LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian police are on red alert and may seek the help of the military after protests against the cost of living and governance issues turned violent in some cities, the inspector general of police said. At least three protesters were killed in northern Kaduna state on Thursday, Reuters reporters and protesters said….
LAGOS JUNE 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Most countries in the world today are respected or feared as a result of their military strength or how large their military personnel are. We can use the very recent case of Russia and Ukraine as an example of two countries at war with one having a larger army than the other,…
LAGOS MARCH 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Russian mercenary group known as Wagner is helping government forces in central and northern Mali carry out raids and drone strikes that have killed scores of civilians, including many children, rights groups said in reports published this week that span the period from December to March. Mali, along with its neighbors…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Sweden is preparing to deploy its military to tackle a wave of gang violence across the country after three people were murdered in 24 hours. Cooperation could involve the military providing equipment, logistical and forensic support, or sharing its expertise in bomb disposal. On Friday, Sweden’s prime minister said Sweden was facing…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Six of the 24 students of the Federal University Gusau, Zamfara State kidnapped in the early hours of Friday (today) have been rescued, Channels Television reports. A top military source close to the Commander of 1 Brigade Nigerian Army, Gusau, confirmed this to our correspondent, following the bandits’ invasion of the Sabon-Gida…
LAGOS APRIL 16TH (NEWARANGERS)Fighting in the Sudanese capital raged into the early hours of Sunday after a day of deadly battles between paramilitaries and the regular army that left at least 27 people dead and 170 wounded. Explosions and gunfire rang out on the deserted streets of Khartoum, according to witnesses, after the paramilitaries said…
LAGOS APRIL 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Heavy gunfire and explosions were heard in Sudan’s capital Khartoum following days of tension between the army and a powerful paramilitary group. Shooting and blasts took place on Saturday in the vicinity of Sudan’s army headquarters and the defence ministry in central Khartoum, as well as the presidential palace and airport. Columns…
LAGOS DECEMBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Army on Friday said Lieutenant PP Johnson, a female soldier abducted by gunmen on Monday, has not been released by her captors. Johnson, a newly commissioned female Lieutenant in the Nigerian Army (NA), was kidnapped while visiting her grandmother in Aku-Okigwe in Imo State. In a viral video, one of…