2011 polls: How Army arrested 108 suspects

Soldiers from the 2 Division, Nigerian Army, Ibadan, said over 108 hoodlums and political thugs were arrested at the last gubernatorial and state Assembly elections. Dangerous weapons such as machetes, dynamites, axe, dane guns, locally made pistols, 7.62mm live rounds of ammunitions, charms, cartridges, mobile phones were recovered from the hoodlums, among them women in […]

Airforce plane crashes in Benue

An F-7Ni aircraft of the Nigerian Air Force, Makurdi, crashed Wednesday morning in Yandev Mbaniongu Mbazaam near Yandev, in Gboko local government area of Benue State. The aircraft which took off from Makurdi crashed into Community Secondary School, Km 4 Buruku road. The NAF Public Relations Officers Wing Commander Adedayo Makun while confirming the incident […]

JTF deploys more troops in Ayakoromor

WARRI – MORE troops were deployed in the riverine community of Ayakoromor, Burutu local government of Delta State, Thrusday, by the Joint Task Force, JTF, on the Niger-Delta, following Wednesday’s unfinished gun battle with a militant group in the area. The deployment of more soldiers fuelled fears in the community and environs that soldiers might […]

JTF warns group over threat to cripple oil industry

The Joint Military Task Force (JTF) has warned that it would crush any attempt to destroyed oil installations in the Niger Delta region. The Media Officer of the JTF, Lt. Col. Timothy Antigha, in a statement reacting to the threat of a group, Coalition of Niger Delta Freedom Fighters to cripple oil installations in Delta […]

Abia ACN candidate calls for Ihejirika’s resignation over polls

Abia State Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) governorship candidate Paul Ikonne has called for the resignation of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.Gen Azubike Ihejirika, over the role of soldiers in last month’s polls. Ikonne spoke in Aba, last   weekend.  He said the soldiers were not above board. Ikonne alleged that the military […]

Picture: Soldiers to escort NYSC members to polling units

There were indications on Monday that soldiers would join policemen in escorting election materials and National Youth Corps members to the 120,000 polling units across the country for today’s governorship and state assembly elections. A top source in the Independent National Electoral Commission said many state governors had approached the Army high command to assist […]

Army warns against truncating the electoral process

The Nigerian Army has threatened to deal decisively with any group or individuals who are out to truncate the electoral process irrespective of whose ox is gored. The General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 2 Division of the Nigerian Army, Major General Muhammadu Abubakar, while addressing newsmen on the internal security operations for the governorship […]

Kaduna: COAS assures residents of adequate security

Kaduna-The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika, has assured Kaduna residents of effective security. The army chief gave the assurance, Wednesday, in Kaduna while conducting an on-the-spot assessment of the security arrangement in the affected areas. Ihejirika pledged to deploy additional personnel to areas of need to curb violence. He appealed to parents and […]

Suspected Drug Courier, Ex-Naval Officer, Charged

A former Officer of the Nigerian Navy and one other person have been charged to court by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) over attempt to smuggle substances suspected to be hard drugs into the United States of America (USA). The suspect, who served with the Nigerian Navy for 12 years before he retired […]

Soldiers get shoot-on-sight order in fresh assault on polls violence

Navy declares no movement on high seas SSS combs streets for weapons, others Kaduna awaits polls materials SECURITY yesterday topped preparations for tomorrow’s National Assembly elections as the various agencies of the Federal Government unveiled measures to ensure law and order during the exercise. The military, whose men are to patrol the streets but keep […]

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