Missing Money, LAGOS OCTOBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some N135 million has been recovered from Maj-Gen. Hakeem Otiki who has been accused of stealing and diverting Nigerian Army’s cash. The General, who is standing trial on five counts before a Court Martial, has pleaded not guilty. He has been battling for the leave of the tribunal to allow…
LAGOS OCTOBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Army has commenced the trial of a former General Officer Commanding (GOC) 8 Division in Sokoto, Major General Hakeem Otiki, for alleged diversion of N400 million. Specifically, the Army has filed a 5-count charge before the General Court Martial (GCM) sitting at the Army Officers’ Mess in Asokoro, Abuja. While…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The former General Officer Commanding of the 8 Division, Sokoto State, Maj. Gen. Hakeem Otiki, under whom five soldiers allegedly escaped with about N400m, is undergoing a course at the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria, Badagry, Lagos State. The acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sagir Musa, confirmed this to our correspondent…
LAGOS AUGUST 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Army has arrested suspected killer soldier who alledgedly shot and killed a motorcyclist in Aba, the commercial city of Abia State, Igbere TV report. It had earlier been reported that a motorcyclist, identified as Mr. Chimaobi Nwaogu, was allegedly killed by soldiers stationed in the Ogborhill axis of Aba for…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Large numbers of women from Imo women were reported to have now headed to 34 Artillery Brigade, Obinze, to protest against what they described as the involvement of the Army in the controversial declaration of governor Rochas Okorocha, as Imo west senator-elect. Vanguard report observed that the women are from the 12…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Federal SARS, Kola Okunola, has been taken hostage by thugs allegedly loyal to Chief Timipre Sylva and the member representing Brass Constituency 1 in the Bayelsa State House òf Assembly, Israel Sunny-Goli. The Secretary to the State Government, Barr. Kemela Okara in a statement made…
LAGOS JANUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today condemned the military invasion, occupation and takeover of the Abuja and Maiduguri offices of Daily Trust newspaper and called on the Federal Government to take punitive action against the perpetrators in order to end the cycle of abuse of power by military officers. While commending President…
LAGOS JANUARY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Military and community sources in Bayelsa have described some media reports of militants’ attack on an oil pipeline in Koluama 1, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of the state as “fake news.” Some media have had reported that a militant group blew up a pipeline within Conoil’s oilfield near the Atlantic coastline…