Pictures: Retired soldiers protest in Abuja
Retired soldiers have mounted the city of Abuja to protest on salary and pension gaps amongst the ranks of serving and retired military personnel in Abuja.
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Why we arrested Nollywood actor Chiwetalu Agu -Army
The Nigerian Army has arrested a popular Nollywood actor Chiwetalu Agu for dressing in an attire of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The Army also accused Agu of inciting members of the public and soliciting for support for the IPOB. A statement by Army spokesperson Brig.-Gen Onyema Nwachukwu Thursday denied reports on social media that Agu was assaulted Read More
Anglican priest killed in Imo
An Anglican priest, Rev Emeka Merenu, was Tuesday murdered in his parsonage at Orsu Ihitte Ukwa in Orsu local government area of Imo state. Blueprint gathered that the priest met his untimely death over an allegation that he brought some soldiers to the village to protect himself, the church and the school under his care. The Amorji Nkwere born priest, according Read More
Attack on Kabba prison: Security operatives on trail of escaped inmates – Aregbesola
The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has said security operatives are already pursuing the escaped inmates after gunmen attacked Kabba Custodial facility on Monday. A statement Monday in Abuja by the Media Adviser to the Minister, Sola Fasure, said the Aregbesola had been briefed by the Controller General of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), Haliru Nababa, on the unfortunate Read More
Breaking: 2 Soldiers killed, 1 injured as gunmen invade Kogi correctional centre, free inmates
Two soldiers mounting road block before the kabba correctional centre are said to have been allegedly killed with one fatally injured when gunmen invaded the prison facility in the early hours of Monday and released over 100 prisoners. The soldiers were said to have mounted a routine check point about 50 metres before the prison situated along Lokoja- Okebukun- Kabba- Read More
Heavy security at Osun APC secretariat causes panic, commotion
Motorists in Osogbo, Osun state, Friday morning, lamented hardship faced following the closure of major road in front of the secretariat of All Progressives Congress (APC), in the state capital. While some vehicles were diverted to one way leading to gridlocks as early as 8am, vehicles were prevented from entering a bank very close to the party secretariat. When our Read More
Notorious ex-militant, ‘general iron’ killed in Cross River
Notorious ex-militant, Mr Thomas Obi Tawo, also known as ‘general’ Iron, who was given amnesty by the Cross River state government and appointed special adviser to Governor Ben Ayade on forest security, alias ‘general Iron,’ has been butchered in his country home, Oku-Bushuyu, in Boki local government area. Blueprint gathered that Tawo was killed by a vigilante group in his Read More
Soldiers deployed to Ife/Modakeke over killing of 5 farmers
Soldiers have been deployed to restore normalcy in Modakeke and Ile-ife following the killings of five farmers and subsequent protest that greeted the killings, Blueprint has reliably gathered. It was leanrt that the soldiers arrived Modakeke around 6:30pm and moved round the town. The Commissioner of Police, Olawale Olokode, had earlier led policemen to the palace of Ogunsua of Modakeke Read More
Intensify operations against bandits- COAS charges troops
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, has charged troops of 8 Division and Operation HADARIN DAJI (OPHD) to intensify their operations against bandits marauding in parts of North-west.He however, urged the troops to always show respect for the fundamental human rights of law abiding citizens in the conduct of their operations. A statement by Director Army Public Read More
COAS fullfils promise, issues official vehicle to 7 Div RSM
In fullfilment of his promise to empower Regimental Sergeant Majors (RSM) to perform their roles, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, handed over keys and official documents of aToyota Hilux to the RSM of Headquarters 7 Division, Master Warrant Officer Mohammed Babayo. A statement by Director Army Public Relations Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu Wednesday, said General Yahaya gave Read More
Revealed! How gunmen killed 2 in attack on Sunday Igboho’s house – Aide
Two persons have been killed during an early morning attack on the residence of Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo, better known as Sunday Igboho, in the Soka area of Ibadan, Oyo State, his spokesman, Olayomi Koiki, has said. “The situation now is very bad. Two Yoruba sons have been killed in the house of Chief Sunday Igboho. The two dead Read More
Tragedy! Another Military plane crashes, Soldiers dead
At least 10 Kenyan soldiers were killed on Thursday when a helicopter carrying them crashed while landing near the capital Nairobi, the military and local media said. The Kenya Air Force Mi 171 E helicopter crashed at around 9 a.m. (0600 GMT) in the county of Kajiado, the military said in a statement. At least 10 of the troops were Read More
