LAGOS JANUARY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An aggrieved soldier of the Nigerian Army has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to address the issue of poor treatment of military personnel sacrificing their lives daily for the country. According to the unnamed soldier in an open letter written on behalf of his colleagues to the President, the reason why some soldiers […]
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LAGOS JANUARY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian soldiers have successfully raided the camp of the notorious terrorist kingpin, Adamu Aliero, engaging in a fierce gun duel. According to military sources, the operation occurred in the early hours of today. The sources revealed that soldiers, backed by intense firepower, stormed the terrorist camp, initiating a robust gun battle. The […]
Jan 19 2024 | Posted in
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LAGOS SEPTEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A soldier identified as Musa Adamu has alleged that he has been dismissed from the Nigerian Army for preaching about Jesus Christ while in service uniform on social media. It would be recalled that in July 2023, Adamu, a Lance Corporal with service number 13NA/70/6100 and attached to Amphibious Training School Personnel (ATSCalabar) unit in Calabar, […]
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LAGOS JANUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-An Islamic State-linked extremist group accused of killing hundreds in northeast Nigeria has released a video purporting to show child soldiers executing two men identified as members of the Nigerian military. The video released by the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) was published on Tuesday by the SITE Intelligence Group, which […]
Jan 22 2022 | Posted in
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LAGOS MAY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian Army personnel, Sanni Mohammed, has been arrested with two boxes containing about 2,000 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, those familiar with the matter have told PREMIUM TIMES. The soldier, a lance corporal, was arrested at the Borno Express park in Maiduguri on Monday by officials of the National Union of Road […]
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LAGOS JANUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The court-martial sitting in Maiduguri, Borno State capital has sentenced Trooper Azunna Maduabuchi to death by firing squad for killing the adjutant of his unit, one Lieutenant Babakaka Ngorgi. Trooper Maduabuchi was arraigned for murder after shooting Lieutenant Ngorgi in July 2020 at close range in Bama Local Government of Borno State […]
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LAGOS JUNE 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Boko Haram has released a graphic video showing the execution of a Nigerian soldier and policeman. Reports indicate that the video, dated Thursday, June 11, 2020, was made by the insurgents following the abduction of a soldier and three others at a checkpoint before Gasarwa Village, about 40 kilometres from Monguno Local […]
Jun 12 2020 | Posted in
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LAGOS JANUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)- President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the family of Pa Adama Aduku, the oldest surviving soldier of the Nigerian Army and World War II veteran, who passed on at 101. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Friday, the president described […]
Jan 4 2020 | Posted in
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By Joe Parkinson LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-At the northern edge of this city’s sprawling military base, a vast field of churned soil conceals the hidden toll of a deadly offensive by the allies of Islamic State. After dark, the bodies of soldiers are covertly transported from a mortuary that at times gets so crowded the […]
Aug 2 2019 | Posted in
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LAGOS NOVEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Army has raised alarm over the emergence of a new terrorist group, identified as Jama’Atu Nus’Ratul-Islami Wal-Muslimina, in the northeast region. This was disclosed in an official statement released by the Army on Saturday, November 17, 2018. The Army said the group’s leader has already been identified as a certain […]
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