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 JANUARY 6TH (NEWRANGERS)-Nigerian Soldiers were repored to have stormed the Abuja and Borno offices of Daily Ttrust Newspapers carting away computers, phones and arresting journalists. Below is a statement from the Newspaper; “Armed soldiers have invaded Daily Trust head office in Abuja, hours after taking over the Newspaper’s regional office in Maiduguri, Borno state…
LAGOS JANUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Human right activist Barr. (Chief) Malcolm Emokiniovo Omirhobo in conjunction with Malcolm Omirhobo foundation has approached the Federal High Court Abuja on Wednesday, 2nd January 2019, to challenge the legality and constitutionality of the Nigerian Military operation python dance. The Nigerian Army Chief of Staff had on Friday, 28th day of December…
LAGOS DECEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Army says it will conduct exercise “Egwu Eke III’’ – Python dance nationwide, to tackle already “observed upsurge’’ in security challenges as the 2019 general elections draw nearer. According to the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, who announced this at a news conference on Friday in Maiduguri, the…
LAGOS DECEMBER- (NEWSRANGERS)-The Army have confirmed the killing of thirteen soldiers and a police officer in Yobe State in a Boko Haram attack. According to the military, the insurgents lunched two successive attacks on a military formation and an ambush on the Maiduguri/Damaturu high way at about 6.30 pm. The statement which was signed by…
LAGOS DECEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Army has announced the commencement of recruitment into the army for interested Nigerians. In a statement on Wednesday, it said interested candidates can now apply for trades/non-tradesmen and women categories. The application windows opened on December 19 and will last until w January 31, 2019. While the Army emphatically noted…
LAGOS DECEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria has suspended activities of UN children’s agency (Unicef) in the north-east part of the country accusing it of spying for Islamist militants operating in the area. “[Unicef staff] train and deploy spies who support the insurgents and their sympathisers,” the Nigerian military said in a statement. These were “unwholesome practices that…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Boko Haram jihadists have killed three soldiers in an attack on a military base in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state near Lake Chad, military and civilian sources said. Fighters from Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) driving in several trucks attacked the base in Cross-Kauwa village on Tuesday and engaged troops in an…
