Residents of Gonin community in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State have blocked the Abuja-Kaduna highway following the attack on the community by bandits. Following the attack on the night of Wednesday, February 28th, 2024, several members of the…
Soldiers rescue 4 kidnap victims in Taraba, destroy bandits’ hideouts
Soldiers of 114 Battalion (Rear) of 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army, in conjunction with other security forces, on Saturday destroyed multiple bandits’ hideouts and rescued four kidnapped victims in Yorro Local Government Area of Taraba. This is contained in a statement…
Ghana coup plot: Soldiers among 6 sentenced to death by hanging
Six Ghanaians, including three soldiers, have been sentenced to death by hanging for their involvement in a coup plot three years ago. This was the first treason trial in Ghana since 1966 when post-independence leader Kwame Nkrumah was overthrown. The…
Benin-Ore Expressway kidnappers freed my father after N3m ransom –son
A man, Akeem Kareem, has regained freedom after spending about three days in the den of kidnappers who abducted him along the Benin-Ore Expressway last Wednesday. Sunday Special had reported that Kareem’s son, Sefiu, cried out over the abduction of…
Soldiers kill, arrest 13,856 terrorists, rescues 4,488 hostages in 2023-DHQ
The Defence Media Operations(DMO), said soldiers engaged in the counter terrorism war and other security operations across the country killed a total of 6,886 terrorists and other suspected criminals in 2023. Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Edward, who…
3 Japanese ex-soldiers convicted in landmark sex assault case
A court in Japan has found three former soldiers guilty of sexually assaulting a female colleague, in a case that has broken taboos and brought the issue of sexual violence to the forefront in the male-dominated society. The court in…
Ukraine accuses Russia of ‘‘war crimes’’ after ‘‘execution’’ of captured troops
Ukraine has launched an investigation into the “execution” of its unarmed soldiers by Russian forces despite the soldiers signalling their intention to surrender. Kyiv accused Russia on Sunday of committing a “war crime” after a short video posted on Telegram…
U.S. soldiers in South Korea caught smuggling, distributing drugs
U.S. soldiers in South Korea were caught smuggling drugs through military mail and distributing them, local broadcaster MBC has reported on Friday. The police in Pyeongtaek, about 70 km south of the capital Seoul, apprehended a South Korean woman in…
Suicide bomber in Somalia’s capital kills 13 soldiers
A suicide bomber in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Monday killed at least 13 soldiers and wounded at least 20 more inside a military academy in an attack claimed by the al Shabaab militant group. A military campaign launched by government…
3 Israeli soldiers killed near Egypt border
Three Israeli soldiers have been killed by an Egyptian security officer in exchanges of fire on the Israeli side of the border. The armed forces of both countries say they are jointly investigating the unusual incident. Egypt says its officer…