A charge has gone out to soldiers of the Nigerian Army to ensure their absolute loyalty to the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, President Bola Tinubu remains intact. The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 81 Division Nigerian Army (NA), Major General Mohammed Takuti Usman gave the charge on Wednesday, …
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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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Soldiers, Operatives Of EFCC Engage In Gun Battle In Ogun State Hotel
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) were in a gun battle with military personnel on Saturday night at Gbenga Daniel’s Conference Hotel, Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The battle ensued following the invasion of the hotel by EFCC operatives during a social function during which they were …
Read More »Soldiers take over community after captain’s killing
Military men have been dispatched to the Diaso community in the Upper Denkyira West District of Ghana where an army captain, Adam Mahama, was stoned to death and burnt after they mistook him for an armed robber on Monday. The day after the incidence, military men were dispatched to the …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Soldiers arrest 92 armed herdsmen in Abuja
The soldiers of the Guards Brigade of the Nigeria Army have arrested 92 Fulani herdsmen in Abuja. The Assistant Director, Army Public Relations of the Guards Brigade, Capt. Bashir Jajira, said that 36 of the suspects were arrested by the troops at a military checkpoint between the Federal Capital …
Read More »“I’m not Buhari’s man”,says INEC Chairman
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu in an exclusive interview granted to IVOTES’ Editorial Board Chairman ,Edmund Obilo , has declared that he is not the president’s man. He spoke on a range of issues like the recent inconclusive elections in Kogi and Bayelsa …
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