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Crime: LASG kicks off amnesty programme for criminals

Crime: LASG kicks off amnesty programme for criminals

..Clamps-down on Okada riders plying illegal routes ..Carnival, parade planners to get police permit ..Restricts VIO’s operation between 12 to 3pm daily ..Orders truck operators to vacate under bridges By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has disclosed plans to commence amnesty programme for repentant cultists and other criminal elements in the state before […]

Army clears 13 years old àblocked drainage near Ziks House, Onitsha

Army clears 13 years old àblocked drainage near Ziks House, Onitsha

By Chimaobi Nwaiwu – Nnewi The officers and soldiers of the Onitsha Military Cantonment, on Saturday took residents of Onitsha by surprise by opening up and clearing the debris from over 13 years blocked drainage between Blessed Iwene Tansi Major Seminary and Boromeo Hospital junction Onitsha. The location of the Army environmental sanitation exercise, is […]

Nigerian Army relocates base to Epe, Lagos pledges enhanced security

Nigerian Army relocates base to Epe, Lagos pledges enhanced security

The Nigerian Army has relocated some of its units and formations located at Yaba to Epe to pave way for the expansion of railway project in Lagos State. The units relocated are the 81 Division Base Ordinance Depot, printing press and tailoring factory. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt GenTukur Yusufu Buratai, during the ground […]

Army in Onitsha clears 13 years blocked drainage near Ziks House

Army in Onitsha clears 13 years blocked drainage near Ziks House

The officers and soldiers of the Onitsha Military Cantonment, early Saturday morning took residents of Onitsha by surprise by opening up over 13 years blocked drainage from Blessed Iwene Tansi Major Seminary  Onitsha to Boromeo Hospital junction also in Onitsha.

Nigerian Army arrests suspected drug peddler with cocaine

Nigerian Army arrests suspected drug peddler with cocaine

The 9 Brigade Command of the Nigeria Army, Ikeja Cantonment in Lagos State, on Saturday paraded a hard drug peddler, Okafor Collins, caught with 60 wraps of substance suspected to be cocaine. The 30-year-old suspect was arrested at 311 Road, adjacent Cincillati Club House, Festac Town. The Commander of the Brigade, Brig. -Gen. Musa Etsu-Ndagi, […]

Buratai rewards gallant soldier with promotion

Buratai rewards gallant soldier with promotion

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has approved the promotion of Private Illyasu Bala to the rank of Lance Corporal for exceptional courage and gallantry in the war against Boko Haram in the Lake Chad Area. The Chief of Military Public Information for Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), Col. Timothy Antigha, disclosed this […]

Bayelsa: Pro-democracy group lauds Nigerian Army over professional conduct of troops

Bayelsa: Pro-democracy group lauds Nigerian Army over professional conduct of troops

The National Democratic Front (NDF) has hailed the Nigerian Army for its professional conduct during last Saturday’s governorship election in Bayelsa State. The gallant troops, alongside other security agencies, were on ground in the usually hostile oil-rich state, ensuring that armed militia don’t stop Nigerians from performing their constitutional obligation. Unlike in time past where […]

Army troops rescue octogenarian, others from Boko Haram in Borno

Army troops rescue octogenarian, others from Boko Haram in Borno

The Nigerian Army troops deployed at Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno has subdued Boko Haram terrorists and rescued an Octogenarian, three women and four children held captives by the insurgents. The Nigerian Army Operations Media Coordinator, Col. Aminu Iliyasu, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Iliyasu said that the rescued victims […]

Atilogwu Udo 1: Emergency numbers to reach Nigerian Army in South East

Atilogwu Udo 1: Emergency numbers to reach Nigerian Army in South East

The Nigerian Army has released its telephone numbers to residents of the states in the South-East, where it recently launched a training exercise, called Atilogwu Udo 1 (meaning Dance of Peace). Col. Aliyu Yusuf, Deputy Director, Public Relations, 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Enugu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in […]