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NIGERIAN ARMY EMERGE WITH DESERT WARFARE OPERATIONAL VEHICLES AS BUDDING DESERT WARFARE CAPABILITIES EXPAND

Posted on May 18, 2013 by

Desert warfare-adapted Toyota Landcruiser gun-trucks of the Nigerian Army PHOTO CREDIT: THISDAY A Nigerian Army desert warfare crew and Landcruiser gun-truck with armed with a Browning M2 12.7mm calibre heavy machine gun in Mali Nigerian troops dressed up in desert … Continue reading →

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NIGERIAN AIR FORCE, PAKISTAN AIR FORCE PARTNER TO FIGHT TERRORISM

Posted on May 18, 2013 by

Air Marshal Alex Sabundu Badeh(right), Chief of the Air Staff, Nigerian Air Force with Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt during Badeh’s visit to Pakistan in November 2012 NIGERIAN TRIBUNE Makurdi Friday, 17 May 2013 Pakistan Air Force (PAF)and the … Continue reading →

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WAR ON TERROR IN NORTHEAST NIGERIA: NIGERIAN SOLDIERS DO THEIR DUTY

Posted on May 18, 2013 by

Nigerian troops prepare to go into action against insurgents and terrorists PHOTO CREDIT: REUTERS A Nigerian soldier mans a sandbagged post PHOTO CREDIT: AFP Nigerian troops prepare to swing into action against Boko Haram terrorists Photo Credit: EURONEWS

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NIGERIA’S SATELLITES CAPTURE BAGA EVENTS..EVIDENCE AND REVIEW STRONGLY SUGGESTS ARBITRARY ANALYSIS AND EXTRAPOLATION BY HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

China’s Long March-3B carrier rocket lifts off at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Dec. 20, 2011, successfully sending the US$311 million Nigerian communication satellite, NIGCOMSAT-1R, into orbit at 00:41 Beijing Time (Photo Credit: XINHUA) THE … Continue reading →

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JTF – OP PULO SHIELD RESCUE CLERIC FROM ABDUCTORS IN THE NIGER DELTA

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

JTF troops advance with a Panhard VBL M11 recce vehicle VANGUARD May 16, 2013 SAPELE Reverend Daniel Onotere of Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, who was abducted by gunmen last week, with a ransom of N100 million for his release … Continue reading →

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JTF – OP PULO SHIELD IMPOUND SELF PROPELLED BARGE, SCUTTLE 22 ILLEGAL CRUDE OIL DISTILLATION SITES IN THE NIGER DELTA; 18 BOATS DESTROYED, 89 SUSPECTS ARRESTED

Posted on May 16, 2013 by

Army Amphibious troops patrol in a Scorpion Mk.II gunboat BEEGEAGLE’S BLOG 15 May, 2013 The Joint Task Force(Operation Pulo Shield) operating in the Niger Delta have scuttled a total of 22 illegal crude oil distillation sites and impounded a self … Continue reading →

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PAKISTAN AIR FORCE, NIGERIAN AIR FORCE TO STRENGTHEN COOPERATION IN TRAINING, SUPPLY OF DEFENCE EQUIPMENT

Posted on May 15, 2013 by

A NAF F7 AirGuard jet pilots and foreign counterparts at a NAF airbase PANA Abuja, Nigeria (with additional reporting by CHANNELS TELEVISION) 15 May, 2013 Pakistan has pledged to cooperate fully with Nigeria to enable the West African nation’s Air … Continue reading →

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FOCUS ON KEY AREAS AND SCOPE OF US-NIGERIA MILITARY COOPERATION; NIGERIAN NAVY SLATED TO INSPECT ANOTHER NAVAL VESSEL EARMARKED FOR TRANSFER

Posted on May 15, 2013 by

Nigerian Navy Special Boat Service commandos simulate board and search operations on the NNS Thunder F90 under the watchful eyes of a US trainer PHOTO CREDIT: Nigerian Navy THE GUARDIAN 13 May 2013 For long, Nigeria and United States have … Continue reading →

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STAKES IN NIGERIA-U.S MILITARY, SECURITY COOPERATION

Posted on May 15, 2013 by

US-Nigeria solidarity THE GUARDIAN 13 May, 2013 THE scope of United States (U.S.) military assistance to Nigeria and the U.S. new policy of using regional bloc leadership in solving crisis in Africa may be part of the reasons why the … Continue reading →

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NIGERIAN NAVY DESTROY 8 ILLEGAL CRUDE OIL REFINERIES, BARGE AND BOAT..ARREST 2 SUSPECTS OVER ILLEGAL BUNKERING

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

Nigerian Navy seamen man a weapon station onboard a Sea Eagle Offshore Patrol Craft PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria May 13 (Xinhua) The Nigerian Navy discovered and destroyed eight illegal crude oil refineries and arrested two suspected oil thieves, it said on … Continue reading →

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