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Terror Alert: Special Forces Soldiers, Policemen, DSS Agents Flood Abuja

The growing apprehension in the Federal Capital Territory over the terror alerts issued by the United States and the United Kingdom persisted on Friday, even as the Federal Government heightened security in the capital city. Saturday PUNCH observed massive deployment of Special Forces and the elite Presidential Guards Brigade in Abuja …

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Soldiers, Police Clash In Osun

There was anxiety at Ajegunle, Osogbo on Saturday evening as some soldiers beat a Police officer. The soldiers and the police officer, it was gathered, were not in uniform. According to an eyewitness who spoke with our correspondent, the soldiers and the police officer in a different vehicle refused to …

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Nigerian Army reacts to video showing soldiers begging for food while battling Boko Haram

A video of Nigerian soldiers making a passionate appeal for food and beverages while combating Boko Haram insurgents surfaced on the Internet Tuesday. The footage, first posted on YouTube from where it was circulated to other platforms throughout Tuesday and early Wednesday, provoked immediate social media reaction and highlighted the scale of cover-up of …

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6, 000 arrested in Turkey over coup plot

Turkey has arrested 6,000 people after a failed coup, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowing to purge state bodies of the “virus” that caused the revolt. Mr. Erdogan’s top military aide, Col. Ali Yazici is among those now in custody. The overall death toll for the weekend violence has risen …

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