Wike, Soldiers Face-Off Over Land Issues In Abuja
THINGS got heated between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, his entourage, and some soldiers when he was stopped from.
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Pakistan Says Five Soldiers, 25 Fighters Killed In Afghan Border Clashes
FRESH clashes near the border with Afghanistan have killed at least five Pakistani soldiers and 25 fighters, Pakistan’s army says, even as the.
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PHOTOS: Soldiers Rescue Four Chinese Nationals, 17 Other Kidnap Victims
TROOPS of the Nigerian Army have rescued 21 kidnapped victims, including four Chinese nationals, during coordinated operations across Kwara and Kogi States. In.
Africa
Madagascar Army Unit Takes Control As President Alleges Power Grab
A RENEGADE army unit siding with anti-government protesters in Madagascar has installed a new military chief as President Andry Rajoelina denounced an “attempt.
Africa
Madagascar Soldiers Join Antigovernment Protesters Assembled In Capital
SOME groups of Madagascan soldiers have defied orders and joined thousands of antigovernment protesters assembled in the capital, Antananarivo, as demonstrations against President.
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Policeman Shot Dead By Soldiers At Bauchi Checkpoint
A TRAGIC confrontation between operatives of the Nigerian Army and the Nigeria Police Force has left a police constable dead in Bauchi State,.
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Tension At Federal Poly Bida: Soldiers Deployed As ASUP Strike Disrupts Exams
TENSION escalated on Monday at the Federal Polytechnic, Bida, Niger State, as soldiers were reportedly deployed to the institution to secure examination venues.
Africa
Coup Plot In Mali, Military Rounds Up Suspected Rebel Soldiers
MALI has arrested dozens of soldiers suspected of plotting to overthrow the junta, which itself took power in the west African country in.
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Police Arrest Two Soldiers, 19 Cultists In Ogun Midnight Raid
THE Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of 21 suspected cultists, including two soldiers, during a midnight raid at a hotel.
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Three Policemen, Two Soldiers Dead As Security Forces Killed 30 Bandits In Katsina
JOINT security forces, comprising police, military personnel, and components of the Nigerian Air Force, on Tuesday engaged hundreds of heavily armed bandits who.
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17 Soldiers Killed, Dozens Of Bandits Eliminated In Niger State Gun Battle
NO fewer than 17 Nigerian soldiers have been killed in a fierce gun duel with suspected bandits in the Bangi community, Mariga Local.
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Soldiers Feared Killed As Insurgents On 200 Motorbikes Storm Niger Republic Army Base
MORE than 200 gunmen on motorbikes have attacked a Niger army base near the border with Mali, leaving at least 34 soldiers dead,.
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Yobe Ambush: Two Soldiers Under Probe For Leaking Information To ISWAP Terrorists
TWO soldiers attached to the 135 Special Forces Battalion are under investigation for alleged collaboration with ISWAP terrorists and compromising national security in.
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Soldiers Rescue 75 Civilians, Mostly Women, Children From Sambisa Forest
TROOPS of Operation Hadin Kai have rescued 75 civilians from Sambisa Forest in Borno State. Addressing newsmen on Monday during the victims’ handover.
Africa
Sudan Army Says It Ends Two-Year Siege Of Key City, El-Obeid
THE Sudanese army says it has broken a near two-year siege imposed by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the key southern.
Africa
Mali To Investigate Claims Soldiers ‘Executed’ Women, Children
MALI’s military government says it is investigating allegations that soldiers “coldly executed” at least 24 civilians in the north of the country on.
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Soldiers Feared Dead As Drunken Driver Rams Into Drills
MANY soldiers having their physical drills at the Myoung Barracks in Yaba, Lagos, have been feared dead after a drunken driven rammed into.
Africa
Soldiers Gun Down Over Seven Miners In Deadly Ghana Clash
AT least seven people have been killed in a clash with soldiers on duty at a mine in the central Ashanti region, according.
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Lakurawa: Five Soldiers, Many Terrorists Killed In Sokoto
TROOPS of the Defence Headquarters Special Operations Brigade have neutralised six terrorists during a coordinated operation against Lakurawa terrorists in the Gudu Local.
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We Are Indebted To Soldiers Who Lost Their Lives In Borno – Shettima
VICE-PRESIDENT Kashim Shettima has described the soldiers who lost their lives repelling the terrorist attack in Damboa, Borno, as eternal heroes whose sacrifices.