LAGOS SEPTEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)– Close to 6,000 fighters from the Boko Haram Islamist insurgent group in northeast Nigeria have surrendered in recent weeks, the Nigerian armed forces said on Thursday, attributing the development to the military’s counter-insurgency efforts. Some 350,000 people have died in the conflict between Boko Haram and the Nigerian army since it…
LAGOS JULY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-With a title, “DISCLAIMER: DISREGARD DOCTORED VIDEO AIMED AT DENIGRATING THE NA”, the Nigerian army in a statement signed by Brig Gen Onyema Nwachukwu, Director Army Public Relations, has denied reports that soldiers of the Nigerian army invaded and destroyed farmlands in Enugu, South East of Nigeria, stressing that the video footage…
LAGOS AUGUST 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Special Forces approved by the Defence Headquarters to halt the senseless killings and restore peace in Southern Kaduna have arrived Kafanchan ahead of their deployment to the various flashpoints in the area later today. The Special Forces were drawn from the Nigerian Army. They were received at Sector 7, the headquarters…
LAGOS AUGUST 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The police have demanded that the Nigerian Army should produce kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Wadume, allegedly set free by soldiers who attacked a police team in Taraba State on Tuesday. Three officers described as best hand in the police and one other person were killed when soldiers opened fire on the bus conveying…
LAGOS DECEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The days of Boko Haram insurgents will soon be over as the Nigerian Army has introduced new technologies and application of drones in the fight against terrorists in the northeast. Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), disclosed this while fielding questions at a dinner and media interactive session…
LAGOS DECEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Luxury bus drivers have said their lives are in danger during this Christmas season following incessant attacks on their members by hoodlums on the highways. The Chairman of National Association of Luxury Bus Owners of Nigeria, Mr. Joseph Ejiofor, disclosed this on Thursday at a press conference in Onitsha, Anambra State. He…