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Resurgence Of Soldiers’ Killings

Global UpfrontFeb 10, 2025February 10, 20250

Daily Trust Editorial of Monday January 10, 2025 Amid mourning and tributes, the bodies of the slain Commanding Officer (CO) of 149 Battalion of Nigerian

Nigerian Military Fears Planned Hunger Protests May Mirror Kenya’s in Violence, Says 106 Terrorists Killed Last Week

Global UpfrontJul 25, 2024July 25, 20240

The Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) said on Thursday that the proposed nationwide protest against hunger may be violent, expressing fear that it may mirror

EndBadGovernace Protests: Military Warns, Says We Won’t Allow You Destroy Nigeria

Global UpfrontJul 25, 2024July 25, 20240

Ahead of the planned nationwide protests over the current hardship and hunger in the country, the Nigerian military on Thursday warned the planners and participants

Nigeria: Military Responds To Tinubu’s Order To Stop Crude Oil Theft, Rejigs Operations In Niger Delta

Global UpfrontJul 20, 2024July 20, 20240

Few days after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu gave a marching order to soldiers to end crude oil theft Nigeria’s Niger Delta, the Armed Forces of

CDS: Boko Haram Trying To Embarrass This Govt But They Won’t Succeed

Global UpfrontJul 9, 2024July 9, 20240

Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, on Monday, said the recent bombing in Gwoza and Pulka towns of Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno

CDS Mourns Admiral Ogohi, Says “He Was A Patriot To The End”

Global UpfrontJun 30, 2024June 30, 20240

Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Gwabin Musa, on Sunday expressed sadness at the death of Nigeria’s 8th Chief of Defence Staff, Admiral Ibrahim Ogohi.

DHQ: Troops Kill 2,245 Terrorists, Arrest 3,682 In 3 Months, Pledges “To Wipe Out Terrorists Through Synchronised Ground And Air Operations”

Global UpfrontJun 28, 2024June 28, 20240

The Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) said on Thursday that 2,245 terrorists were killed by the Nigerian military in the three months of April, May

‘Unknown Gunmen,’ Bandits Greatest Threat To Nigeria’s Security, Professor Of Criminology

Global UpfrontJun 22, 2024June 22, 20240

A Professor of Criminology and Deviant Behaviour at Bingham University (BHU), Karu Nasarawa State, Samuel Unenwojo Odoh Odoma, has said that non-State actors in the

Nigeria Deploys Troops To Gambia For ECOWAS-backed Peacekeeping Mission

Global UpfrontJun 14, 2024June 14, 20240

The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Friday, announced the deployment of 197 personnel for the peace keeping mission in the Gambia. The ECOWAS military intervention

Troops Kill 197 Terrorists Last Week, Arrests 310, Says DHQ

Global UpfrontJun 13, 2024June 13, 20240

The Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) said on Thursday that its troops killed 197 terrorists in the last seven days, arrested 310 others and saved