Tag: army
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Photo: Army decorates Adeosun, others with new ranks
The Nigerian Army on Friday, decorated the newly promoted Lt.-Gen. Lamidi Adeosun, Maj.-Gen. Bulama Biu and Capt. Abubakar Danjibrin at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji in Kaduna State. The officers were decorated by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai and the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Mrs Nuratu Batagarawa. The…
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Army officer should lead Egyptian football federation, says Former coach
A former Egypt coach called for a military officer to head the Egyptian Football Federation (EFA) after the host nation was knocked out of the African Cup of Nations. Egypt’s 1-0 loss to South Africa on Saturday led to an immediate purge of Egyptian football officials, taking the gloss off a high-prestige event which Egypt…
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Banditry, kidnapping: Army deploys drone in Ondo, Ekiti forests
The 32 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army (NA) Owena Barracks, Akure, has deployed the use of technology to fight the scourges of kidnapping and banditry within the Ondo and Ekiti States axis. The Brigade Commander, Brig-Gen Zakari Logun Abubakar, disclosed this on saturday during the launching of a high tech drone device in the…
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Army backs electronic voting, collation for subsequent polls
The Army on Thursday in Abuja urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to work toward using science and information technology to conduct subsequent elections to reduce human interference. Chief of Army Staff, Lt.General Tukur Buratai, who was represented by Brig-Gen John Ochai, former Brigade Commander of 22 Army Brigade in Dikwa, Borno, made the…
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JUST IN: Army court martials 14 soldiers for kidnapping, murder
The 6 Division Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Saturday court-martialed 14 soldiers, consisting of three officers and eleven men for kidnapping, murder, attempted murder and other offences. The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6 Division, Maj.-Gen. Jamil Sarham, who is also the Land Component Commander of Operation Delta Safe, while inaugurating the General Court…
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Army redeploys NYSC DG, announces new postings
The Nigerian Army has announced new postings in its leadership structures. Among those affected were the Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, Maj. Gen. SZ Kazaure who has been moved to the Army Resource Centre, Abuja. A statement by Army spokesman, Col. Sagir Musa said the appointment takes immediate effect. The statement reads:…
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Army shoots, kills one person in Ogoniland
The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has said the Nigerian Army has shot and killed one person in Ogoniland, Rivers State. Fegalo Nsuke, President, MOSOP, in a statement on Friday said reports available to him indicated that Nigerian soldiers had shot and killed one person in K-Dere, the largest oil-producing community…
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Police arrest fake Army Major in Delta
Delta State Police Command on Thursday said it arrested a fake Army Major. The suspect, who was identified as Blessing Emelor ‘m’ was arrested on April 6, 2019, along Warri axis. Blessing Emelor hails from Isoko South L.G.A In a statement made available to newsmen, Delta Police image maker, ASP Chuks Oresewezie said luck ran…
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Boko Haram: 39 killed, 20 wounded as troops, terrorists clash
Troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force – MNJTF, killed 39 Boko Haram terrorists, captured many equipment from them, while 20 soldiers were wounded. The spokesman of the task force, Col. Timothy Antigha, confirmed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday, NAN reports. Antigha said the terrorists were killed when…
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FCT indigenes protest over killings of natives by Army
By Gabriel Okoro, Abuja Coalition of Federal Capital Territory indigenous groups on Tuesday carried out a protest at the National Assembly gate over recent killings of its native people allegedly perpetrated by the Nigerian Army. The protest which lasted for hours resorted to traffic gridlock at various entry point of the National Assembly around the…