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Extremism in the ranks is a ‘threat,’ but the Pentagon’s not sure how to address it February 21 An armed supporter of President Donald Trump speaks casually with a Washington State Patrol trooper during a rally on Jan. 10, 2021, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. (Ted S. Warren/AP) The sea of protesters-turned-rioters massing near the Capitol on Jan. 6 carried with them pro-Trump signs, American flags and an array of political banners. Also among the crowd were many emblems of the military community: Some waved Marine Corps flags, many sported military tactical gear, even specific u...

Punch Newspapers Sections Bola Bamigbola, Osogbo Some gunmen have abducted seven passengers along Ilesha-Akure road, near Iwaraja junction, and demanded payment of ransom before releasing them. The abduction, according to sources, occurred on Monday and the victims were said to have been moved to a forest in Iwaraja. The identities of the victims were not clear as of the time of filing this report, although they were said to be members of a transport union. But the Osun State Coordinator of Oodua Peoples Congress, Prince Deji Aladesawe, who confirmed the abduction to The PUNCH, said, “It i...

Gunmen kill police officer, kidnap three Chinese in Osun The Amotekun commander in the state confirmed the incident and said "our men are currently in the bushes to ensure that they rescue the kidnap victims." ADVERTISEMENT Some gunmen on Monday killed a yet-to-be identified police officer attached to three Chinese expatriates in Osun State. After killing the officer, the three expatriates were taken away from a mining site in Ifewara area of Ife East local government of the state. Sources in the community confirmed the incident in an interview with PREMIUM TIMES on Thursday. “We heard spor...

Share A police officer attached to three Chinese expatriates in Osun State was on Monday killed while his bosses were also abducted by yet to be identified gunmen at a mining site along Ifewara area of Ife East local government of Osun State. The incident which happened at Akere, an adjourning village to Ifewara according to an eyewitness account, saw the gunmen shooting sporadically into the air to scare people around the area before they perpetrated their evil deeds. The reason for killing the police officer and abduction of the Chinese expatriates remained cloudy as of the time of filing i...

Storied Marine infantry regiment deactivated as Corps carries on with force redesign February 3 U.S. Marine Corps Col. John H. Rochford, the commanding officer of 8th Marine Regiment, and Sgt. Maj. Keith D. Hoge, the sergeant major of 8th Marine Reg., both with 2d Marine Division, case the regimental colors during a deactivation ceremony on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 28, 2021. The regiment served a total of 68 years and is now being deactivated in accordance with the Commandant of the Marine Corps’ Force Design 2030. (Lance Cpl. Chase W. Drayer/Marine Corps) The Marine Corps de...