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Calm returns to Maiduguri Airport after soldiers’ mutiny

Ihesiulo Grace 14 August 2018 0

The Nigerian Army said on Monday that calm has been restored at Maiduguri Airport after some troops went on protect for two hours on Sunday over redeployment to Marte an enclave of Boko Haram element that was liberated by Nigerian military some years ago. The Deputy Director Public Relations,

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Troops Kill Suspected Militia Members, Boko Haram Insurgents – Army

Ihesiulo Grace 6 August 2018 0

Troops deployed in Operation Whirl Stroke have killed suspected members of an armed militia in Benue State, the Nigerian Army has said. The Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Texas Chukwu, revealed this in a statement on Sunday. He said the soldiers engaged the suspects, who were reportedly found with a herd of cattle […]

Crime News

Police arrest killer of Ortom’s aide

Ihesiulo Grace 21 June 2018 0

A notorious criminal gang member in Benue state, Mr. Terwase Akwaza responsible for the killing of Senior Special Assistant on Special Security to Governor Samuel Ortom, Mr. Denen Igbana has been arrested by troops of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS). Force Commander, OPWS, Major General Adeyemi Yekini who briefed newsmen at the Tactical Air Command in […]

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Herdsmen killings: Deploy troops in Kogi, Senate asks Buhari

Ihesiulo Grace 16 March 2018 0

Reps probe illegal arms import into state, summon customs The Senate on Thursday asked President Muhammadu Buhari to exercise his power as the Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces in deploying troops to Omala and Dekina local governments of Kogi State, to protect lives and property consequent upon killings of 32 persons by suspected herdsmen. […]

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Troops arrest arms supplier as Gen Buratai loses father

Ihesiulo Grace 10 February 2018 0

Troops of Guards Brigade Nigerian Army, deployed at Mararaba, Nasarawa State for Internal Security Operations have arrested a man with arms and ammunitions during a stop and search operation at the checkpoint on Thursday. The suspect, who gave his name as Mr Peter Iorlaha, was apprehended with a bag containing 2 locally made pistols, 1 […]

Opinion

State’s monopoly of violence as antidote to terror

Ihesiulo Grace 6 December 2017 0

The use of maximum force to quell Terrorism, Extremism and Separatism (TES) the world over has been largely successful, though its deployment has not sometimes failed to attract condemnation. Research has shown that some of the reasons military operations could be adjudged as unfair and unnecessary are when there is an excessive use of force […]

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Army captures Boko Haram’s leader, rescues 212 captives

Ihesiulo Grace 30 November 2017 0

The Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka Usman said on Wednesday that troops have captured Boko Haram Ameer and rescued 212 persons held hostage. He said the “remarkable feat ” was achieved by troops of 3 Battalion, 22 Brigade Nigerian Army, Sector 1, Operation LAFIYA DOLE, in furtherance of the ongoing clearance operations […]

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Troops intercept Boko Haram suicide bomb squad, neutralise 5

Ihesiulo Grace 29 October 2017 0

Troops intercepted Boko Haram suicide bomb squad on Friday and neutralised five terrorists at different locations in Borno north, Nigerian Army said on Saturday. Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman, the army spokesman in a statement, noted that the intercepted bomb at Ngalle village where one terrorist was neutralised “could have been intended for troops or innocent and […]

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Exercise Crocodile Smile II: Troops arrest pipeline vandals, drug peddlers others

Ihesiulo Grace 19 October 2017 0

The flag off of the Exercise Crocodile Smile II in the 81 Division Area of responsibility by the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, has led to the arrest of some suspected criminals within Lagos and Ogun states. Recall that the exercise which flagged off on Friday had incorporated other Security and Para […]

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Nigerian Army kill 18 Boko Haram fighters in Yobe

Ihesiulo Grace 28 February 2017 0

At least 18 suspected Boko Haram terrorists were killed by the troops of the Nigerian Army when the insurgents invaded Kumuya village in the Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State. It was learnt that some Boko Haram members had attacked the village to cart away food, but a gun battle subsequently ensued between them […]

