Tag: army
Temie Giwa: Extra-judicial killings in Nigeria – Show me your particulars (Y! FrontPage)
by Temie Giwa Here is the remarkable fact, they are killing us. All of us. They kill us in our ...
Elnathan John: Harmless people with license to kill
by Elnathan John The air is fresh and cool. One day you will climb one of these grass covered hills. ...
Apo killing: “They were terrorists, not squatters” – Army Chief insists
by ‘Jola Sotubo Despite reports saying that the 9 squatters killed in Abuja were innocent citizens, the army has insisted ...
2 more squatters die from injuries after deadly raid in Abuja
by ‘Jola Sotubo Two more casualties have been recorded following the recent shooting of squatters taking shelter at the uncompleted ...
Jonathan looks into the retirement of army generals, cites security challenges for action
by Adeola Balogun The recent retirement of army generals has attracted the attention of President Goodluck Jonathan and he has ...
#InCaseYouMissedIt: Army confirms killing 2 wanted Boko Haram kingpins, recovers weapons
The Army Battalion in charge of Special Military Operations in Mubi has confirmed killing two Boko Haram kingpins. This was ...
SCAM: 19-year-old claims to upgrade WAEC certificates, swindles Police, Army and SSS recruits
by Oge Okonkwo A 19-year-old boy, identified as Daniel (surname withheld) has been arrested by the State Security Service (SSS) for floating ...
Terrorism: 35 killed as Army, Boko Haram clash in Borno
At least 35 people have been killed in two separate gun battles between Nigerian security forces and Islamist sect Boko ...
Iraq War veteran arrested for beating up her boyfriend over a text from his ex (PICTURED)
SCOTTSDALE POLICE DEPT. Megan Welter screamed “Who is she?” as she punched and scratched her boyfriend. The Iraq War veteran ...
Suspected Boko Haram members arrested by the Army in Lagos
Suspected Boko Haram members Fourty-two suspected members of Boko Haram sect were arrested in their hideouts in Lagos and Ogun ...
Army rules out promotion for al-Mustapha
by Rachel Ogbu The Nigerian Army has dispelled rumours that the former Chief Security Officer to Gen. Sani Abacha, Major ...
#SOE: Boko Haram leader orders sect members to “fight to the end”
The troops deployed to flush out terrorists from Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states following declaration of state of emergency said ...
Boys are not smiling: SEE soldiers on their way to Yobe (SNAPSHOT)
by Isi Esene The deployment of troops to the Northeastern part of then country after a declaration of a state ...
Alkasim Abdulkadir: Why the JTF is lost in the maze of rocks and hard places
by Alkassim Abdulkadir Goodluck Jonathan as the Commander-In-Chief must ensure Baga goes beyond just an investigation, any wrong doing should ...
John Campbell: Is the upsurge in violence in Northern Nigeria connected to Mali?
by John Campbell As for the attempted assassination, the emir of Kano has become a controversial figure. He is a ...
Speculations rife as Army retires generals, others
by Akan Ido The Nigerian Army have retired several senior officials in its service. According to reports, the purge affected ...
Okonjo kidnap: Army carry-out raids, arrest 63 people
by Akan Ido The search for Professor Kamene Mabel Okonjo, the 82-year-old mother of the finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, intensified ...
Boko Haram gunmen kill policemen, burn churches in Borno
by Isi Esene In what is now becoming a weekly orgy of violence, gunmen suspected to be members of the ...
“We are reviewing our doctrine” – Nigerian Army admits failed strategy on tackling Boko Haram
by Isi Esene The Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika yesterday in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital put the ...
TICKER: Amnesty International report today accuses Nigerian Army of “serious” human rights abuse
Nigerian security forces have carried out serious human rights abuses in their campaign against the terrorist Boko Haram sect, Amnesty ...
Ondo polls: Army, police declare readiness, threaten to deal with election thugs
by Isi Esene The Nigeria Police and the Army have threatened to decisively deal with any form of violence or ...
On the offence: Army explains why it attacked Boko Haram stronghold in Kaduna
by Isi Esene A Nigerian Army joint force today released a statement giving reasons for launching a pre-emptive strike on ...
Army forcefully evicts community in 10 minutes and reallocate houses to themselves
by Stanley Azuakola It’s a story so hard to believe that even if it was fiction, it would seem like ...
Feel safer already? Nigerian Army churns out 439 more counter-terrorism soldiers
by Isi Esene Apparently as a response to the spate of terror attacks perpetrated by militant insurgents, almost daily in ...
We Go Hard: Nigerian army to use dogs to fight Boko Haram
by Hauwa Gambo The chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika yesterday revealed in Kaduna that the Army will train ...
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- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy