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A serving Nigerian Army private; Emmanuel Iorliam of the 156 Task Force Battalion, Mainok in Borno state, has been arrested for gun running.     Iorliam who hails from Benue state, allegedly steals arms and ammunition from his base which he sells to Bandits, Boko Haram members, and kidnappers. He …

A Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldier shot and killed his girlfriend before turning the gun on himself.    The soldier identified as Emmanuel Walugu Onyango shot himself on the chin with an AK-47 rifle while dressed in full military combat.   This is after he had sprayed the body of Ms Immaculate …

The Ukranian Ministry of defence has released shocking photos showing the devastating condition of a Ukranian soldier captured by Russia.   Mykhailo Dianov, a Ukrainian soldier was released on Wednesday, September 21 by the Russian government after the UAE helped broker a prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia.   Before …

The Nasarawa State command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested a fake soldier in Keffi-Wambai community, Lafia Local Government Area of the State.   The suspect, Moses Ayaka, 32, confessed to have defrauded over 22 individuals in the area with proceeds amounting to N440,000.   …

Buhari stated this when he received the 10-year Football Development Master Plan submitted by the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, on Tuesday in Abuja. He said: ”It is the responsibility of the government to safeguard the sport, which had brought Nigeria many laurels, and treat it as …

Suspected bandits invaded a farm company in Anchau town, Kubau Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killed a soldier identified as Mohammed Sani and abducted two workers.    The victims abducted are identified as Charles Choko, a Zimbabwean national, and Yusuf Aliyu Bello from Kano State.   ‎A member of the …

A  British soldier has died less than a month after his girlfriend, who was also a soldier was found hanged at the Army barracks where she worked. Sophie Madden, 23, was found dead at the Overhill Training Centre at St Martin’s Plain Camp, near Folkestone, UK on June 10 and …

One of the soldiers killed during attack on military checkpoint near Zuma Rock, the border between Abuja and Niger State, has been identified as Daniel Odih from Benue State.    Recall that unknown number of soldiers were reportedly killed when Boko Haram terrorists attacked the checkpoint near Madalla town, on Thursday night, …

Operatives of the Kano State Police Command has arrested a fake soldier, Chidera Anuna, for extortion.    Spokesperson of the command, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, June 8, said the suspect belong to a syndicate that specialized in extorting individuals in the state.    “Between 01/03/2022 …

Two persons have been crushed by a truck which also injured four others in Dei-Dei area of Abuja.   Daily Trust reported that one of the deceased was a military man, while the other one was a courier rider. The victims were making effort to assist an accident victim when they were …