Army to Gumi: Our personnel not colluding with bandits
The Nigerian Army has refuted comments by Sheikh Ahmad Abubakar Gumi that its personnels are colluding with bandits.Sheikh Gumi had when appearing on ARISE TV Morning Show on Wednesday, 23 June 2021 alleged that soldiers are colluding with marauding bandits who have been responsible for various crimes and atrocities against Nigerians.But Army spokesperson Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu in a statement Wednesday, Read More
Insurgency: How thousands of Soldiers were maimed – Army
The Nigeria Army declared Saturday in Kaduna that several thousands of Soldiers and their counterparts in other sister security agencies have been maimed in the fight against Boko Haram insurgency over the years . This is as the Senate in a show of empathy donated N10 million to some of the Wounded Soldiers In Action (WIA), undergoing treatment at the Read More
2023: South-east sustained attacks plot to deny zone presidency – Nwanyanwu
The National Chairman of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Chief Dan Nwanyanwu has said the sustained attacks in Igbo land is another plot by anti-South presidency sponsors to demark the zone against the 2023 general election. He also warned that the genocide attitude of some of security agencies against the people of South East is highly provocative, condemnable and atrocious. The Read More
Re: Letter to NYSC DG on mobilising corps members to war
I was surprised to read one Hieber Ishaku, a student of Mass Communication who is supposed to communicate facts always, balancing the two sides to a story, being the one who gave himself to misrepresentation of facts in the Blueprint of June 6, in which he accused NYSC DG of mobilising corps members for battle. The NYSC director general, Brig-General Read More
‘No corps member mobilised for war’
The management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has declared that some people had misunderstood what the Corps’ director-general said in a recent interview on war and military training corps members receive at orientation camps. This was contained in a statement from the office of the director-general, Brig.-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, on Friday. The director-general had stated that, “In line Read More
Five soldiers feared killed as gunmen attack Anambra
About five soldiers reportedly died at Ihiala, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra state, on Friday night, as unknown gunmen attacked military checkpoint. Blueprint learnt that the attack which occurred around 8.30pm along Owerri-Onitsha road (which is also a boundary between Anambra and Imo State), equally destroyed some properties belonging to the soldiers. However, the State Police Public Relations Officer Read More
How Igboho’s footsoldiers, DSS operatives clashed at Ataoja’s palace – Sources
Fresh facts have emerged over last Saturday’s clash between the supporters of Yoruba nation agitator, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho and some operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) at the palace of the Ataoja of Osogbo in Osun state, Oba Jimoh Olanipekun. Sources revealed that Igboho’s supporters actually abducted an operative of the DSS, who Read More
Defeating emerging threats requires change of attitude, Army Chief tells officers
The chief of army staff Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru has stated that for the officer to defeat the current and emerging threats, they need to have change of attitudes. He stated this during the closing ceremony of the 2021 Combat Arms Training week and fire demonstration organized by the Nigerian Army Armoured Corps Bauchi held at Victor Kure Armour range Read More
Soldiers sweep Bauchi streets, evacuate refuse
As parts of activities marking their 2021 Combats Arms Training (CAT) week, soldiers under the Nigerian Army Armoured Corps Bauchi on Monday embarked on sanitation of streets and evacuation of refuse in the Bauchi state capital. The soldiers in their numbers led by the commander of the armoured corps Major General Muhammed Magaji swept the maiduguri bye pass, yan doka, Read More
AESID condemns dastardly attacks in Ebonyi, cautions perpetrators
The Association of Ebonyi State Indigenes in Diaspora (AESID) has strongly condemned the recent dastardly attacks on several communities in Ebonyi state, even as it cautioned the perpetrators to give peace a chance. The group described as “traumatic” for citizens and residents of Ebonyi state following reported cases of attacks on individuals and public facilities by some unknown gunmen. In Read More
Air force ‘blunder’: Group demands Amao’s sack
A group, Citizens Action for Peace and Justice (CAPJ), has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately sack the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Isiaka Amao, and reappoint a competent person that will deliver in the war against terror without mindless excuses and blunders. The group was reacting to report that an air force fighter jet mistakenly fired at Read More