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June 2, 2014

Tight security: Shettima attends Emir’s burial with over 100 soldiers

by Oge Okonkwo Following the attack and killing of the Emir of Gwoza, Borno State governor, Kashim Shettima, left Maiduguri, the state capital, amid tight security, to attend the monarch’s…

June 1, 2014

BREAKING: Boko Haram bombs drinking joint in Adamawa

File photo by Akan Ido There are reports of a deadly bomb blast at a drinking joint and a brothel near a military base in Mubi, Adamawa State. SaharaReporters, an…

May 28, 2014

Tragic: Boko Haram hoists flags after killing 49 people in Yobe & Borno

by 'Jola Sotubo The casualties of terrorism in the Northeastern region of Nigeria have increased once again as Boko Haram insurgents went on rampage in Borno and Yobe states. The…

May 23, 2014

Shortfall in policing for Nigerians – and more, in today’s news round-up with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze After taking a look at all the unrealistic targets that have been spouted before regarding #NEPA, power blazer Chinedu Nebo has decided to stop listening to his…

May 18, 2014

Just In: Violent protests hit Maiduguri as police shoot 2 men dead

File photo by Akan Ido There are reports of a violent protest currently going on in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital. The violence was said to have been triggered after…

May 9, 2014

Tunde Leye: Don’t tell us what it means to be patriotic

by Tunde Leye So don’t get it twisted. We know what it means to be patriotic and it is not what you say it is. It was Theodore Roosevelt…

May 2, 2014

Passengers stranded as heavy military presence is noticed at MMIA, Lagos (PHOTOS)

by Zara Mustapha There are reports that there is a heavy military presence at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) forcing passengers to walk on foot with their luggages to the…

April 11, 2014

Cheta Nwanze: Citizen Yusuf doesn’t deserve a spell on the naughty step

by Cheta Nwanze Sadly, it appears that for all of his service, Ciaxon has been missing from social media for just over a week now, and yesterday night... a known…

March 7, 2014

Photo of the Day: This is why the Boko Haram leader is still at large

by Adeola Balogun The Boko Haram menace is a source of concern around the country and even around the world with many wondering if security forces are doing enough to…

February 28, 2014

Don’t laugh! These soldiers surely can’t protect you against terrorism (LOOK)

by Adeola Balogun The war against extremist group Boko Haram is still raging in the North-Eastern part of Nigeria as can be seen from the recent massacre of 59 students…

January 31, 2014

Brutality: Soldiers ‘beat up hospital staff for rejecting colleague’s body’

by 'Jola Sotubo File photo Reports have it that a number of soldiers invaded a hospital in Ondo on Wednesday and assaulted some staff of a hospital. The assailants, about…

January 16, 2014

Sad: Death toll in Borno suicide attack rises to 43

by Akan Ido There are reports that the death toll from the suicide bomb blast which occurred in Borno on Tuesday has risen to forty three. [READ:Tragic: 17 people killed…

January 13, 2014

“Operational blunder”: Senator escapes death as fighter jet drops bombs on his convoy

by 'Jola Sotubo A near fatal mishap was recorded in Borno at the weekend as a fighter jet of one of the armed forces reportedly bombed the convoy of a…

January 9, 2014

BUSTED: Court arraigns 4 soldiers for raping 7 prostitutes in Abuja

by Oke Efagene File photo A prosecution witness, Olamide Olayemi, said the 4 dismissed soldiers charged with rape of 7 commercial sex workers in Abuja, left their guard duty-post to…

December 21, 2013

Terrible: How Boko Haram militants ‘kidnapped wives, children of soldiers’

by Akintomiwa Agbaje File photo More reports have emerged asides from the wreckage that was caused by the Boko Haram insurgency's attack on a barracks that occured a few days…

December 18, 2013

Opinion: Oh Lord! Give us this day a good leader

by Bamidele Ademola-Olateju When President Yar’Adua got elected, he called himself the servant leader. The servant part was more of rhetoric than anything else. If he was selfless, he would…

November 17, 2013

How soldiers saved election officials from armed robbers in Anambra

Soldiers arrived early to save the officials. No fewer than 20 election officials returning from the Anambra state governorship poll were attacked in the early hours of Sunday by armed…

November 16, 2013

21 people killed in Borno as soldiers battle Boko Haram insurgents

Twenty Boko Haram terrorists and a soldier died during a gun battle between the two parties in Gwoza, Borno State, on Friday night, the military has said. This was made…

October 25, 2013

2 JTF operatives dead, one missing after attack by suspected pirates in Rivers

by 'Jola Sotubo Gunmen suspected to be pirates have shot and killed two soldiers on escort duty in Rivers State. One other soldier has been reported missing after the incident.…

October 13, 2013

Ayokunle Odekunle: Femi Fani-Kayode should stop haranguing us with witless theories

by Ayokunle Odekunle I have nothing against Mr. Fani-Kayode but he insults our senses by coming to town with some far-reaching theories. I genuinely feel bad for him, he needs…

October 12, 2013

Learning the hard way: Chinese soldiers have wooden crosses strapped to their backs to learn how NOT to slouch (PHOTOS)

It's a frequent complaint of parents telling their children to stand up straight and stop slouching. And it's hardly surprising, given that they are undergoing training in how to stand…

September 28, 2013

Scare tactics: Supporters of arrested kidnap kingpin run riot, threaten soldiers with rituals

by Tutu Akinlabi In a desperate move to counter the efforts of soldiers after the arrest of Delta State kidnap kingpin, Kelvin Oniarah, his loyalists in Kokori have reportedly resorted…

September 28, 2013

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. As you walk past, you turn and take one last…

September 22, 2013

INCREDIBLE: These chilling pictures from the Kenya mall attack will make you cringe (GRAPHIC PHOTOS)

Three Britons were today confirmed dead after armed terrorists stormed a Nairobi shopping centre - and the number is likely to rise, the Foreign Office. Armed women were reportedly part…

September 20, 2013

“We are not Boko Haram” – Survivors of Abuja killings (PHOTOS)

There has been a twist in the claims by Nigeria’s intelligence agency, the SSS that its men engaged in a shootout with armed Boko Haram elements early Friday, in Abuja,…

September 18, 2013

Pastor arraigned for killing 2 soldiers in Osun, pleads not guilty

by Oge Okonkwo A 44-year-old pastor of a pentecostal church, Ademola Adekunle, has been brought before an Osogbo magistrate court for allegedly killing two soldiers 34-year-old Mohammed Ibrahim and Salisu Ibrahim of the Nigerian…

September 18, 2013

Boko Haram: 16 soldiers killed, many others missing in deadly ambush in Borno

Army authorities disclosed, yesterday, that 15 soldiers and a lieutenant have been killed by Boko Haram terrorists along the Baga-Maiduguri Road in Borno State, while 150 sect members were killed…

August 14, 2013

Brutality: Soldiers attack policemen for blaring siren in Delta

Pandemonium broke out, Monday, in Koko, Warri North Local Government Area, Delta State, as soldiers attacked and injured police officers from Delta State Police Command, who were on escort duty…

August 4, 2013

Tension in Abuja district as soldiers clash with ‘Okada’ men over alleged torture

by Oge Okonkwo There was notable tension in Nyanya/Karu Abuja, after some soldiers allegedly tortured a commercial motorcyclist commonly known as Okada leading to protest by some of the riders. According to…

July 31, 2013

2 killed at Bauchi check-point after soldiers open fire on driver

by Chi Ibe Two innocent passengers in a commercial vehicle at a check point in Darazo Local Government Area of Bauchi State have died after they were shot by soldiers.…

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