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‘Boko Haram is still alive and well’-Junaid Mohammed

Ihesiulo Grace 28 January 2017 0

Anyone who says Boko Haram has been defeated is “telling lies”, Junaid Mohammed, a former supporter-turned-fierce critic of President Muhammadu Buhari, has said. President Buhari had in December 2016 declared that the stronghold of Boko Haram in Sambisa forest had fallen and the insurgents crushed. “I want to use this opportunity to commend the determination, […]

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Troops Recover Video Recordings of Boko Haram

Ihesiulo Grace 9 May 2015 0

The Director, Defence Information, Maj. Gen. Chris Olukolade, has confirmed that troops of the Nigerian Army have recovered video recordings of the heinous acts perpetrated by the Boko Haram insurgents. But, he refused to disclose further information about the crimes against humanity captured in the videos in possession of the military. He said, “It is […]

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Troops Raid 13 More Camps in Sambisa Forest

Ihesiulo Grace 1 May 2015 0

The Defence headquarters on Thursday confirmed that over 13 strongholds of Boko Haram members, including the notorious Tokumbere camp in Sambisa forest, have been captured by Nigerian troops. He added that several other camps have been overrun and destroyed. Some of the destroyed camps, according to the Director of Defence Information, Major-General Chris Olukolade,

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Atiku Commends Military On Rescue Of 293 Girls And Women

Ihesiulo Grace 29 April 2015 0

  Former Vice President and chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) Atiku Abubakar has expressed elation at the news of the rescue of nearly 300 girls and women from the Sambisa forest by the troops of the Nigerian military. The former Vice President said in a statement by his media office in Abuja on Wednesday […]

Today In History

1965: U.S. Troops Land in the Dominican Republic

Ihesiulo Grace 28 April 2015 0

In an effort to forestall what he claimed will be a “communist dictatorship” in the Dominican Republic, President Lyndon B. Johnson sent more than 22,000 U.S. troops to restore order on the island nation. Johnson’s action provoked loud protests in Latin America and scepticism among many in the United States. Troubles in the Dominican Republic […]

Africa News

Sudan Accuses Darfur Peacekeepers of Killing Seven Civilians

Ihesiulo Grace 28 April 2015 0

Sudan’s government on Sunday accused peacekeepers in Darfur of killing seven civilians, disputing the UN-African Union mission’s version of events in which it said its forces had repelled two attacks by gunmen. The UN-AU Mission in Darfur (Unamid) had said 40 gunmen fired on a patrol in South Darfur’s Kass area on Thursday, before the […]

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Pakistan Weighs Joining Saudi Coalition in Yemen

Ihesiulo Grace 7 April 2015 0

Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammas Asif said Monday that Saudi Arabia has asked that his military provide ground troops, planes and warships to help a coalition battling rebels in Yemen. He spoke at the start of a parliamentary debate on whether to join the Saudi-led effort against the Houthis that began nearly two weeks ago […]

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Obama Meets Afghan President, To Discuss Troop Withdrawal

Ihesiulo Grace 24 March 2015 0

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is White House-bound on Tuesday for a series of meetings, a working lunch, and a press conference with President Barack Obama, where U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan are expected to be at the top of the agenda, CNN reports. Ghani has requested that the U.S. consider adjusting its troop withdrawal timeline, […]

World

Military Advisers to Train Ukraine Troops

Ihesiulo Grace 19 March 2015 0

British military advisers are training Ukrainian troops in Ukraine, the UK said Thursday, as part of efforts to support the government in Kiev as it combats pro-Russian separatists in the east, CNN reports. UK Prime Minister David Cameron announced last month that Britain would send military advisers to Ukraine and provide an additional 15 million pounds […]

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Chad Troops Withdraw From Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 13 March 2015 0

Reports coming in from Reuters states that much of the Chadian force fighting Boko Haram insurgents in Nigeria have withdrawn to Cameroon and is deploying further south, Chadian soldiers and a Cameroonian military official said on Thursday. According to the officials of both countries, the withdrawal by the Chadian troops signals the potential start of […]