…..as he promises gunboats Rivers State Governor has challenged the Nigerian government to strengthen the combat capacity of the Nigerian Army and make it the strongest army in Africa. The governor gave the charge while delivering a keynote address at the Nigerian Army Combat Support Arms Training Week 2021 christened COSAT WEEK 2021, in Port…
How Nigerian Army Overran Rivers State
Philemon Kingoli, Chairman of Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State aptly described what happened in the March 9th governorship and house of assembly elections in the state as a coup by the military, in which he said soldiers overran his local government and took charge of polling. Though the Nigerian Army has denied taking sides…
Bandits Kill Army Commander
The Garrison Commander, 33 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Col. Mohammed Barack has been killed by suspected bandits. The incident, which took place on Bauchi – Jos Road, was said to have taken place on Sunday while the deceased was riding a power bike from Kaduna to Bauchi. Military rites commenced immediately preparatory to his…
Where Are the Ballot Boxes
Men of the Nigerian Army deployed on security duties in today’s presidential/national assembly elections seem determined to carry out to the letter, the order of the Commander-In-Chief, President Mohammad Buhari to deal ruthlessly with ballot box snatchers. In Edo State, all the highways are manned by gun-trotting and stick-wielding soldiers who have mounted roadblocks at…
Let’s Give Buhari Time to Plan
By CHINAZO-BERTRAND OKEOMAH Nigerians are a very impatient lot. We act like the proverbial tortoise cast into a pit for some time. But one day his captors came to release him; whereupon he began to cry, asking them to make haste because he was choking to death from the smell of faeces. Did we not…
Nigerians Discredit Amnesty’s Report
Since Amnesty International accused the Nigerian Army of crimes against humanity and the subsequent submission of its finding to President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, 3 June 2015, the issue has continued to generate controversies among Nigerians. The latest is coming from a group of 100 legal experts and members of Nollywood at a press conference…
Curfew: Nigerian Army Revokes Individual Passes in Borno
The 7 Division of the Nigerian Army in Maiduguri has announced that all curfew passes issued to individuals in Borno State have been revoked. Tukur Gusau, spokesman of the division, stated this on Wednesday in a statement issued in the state capital. Gusau said that during the current curfew, only ambulances and fire fighting vehicles…
Buhari Clears The Air On Certificate
Muhammadu Buhari, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has decided to clear the air on the controversies surrounding his certificate. Buhari addressed a press conference on Wednesday barely 24 hours after a spokesman of the Nigeria Army said the certificate in question was not in Buhari’s personal file with the Army Board. The…
150, Not 2000 People Killed in Baga – Nigerian Army
The Nigerian military on Monday refuted claims that over 2000 people were killed in Baga, Borno State by men suspected to be members of the Boko Haram insurgency group. Chris Olukolade, Major general and Director of Defence Information addressing a press conference on Monday, said about 150 people died in the terror onslaught. He said…
NGE Berates Army over NewspaperSeizure
The Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE has criticized the Nigerian Army for seizing copies of some national newspapers on Friday. The NGE stated this in a statement issued on Friday. The NGE decried what it described as a random, forceful seizure of PUNCH, Leadership and The Nation newspapers in Lagos and Kaduna including South-South and…
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