No fewer than 2,168 repentant Boko Haram members have graduated from the Federal Government’s De-radicalisation, Rehabilitation and Reintegration (DRR) programme in Gombe State. Col. Abiodun Johnson, the Commandant of the DRR Camp, Operation Safe Corridor, disclosed this on Thursday, October 26, 2023, during a courtesy visit by the …
Read More »Two days after Wagner boss Prighozin’s death, president Putin signs decree forcing Russian paramilitary fighters to swear oath of allegiance to Russia
Russian paramilitary fighters will have to swear an oath to the Russian flag, a presidential decree signed by President Vladimir Putin on Friday, August 25 stipulates, two days after the reported death of Wagner mercenary group chief, Yevgeny Prigozhin. The measure is aimed at “forming the spiritual and moral foundations …
Read More »4 Boko Haram commanders, 13 fighters and family members surrender to Nigerian troops
Four key Boko Haram commanders, 13 main fighters, and a total of 45 family members have laid down their arms and surrendered to troops of Sector 3 in Cross Kauwa and Baga of Kukawa LGA, Nigeria. This is coming after a two-day intense offensive by troops of the Multinational …
Read More »IPOB/ESN fighters killed by security operatives in fierce fight in Asaba
Two Indigenous People of Biafra/Eastern Security Network (IPOB/ESN) fighters have been killed in a joint operation by troops of 63 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Nigeria Police and Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) The security operatives also arrested five others after a fierce encounter at Fuji …
Read More »‘Stay at home!’ Moscow mayor issues warning as Putin’s soldiers build defences around the capital as they brace for arrival of Wagner fighters
Moscow is preparing for war as soldiers build outposts and military vehicles flood the streets ahead of the expected arrival of Russia’s Wagner militia forces within hours. A total of 5,000 Wagner forces are reportedly advancing toward Moscow, currently approaching Lipetsk. Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is said to have a …
Read More »Russia’s Wagner fighters suffer 30,000 casualties in Ukraine: US
Russia’s Wagner mercenary group has suffered more than 30,000 casualties since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine last February, with about 9,000 of those fighters killed in action, the United States has claimed. The US estimates that 90 percent of Wagner Group fighters killed in Ukraine since December 2022 were convicts, White …
Read More »Boko Haram kills 300 fighters planning to surrender
Boko Haram leaders have reportedly killed 300 fighters and their families for attempting to surrender in Borno State. According to Special Adviser to the Borno State Government on Security Affairs, Brig. Gen. Ishaq Abdullahi, the die-hard Boko Haram commanders resorted to killing any terrorist attempting to flee the Sambisa forest to …
Read More »Boko Haram kills 35 ISWAP fighters in Lake Chad
Boko Haram fighters have reportedly killed 35 members of the Islamic State of West African Province following a fierce fight that ensued between them at the Lake Chad region. A source told Punch that the clash followed a series of intensive attacks by Boko Haram combatants led by five of the group’s commanders, …
Read More »Vatican apologises to Russia for Pope’s comment that their troops were the ‘cruellest’ fighters in Ukraine
The Vatican has apologised to the Russian government for Pope Francis’ comment that their troops were the ‘cruellest’ fighters in Ukraine. The Vatican confirmed on Thursday December 15, that it has apologised for Pope Francis’ comments last month that referred to Russian soldiers from certain ethnic minority groups. At a briefing in …
Read More »NAF airstrikes kill terror kingpin, Ali Dogo and 30 fighters in Kaduna
A notorious terrorist, Ali Dogo, a.k.a Yellow and 30 of his fighters have reportedly been killed by Nigerian Air Force’ airstrikes in Kaduna State. The raid was reportedly executed by the Air Component of Operation Whirl Punch on October 8, 2022 in Giwa Local Government Area of the state. …
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