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Jan

2024

We Have Released 1,935 Repentant Boko Haram Members Into Society – Defence Hqtr

We Have Released 1,935 Repentant Boko Haram Members Into Society” – Nigerian Military The Nigerian Defence Headquarters has announced that a total of 1,935 repentant Boko Haram terrorists have been released from the Bulumkutu camp in Borno State into the Nigerian society between 2016 and 2022. The revelation was made by the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, during a lecture at the opening session of a national security course on “Psychological Operations and Strategic Communication (PSYOPS)” organized by the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA). The CDS, represented by Rear Admiral Daupreye Matthew, Director of Training at the Defence…

Jan

2024

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Ruth Ogunleye: Minister Of Women Affairs Visits Chief Of Army Staff

News Flash, Politics, Security

Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, the Minister of Women Affairs, has visited the Chief of Army Staff, Taoreed Lagbaja at the high command in Abuja over the case of a female soldier. Recall that a now-viral video, showing a female soldier of the Nigerian Army, Ruth Ogunleye, in mufti, accused some senior officers of sexual harassment, intimidation and threat to life.However, in a statement issued by the Women Affairs Minister’s media aide, Mr. Ohaeri Joseph, after the visit to the army chief, the minister said she was adequately updated on the efforts the army has put in place towards resolving the matter. She…

Jan

2024

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Gov Otti Worried, As Abia Youths Shun Police Recruitment Exercise

Abia State, Good Governance, News Flash, Security

Gov Otti Worried, As Abia Youths Shun Police Recruitment Exercise The Abia State government has directed all the 17 mayors, traditional rulers and Presidents-General of communities in the state to quickly embark on mass mobilisation of their youths to fill the state’s quota in the ongoing police recruitment. The state’s Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, in a statement on Sunday, regretted that the state’s allocation “in the ongoing police recruitment exercise has been grossly underutilised.” The statement read in part: “Regrettably too, about 700 candidates invited for interview in the ongoing recruitment exercise are yet to show up. “To…

Jan

2024

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Abuja Kidnapped Victims: Police Rescue Nabeeha’s 5 Sisters And Others

Abuja, Crime, News Flash, Security

Police Rescue Nabeeha’s Sisters, Others Abuja Kidnapped Victims Inside Kaduna Forest The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Police Special Intervention Squad (SIS) has rescued some undisclosed kidnapped victims shortly after it took over major routes in Ushafa, Bwari Area Council, used by bandits to transport their victims out of Abuja into neighboring states of Kaduna, Niger, Nasarawa, and Kogi. The victims were rescued by the FCT Police Command Anti-Kidnapping squad in a concerted effort with troops of the Nigerian Army, on the heels of the kidnappers that struck the Zuma 1 area in the Bwari Area Council on the 2nd of…

Jan

2024

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Army Recruitment For Direct Short Service

News Flash, Security

Army Begins Recruitment For Direct Short Service Course The Nigerian Army has announced the commencement of online application for the 2024 Direct Short Service Commission Course. This announcement, made on Friday, was shared via a statement on the Army’s official Facebook page. The statement noted that the application period will end on February 23, emphasising that eligible applicants should access the recruitment portal. According to the post, the application is accessible to both civilians and serving military personnel. However, it specified that consideration for the Direct Short Service Commission Course would only be given to serving military personnel who have…

Jan

2024

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Police Not Permitted To Search Citizens’ Phones – Lagos CP

Crime, News Flash, Security

Policemen Not Permitted To Search Citizens’ Phones – Lagos CP The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fayoade Adegoke, has said that no police officer is permitted to search the phones of any Nigerian. He noted that the Police Force had a cyber section responsible for that, adding that if a police officer suspected anything, they would take the person to the station so the phone could be searched. A Sunday statement by the management of Melody FM, 107.7FM, signed by Kunle Babarinde, noted the CP said this when he visited the radio station at Iyana-Ipaja on Wednesday. He commended the…

Jan

2024

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Viral Video Of Nigerian Army Female Personnel: Women Affairs Minister Vows to Follow Matter

Crime, News Flash, Security

FEDERAL MINISTRY OF WOMEN AFFAIRS PRESS STATEMENT VIRAL VIDEO OF NIGERIAN ARMY FEMALE PERSONNEL: WOMEN AFFAIRS MINISTER VOWS TO STEP INTO THE MATTER Worried by the content of the viral video which is currently trending on various social media handles in which a Nigerian Army female personnel by name Ruth Ogunleye came out with serious allegations of sexual harassment by her superiors, the Honorable Minister of Women Affairs, Barr Uju Kennedy Ohanenye has vowed to step into the matter. The Lady alleged that she has been subjected to all forms of unfair treatment and stigmatization by her superiors; Col IB Abdulkareem, Col GS Ogor…

Jan

2024

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President Tinubu Marks Armed Forces Remembrance Day 2024

Abuja, News Flash, Presidency, Security

Armed Forces Remembrance Day 2024. On January 15, 1966, a group of young military officers staged the first coup in Nigeria and the following leaders were killed in that blo+ody coup:Sir Ahmadu Bello, Premier Northern Region.Sir Abubakar Tafawa, Nigerian Prime Minister.Chief Samuel Ladokr Akintola, Premier Western Region.Chief Festus Okotie-Eboh-Itsekiri, Premier Midwest Region. The following military officers also paid the ultimate prize in that coup:Brigadier Samuel AdemulegunBrigadier Zakariya MaimalariColonel Kur MohammedColonel Ralph ShodeindeLt. Colonel Abogo LagermaLt. Colonel James PamLt. Colonel Arthur Unegbe. It was seen as a coup against the North and therefore led to the counter coup of July 29,…

Jan

2024

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Nigerian Army Reacts To Female Soldier’s Maltreatment

News Flash, Security

Nigerian Army Reacts To Female Soldier’s Maltreatment The Nigerian Army (NA) has pledged to conduct a comprehensive investigation into allegations made by a female soldier who claimed to have been maltreated by senior officers. Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, the Director of Army Public Relations, issued a statement on Friday in Abuja addressing the matter. Nwachukwu noted that the army had been made aware of audiovisuals circulating on social media featuring a female soldier in civilian clothing detailing alleged maltreatment by senior officers. Emphasising the gravity of the accusations, Nwachukwu affirmed that the Nigerian Army, as a disciplined force, is committed to…

Jan

2024

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Female Soldier Cries Out Over Sexual Harassment And Victimization

Crime, News Flash, Security

Brig Gen Solebo, Colonels Abdulkareem, Ogor Are After My Life, Seized My Salary For Rejecting Sexual Advances – Nigerian Female Soldier Cries Out A female soldier in the Nigerian Army serving in Lagos State, who did not disclose her name, has been seen in a video raising the alarm over some senior army officers oppressing and posing threats to her life for rejecting their sexual advances. The female soldier in the video lamented how the senior Army officers – who she identified as Col. IB Abdulkareem, Col. GS Ogor and Brig. Gen. IB Solebo – had been oppressing her since…