Monthly Archives: July 2014

Nigerian Army soldiers in a Toyota Landcruiser troop carrier on patrol in the far northeast.

The patrol boats, NIMASA Amaseikumor, NIMASA Oglakirigha and NIMASA Oweikenigban were inducted in October 2013 and are deployed for action by the Maritime Guard Command. Commanded by a Captain of the Nigerian Navy, NIMASA’s Maritime Guard Command is a quasi-Coast … Continue reading →

Battle-weary men of the Police Mobile Force(MOPOL) on counterterrorism operations in Kano await the arrival of Mr President following a 3-day crunch period 20-22 January 2012 during which Boko Haram mounted their biggest-ever urban attack that claimed 185 lives and … Continue reading →

Cameroonian troops deployed on counterinsurgency operations. PHOTO CREDIT: AFP Sun, Jul 27 2014 By Tansa Musa YAOUNDE (Reuters) The wife of Cameroon’s vice prime minister was kidnapped and at least three people were killed in an attack by Boko Haram … Continue reading →

Lt General KTJ Minimah, Chief of Army Staff VOICE OF NIGERIA 25 July, 2014 The Army personnel in Nigeria have been advised to stop using the social media platform wrongly. The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Kenneth Minimah cautioned … Continue reading →

A Nigerian Air Force Mi-24D Hind (aka Mi-25) attack helicopter showing a nose-mounted quad-barreled 12.7mm HMG DAILY POST 25 July, 2014 In a determined effort to eliminate terrorism by routing insurgents from their hideouts in parts of the North East … Continue reading →

An operative of the Police Counter Terrorist Unit stands in front of a Landcruiser truck AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE 24 July, 2014 At least one person was killed and eight other people injured when a blast ripped through a crowded bus … Continue reading →

President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria. LAGOS, July 22 (Xinhua) Poverty rate in Nigeria has dropped from 35.2 percent to 33.1 percent in 2013, a latest World Bank report said on Tuesday. The decrease represents a dramatic drop from an estimated … Continue reading →

Red Berets of the Nigeria Police Force’s Counter Terrorist Unit REUTERS By Garba Muhammed KADUNA NIGERIA | Wed Jul 23, 2014 Two bomb blasts in the north Nigerian city of Kaduna killed at least 82 people on Wednesday, officials said, … Continue reading →

Cameroonian soldiers in a Landcruiser gun truck armed with a Chinese-made Type 58 twin 14.5mm AAMG system. PHOTO CREDIT: SKY NEWS July 23, 2014 YAOUNDE (AFP) In the villages that line the border with Nigeria,even those charged with protecting Cameroonians … Continue reading →