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‘We have no connection with Boko Haram’ – Nigerian Shiites

The Islamic Movement of Nigeria has lambasted the alleged intelligence report gathered by the Nigerian Army linking the religious group with deadly terrorist sect, Boko Haram. In a statement released by Ibrahim Musa, the spokesperson of the IMN, the group denied any link with Boko Haram or any plan to attack the military. The group... Read More

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Nigerian soldiers rescue 275 Boko Haram captives

The Nigerian Army has revealed that 275 hostages have been rescued from Boko Haram terrorists around Madawaya general area, in Borno. According to a statement released by the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, troops of the 152 Task Force Battalion alongside troops of Sector 1 of Multinational Joint Task Force on... Read More

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Boko Haram bomb factory destroyed by Nigerian Army

The Nigerian Army, on Saturday, disclosed that it has destroyed a factory where Boko Haram terrorists make Improvised Explosive Device (IED) bombs in Wulwata village, Bama Local Government Area, Borno state. According to a statement signed by the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, the troops attached to 155 Task Force Battalion... Read More

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Nigerian Army to give N1m for information on ‘abducted Colonel’

In a bid to ensure the swift and safe return of the abducted military personnel, Colonel Samaila Inusa, the Nigerian Army has jerked up the reward for anyone with useful information to N1 million. In addition to the cash reward, the Nigerian Army promised to give adequate protection to such a person who provides useful... Read More

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THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: Fire mars Sheriff’s visit to Mimiko | Metuh almost re-arrested | Ted Cruz ‘had 5 extramarital affairs’ | More stories

FG ‘will recover’ all looted funds from UAE. Punch Arase calls for tight security across the country. Nation Why customs banned importation of rice through land borders. Leadership Outbreak of fire as PDP chairman, Sheriff visits Mimiko. Vanguard Saraki says he’s ready for trial. Leadership Army vows to end Boko Haram insurgency. Nation Building collapse... Read More

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THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: 19,000 ghost workers discovered in Bauchi | 16 teachers suspended for enslaving students | More stories

16 teachers suspended for using students as laborers in Ekiti. Vanguard IGP deploys 6,000 policemen for Rivers rerun. Leadership Military seeks Buhari’s approval to try soldiers over arms deal. Punch 19,000 ghost workers discovered in Bauchi. Leadership EFCC will probe Yuguda on this condition, if… – Abubakar. Vanguard EFCC to probe election cases handled by... Read More

Buhari, court, EFCC, Military, PDP, sheriff, tracklist

Military yearns to prosecute officers involved in Dasukigate

The Nigerian Army is awaiting approval from President Muhammadu Buhari, to commence military trial for all serving officers implicated in the ongoing investigation into the $2.1bn arms purchase scandal. A reliable government source on Sunday, revealed to Punch Newspapers that military authorities have already requested the President’s permission for the officers to be prosecuted under... Read More

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Boko Haram still in control of ‘some territories’ in Nigeria – USA military

Contrary to claims made by President Muhammadu Buhari and other top officials in his government that Boko Haram is not in control of any territory within Nigeria, a recent statement by foreign officials says otherwise. A United States military official, General David Rodriguez, who is the commander of the U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM), has testified before... Read More

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A Nigerian military officer directs civilians at a checkpoint along Sapele-Warr road in the Niger Delta region | Filed Photo: YNaija.com

Opinion: Nigerian army, its charm offensive and civilian-military relations

The Nigerian Army in the last one month have been on the “charm offensive” to improve its human rights records and reinvigorate its Civil-Military Relations (CMR). This can be seen under the leadership of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai through the re-absorption of some dismissed soldiers and officers accused of acts... Read More

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THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: Shi’ite Sect severs ties with judicial panel| Republicans desperate to stop Trump | More stories

