LAGOS AUGUST 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has admonished “naysayers” to stop spewing negative and false narratives around Boko Haram members who are surrendering in droves in the North-East. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed gave the admonition in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Washington. NAN reports…
LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The leader of the Umbrella Body of Yoruba Self-Determination Groups, Ilana Omo Oodua (IOO), Prof Banji Akintoye, has reacted to the invasion of the Ibadan residence of Yoruba nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo (aka Sunday Igboho), in the early hours of Thursday. Akintoye in a statement he personally signed and made available…
LAGOS MAY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s armed forces have dismissed suggestions that they should take over from President Muhammadu Buhari, who is facing mounting pressure over the country’s worsening insecurity. It was not the first time Nigeria’s armed forces have issued a statement backing Buhari, but the latest has come after weeks of criticism of the 78-year-old…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian Army on Tuesday, disclosed that the 43 farmers killed on Saturday at Zambamari were in close contacts with the Boko Haram terrorists without informing the Nigerian authorities. The Defence Spokesperson, Major General John Eneche on Monday while speaking on Sunrise Daily on Channels TV said the insurgents deceived the farmers that…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Army has kicked off a manhunt for the fourth batch of wanted Boko Haram terrorists. A banner showing photographs of the wanted terrorists was unveiled by the Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum and the Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, on Wednesday at the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) Super…
LAGOS OCTOBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Army has reduced the academic requirement needed to join the military unit. This is to allow more citizens join the army and make more soldiers available to execute the war against terrorism in the North-East region of the country, documents sighted by SaharaReporters have revealed. As part of the basic…
LAGOS OCTOBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Army headquarters has denied deploying soldiers to the Lekki tollgate despite video evidence showing uniformed soldiers shooting at the scene. The army in a Facebook post branded several reports linking soldiers at the tollgate as fake news, stating, “No soldiers were at the scene”. Officials of the Lekki Concession Company…
LAGOS OCTOBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Army says it is set to start its annual exercise “Crocodile Smile” to identify, track and “counter negative propaganda” in the social media and across the cyberspace. In a statement, Musa Sagir, army spokesman, said the exercise will begin from Tuesday. “This year’s Exercise CROCODILE SMILE V1 is scheduled to…