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Falana to Buhari: If insurgents can be forgiven, soldiers jailed for mutiny should be pardoned

    Falana to Buhari: If insurgents can be forgiven, soldiers jailed for mutiny should be pardoned

Femi Falana, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to pardon 70 soldiers convicted of mutiny. The soldiers were, in 2014, found guilty of rebelling against

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On a momentous note, what has befallen our military?

    On a momentous note, what has befallen our military?

I remember when I was a child, a son of a soldier living inside the army barracks, the military was coordinated, revered by civilians no matter how wealthy or highly

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Soldiers dislodged as ‘ISWAP’ attacks Rann

    Soldiers dislodged as ‘ISWAP’ attacks Rann

Suspected fighters of the Islamic State in West African Province (ISWAP) have attacked Rann, the headquarters town of Kala Balge LGA of Borno state. Sources said the insurgents came on

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‘We faced same challenges’ — Turkey pledges to help Nigeria fight insurgency

    ‘We faced same challenges’ — Turkey pledges to help Nigeria fight insurgency

Hidayet Bayraktar, Turkish ambassador to Nigeria, has pledged his country’s support to help Nigeria fight terrorism.  In over a decade, Nigeria has continued to fight insurgency in the north-east, and

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Audacity of fake news: Army recruiting Boko Haram members? 

  Audacity of fake news: Army recruiting Boko Haram members? 

It is my deduction that fake news is fecundated by prejudice; prejudices whether ethnic, political or religious. Nigeria’s social media

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Army: We’re not recruiting repentant insurgents

  Army: We’re not recruiting repentant insurgents

The Nigerian Army says it is not enlisting former or repentant insurgents into the organisation. Onyema Nwachukwu, army spokesman, said

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Irabor: Why we need retired soldiers in fight against insecurity

  Irabor: Why we need retired soldiers in fight against insecurity

Lucky Irabor, chief of defence staff (CDS), says Nigeria “needs to fall back on retired military officers” in the fight

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Army chief seeks expertise of retired soldiers in fight against insurgency

  Army chief seeks expertise of retired soldiers in fight against insurgency

Faruk Yahaya, chief of army staff, has called on retired soldiers to offer their expertise in the fight against insurgency.

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Shehu of Borno: It’ll be difficult to accept repentant Boko Haram members in our communities

  Shehu of Borno: It’ll be difficult to accept repentant Boko Haram members in our communities

Traditional and religious leaders in Borno have said it will be difficult to reintegrate repentant Boko Haram members into their

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Soldiers fighting Boko Haram to enjoy ‘welfare flight’ when off duty

  Soldiers fighting Boko Haram to enjoy ‘welfare flight’ when off duty

The Nigerian Army says there is now a ‘welfare flight’ for soldiers and officers at the frontline who are on

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