Lawyer sues AGF, NASS, four others over Amotekun
Lagos socio critic and human rights activist, Chief Malcolm Emokinovo Omirhobo on Friday filed a suit before a Federal High Court in Lagos, challenging the declaration as illegal, of operation Amotekun in the western states of Nigeria.
Alleged video capture & killing of soldiers by Boko Haram is false – Army
… says it’s the handiwork of IPOB By Kingsley Omonobi The Nigerian Army has described a trending video purporting that Boko Haram terrorists captured and killed several troops of Operation Lafiya Dole in the North East, as false and the handiwork of members of the outlawed Independent Peoples of Biafra. It said the video is […]
Ex-Chief of Army staff urges women, girls to acquire skills
Former Chief of Army Staff, Former Chief of Army Staff (rtd) has called on women and girls to take advantage of various skills acquisition programmes in the country to empower themselves economically. He gave the advice on Saturday in Umuahia during the fundraising/ luncheon for completion of Skill Acquisition Centre by Michael Okpara University of […]
Group punctures allegations against military on recruitment of ex-Boko Haram members
…lauds Army’s professionalism The Advocates of Social Justice for All (ASJA) has rubbished reports claiming that the Nigerian Army recruited repentant Boko Haram members into the military. The group made this known in an international press conference on Wednesday in Abuja to clear the air in what it described as “outright falsehood and highly misleading […]
Buhari urges army to respect human rights, humanitarian laws in their operations
By Ben Agande President Muhammadu Buhari has enjoined the military to respect human rights and international humanitarian laws in the conduct of their operations. He spoke in Kaduna during the Chief of Army Staff conference as well as the commissioning of the ultra-modern Army Reference Hospital. While commending the chief of Army staff for modernizing […]
President Buhari unveils made in Nigeria armoured vehicles
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday unveiled locally produced mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles named Ezugwu and other armoured vehicles designed to carry out insertion and extraction of troops, assault, counter-terrorism, delivery of high firepower and urban warfare. The vehicles were unveiled during the Chief of Army Staff Annual Conference, holding in Kaduna. Other primary and secondary armaments […]
