Tag: Military
Femi Falana: Access to information and transparency
by Femi Falana, SAN Under the Money Laundering Act 2004, it is a criminal offence for lawyers not to disclose ...
Boko Haram: 30 suspected sect members killed in showdown with troops
by Adeola Balogun The crackdown on Boko Haram members in Borno State continues as the army has dealt a big ...
Pius Adesanmi: Teachable moments from Colonel Texas Chukwu’s usable ignorance
by Pius Adesanmi A massively under-educated and ignorant citizenry is the only hope of Nigeria’s irresponsible political leaders for longevity. ...
IBB reportedly drops presidential ambition
by Akan Ido Former president of Nigeria, Ibrahim Babangida has announced that his days of seeking votes in presidential elections ...
Book Review: Nigeria and the legacy of the military
by Jibrin Ibrahim The author narrates in detail the war against the media and press freedom by the Buhari/Idiagbon regime. ...
Boko Haram: Military intensify search for remnants of sect members
by Oge Okonkwo The military has embarked on a search for remnants the Boko Haram sect, following the strategic ambush ...
Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau ‘may be dead’, says the JTF
Nigeria’s militant Islamist leader Abubakar Shekau may have been killed by the security forces during a shoot-out, an army spokesman ...
Opinion: The problem with people like Ango Abdullahi
by Haniel Ukpaukure It is time people like Ango Abdullahi realise the futility of clinging to primordial sentiments that have ...
Opinion: How the Egyptian crisis escalated
by Nader Bakkar Generally, the Muslim Brotherhood didn’t neglect a single opportunity to make enemies with all their opponents and ...
State of Emergency: Boko Haram kills 30 students in Yobe boarding school
by Akan Ido Gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram militant Islamic group stormed a boarding school in ...
Olusegun Adeniyi: Egypt’s coup and the danger it portends for Nigeria
by Olusegun Adeniyi “Like most human follies, military coups sound good at the time; and always fail. They sound good ...
Just In: Military overthrows Morsi in Egypt coup
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi was forced out of office Wednesday by the Egyptian military and opposition leaders, just a couple ...
Okechukwu Ofili: Nigeria – Our history of forgetting history
by Ikechukwu Ofili Until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter ...
Epetedo Declaration: “Today, I join you in saying, ‘Enough is Enough!'” – MKO Abiola [Read Full Text]
by Moshood Kashimawo Abiola No one can give you power. It is yours. Take it! From this day, show to ...
Opinion: Jonathan’s State of Emergency and the art of war
by Dolapo Aina The amnesty deal offered by the government wasn’t comprehended by all and sundry until the declaration of ...
No, they didn’t! Female Israeli soldiers pose for pictures in underwear and combat fatigues (PHOTOS)
Four Israeli female soldiers have been disciplined after pictures of themselves dressed only in their underwear and combat gear were ...
Boko Haram: We were paid N5,000 each to burn down schools – Kid suspects
by Isi Esene Children with ages ranging between nine and fifteen years have confessed to burning primary schools and spying ...
How the JTF uncovered Lebanese terrorist cell in Nigeria
by Isi Esene Fauzi Fawad, the co-owner of Wonderland, Abuja’s biggest and most popular amusement park, and Amigo, one of the ...
Photo of the Day: SEE the strength of a (SUPER) woman
by Isi Esene Your guess is as good as ours on the details surrounding this military action but what is ...
Just in: Military commanders are “ashamed” about the sexual assualt of 26,000 members last year – Obama
by Hauwa Gambo Following a new Pentagon report revealing that at least 26,000 members of the American military “may have ...
2 soldiers, and a civilian in court for beating man to death with military belt
The Police on Tuesday arraigned three men, Asovabo Clement, Cpl Alhassan Halidu and Cpl Linus Anthony before an FCT High ...
The sexual prowess of Pa Ugo – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze
In any event, we can confirm that Baga has been more or less sealed up by the boys in khaki. ...
Guantanamo Bay prison engulfed by hunger strike as prisoner publishes moving op-ed in New York Times
by Rachel Ogbu In an effort to stop a prolonged hunger strike at Guantanamo’s communal camp, military guards fired four ...
3 dead, including suspected gunman in US Marine base shooting (VIDEO)
A Marine opened fire on two of his comrades on Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia late Thursday, then turned the gun ...
Opinion: NSUK killings – God’s word to Nigerian leaders and military
by Wale Odunsi According to him, the men in khaki fired directly at the crowd after taking strategic positions in ...
Pathetic: Military officer, 36, rapes 12-year-old after contacting her via BlackBerry Messenger
A Royal Military Police sergeant who had sex with a 12-year-old girl after befriending her on his mobile phone is ...
TICKER: Top US General, Afghanistan commander linked to CIA’s director’s adultery scandal
In a new twist to the Gen. David Petraeus sex scandal, the Pentagon said Tuesday that the top American commander ...
TICKER: US soldier accused of watching wife on Skype while she had oral sex with 15-year-old girl
A soldier from an upstate military reservation is accused of watching his wife have sex with a 15-year-old girl via ...
Confirmed: 30 killed by military in Maiduguri today
by Hauwa Gambo The Associated Press has confirmed that Nigerian soldiers today killed at least 30 civilians in the northeaster ...
Manhunt: Military conducting house-to-house search for perpetrators of Mubi massacre
by Akan Ido The Nigerian military is conducting a massive house-to-house search in Mubi, Adamawa State to arrest the perpetrators ...
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