LAGOS JULY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Leader of Ilana Omo Oodua, Emeritus Professor Banji Akintoye; Yoruba Nation Agitator Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho and other 49 Yoruba Self-Determination groups have filed a 27-page petition before the International Criminal Court (ICC). Several leaders of Yoruba Self-Determination groups appended their signatures on the petition. The petition was submitted at…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senate has confirmed the immediate past service chiefs as non-career ambassadors, ignoring two petitions against the nominees and the complaints by some senators. Those confirmed are the former Chief of Defence Staff, Gabriel Olonisakin; former Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai; former Chief of Air Staff, Ibok Ibas; and former Chief…
LAGOS JANUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Chief of Army Staff (CAS), Lt Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Monday, told the newly recruited soldiers who are currently undergoing training that all of them must be ready to go to Sambisa forest to face the insurgents and other border areas in order to defend Nigeria from external aggression. Buratai, who…
LAGOS OCTOBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerians have taken to social media to criticize the statement credited to the Nigerian army that they could “deal with any situation that affect Nigeria decisively.” It will recall that the Nigerian army on Thursday in a statement issued by the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col Sagir Musa, which disclosed that…
LAGOS JUNE 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The wife of a soldier, Mrs. Victoria Idakpini, and her husband, Lance Corporal Martins Idakpani, have sued the Nigerian Army, the Chief of Army Staff, and the Attorney-General of the Federation for breach of fundamental human rights. Mrs. Idakpini was arrested last week barely days after her husband, Lance Corporal Idakpani, berated…
LAGOS MARCH 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some soldiers fighting Boko Haram terrorists in Borno State have sent a Save-Our-Soul (SOS) to President Muhammadu Buhari and the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai over alleged embezzlement by one of their top officials. But the Army Headquarters has assured the allegations would be investigated despite stating the…
LAGOS MARCH 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Barely two days to the gubernatorial and state house of assembly elections, delegation of European Union(EU) and Economic Community of West African (ECOWAS), Thursday met with the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General TY Buratai at the COAS Conference Room in Abuja. The purpose of the visit according to the Head…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 22ND(NEWSRANGERS)-Faiza Mohammed, one of the girls who escaped Boko Haram attack, at Government Girls’ Science and Technical College Dapchi says she will not go back to school except the Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen. Yusuf Tukur Buratai becomes the gateman of the school. Faiza speaking to newsmen, stressed the need for authorities…