LAGOS OCTOBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Headquarters, Multinational Joint Taskforce (HQ MNJTF), in Camp Farcha, N`Djamena Republic of Chad on Wednesday 27 October 2021 came agog with a colourful medal parade ceremony for the outgoing Military Staff Officer (MSOs), who have completed one year tour of duty. A total of Twenty-Four (24) MSOs from Republics of Benin,…
LAGOS JUNE 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian soldier has reportedly shot a Customs officer to death at Seme border in Lagos State. The incident occurred early hours of Thursday. An eye-witness who spoke with Daily Trust said the incident aroused tension in the area over fear of a clash between soldiers and customs officers at the border….
LAGOS APRIL 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria on Thursday said it had launched a “massive” joint offensive with troops from Chad and Niger against jihadists waging a decade-long insurgency in the region. The announcement comes after Chad’s defence minister said Tuesday his country had deployed forces across its neighbours’ borders to battle insurgents who killed almost 100 Chadian soldiers last month. Nigeria’s…
LAGOS OCTOBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Chairman, Senate Committee on the Army, Senator Ali Ndume, has disclosed that about 847 Nigerian soldiers killed by the Boko Haram terrorists from 2013 till date were buried in the Military Cemetery located in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. Ndume made this known while fielding questions from newsmen in Abuja on…
LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Nigeria’s vice president Atiku Abubakar Thursday called for the investigation of the alleged secret burial of over 1,000 troops of the Nigerian Army. “I cannot fathom that in the space of a year, 1000 of these great patriots were killed and buried secretly without their families being told. I hesitate to…
LAGOS MAY 23RD (NEWRANGERS)-Islamic State’s West Africa branch claimed responsibility on Wednesday for a raid in Nigeria two days earlier in which it said 20 soldiers had been killed, and released a video purporting to show the execution of nine other Nigerian soldiers. A security source and a humanitarian worker, both requesting anonymity because they…
LAGOS DECEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Residents of Molai, a village four kilometres off Maiduguri, Borno State capital, are currently on the run following a heavy gunfire between soldiers and Boko Haram fighters. A resident told TheCable that the Army has mobilised troops to the area to repel the fighters who struck yesterday. Molai is the only village…
LAGOS NOVEMBR 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerians soldiers have taken to social media to narrate the sad condition they’ve been left in, just after 100 of their colleagues were killed by Boko Haram terrorists. While the Nigerian army, the Presidency and other media aides are yet to comment on the recent killings, however the Nigerian soldiers were heard…