A soldier who would rather stay anonymous has written a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari to complain about the alleged corruption in the army. The officer on the frontline of the war against insurgency wrote the letter in reaction to the army’s dismissal of the complaints of Abdulrauf Aliyu, a private of the Nigerian army. […]
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The Nigerian Air Force has claimed its aerial bombardment destroyed a building belonging to Boko Haram insurgents inside the Sambisa Forest. The Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF Headquarters, Air Commodore Olatokunbo Adesanya, disclosed this on Saturday in Abuja. Watch the Video According to a statement by Adesanya, the Nigerian Air Force, on Oct. […]
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The Nigeria Police have said 3,000 suspected kidnappers were arrested across the country. Ibrahim Idris, the Inspector-General of Police said this after a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja. Idris added a task force would profile the suspects for their speedy trial. “We are taking them to court on everyday […]
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The inspector-general of police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, has decided to honour the summons of the panel which the senate set up to probe some allegations levelled against him. Isah Misau, senator representing Bauchi central, had accused the number one police officer in the country of collecting money illegally from banks and oil firms. The IGP denied […]
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Nigerian troops intercepted a Boko Haram suicide bomb squad on Friday and killed five terrorists at different locations in Borno north, the Army said on Saturday. Sani Usman, brigadier general and army spokesman, in a statement, said the intercepted bomb at Ngalle village where one terrorist was killed “could have been intended for troops or […]
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The Nigeria Police Force, NPF, has announced its plan to establish an Anti-Cybercrime Unit (ACU). This was disclosed in Lagos yesterday by the Zonal Police Public Relations Officer for both Lagos and Ogun, Dolapo Badmus at the cybersecurity awareness programme organised by the United States Embassy in Nigeria, in collaboration with the International Centre for […]
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The Flag Officer Commanding,(FOC), Central Naval Command, (CNC), Nigerian Navy, Rear Adm. Bello Al-hassan, said the command would soon commence riverine and sea exercises, code named “Octopusgrip,’’ in Bayelsa and Delta. Al-hassan, who said this on Thursday while addressing a news conference in Yenagoa, said that the exercise was expected to last from Oct. 30 […]
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NIGERIA – The Comptroller General of Customs, Retired Colonel Ahmed Ali has said that the Turkish authorities are working with Nigeria in the fight against illegal import of firearms into Nigeria. Colonel Ali speaking in Istanbul said the Turkish authorities were unaware that pump action rifles form part of items on the country’s restrictive list […]
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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said on Saturday that it has neitralised and set ablaze the insurgent’s structures in Urga area near Konduga. The Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF Headquarters, Air Commodore Olatokunbo Adesanua, made this known in Abuja, according to the News Agency of Nigeri, NAN. Adesanya explained that component of Operation […]
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An aged woman, Margaret Okere, on Thursday regained her sight after undergoing examination at the ongoing Nigerian Army medical outreach at Umuokwa Community, Igboh-Etche, Etche Local Government Area of Rivers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Nigerian Army is conducting educational and medical outreach programme in host communities where the ‘Exercise Crocodile […]
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