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#EndSARS: CNN’s Investigation Sheds More Light on Protests

November 18, 2020 by Damilola Akintola

The #EndSARS protests ended with an attack on protesters at Lekki tollgate on the 20th of October, 2020. Though not televised on local stations, Nigerian Celebrity, DJ Switch went live

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#LekkiMassacre: International Criminal Court Begins Investigation

November 5, 2020 by Damilola Akintola

A week after Nigerian soldiers opened fire at unarmed protesters at Lekki tollgate, Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, charged Nigerian soldiers to remain undeterred by threats of war crime

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#OyigboMassacre: All You Need to Know

November 3, 2020 by Damilola Akintola

In the course of the #EndSARS protests nationwide, Oyigbo, a local government area in Rivers State was attacked by suspected members of the Independent People of Biafra (IPOB). What Happened?

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#EndSARS: Lagos State and the Nigerian Army Play Blame Game

October 28, 2020 by Damilola Akintola

Yesterday makes it exactly a week and a day unarmed peaceful #EndSARS protesters at Lekki tollgate were shot by the Nigerian Army. Despite video footage, the Army had earlier stated

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Nigerian Military Accused of Sexually Assaulting Boko Haram Victims

May 25, 2018 by Tobi Idowu

Nigerian soldiers have been accused of raping and impregnating the victims of the terrorist sects Boko Haram they were meant to protect. Fatima Bukari, one of the alleged victims of

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Army faults TY Danjuma’s ‘unfortunate statement’, enjoin Nigerians to maintain peace

March 25, 2018 by Tobi Idowu

The Nigerian Army have decried the ‘unfortunate statement’ credited to a former Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General T Y. Danjuma in which he alleged that the Army are in

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Did Buhari Just Make It Impossible For Women To Rise In The Army’s Ranks?

November 13, 2017 by Tomi

According to PUNCH, the Nigerian Military is set to announce a halt of the admission of female cadets into the combatant course of the Nigerian Defence Academy after 6 years

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Military Leaders Pledge Support to Buhari

March 2, 2017 by Culture Custodian

Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan Ali, on Wednesday during a meeting of the Security Chiefs with the Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, maintained that the Nigerian military wholeheartedly supports the Commander-in-Chief

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Army Says Mop-Up Operations Are Yielding Positive Results

February 3, 2017 by Culture Custodian

The Nigerian Army under the Operation Lafiya Dole, has said that the cleaning up of remnants of the Boko Haram Terrorists in the northeast, has continued to yield positive results. Theatre

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Major Erasmus, soldier killed by Boko Haram, lain to rest today.

October 20, 2016 by Culture Custodian

As Nigerians mourn the passing of the young, Major Erasmus, his friend Raphael Edem, a media aide to Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State, has penned a moving tribute