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Armed Forces, Headlines
Tuesday, November 20th, 2012
THE international wired service, Reuters, on Tuesday, said it has withdrawn the video purporting to have shown Nigerian troops shooting some captured villains after discovering it was fake. A news item posted on the site of the news agency said it had since discovered that the video was staged. The Nigerian Army had, on […]
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Armed Forces, Headlines
Saturday, November 17th, 2012
The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Dele Ezeoba, on Saturday said the Nigerian Navy had intercepted 17 vessels in the Niger-Delta which indulged in illegal maritime activities. Ezeoba said this in Port Harcourt while briefing newsmen at the end of a joint sea military exercise code-named “Operation FARAUTA” which means hunting. He said 17 […]
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Armed Forces, Borno, Latest Politics, State News
Friday, November 16th, 2012
The Joint Task Force (JTF) in Borno, Operation Restore Order, said yesterday it had killed the man suspected to have shot dead Major Gen. Muhammadu Shuwa, 79, a civil war hero, who was last month shot dead in his home in Maiduguri. The task force, in statement, said: “In a sustained follow up operations […]
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Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Friday, November 2nd, 2012
Amnesty International has released its latest report on the atrocities carried out by the Islamic sect, Boko Haram, as well as human rights violations perpetrated by Nigerian security forces in response. The report titled, ‘Nigeria: Trapped in the cycle of violence’, was presented to the media, in Abuja, on Wednesday. Secretary-General of AI, Salil Shetty, […]
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Armed Forces, Latest Politics
Friday, October 26th, 2012
By EGUFE YAFUGBORHI, Port-Harcourt The Joint Taskforce (JTF), 2 Brigade, Port Harcourt, has vowed to bring to book, perpetrators of the alleged shooting of a commercial bus at the Agip Roundabout in Port Harcourt which has left one of two affected victims battling for her life with a bullet in the head. Witnesses account had, […]
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Armed Forces, Headlines, Rivers, State News
Sunday, October 21st, 2012
• Arrests three others • Identities of victims revealed by JTF The Joint Task Force (JTF) in Rivers State yesterday shot dead one of the alleged brains behind Thursday’s killing of a student of the University of Port Harcourt and two others at Rumuchakara, Choba, a host community of the institution. Operatives of the JTF, […]
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Armed Forces, Headlines, Kano, State News
Friday, October 19th, 2012
KANO (AFP) – Attacks and gun battles between suspected Islamists and security forces in a northeastern town have killed several people and destroyed buildings, residents and authorities said Friday, while unrest also hit another city. Explosions and gunfire shook the city of Potiskum, sparking panic and chaos, from late Thursday, residents and security forces said. […]
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Armed Forces, Headlines
Wednesday, October 17th, 2012
THE Nigerian Navy has dismissed 55 trainees, who attempted to join the force with fake certificates. The Commandant, Nigerian Navy Basic Training School, Onne, Commodore Apochi Suleiman, stated this on Tuesday while handing over the suspects to the state police command in Port Harcourt. Also handed over to the police in the state was a […]
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Armed Forces, Latest Politics
Tuesday, October 9th, 2012
Written by Leon Usigbe Tuesday, 09 October 2012 PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, on Monday, decorated the newly appointed service chiefs with their new ranks, He charged them to do more to end the persistent security challenges facing the country as well as the ongoing crude oil theft in the Niger Delta. Those sworn in and decorated […]
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Armed Forces, Latest Politics
Thursday, October 4th, 2012
President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday named Vice Admiral Ola Ibrahim as the new Chief of Defence Staff. According to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, Ibrahim, who is from Kwara State, replaces Air Chief Marshal Oluseyi Petinrin, who retires from service. Until his new appointment, […]