A human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has faulted the declaration of eight suspects wanted over the killing of 17 military personnel in Delta State. Some suspected residents of the Okuama Community, on 14 March, ambushed and murdered the Commanding Officer of 181 Army Amphibious Battalion, two majors, one captain and 13 soldiers. The troops were … Read more
Approximately 70 Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members were deployed to Jamaica on Friday to train military personnel from several Caribbean countries who are bound for Haiti as part of a multinational security force led by Kenya and backed by the United Nations. The Canadian personnel will provide training on core peacekeeping skills and combat first aid to troops … Read more
Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State has warned traditional rulers against shielding suspected killers of military personnel in the state. PREMIUM TIMES reported how suspected residents of the Okuoma Community on 14 March ambushed and murdered 17 military personnel in the community, including a commander (a lieutenant colonel), two majors, one captain and 13 soldiers. … Read more
The Supreme Court of Canada decided on Thursday morning that it will not hear the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s challenge of a court order that demanded it identify a source and release related documents in the sexual misconduct case against Vice-Admiral Haydn Edmundson. Edmundson was charged in December 2021 with sexual assault and committing indecent acts. The alleged offences date back to 1991. He … Read more
