A new General Officer Commanding (GOC) 81 Division of the Nigerian Army, Lagos, Major General Lawrence Fejokwu, has officially resumed office with a charge to all officers and soldiers of the command to be prepared to work harder. According to…
*5,000 Nigerian refugees repatriated from Cameroon (Vanguard)*Controversy as police recover lovers’ corpses from Lagos hotel (Punch)
5,000 Nigerian refugees repatriated from Cameroon (Vanguard) Nigerian refugees who fled to Cameroon due to Boko Haram insurgency began returning to their homeland on Monday in a voluntary repatriation process, an official said. Cameroon’s Minister of Territorial Administration Paul Nji…
101 soldiers abscond after Marte, Dikwa attacks
The Nigerian Army has declared 12 officers and 86 soldiers missing in the wake of last week’s Boko Haram attacks on Marte and Dikwa local government areas of Borno State. A signal dated March 1, 2021 from Operation Lafiya Dole…
We’re in hot pursuit of abductors of Niger students – Army
The Nigerian Army says it is in ‘hot pursuit’ of the abductors of students and staff of Government Science School, Kagara in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State. Army spokesman Brig. Gen. Mohammed Yerima, in a statement described the…
*Stray bullet kills policeman during protest inside police station (Sun)*#EndSARS: Army deployed at least 7 vehicles to Lekki Tollgate, CCTV reveals (Vanguard)
Stray bullet kills policeman during protest inside police station (Sun) A policeman was reportedly shot dead when some protesters were being chased out from the premises of Ado central Police Divisional headquarters in the Ekiti State capital. An eyewitness told…
We all need therapy – Tara Aisida
October 20, 2020 is a day all of us will not forget in a hurry. Earlier that day, we had watched in horror, the brutal killing of a policeman by a mob at Orile and later in the evening we…
*Lagos government invited military to Lekki Toll gate, says Army (Guardian)*SARS men seized, sold my properties, man tells panel (Punch)
Lagos government invited military to Lekki Toll gate, says Army (Guardian) The Nigerian Army has finally broken its silence on the Lekki Tollgate imbroglio in Lagos, exonerating its soldiers from shooting at the #EndSARS protesters last Tuesday. The army described…
*Explosion: NNPC commiserates with Lagos, victims (Punch)*Sanwo-Olu visits widow of man killed in Surulere #EndSARS protest (Guardian)
Explosion: NNPC commiserates with Lagos, victims (Punch) The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has commiserated with the Lagos State Government and victims of the tanker explosion which occurred on the Otedola Bridge in the early hours of Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020.…
Top Boko Haram commander, 4 wives surrender
A top Boko Haram commander has surrendered alongside his four wives to troops of the Nigerian Army. Also, seven bandits have been killed and eight kidnapped victims rescued from bandits at Fankama and Sabon Layi area of Faskari Local Government…