A soldier serving with the 3 Division of the Nigerian Army in Jos, Plateau State, Private Lukman Musa, has been sentenced to death by hanging by a General Court Martial at Maxwell Khobe Cantonment for the murder of a tricycle (Keke) rider, Abdulrahman Isa, in Azere town, Bauchi State. The death sentence was handed down […]
A soldier celebrating his birthday has allegedly killed a villager in the Marish Community of Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. The Bokkos Cultural Development Council Vanguard in a statement by its chairman Farmasum Fuddang said the soldier accidentally pulled the trigger at a relaxation centre in the community which allegedly hit and killed […]
According to a report by SaharaReporters, a yet-to-be-identified Nigerian Army soldier has warned residents of Orlu town in Imo State to either relocate or be vigilant as some personnel had allegedly been given a shoot-at-sight order in the ongoing battle with the Eastern Security Network operatives. The soldier, who spoke pidgin English in an audio […]
The Nigerian soldier in a viral ‘leg work’ dance video has allegedly been arrested. The NAF soldier who was masked-up, was recorded while dancing to singer Wurld’s ‘Mad’. The video went viral with people hailing his dance moves. A Twitter user, @GhenhisKhan is alleging that the officer has now been arrested, Wurld has also reacted, […]
Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the family of Pa Adama Aduku, the oldest surviving soldier of the Nigerian Army and World War II veteran, who passed on at 101. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Friday, the president described Aduku as […]
A group, the Benue Proactive Initiative, BPI, has revealed that yesterday’s attack on personnel of the Nigerian Army which led to the death of a soldier in Naka, Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue state was the handiwork of miscreants whose past time is getting high on cheap drugs. The group, which stated that […]
There was mild drama at a commercial bank in Gusau, Sokoto, as a bloody clash was averted after a soldier slapped policeman attached to the bank. The scenario also led to gun shots forcing customers on queue and passers bye to scamper for safety. The Nation Newspaper reports that an eyewitness said the incident occurred […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the payment of pension to soldiers, policemen and paramilitary officers involved in the Biafra war. The Biafra war veterans were dismissed from service, following their participation in the war which occurred between 1967 and 1970. This development was disclosed in a statement made available on Wednesday Pensions Transition Arrangement Directorate […]