LAGOS SEPTEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Defense Department plans to send a few dozen U.S. troops to the Middle East in the coming days to be ready to help Americans flee a region bracing for a significant escalation in the simmering conflict between Israel and the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon, according to three defense officials. The U.S. forces will add…
LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Russia is withdrawing 100 of its paramilitary officers from Burkina Faso to help in the war in Ukraine. They are part of about 300 soldiers from the Bear Brigade – a Russian private military company – who arrived in the West African nation in May to support the country’s military junta. On…
LAGOS JANUARY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Troops of 72 Special Force Battalion under 401 Special Brigade, commanded by Brig. Gen. A . Rabiu has rescued the kidnapped Ukum local government caretaker chairman Rev. Gideon Haanongon. The troops recovered the Council Chairman and his Personal Assistant who had been in the kidnappers’ den for about two weeks on Wednesday…
LAGOS AUGUST 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Niger has authorised Mali and Burkina Faso’s armed forces to intervene on its territory in case of an attack, the countries said in a joint statement on Thursday, a possible sign the junta in Niger plans to keep resisting regional pressure to stand down. The main West African bloc ECOWAS has been…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Dozens of armed bandits were killed in a military operation spanning two days in a forest near a community called Gadar Zaima in Bukkuyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Daily Trust Saturday has learnt from residents. The successful operation that led to the recovery of more than 100 motorcycles and…
LAGOS MARCH 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ukraine will repatriate troops and equipment, including helicopters, involved in U.N. peacekeeping missions in Africa and Europe to bolster defences at home in the face of Russia’s invasion, a U.N. official said. Russian troops invaded Ukraine nearly two weeks ago, shelling, bombing and besieging its cities and towns and forcing more than…
LAGOS DECEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Yobe State Police Command has debunked recent media report of Nigeria troops’ rescue of 20 abducted police men from ISWAP den, describing it as fake news. A statement signed by Police Public relation Officer (PPRO) of Yobe State Police Command, Damaturu, ASP Dungis Abdulkarim sighted by NewsRangers said the story or news…
LAGOS APRIL 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Soldiers of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have begun a manhunt for suspected attackers who ambushed fellow soldiers in a rural community in Konshisha council area of Benue. The attackers on Monday evening seized some soldiers deployed to maintain peace between two warring communities of Konshisha and Oju LGAs respectively. It was learnt…