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AfricaNews
November 20, 2008
A military tribunal in
Nigeria heard that their operation took place between the periods of January 1st 2000 to December 2006. Among those sentenced include ...
Bloomberg
November 20, 2008
Nkunda's rebels yesterday retreated on two northern fronts amid peace talks with the government that are being led by former Nigerian President Olusegun ...
AllAfrica.com
November 20, 2008
Upon graduation, he joined the Nigerian Public Service where he rose through the ranks to hold the positions outlined below: He is a recipient of the ...
AllAfrica.com
November 20, 2008
We condemn the action, which is a sad reminder of military dictatorship. We hope Yar'Adua, through his actions, is not trying to transform into civilian ...
Nigerian Tribune
November 20, 2008
THE issue of uniformed men and lawlessness is even more fundamental to the
Nigerian society. The intervention of the military in Nigeria's political history ...
AllAfrica.com
November 20, 2008
Essentially, the military court martial which sat in Kaduna had on Tuesday convicted the six military personnel including Major Suleiman Alabi Akubo for ...
Afrik.com
November 20, 2008
According to a statement e-mailed to
journalists Wednesday night, MEND said it ''never got its weapons from the
Nigerian military except for those seized ...
Reuters South Africa
November 20, 2008
LAGOS, Nov 20 (Reuters) - The Nigerian military repelled an attack by gunmen in speedboats on Thursday close to the Escravos crude oil export terminal, ...
Africasia
November 20, 2008
The Escravos oil terminal is operated by
the US oil giant
Chevron, which this week suspended its export contracts on much of its Nigerian production ...
AllAfrica.com
November 19, 2008
When
Nigeria was born, it was 100 percent but reduced to 50 during the war and after the war it was supposed to go back to 100 percent but the military just ...
AllAfrica.com
November 19, 2008
... disposing several types of
military weapons that were stolen between January 2000 and December 2006, from both the depots of the Nigerian
army at the ...
BBC News
November 19, 2008
A military court in
Nigeria has sentenced six
soldiers to life in prison for selling thousands of
guns to suspected
Niger Delta oil militants. ...
AllAfrica.com
November 19, 2008
Sunny Okah was the lead prosecution witness and is likely to face trial in a Federal Court since he is not in the military. ...
AllAfrica.com
November 19, 2008
... Colonel Jibrin Bala Yakubu, former Military Administrator of Zamfara State; James Danbaba, former police commissioner of Lagos State, are standing trial ...
AllAfrica.com
November 19, 2008
You who hunger and thirst for war justice; you who search for political and military intrigues in both sides of the divides during the Nigerian hostilities, ...
AllAfrica.com
November 18, 2008
The Nigerian media is now on trial, as the government of Yar'Adua is becoming intolerant by the day, which informs the current level of despair and ...
Daily Sun
November 18, 2008
... Major Suleiman Alabi Akubo and five
soldiers have been sentenced to life imprisonment for selling over 7000
military weapons belonging to the Nigerian ...
Vanguard
November 18, 2008
THE Commandant of the Nigerian
army Armour School, Brigadier-General, JAH Ewansiha has stressed the need for training and retraining of officers and ...
The Punch
November 18, 2008
The eight
soldiers had been standing trial before the GCM at the Nigerian
army One Division Officers' Mess, Kanta Road, Kaduna since February. ...
International Herald Tribune
November 18, 2008
AllAfrica.com
November 18, 2008
Indeed, there have been instances where military personnel killed defenceless civilians at the slightest provocation, the most vivid being the point-blank ...
AllAfrica.com
November 18, 2008
We have governors, local government chairman in the military era and people use side of that we are the elected representatives of the Nigerian people and ...
AllAfrica.com
November 18, 2008
"We call on all stakeholders, President Yar'adua and well-meaning
Nigerians to help us appeal to the Military Pensions Board on our gratuities before we die ...
AllAfrica.com
November 18, 2008
He also noted that the Nigerian Police was the least paid force within the West African sub-region," if I may say compared to others anywhere in the world", ...
AllAfrica.com
November 18, 2008
Because of them (touts), it is commonplace to see commercial drivers jump at offers to pick military personnel who they put on the front seat to deter the ...
AllAfrica.com
November 18, 2008
Most of us are, to some degree, at the mercy of individuals at the apex of some
organization whether it be political, commercial, bureaucratic or military. ...
Xinhua
November 18, 2008
The former Nigerian president met with
Nkunda in Jomba on Sunday, saying Nkunda had pledged to respect the ceasefire if not attacked. ...
Reuters South Africa
November 18, 2008
ABUJA (Reuters) - A
Nigerian military court sentenced six
soldiers to life imprisonment on Tuesday for selling machine
guns,
rifles and other weapons to ...
AllAfrica.com
November 18, 2008
Olajumoke's proposals might seem laudable to the reactionary faction of the
Nigerian ruling class, this being the group of usurpers ' who have held Nigeria ...
THISDAY
November 18, 2008
By Eugene Agha, 11.18.2008 The last may not have been heard on the death of the former Director of Information of the Nigerian
army, late Brigadier General ...
Daily Sun
November 17, 2008
By PHILIP NWOSU The controversy surrounding the death of the late Nigerian
army Spokesman, Brigadier General Solomon Giwa-Amu, appears unsettled as his ...
IRINnews.org
November 17, 2008
As late as 14 November the
Nigerian military arrested 22 people on a
boat in the Delta on suspicion of stealing thousands of tonnes of crude oil, ...
Voice of America
November 17, 2008
By Gilbert da Costa A four-man military panel in
Nigeria is investigating an assault earlier this month by
navy men on a woman for allegedly failing to make ...
Inquirer.net
November 16, 2008
The DFA is also awaiting confirmation on the
Nigerian military's announcement on Saturday that its
navy arrested 22 Filipinos after intercepting a vessel ...
Vanguard
November 16, 2008
At what stage would you say
ethnicity crept into the
Nigerian military? Well, I would say the first military coup was staged by the Igbo officers, ...
Edmonton Sun
November 16, 2008
WARRI,
Nigeria -- Nigeria's military has arrested 22 Filipinos on suspicion of stealing thousands of tonnes of crude oil,
officials said yesterday. ...
International Herald Tribune
November 16, 2008
AP WARRI,
Nigeria: Nigeria's military has arrested 22 Filipinos on suspicion of stealing thousands of tons of crude oil,
officials said. ...
AllAfrica.com
November 15, 2008
It is not my intention to suggest ways to 'bail' America out of its present mess because back home here in
Nigeria we have enough to worry about. ...
International Herald Tribune
November 15, 2008
AP WARRI,
Nigeria: Nigeria's military has arrested 22 Filipinos on suspicion of stealing thousands of tons of crude oil,
officials said Saturday. ...
Nigerian Muse
November 15, 2008
Indeed, a major rise in
Nigerian mafia activity is attributed to crime rings set up by officers who sold
Nigerian military assets and ferried stolen Nigeria ...