILETE. Abuja on August 6, 2014 · COVER Retired armed forces personnel yesterday staged a peaceful protest in Abuja over the non-payment of their pension by the Federal Government from 2010 till date. The retired soldiers carrying placards with various inscriptions were however prevented from having access into the presidential villa […]
BY Kingsley Omonobi & Caleb Ayansina ABUJA — The Federal Government, yesterday, said it did not believe that details of the accusations of extra-judicial killings leveled against Nigerian military by Amnesty International had been properly verified. The report released, Monday, by Amnesty International, accused Nigerian troops of extra-judicial killings of over 600 persons in the […]
Bayo Olupohunda | credits: File copy To begin this piece, one fact has become undeniable. Our country is at war. According to the latest Human Rights Watch report, Boko Haram has killed 2, 053 Nigerians in the North-East in six months! The Nigerian military is at the forefront of the war on terror but […]
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