Opinion

A need for caution on the issue of internet monitoring

Ihesiulo Grace 19 December 2017 0

Recently, the Director of Defence Information, Maj-Gen John Enenche, was on Channels TV to discuss what the military has embarked upon as part of its national security duties. Gen Enenche set off a storm that could come back to hurt the present administration when he said the military was now

News

How “Crisis Entrepreneurs” plan to blackmail military with campaign of calumny — Group

Ihesiulo Grace 10 December 2017 0

A group, the Centre for Social Justice, Equity and Transparency (CESJET) has raised an alarm over what it said is an attempt by those it described as “crisis entrepreneurs” to blackmail the Nigerian military and its leadership. The group said Nigerians would have observed the escalation of activities targeted at destabilizing Nigeria in recent weeks. […]

News

Kanu disappearance: Abaribe wants court to inspect home invaded by military

Ihesiulo Grace 6 December 2017 0

Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe who stood surety for the leader of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has filed an application asking Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja to inspect Kanu residence in Isiama Afaraukwu Abia State where military attacks lead to his disappearance. Abaribe’s motion on notice was […]

Africa

Military vehicles converge outside Harare

Ihesiulo Grace 15 November 2017 0

In what many people could term, Zimbabwe’s readiness to forestall any external aggression following recent threat by the nation’s army, the military appeared to have cordoned off the country’s capital, Harare. Military vehicles were reported to be heading towards Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital on Tuesday, a day after the army chief warned he would “step in”

News

#AnambraDecides2017: IPoB Plans Impersonating Military to Kill Civilians

Ihesiulo Grace 13 November 2017 0

Proscribed group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), has reportedly concluded plans to attack civilians during the Anambra state governorship election on Saturday and blame it on the military. The attacks would be launched against those who stay back in their homes to comply with IPoB’s directive for election boycott. Members of the proscribed group […]

News

Adequate funding key to containing insurgency, kidnapping, others – Buratai

Ihesiulo Grace 24 October 2017 0

The need for the adequate funding of the Nigerian Army was once again emphasised by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai during the Nigerian Army Finance Corps (NAFC) 11th Biennial Training Conference which held at AHQ Command Officers’ Mess II Apapa, Lagos. The Chief of Army Staff who was the Special Guest at […]

Headlines

Cybercrime offenders to get 10years jail term, IGP warns

Ihesiulo Grace 13 September 2017 0

Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, says offenders of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention ETC) Act, 2015, which is popularly known as “hate speech” in social media risk 10 years jail time and N25 million fine, on conviction. The Inspector General of Police made the comments in Abuja while speaking at a round table organised by […]

News

SERAP asks Buhari to end monitoring of Nigerians on social media by military authorities

Ihesiulo Grace 28 August 2017 0

A nongovernmental organization, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, asking that he instruct the military authorities to immediately end any monitoring of activities of Nigerians on the social media. Besides, the organization urged the president to ensure that military operations comply with the

Opinion

Nigeria: AI’s High as the New Low

Ihesiulo Grace 24 February 2017 0

Amnesty International is riding the wave of a newfound high after delivering on its clients’ demand, which appears to be a mission to grade Nigeria in the same column with repressive nation states. The ebullience with which the organisation’s field assets were pumping each others hands and patting shoulders after a Nigerian event to unveiled […]

Headlines News

Oba Akiolu blames decay in police on military

Ihesiulo Grace 31 January 2017 0

The Oba of Lagos, Rilwanu Akiolu, has taken a swipe at the military for being responsible for the rot in the police. He also accused the military of killing the efficiency and performance of the police. Speaking in Lagos on Monday, the monarch said the plethora of problems bedeviling the force today is not self-inflicted, […]

Opinion

Who Is Afraid of Peace in the North East

Ihesiulo Grace 29 January 2017 0

There is an ugly development that should give all truly patriotic Nigerians concerns. It has to do with the turn of events in the North East of the country, which has been the hotbed of the Boko Haram insurgency. What is at stake here is the seeming indifference – if not active undermining – to […]

News Politics

Osun lawmakers urges air force to avoid further errors

Ihesiulo Grace 23 January 2017 0

Osun State House of Assembly has condoled with families of victims involved in the accidental bombing of a civilian community in Rann IDP camp in the far north of Borno by the NAF. The House Committee Chairman on Information and Strategy, Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, in a statement in Osogbon said the death of the innocent […]

Politics

Boko Haram: Atiku hails military, PMB over Sambisa’s success

Ihesiulo Grace 27 December 2016 0

Former Vice President and chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has congratulated the officers and men of the Nigeria Army on the spectacular feat of the invasion and sacking of Camp Zero, the last Boko Haram stronghold in Sambisa Forest. Atiku, in a statement from his media office on Tuesday, […]

Headlines Politics

PDP lauds Buhari, military for clearing Sambisa forest

Ihesiulo Grace 27 December 2016 0

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari and the military for their dogged pursuit of the war against insurgency which led to the clearing of the dreaded Sambisa Forest of Boko Haram terrorists. The PDP, in a statement on Tuesday by its national Publicity Secretary, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, described the feat as […]

News

Insurgency: Gov Ahmed commends the military

Ihesiulo Grace 8 December 2016 0

Kwara state Governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed, has commended the Nigeria Army and other security agencies for their bravery in the fight against insurgency in the country. The Governor who made this commendation in Ilorin while playing host to a new commandant, 22 Armoured Brigade, Nigeria Army, Sobi, Brigadier-General Sulaiman Idris and the out-going commandant,

World

Indonesia Urged to Stop Military Virginity Tests

Ihesiulo Grace 15 May 2015 0

Indonesia faced calls on Thursday to stop virginity tests for women seeking to join the military, with a leading rights group calling the practice “cruel, inhuman and degrading”. Human Rights Watch said interviews with female members of the military showed that the examination, normally conducted through a “two-finger test” to ensure the hymen is

Headlines News

Military Will Continue Sambisa Operation Despite Maiduguri Attacks- DHQ

Ihesiulo Grace 14 May 2015 0

The Director Defence Information in the Defence Headquarters (DHQ), Major General Chris Olukolade, on Thursday stated that the offensive to clear Boko Haram terrorists and their camps from all the Sambisa forest locations will continue despite the diversionary attacks in Maiduguri on Wednesday. The DHQ also revealed how its troops foiled the plot by Boko […]

Headlines News

10 Die in Military Plane Crash in Spain

Ihesiulo Grace 9 May 2015 0

  Spain’s prime minister says a military transport plane has crashed near southwestern Seville airport killing its crew. It is not known if others were injured. Mariano Rajoy said up to 10 crew members were aboard a brand new Airbus A400M aircraft that was undergoing flight trials at the airport. Spain’s airport authority AENA confirmed […]

Headlines News

Military Plans to Wipe Us out, Plateau Community Alleges

Ihesiulo Grace 5 May 2015 0

The Tarok Community in Plateau State has raised an alarm over alleged plans by some powerful Nigerians to wipe them out. The alarm followed the killing at the weekend of an estimated 500 persons in Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State by men in military uniforms. Five villages in Kadarko district of Wase LGA […]

Headlines News

Why Boko Haram Rape Women, by Borno Gov

Ihesiulo Grace 5 May 2015 0

Members of the Boko Haram have been indoctrinated to believe that the children they father by women of other faiths are automatically Muslims. They therefore have no inhibition raping the girls and women they abduct. Those were the words of the Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima, on Monday giving a psychological analysis of the atrocities […]