Shi’ite Sect sever ties with judicial panel. Leadership EFCC challenges Rickey Tarfa’s fresh application. Vanguard Why Badeh was moved to Lagos. Leadership FG doesn’t plan to sell NIPOST to foreigners. Punch There is fraud in NDDC projects in Imo – Okorocha alleges. Vanguard APC chieftain, Oke vows to never return to PDP. Punch APC brands Sheriff, Fayose, as... Read More

boko haram, EFCC, FG, Military, NIPOST, Odili, PDP, tracklist

February 16, 2016

Cameroonian forces, Nigerian troops rescue 112 persons from Boko Haram (PHOTOS)

The troops of 26 Task Force Brigade, with the assistance of the Cameroonian forces, have rescued 8 men, 36 women and 68 children in Kirawa, Borno state. This was disclosed in a statement made available to journalists by the acting Director Army Public Relations, Sani Kukasheka Usman on Tuesday. The Cameroonian battalion were also able... Read More

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February 11, 2016

Military chief says Army’s not fighting Boko Haram with fake weapons

The hierarchy of the Nigerian Military has rubbished claims by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, that soldiers are combating the Boko Haram insurgents with substandard weapons bought by the administration of former president Goodluck Jonathan. During a chat on Africa Independent Television, AIT, the Director of Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Rabe Abubakar dismissed... Read More

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February 10, 2016

Why dismissed soldiers won’t be reabsorbed- Military

The Nigerian Army has reaffirmed its decision not to reabsorb the 250 soldiers recently dismissed for failing to join their colleagues posted to the North East. The Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Sani Usman on Tuesday, said the soldiers were dismissed over gross acts of indiscipline, cowardice, and absence without leave. “The attention of... Read More

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February 7, 2016

‘Boko Haram still controls half of Borno’ – Senator Garbai

Baba Kaka Garbai, the senator representing Borno Central has accused the Federal Government of lying about the state of insurgency in the North East, alleging that the terrorists still hold about half of Borno state as opposed to FG’s reports of their defeat. Garbai revealed this to journalist on Saturday, Febraury 6, while on a... Read More

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January 29, 2016

Boko Haram insurgent arrested in Sapele, Delta

Soldiers of the 19 Battalion of Nigerian Army have caught a middle-aged man suspected to be a Boko Haram terrorist in Sapele, Delta state. The man, named Bukar Abacha was apprehended not long after he arrived at the Hausa quarters in Sapele. According to a senior officer in the Army, on Thursday, January 28, the suspect was... Read More

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January 16, 2016

‘Arrest Alex Badeh… as a trained pilot, he can run away’

Northern leaders are of the opinion that the federal government should promptly order the arrest of former military chiefs who were involved in financial misconduct. President Muhammadu Buhari had on Friday, directed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to probe the alleged misconduct established against some retired and serving officers of the Nigerian Air Force and the Nigerian... Read More

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alex badeh, Arms scandal, Military

January 16, 2016

Arms scandal: EFCC invites 18 military chiefs for questioning

The eighteen military chiefs to be probed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission will start appearing before the anti-graft agency on Monday, January 18. President Muhammadu Buhari had on Friday, issued a directive to the EFCC, to begin the probe of several retired and serving military chiefs over alleged misconduct and misappropriation of funds. The affected... Read More

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January 10, 2016

‘It’s a taboo for soldiers to embark on hunger strike’ | DHQ denies media report

Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters has rebuffed claims published in the media on Friday, January 8 in which 3000 re-engaged soldiers were alleged to have embarked on hunger strike, simply for not been posted back to their units. In a statement released by Brigadier General Rabe Abubakar, Acting Director Defence Information, the DHQ stated that the story... Read More

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December 24, 2015

‘We have won the war’ | Buhari declares victory over Boko Haram

President Muhammadu Buhari says the Nigerian Army has snuffed out the threat of the Boko Haram terrorist sect. While speaking to the BBC, the president revealed that the army is edging close to completely defeating the terrorist group. Buhari had earlier given a December 31 deadline to the military to end the insurgency that has ravaged the... Read More

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December 14, 2015

Islamic council warn Buhari, Army over death of Shiite members

Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto, has cautioned President Muhammadu Buhari and the Federal Government over the recent killings in Zaria, Kaduna state. About 20 people are reported to have been killed in the fight between the Shiite Islamic group and the Nigerian Army which started on December 12 and spanned for many... Read More

