@Toksero: #BokoHaram – Need for review of military expenditure and strategy (Y! FrontPage)

by Toks Ero Pertinent questions must be asked concerning the Nigerian federal government’s and the military’s handling of the Boko Haram insurgency. From inception of incidences of bomb blasts to outright seizing of territories, Boko Haram is defiling the Nigerian government/military and violating Nigerians. No meaningful growth and development can be recorded by any nation... Read More

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November 16, 2014

We have swept Boko Haram out of Chibok – Military

by James Sambo According to reports, Nigerian soldiers are said to have taken back Chibok town in Borno after it which was captured by the Boko Haram insurgents on Friday, November. Reports say that soldiers of the 7 Division Nigeria army had on Saturday, November 15, swooped in and retrieved the seized community from the insurgents, after... Read More

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October 15, 2014

@Saatah: #Ebola and other few positives from Nigeria

by Saatah Nubari Pessimism is not bad, especially when you view Nigeria from somewhere around No 54, Heart Attack Is Not A Bad Way to Die Street, off All Hope Is Lost Road. I’ll talk about pessimism, but that will probably be at the end—first let’s talk about better things. ON EBOLA As I dropped... Read More

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September 25, 2014

No @Amnesty, military not guilty of any human right abuses – NHRC

by Laila Ibrahim Contrary to indictments made by Amnesty International about the Nigerian military abusing human rights in the fight against insurgency, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in Nigeria has exonerated the military of human abuses. After critical investigation of the evidence provided by the Amnesty International, the commission stated on Wednesday that the... Read More

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September 13, 2014

Jonathan directs military to institute special programme to honour fallen heroes

by Laila Ibrahim President Goodluck Jonathan has directed the institution of a special programme that will honour officers of the armed forces who lose their lives in active service. Speaking on Saturday at the combined passing-out-parade and commissioning of the 61 regular course and short service course 42 (Army) cadets of the National Defence Academy (NDA)... Read More

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September 5, 2014

Battle of Bama: Military gain upper hand with airstrikes

by James Sambo As the Battle for Bama, the second largest town in Borno State, heats up, the Army has gained some grounds, a source has said. The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adeshola Amosun, had been deployed to the combat zone to oversee the air strikes. In an intense battle yesterday, our military made use of air strikes as... Read More

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August 25, 2014

Tunde Leye: We need to move away from 1914 | Equip our military now (Y! FrontPage)

by Tunde Leye I am going to touch on a sensitive issue. I have read severally very lengthy and detailed analysis of the great and selfish error that led to the amalgamation of the Northern and Southern Protectorates to form the country we now know as Nigeria. By that action, Frederick Lugard brought together one... Read More

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July 29, 2014

Tinubu says the Nigerian Military have become servants of President Jonathan

by Kolapo Olapoju APC leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, says the end of the Peoples Democratic Party will be far from pretty. Speaking through his media aide, Sunday Dare, on Monday, 28 July, he wrote on his Facebook page a note titled, “PDP, Jonathan are building on quicksand”. Tinubu said that it was disheartening and disrepsectful... Read More

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July 25, 2014

Army arrests Kaduna bomber disguised as a woman

by S’ola Filani The Nigerian military has taken into custody a suspected bomber connected with the Wednesday’s bomb explosion in Kaduna. The young man had disguised as a woman clad in female garb to exude femininity with a brazier affixed to his chest. He was arrested while trying to fizzle into a crowd of onlookers... Read More

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July 8, 2014

Opinion: Chibok survivors and multiple narratives of victimhood

by Jibrin Ibrahim Yes indeed, time is passing and the agronomy of the parents and relations continue to grow. So far, seven of the parents of the girls have died of their chagrin. Is the Nigerian State and Government saying they will continue to watch as the Kibaku Nation is annihilated? My heart bleeds for... Read More

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May 30, 2014

BUSTED: Military arrests bomb expert behind Abuja, Jos bombings

by Zara Mustapha A man who confessed to being a bomb expert for the dreaded Islamic sect Boko Haram has been arrested by military operatives in Borno state while on his way to Sambisa forest, the alleged hideout of the insurgents. The man whose identity is hidden by the authorities, is said to be in his mid... Read More

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May 29, 2014

Opinion: Pres. Jonathan, Nigerian military and the missing girls

by Kayode Badmus Children’s day has come and gone and these kids missed out, so today we would be celebrating another democracy day but are we even in a democratic society? Does democracy mean insecurity? Today Nigeria celebrates 15 years of uninterrupted power in the hands of democratic leaders but truth be told, the mass... Read More

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May 17, 2014

Opinion: The vow of the Nigerian military is patrotism to death, let’s support them

by Denzel Chukwudinma In the light of the unfair criticism that have been shot the way of our military officials in recent times, I write this article to bring what the military represents to the knowledge of fellow Nigerians. While patriotism to the Nigerian cause can no longer be considered a given, there still some patriotic individuals and... Read More

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April 18, 2014

Perry Brimah: The Nigerian military is being heavily compromised

by Perry Brimah Nigeria’s security department has visibly, deliberately failed to curb terror freely plaguing the nation; not a single sponsor of terror has ever been prosecuted, despite preponderance of evidence including the Abba Moro White report indicting Borno politicians in the establishment of Boko Haram. Corruption and gross, malicious ineptitude of the fourth republic... Read More

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March 19, 2014

Opinion: Boko Haram – Is the military in a false propaganda war?

by Zainab Okino Not long after, Nigerians woke up one day to the revelation by the Army of the death of Boko Haram’s spiritual leader. Abubakar Shekau was said to have died of bullet wounds sustained during a battle with the JTF. The then JTF command said they intercepted correspondences from captured insurgents where they disclosed to themselves that ”Malam”... Read More

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@Toksero: #BokoHaram – Need for review of military expenditure and strategy (Y! FrontPage)

We have swept Boko Haram out of Chibok – Military

@Saatah: #Ebola and other few positives from Nigeria

No @Amnesty, military not guilty of any human right abuses – NHRC

Jonathan directs military to institute special programme to honour fallen heroes

Battle of Bama: Military gain upper hand with airstrikes

Tunde Leye: We need to move away from 1914 | Equip our military now (Y! FrontPage)

Tinubu says the Nigerian Military have become servants of President Jonathan

Army arrests Kaduna bomber disguised as a woman

Opinion: Chibok survivors and multiple narratives of victimhood

BUSTED: Military arrests bomb expert behind Abuja, Jos bombings

Opinion: Pres. Jonathan, Nigerian military and the missing girls

Opinion: The vow of the Nigerian military is patrotism to death, let’s support them

Perry Brimah: The Nigerian military is being heavily compromised

Opinion: Boko Haram – Is the military in a false propaganda war?

#InCaseYouMissedIt: Boko Haram leader, Shekau claims responsibility for Maiduguri attacks

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