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Boko Haram spy killed by soldiers (VIEWER DISCRETION)
On Tuesday, men of the Nigerian Army ambushed and killed an alleged Boko Haram spy at Barwati village, Kukawa LGA. The terrorist was killed while trying to gain access into…
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Buratai pays surprise visit to Army camp, breaks fast with troop in their trenches
In a display of Comradery, The Chief of Army, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, on Sunday, paid a surprise visit to officials of the Nigerian Army posted in Konduga, Northeast. Buratai, who…
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How militants attacked Ogun deputy governor’s entourage
Officials of the Nigerian Army and the Police Force were on Monday engaged in a 20-minute gun battle with militants when the Ogun Deputy Governor, Yetunde Onanuga, visited the Ebute-Ibafo in…
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Soldiers, policemen in gun duel over IDPs rice
A gun duel ensued between soldiers and policemen on Thursday at the Borno State Government House in Maiduguri over rice meant for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). The IDPs who chose…
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‘Stop using our struggle to beg for pipeline contracts’ | Avengers attack APC chieftain
Militant group, Niger Delta Avengers has distanced itself from the the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) while stating that its struggle is not for pliticl hijackers…
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Soldiers ‘invade Gbaramatu kingdom’ despite Government cease-fire
The Federal Government has broken its promise to stop the invasion of Niger Delta comminities for 2-weeks even as dialogue with rampaging militant group, Niger Delta Avengers is set to…
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We didn’t retire ‘innocent officers’ – Tukur Buratai
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, has said the mass retirement of 38 senior officers by the military authorities did not affect any innocent person. The Army…
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Army chief, Buratai asks soldiers to ‘remain loyal’ to FG
The Nigerian Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, has advised officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army to remain loyal to the Federal Government. Buratai gave this counsel at the Nigerian…
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Soldiers kill more Boko Haram insurgents in Gamboru Ngala
As the Nigerian Army keeps recording success against insurgency, troops of 3 Battalion, 22 Task Force Brigade yesterday, conducted a fighting patrol operations in the general area of Muska village…
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BREAKING: ECOWAS court fines Nigeria $3.3 million for Apo killings
An Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) court, on Tuesday, ordered Nigeria to pay a fine of $3.3 million for the extra-judicial killing of eight persons in the Apo…
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One soldier killed, 3 injured as Army gun down 11 terrorists
The Nigerian Army, on Friday, declared that it has recorded another victory against Boko Haram insurgents in the north-east of the country. According to a statement issued by the Army…
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‘Without killing a soul, we dropped Nigeria’s oil production to 800,000 barrels’ – NDA
Bullish and full of chest thumping, militant group, Niger Delta Avengers are in trumpet-blowing mood even while they denied killing 2 soldiers and over 4 civilians in a Military houseboat…
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Just In: 2 soldiers, 4 civilians killed by Niger Delta militants
The Nigerian Army on Thursday, announced the death of 2 soldiers and 4 civilians - whom were killed by Niger Delta militants. John Unuakahlu, Assistant Director army public relations, who…
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Soldiers, policemen clash in banking hall
A fight between a soldier and four mobile policemen on Tuesday morning caused commotion at a branch of a new generation bank in Cross River state. Though the cause of the…
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Nigerian soldiers beat up lawyer for making a suggestion (VIDEO)
A video showing some soldiers of the Nigerian Army battering a Lagos-based lawyer at 7th Avenue, FESTAC Town, Lagos State, has emerged. With the wave of violence spreading across the…
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92 armed herdsmen arrested in Abuja [DETAILS]
92 herdsmen have been arrested in Abuja by soldiers of the Guards Brigade of the Nigeria Army. This development was made known by the Assistant Director, Army Public Relations of…
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Soldiers never protested ‘water shortage’ – Nigerian Army
The Nigerian Army has rebuffed news of protesting soldiers engaged in the war against Boko Haram which was reported by some media outlets. In a statement released by Acting Director,…
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Boko Haram operation: 2 soldiers step on ‘buried landmines’, 72 rescued, 29 killed
Troops of 114 Task Force Battalion, 28 Task Force Brigade, in conjunction with some vigilantes in their area of operation, have cleared Boko Haram terrorists from the Bita-Madube Cikin-Njubul axis…
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How Boko Haram insurgents got killed by their ‘own land mines’
In a classic case of digging a pit and falling into it, the remnants of the fleeing Boko Haram terrorists in Kumala, Borno state drove their getaway vehicle into one…
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Fleeing Boko Haram insurgents killed in Sambisa forest (VIEWER DISCRETION)
Nigerian troops have killed some fleeing members of the Boko Haram insurgent group, at the Sabsawa axis of Sambisa forest. This dvevelopment was disclosed on Friday, in a statement released…
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Soldiers raid ex-militant leader’s house in Rivers
Nigerian soldiers, on Monday night, raided the house of former militant leader, Solomon Ndigbara, in Yeghe community, Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State During the raid on the house…
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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…
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’63 Boko Haram terrorists killed in 5 days’ – Army
The Theater Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, Major General Hassan Umoru, at a media briefing in Maiduguri on Friday, January 22 said Nigerian troops killed 63 Boko Haram insurgents and…
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Soldiers bar 120 Chibok parents, #BBOG delegation from entering Abuja
The #BringBackOurGirls group and parents of the abducted Chibok girls were on Tuesday, set to carry out a march to the presidency, on behalf of their daughters who're still in Boko…
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Soldiers raid houses of ex-militant leader, ‘Osama bin Laden’ in Rivers state
Two separate houses of a former militant leader, Solomon Ndigbara has been raided by soldiers of the 2 Brigade, Nigerian Army. The home of Ndigbara, who's also known as Osama…
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‘I was selected as one of Biafran soldiers’ | Read IPOB member’s statement to DSS
A handwritten statement by a member of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has been obtained by Sahara Reporters. The statement is reportedly being used as evidence by the Department…
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‘Soldiers raped our women, killed and buried them’ – Islamic Movement in Nigeria
Female members of the Shiite Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, have accused soldiers of raping their members before killing them, in the December clash between the sect and the Army.…
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THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: ‘Soldiers helped pipeline vandals’ | Ekiti youth want Fayose probed | Saudi Arabia severs ties with Iran | More stories
EFCC to investigate Metuh, Anenih, over DasukiGate. YNaija Ishaku tells APC to accept Appeal Court verdict. This Day Pipeline suspects said soldiers helped them in the creeks. Vanguard Borno hunters…
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How Jonathan’s government caused soldiers’ mutiny – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says the actions and inaction of the administration of his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan led soldiers of the Nigerian Army to mutiny. He said Jonathan's government chose to…
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Boko Haram, soldiers involved in gun fight as explosions rocks Maiduguri
Members of the Boko Haram terrorist sect are involved in a shoot-out with soldiers in Aladuwari village, which is about 2 km away from Maiduguri, in Borno state. Premium Times reports…
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