The Nigerian Army has discharged a female soldier, Private Ruth Ogunleye, from service after she accused a senior officer, Colonel I.B Abdulkareem, of sexual harassment.
In January 2024, Ogunleye made the accusations via her TikTok page, @Ogunleyeruthsavage1, where she alleged … Read the rest
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured troops of the Nigerian Army of his administration’s full support to crush armed bandits in the country.
The President stated this on Tuesday in Sokoto while addressing troops of Operation Hadarin Daji, at 8 … Read the rest
A civil society organisation, the Women Empowerment & Legal Aid, on Monday, asked the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Farouk Yahaya, to respect the decision of a female soldier, Private Sofiyat Akinlabi, to marry a male corps member.
The … Read the rest
Usually, there are few circumstances under which death is preferable to life. As the Igbo would say, a life of pain and struggle is better than death. However, for the late Lt. Gen. Salihu Ibrahim, one time Chief of Army … Read the rest
Spokesman of the Nigerian army, John Agim
The Nigerian Army must have felt the criticism of their handling of the Shiites’ protest so keenly that they had to respond. Unfortunately, the best they could do was to hide behind the words of the US president, Donald Trump. … Read the rest
Nigerian soldiers
Many years ago, I was in Abuja to attend an international workshop on one of those human development issues that used to engage a lot of attention in those days: sustainable development goals, maternal mortality, maternal morbidity, adolescent sexuality, women’s … Read the rest
Burial of Shi'tes
The truth is, Nigeria, with an over-stretched military and scare resources cannot afford a radicalised Shi’a group and we must do everything within the law and international best practice to ensure that the several skirmishes with Shi’a Muslims are not … Read the rest
Abimbola Adelakun
The explanation for the violence being meted out to the Shiites in recent days suggests that the rationalisers think that the victims deserve their fate because of their rebellious attitude to authority. That line of thinking is false, a weak … Read the rest