Tag: Military
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Military recover 113 live ammunition, other dangerous weapons from politicians, others
The Defence Headquarters, Abuja has confirmed recovering 113 live ammunition and other dangerous weaponry from some criminal and political elements across the country. It further noted that with the commencement its military exercise, Operation 777 other illegal arms and weapons across the country will be flushed out. The Director, Defence Information, Brigadier-General John Agim who…
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Military helicopter crashes, kills 18
An Ethiopian military helicopter crashed on Thursday, killing all 18 people on board, the state-affiliated Fana Broadcast Corporate reported. The aircraft crashed on a flight between the eastern city of Dire Dawa and Bishoftu in the centre of the country, the agency said. Everyone on board – 15 soldiers and three civilians – were killed.…
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Be ruthless in fighting bandits, Buhari tells Military
President Muhammadu Buhari has challenged military personnel deployed to Katsina State, saddled with the task of fighting bandits in Zamfara, to be “as ruthless as humanly possible” in carrying out their assignment. The president gave the challenge when he addressed the 1000-strong military force assembled to check the menace of the bandits and other criminal…
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Buhari running a military-style democracy – Secondus
National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of running a militarized version of democracy since his assumption of office in 2015. Secondus stated this in his opening remarks at a reception dinner organised in honour of defectors from the All Progressives Congress, APC, to the party…
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Court sentences three militants to death over bombings
Somali military court on Wednesday sentenced three al-Shabab militants to death after they were found guilty of being behind the hotel bombing in October last year, officials said. Chairperson of the Military Court, Hassan Ali Nur Shute, said the militants admitted to charges of carrying out attack on Nasa-hablod II Hotel in which more than…
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Military to redouble efforts in fighting insecurity – CAS
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Sadique Abubakar, has assured Nigerians that the Military will redouble its efforts to tackle the various security challenges in the country. Abubakar made this known during the inauguration of some projects at the Nigerian Air Force 209 Quick Response Group base in Ipetu-Ijesha, Osun state. He explained that…
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Algeria: More than 250 killed in military plane crash
More than 250 people were killed when a military plane crashed in a field near Algeria’s capital on Wednesday, state media said, with witnesses saying they saw a wing catch fire shortly after the plane took off. Dozens of firefighters, rescue workers and military officials worked around the blackened fuselage of the aircraft, which had…
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Killings: Again, Taraba Govt blasts FG, Military, says ‘We’ve lost confidence in you’
The Taraba State Government on Friday reiterated losing confidence in the Federal Government’s security apparatus in the state, particularly the military to curtail the recent killings by Fulani herdsmen in the state. The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Mr. Bala Abu in an interview with The Punch said that the…
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FG, Military and Herdsmen attack: our side of the story – Taraba Gov
The Taraba State Government on Tuesday came out with their side of the story in the raging controversy that followed the call by former chief of army staff, General TY Danjuma on Nigerians to defend themselves against the rampaging herdsmen. General Danjuma accused the military of having an unholy alliance with the herdsmen. Darius Ishaku,…
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DSS not military negotiated release of Dapchi schoolgirls – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters has said the military were not involved in the negotiations leading to the release of 104 out of the 110 girls abducted by Boko Haram insurgents in Dapchi, Yobe state. The Acting Director of Defence Information, Brig. Gen John Agim said in a text message that the Department of State Services, (DSS)…