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    The Nigerian Customs Intercept Arms At Lagos Port

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The Nigerian [twitter_icon] Customs says its operatives have intercepted another container laden with arms at the Tin Can Island Port in Lagos. It was gathered that the terminal where the container was found has been shut down, while the quantity of the arms […] More

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    Army Moves Military Command To Maiduguri

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Following the order of President Muhammad Buhari that the military move its Command Centre to Maiduguri, the Borno State capital in the fight against the Boko Haram sect, the authorities of the Nigerian Army has followed the directive and concluded arrangements for all […] More

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    Boko Haram: Why Military Solution Is Not Enough

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Beyond the recent successes recorded by the Nigerian military against the Boko Haram sect, Dr. Raymond Gilpin, Academic Dean, Africa Center for Security Studies, U.S. Department of Defense, has said that one of the major positives coming out of Nigeria is the fact […] More

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    War On Terror: Military Warns Against Careless Talk

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The Nigerian military has raised concerns over what it described as careless talks and undue exuberance by some individuals from the military of neighbouring countries involved in the Multinational Joint Task Force, MJNTF, which have the implication of destabilising the spirit of the […] More

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    Pro-ISIS Group Hacks US Military’s Twitter, YouTube Accounts

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The United States Central Command’s Twitter and YouTube accounts were hacked by a pro-ISIS group on Monday. The accounts have been temporarily suspended, and investigations are currently ongoing, according to a statement released by the U.S. Central Command. The pro-ISIS group first posted […] More

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    150, Not 2000 People Killed in Baga – Nigerian Army

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow 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 […] More

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    Al-Qaeda chief Killed by Pakistan Military

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Adnan el Shukrijumah, a senior al-Qaeda militant, accused of planning to bomb trains in New York and London, has been killed in Pakistan, the country’s military says. The military announced Shukrijumah’s death in a statement, saying that he was killed along with two […] More

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    Military Surveillance Helicopter Crashes in Adamawa

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow A Nigerian military helicopter on surveillance mission has crashed in Damare, a village in Girei Local Government Area of Adamawa State. Eyewitnesses say the helicopter crashed not far from the temporary camp of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, which also serves as […] More

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    Burkina Faso’s Army Seizes Power

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Burkina Faso’s army seized power on Thursday, while it dissolved the parliament and government to form a transitional body to run the country. The military’s action followed violent protests which erupted against President Blaise Compaore’s plans to extend his 27-year-rule. The transitional body […] More