By Mohammed Tijjani The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, on Tuesday visited Tudun Biri village in Kaduna State where a drone attack by troops of the Nigerian Army killed many civilians on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Lagbaja apologised to members of theContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has identified the media as a force multiplier in effective military operations. Lagbaja said this at the opening of the Directorate of Army Public Relations study period and Nigerian Army School of Public Relations and Information (NASPRI) 2023Continue Reading
By Monday Ijeh A Civil Society Organisation (CSO), Coalition for Peace in Nigeria (COPIN), said there was no subsidy grant released for personnel of the Department of State Services (DSS). The group said this in a statement issued by its National Coordinator, Mr Emeka Akwuobi on Monday in Abuja. AkwuobiContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje As part of efforts towards the operationalisation of the Nigerian Army Aviation, the unit is holding a 3-Day Workshop on Aviation Emergency Response Preparedness and Tool Handling/Hangar Management to prepare its personnel. The Chief of Training (Army), Maj.-Gen. Sani Muhammed, represented by the Deputy Chief ofContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Federal Government on Monday resumed the trial of suspected Boko Haram members in the Kainji Prosecution Project Phase IV in Abuja. Speaking at the opening of the court session, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), said the first phase commencedContinue Reading
By Deborah Coker The Minister of Defence, Alhaji Muhammad Badaru, on Monday said the Federal Government was very passionate about the welfare of military veterans across the country. Badaru said this when he received a report from the Military Veterans’ Ministerial Welfare Committee at the Ship House, Abuja. Continue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo NDLEA recovered at least eight tons of Indian hemp and 8,000 bottles of codeine in raids in Edo, Delta, Bauchi, Kaduna, Gombe, Kogi Anambra and the FCT in the last one week. Its spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi, stated on Sunday in Abuja that operatives stormed Ujiogba ForestContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Senator Representing Borno North, Sen. Tahir Monguno, has promised N500 million support to a foundation offering humanitarian and livelihood support to displaced, poor and vulnerable persons in the North East. Monguno said that the N500 million constituency allocation for 2024 would be channelled to support theContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. George Akume, says impactful development is a major solution to security challenges. Akume said this while delivering a paper titled, “Leadership, Policy Implementation, and Development in Nigeria”. The the paper was presented at the 12th Leadership Lecture SeriesContinue Reading
By Oladapo Udom The Government of Japan has expressed willingness to work with UNDP and other partners to combat maritime crime and other criminal activities in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG) and in particular, West Africa. Japanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Kazuyoshi Matsunaga said this virtually at the closing of theContinue Reading
