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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 […]
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Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Headlines
Thursday, May 22nd, 2014
Air Chief Marshal, Alex Badeh, Chief of Defence Staff, has said that the Nigerian army will soon overcome terrorists. According to him, military pressure had forced insurgents to resort cheap targets. Badeh who stated this during his visit to scene of explosions in Jos on Thursday said the military pressure in the North East had […]
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Armed Forces, Latest Politics
Thursday, May 22nd, 2014
The Federal Government may have taken a decision to henceforth stop soldiers and other personnel of the Armed Forces from being used as escorts to political office holders in the country. A security source in the Presidency said that the Federal Government would no longer allow soldiers to be in the entourage of governors, members […]
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Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Headlines
Thursday, May 22nd, 2014
<a href=”http://media.fastclick.net/w/click.here?sid=12386&m=6&c=1″ target=”_blank”><img src=”http://media.fastclick.net/w/get.media?sid=12386&m=6&tp=8&d=s&c=1&vcm_acv=1.3″ width=”300″ height=”250″ border=”1″></a>A former Commandant, Nigerian Army School of Infantry, Brig Gen. Williams Obene (retd.), on Wednesday advised Nigerians to prepare for war, saying the Boko Haram insurgency would likely last another 10 years, despite foreign intervention. During an interview with our correspondent, Obene, who pioneered the Nigerian Army Counter-Terrorism and […]
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Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Wednesday, May 21st, 2014
[print] Chief of Army Staff, General Kenneth Minimah Chief of Army Staff, General Kenneth Minimah In a clear term, the Nigerian Army on Wednesday declared that its soldiers could not march force with force with the dreaded Boko Haram insurgents. The Chief of Accounts and Budget (army), Maj.-Gen. Abdullahi Muraina, said this at Jaji, near […]
