CONVICTED WAR CRIMINAL LUBANGA ANNOUNCES NEW REBEL GROUP IN EAST CONGO.(PHOTO).

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 Convicted war criminal Lubanga announces new rebel group in east Congo A convicted war criminal based in Uganda has announced a new rebel movement intent on toppling the government in eastern Congo's Ituri province, creating another potential security threat in the war-scarred region, Reuters reported. The formation of the Convention for the Popular Revolution (CPR) by Thomas Lubanga, an Ituri native, comes as Congo's army faces an unprecedented advance by Rwandan-backed M23 rebels elsewhere in eastern Congo. The International Criminal Court secured its first conviction against Lubanga in 2012 on charges of recruiting child soldiers and sentenced him to 14 years in prison. He was released in 2020 and President Felix Tshisekedi appointed him to a task force to bring peace to Ituri. But in 2022 he was taken hostage for two months by a rebel group, which he blames on the government, and is now based in Uganda. In written responses to questions from Reuters, Lubanga said the CPR h...

COAS FLAGS UP EXERCISE EGWU EKE III IN 8 DIVISION NIGERIAN ARMY'S AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY TODAY.{PHOTOS}.#PRESS RELEASE.

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      Today, the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General TY Buratai along with other eminent personalities formally flagged up Exercise EGWU EKE III in 8 Division Nigerian Army's area of responsibility at 1 Battalion, Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State.
Present at the flagging up of the Exercise were the Kebbi State Governor, His Excellency, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, His Royal Highness, Major General Muhammadu Iliyasu Bashar (rtd), Emir of Gwandu, some Principal Staff Officers from Army Headquarters, Corps Commanders, General Officer Commanding 8 Division, Major General SO Olabanji, Commander 1 Brigade Nigerian Army, as well as members of Kebbi State council and the State's Special Adviser on Security, Major General MD Isah (rtd). Others include heads of security and para-military agencies in Kebbi State, as well as officers, soldiers of the Nigerian Army and those of the Nigeria Police Force, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps and other security agencies.
Earlier, the Chief of Army Staff paid courtesy call on Kebbi State Governor, His Excellency, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu at the Government House, Birnin Kebbi and His Royal Highness, Major General Muhammadu Iliyasu Bashar (rtd), Emir of Gwandu and Chairman of Kebbi State Tradional Council in his palace.More photos below.
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