LAGOS NOVEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Honourable Minister of Defence H.E Mohammed Badaru Abubakar CON mni is currently in Enugu on operational tour of 82 Division of Nigerian Army and other military platforms in Enugu. Press statement signed by Henshaw Ogubike, Director information and Public Relations made available to NewsRangers said the Minister was received on arrival…
LAGOS MARCH 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Human Right Lawyer, Chief (Barr) Mlacolm Omirhobo as described as barbaric, highly unprofessional and crime against humanity the ongoing collective punishment by the Nigerian Army in Okuama community, Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State. Omirhobo who condemned the Army attack on Ukuoma in his X Platform(formerly tweeter) stated that…
LAGOS JULY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s military has sent reinforcements to calm tensions in a troubled northern central state, where local officials say at least 300 people have been killed in three months of inter-communal violence. Plateau State has been struggling since May with a surge in clashes and raids between communities of Muslim nomadic herders and…
LAGOS JULY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Soldiers attached to the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Enugu State, engaged in a fierce gun battle with the neighborhood watch group in Eke community, Udi Local Government Area of the state. Naija News learnt that a man and his wife were allegedly shot dead while one of the members, identified…
LAGOS JUNE 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A baby factory operating at Umunkpeyi Nvosi in Isialangwa South local government area of Abia state has been raided by the Army. A statement by the Public Relations officer, 14 Brigade, Ohafia, Lieutenant Innocent Omale, said the raid was carried out after a tip-off. He stated that 22 pregnant young women, between…
LAGOS MARCH 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Personnel of the 9 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, yesterday, recovered 1,671 Permanent Voters Cards, PVCs, in an apartment in the Olodi-Apapa area of Lagos State. Three persons were subsequently arrested in the apartment, while the prime suspect was said to be on the run. Also recovered in the apartment were ballot…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Army has approved a list of Hotlines to report any suspicious act of violence by unscrupulous persons during the forthcoming general election. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier-General Onyema Nwachukwu made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) report….
LAGOS FEBRUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Army 8 Division, in Sokoto State on Friday inaugurated a General Court Martial (GCM) and a Special Court Martial (SCM) for the trail of 68 accused officers and soldiers from the division. Inaugurating the Court, Maj.-Gen. Godwin Mutkut, the General Officer Commanding 8 Division, said the action was to sustain…