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Boko Troops liberate 30 communities
In its continued rampage through Boko Haram infested territories in the North East, Nigerian troops on Sunday night invaded Kukawa Geri, Gujba in Yobe State in its determination to flush out the insurgents from their remaining hideouts. In a simple tweet on Monday, the Nigerian Defence Headquarters said: “Troops are dominating operations in Kukawa, Geri, Gujba in Yobe to rid…
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War threats: Niger Delta ex-militants give Danjuma 7-day ultimatum
Former defence minister, Gen. Yakubu Danjuma, yesterday got a seven-day ultimatum from a group of ex-militants in the Niger Delta to withdraw his statement in which he called for the arrest of some former warlords or face their wrath. Gen. Danjuma had, on Wednesday, condemned last weekend’s meeting of the former warlords in Yenagoa where they threatened to unleash terror…
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Nigerian Air Force helicopter crashes in Bama
A Nigerian Air Force Mi-35 attack helicopter on a mission has crashed. The chopper crashed due to a technical fault at a location South of Bama, Borno State on Monday afternoon. A statement by the Director of Defence Information, Major General Chris Olukolade, said investigation has commenced to unravel the circumstances that led to the accident. Olukolade, however, said it…
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Nigeria appoints new Military Chiefs
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has in the exercise of the powers conferred on him by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria approved the following changes in the nation’s Military High Command: Air Marshal Alex Badeh takes over from Admiral Ola Sa’ad Ibrahim as Chief of Defence Staff; Major-General Kenneth Tobiah Jacob Minimah takes over from Lt.-General Azubike O.…
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