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November 27, 2015

‘Boko Haram insurgents are planning to attack Abuja’ (DETAILS)

The Federal Capital Territory Administration has raised an alarm over plans by the Boko Haram terrorists to attack worship centres and markets in Abuja, using young girls. The Administration therefore enjoined places of worship to be watchful and to particularly look out for unknown persons dressed as aid workers loitering around the worship centres and markets.... Read More

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Abuja, FCT, Military, police, security, terrorism

November 25, 2015

Fani Kayode says you’re a ‘village idiot’ and ‘compound fool’ if you believe the Army

Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani Kayode is no stranger to tackling authority and federal governments. This time around, Fani-Kayode, who never shies away from saying things the way he deems fit, is engaging the Nigerian Army and the Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government. Fani-Kayode believes that the Nigerian Army truly lost 105 soldiers during a recent Boko... Read More

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November 5, 2015

Boko Haram base bombed by Niger air force

Striking its deadliest blow in eight months, Niger’s air force bombed a Boko Haram base in the south-east of the West African country. Security sources were quoted to have said that over 20 militants were arrested in the course of the attack of Thursday. Niger government forces were reported to have gone after the insurgents following the recent... Read More

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Theophilus Danjuma says Boko Haram gather intelligence better than Nigerian Army | YNaija.com

November 3, 2015

Boko Haram’s intelligence-gathering better than Nigerian Army – Danjuma

A retired Lieutenant-General, Theophilus Danjuma, has made a startling claim, that Boko Haram insurgents are more capable in intelligence-gathering, than the Nigerian military. Danjuma, said on Tuesday, that the insurgents have sleeper-cells within the civilian population, hence their edge against the Nigerian army. The one-time Army Chief, said Boko Haram’s new strategy of the attacking soft targets is effective because... Read More

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November 1, 2015

N1.3bn up for grabs for information on Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau

The US has hinted that the $23 million bounty placed on the Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, and other members of his consultative council is still subsisting. It was discovered that Shekau had the highest bounty of $7million (N1,393,350,000), offered by the US State Department’s Rewards for Justice Programme. The US leadership said the bounty on Shekau would not... Read More

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October 22, 2015

Soldiers guilty of rigging Ekiti, Osun elections should be dismissed – Opadokun

Ayo Opadokun, the Convener of the Coalition of Democrats for Electoral Reforms, has enjoined the Nigeria military to dismiss any officer found guilty of working with politicians to rig the 2014 governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun states. Opadokun, stated this in an interview on Wednesday, pointing out that the outcome of the probe would serve as a deterrent... Read More

Buhari, Ekiti, elections, Military, Osun State, rigging

October 4, 2015

Army to expose Boko Haram sponsors

The Nigerian Army has reiterated that no level of distraction would stop it from putting an end to insurgency and terrorism in Nigeria by December. Theater Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, Yushau Abubakar, on Sunday disclosed this in Maiduguri. He said that the recent bombings were just an act of distraction, to divert their attention from achieving... Read More

boko haram, insurgency, Military

October 4, 2015

No soldier died in Abuja blast – Army

The Nigerian Army has denied the reports that soldiers were among casualties of Friday’s bomb attacks in Kuje and Nyanya areas of the Federal Capital Territory ,Abuja. The Army stated that the news was untrue, pointing out that all the 17 casualties of the bombing were civilians. A statement was issued to this effect on... Read More

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September 30, 2015

Why military action alone cannot end terrorism – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari says military action is not sufficient to end the scourge of terrorism and extremism. He said although it is necessary to tackle and scuttle the impact of terrorists using the military, but added that it would be more helpful if the reasons why people go into terrorism are addressed. The president said... Read More

boko haram, Military, president buhari, terrorism

September 17, 2015

Everything you should know about the military coup in Burkina Faso

There was a coup in Burkina Faso on Thursday morning. The country’s army has taken over government and have detained interim President, Michel Kafando and Prime Minister Yacouba Zida. Here’s everything you should know about the coup: -The transitional government came into power after Blaise Campaore was overthrown with the help of a public uprising, in... Read More

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