The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar has said that the military is being guided by the “Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC)’’ in operations during armed hostilities in the country. Abubakar stated this on Tuesday in Abuja at the 2019 edition of the Armed Conflict Retreat for Nigerian Air Force Legal officers […]
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Military abused our electoral process – Ola Makinde
SPEAKING on the contentious issue of military involvement in the 2019 elections, former Prelate of Methodist Church Nigeria, Sunday Ola Makinde said: “I have mixed feelings. They abused our electoral process in Nigeria, snatching of ballot boxes, killing, maiming and buying of votes. I know and I can tell you, we do not have enough police officers to police Nigeria.
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My fears about military involvement in elections – Mbazulike Amaechi
Chief Mbazulike Amaechi is a foremost nationalist . He belongs to the class of the late Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe who fought for Nigeria’s independence. The self-professed link between the old and current politicians was also the First Republic Aviation Minister. He spoke on the alleged militarisation of elections in Nigeria and the consequences for the country.
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ELECTION VIOLENCE: INEC protests military actions, Army indicts police
SINCE the last polls, things have not been normal in Rivers State, where the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, suspended, March 10, the electoral process due to heavy violence that dogged the March 9 elections in particular, later decided to collate results and conclude the process, but shortly halted, Tuesday, by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja.
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Militarised elections, worse than military regime – Shonibare, Afenifere Chieftain
Chief Supo Shonibare is a chieftain of the pan Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, a lawyer and an active member of the defunct National Democratic Coalition, NADECO, which challenged the military administration of the late General Sani Abacha. In this interview, Shonibare explains why politics should not be left in the hands of power brokers and money mongers who militarize the electoral process among others.
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Galadima: APC used military to rig presidential poll
Extremist appears in court charged with New Zealand mosque attack
A right-wing extremist who filmed himself rampaging through two mosques in the quiet New Zealand city of Christchurch killing 49 worshippers appeared in court on a murder charge Saturday. Australian-born 28-year-old Brenton Tarrant appeared in the dock wearing handcuffs and a white prison shirt, sitting impassively as the judge read a single murder charge against […]
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Probe military role in Bayelsa electoral violence, PDP tells Buratai
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State, has appealed to the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, to investigate the alleged role of the military in the violence that occurred in the state during the last general elections.
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Our military must not be dragged into politics, says Olowu
The Olowu of Kuta in Osun, Oba Hammed Adekunle, has warned those he described as ‘unscrupulous’ politicians to stop politicising the military. Oba Adekunle, in a statement made on Wednesday in Osogbo, said dragging the military into politics would have dire consequences on national stability and cohesion. The monarch, who maintained that the army represents […]
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Election observers exonerate military of wrongdoing in Rivers, Akwa-Ibom
A coalition of election observers, under the aegis of Coalition of Civil Rights Movement (CCRM), has hailed the military’s exceptional conduct during the recently concluded Gubernatorial and State Houses of Assembly Elections in Nigeria.
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