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Chibok girls not within an easy grasp, says presidency

    Chibok girls not within an easy grasp, says presidency

The Nigerian army under President Muhammadu Buhari would immediately rescue the abducted Chibok girls if their current location is known, the presidency said on Monday. BringBackOurGirls, an advocacy group, recently

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9 ‘bandits’ killed in exchange of gunfire with soldiers

    9 ‘bandits’ killed in exchange of gunfire with soldiers

The 224 light tank battalion of the Nigerian army, Gusau, Zamfara state, says it has killed nine bandits during an exchange of gunfire in Madaka village in Dansadau Emirate of

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Nigerian army classifies TheCable as ‘subversive’ over Forgotten Soldiers reports

    Nigerian army classifies TheCable as ‘subversive’ over Forgotten Soldiers reports

The Nigerian army has accused TheCable, Nigeria’s independent online newspaper, of enhancing terrorism by publishing “subversive reports”. Reacting to the newspaper’s five-part series on the travails of forgotten soldiers in the war against

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Leave us alone over retirements, army tells ‘politicians’

    Leave us alone over retirements, army tells ‘politicians’

Rogers Nicholas, a major-general and head of the Nigerian army civilian and military relations, wants politicians to “leave the army alone”. Nicholas was addressing controversies surrounding the mass retirement of senior officers

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Army: Amnesty spreading ‘unverified narratives’ just to rubbish us

  Army: Amnesty spreading ‘unverified narratives’ just to rubbish us

The Nigerian army has accused Amnesty International, a human rights group, of spreading lies, dismissing the report of the organisation

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Niger Delta Avengers threaten to kill soldiers

  Niger Delta Avengers threaten to kill soldiers

The Niger Delta Avengers have threatened to kill soldiers if the Nigerian Army engages them in a combat.  The group

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Army: We were forced to kill Biafra protesters

  Army: We were forced to kill Biafra protesters

The Nigerian army says it shot pro-Biafran protesters on Monday over “unwarranted attack, breach of peace and creation of wide

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Gunmen kill 2 soldiers in Rivers

  Gunmen kill 2 soldiers in Rivers

Two soldiers were on Thursday killed during an exchange of gunfire with suspected sea pirates in the Akuku-Toru local government

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Army: 1,890 freed from Boko Haram in 2 weeks

  Army: 1,890 freed from Boko Haram in 2 weeks

The Nigerian army said on Friday that 1,890 Boko Haram hostages, including women and children, were rescued in the last

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US donates used armoured vehicles to Nigeria

  US donates used armoured vehicles to Nigeria

The US government has donated 24 Mine-Resistant Armour Protected (MRAP) vehicles to the Nigerian military, as part of its commitment to

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