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Armed Forces, Headlines
Thursday, July 24th, 2014
MEN of the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) led by the Airport Commandant, Group Captain Victor Ajiboye, arrested and sealed up various shops at the terminal of both the arrival and departure halls of the international wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos, yesterday. The sealing off of the business premises and the subsequent arrest […]
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Armed Forces, Headlines
Friday, July 11th, 2014
(LAGOS) The Nigerian Army on Thursday in Lagos said it would continue to ensure a cordial relationship with civilians in the state. Lt. Col. Omale Ochaguba, the spokesman, 81 Div. Nigerian Army, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) against the backdrop of the recent attack on Lagos State Government-owned luxury buses by soldiers. NAN […]
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American Politics, Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2014
Shekau and Obama When Washington imposed sanctions in June 2012 on Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau, he dismissed it as an empty gesture. Two years later, Shekau’s skepticism appears well founded: his Islamic militant group is now the biggest security threat to Africa’s top oil producer, is richer than ever, more violent and its abductions […]
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Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Monday, June 23rd, 2014
General Yakubu Usman (rtd) was the chairman of the Northern States Governors’ Forum committee on insecurity. The retired general who contested the Bauchi South Senatorial seat in 2011 and lost in this interview speaks on the ongoing insurgency in the north saying it is not the presumed job of the military to confront the insurgents. […]
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Armed Forces, House, Kaduna, Legislature, State News
Monday, June 23rd, 2014
BY CHARLES KUMOLU NOBEL laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, wants President Goodluck Jonathan to tell Nigerians who authorised the military to prevent some governors of the All Progressives Congress,APC, from attending the final governorship election campaign in Ekiti State, describing the action of the army as unconstitutional. He also called on the National Assembly to set […]
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Armed Forces, Headlines, Niger Delta
Sunday, June 15th, 2014
Boko Haram THE Ijaw National Congress has appealed to the military to purge itself of fifth columnists and Boko Haram collaborators in order to win the fight against terrorism. The INC stated that it would be difficult to fight Boko Haram to a standstill without a focus and a high level of patriotism among […]
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Armed Forces, Latest Politics
Tuesday, June 10th, 2014
Director of Defence Information, Maj.-Gen Chris Olukolade. | credits: www.nigeriancurrent.com The Nigerian Army has said that the ongoing clampdown on the media will continue until it is satisfied with its checks on the nation’s newspapers distribution network. The Director, Defence Information, Maj.Gen. Chris Olukolade, said this on Tuesday while featuring on a programme, entitled Focus […]
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Armed Forces, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency
Friday, May 30th, 2014
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Thursday warned the Nigerian military not to “play Public Relations propaganda” with the abduction of over 200 female pupils of the Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State. Obasanjo said this in a Channels Television news monitored in Lagos on Thursday night. Asked to react to comments made by the Chief […]
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Armed Forces, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Philip Ikomi
Tuesday, May 27th, 2014
By Dr. Philip A. Ikomi | NNP | May 27, 2014 – I do not claim to have lived in the country throughout the length of time that most Nigerians lived in the country to have witnessed the entire military rule of the country. However, I lived in Nigeria for the greater part of the […]
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Armed Forces, General Politics, Latest Politics, Top Stories
Thursday, May 22nd, 2014
Nigerian director of defence information Brigadier-General Chris Olukolade speaks We don’t have funds to fight insecurity, says Army Posted by: Tony Akowe, Kaduna in News 22 hours ago The Nigerian Army has said it lacks the financial capacity to tackle Boko Haram’s insurgency and other security challenges facing the country. The Chief of Accounts […]
