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    US President-elect, Donald Trump on Monday confirmed he would declare a national emergency to carry out his campaign promise of mass deportations of migrants living in the U.S. without legal permission.     On Monday morning, Trump responded to a social media post from Judicial Watch’s Tom Fitton, who said earlier this month there are reports the incoming …

Two soldiers have been killed after unknown gunmen attacked an army checkpoint in Ekenobizi, a border community between Abia and Imo states in Umuopara, Umuahia South Local Government Area on Wednesday, November 13.   This was confirmed in a statement by the Joint Task Force South East Operation Udoka. The statement, signed by Lt. Col. Jonah Unuakhalu, accused the Eastern …

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has cleared the Nigerian military of allegations that it conducted forced abortions on thousands of women in the northeast, following an independent investigation by a committee led by former Supreme Court Justice Abdu Aboki. The committee was established in response to reports alleging that the military forced at least 10,000 women to undergo abortions …

The Defense Headquarters has confirmed that a naval officer at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Dansadau, engaged in Operation FANSAN YAMMA, allegedly opened fire under questionable circumstances, resulting in the k!lling of a fellow serviceman.    The incident occurred early Friday morning around 3:12 a.m. in Dansadau, Katsina State, according to Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, Director of Defense Media Operations.   The …

  The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has denied reports claiming that an acting chief of army staff (COAS) has been appointed to stand in for the Army Chief, Taoreed Lagbaja.   In a statement released on Monday, October 21, the DHQ said Lagbaja is currently observing his annual leave and is “hale and hearty”. There have been public concerns about the …

The Nigerian military has issued a strong response to former militant leader Asari Dokubo, challenging him to witness the military’s capabilities firsthand on the battlefield.     This follows Dokubo’s claim that he could shoot down a military helicopter flying near his residence and his assertion that he has the power to contain the Nigerian military.     In a …

Senator Ali Mohammed Ndume, the Former chairman of the Senate Committee on Army, has stated that the Nigerian military lacks the weapons or the morale to end Boko Haram or banditry. His remarks came as he dismissed reports circulating on social media that his convoy was ambushed by suspected Boko Haram terrorists while returning from a condolence visit to families …

The Defence Headquarters has announced the dismissal of a naval rating, Seaman Haruna Abbas, from service for disobedience to Particular Orders, Resistance to Arrest and Offences in Relation to Public and Service Property.    Abbas’s wife, Hussaina Iliya, had earlier accused the military of unjustly detaining her husband in 2018 over an attempt to disarm him.    Hussaina, who made …