By Sumaila Ogbaje The North West Youths Rebirth Initiative, a civil society group, has urged youths in the region to shun overtures from terrorists. “We urge youths in the region to reject overtures by terrorists. Be aware that the troops of the Armed Forces will get you if youContinue Reading
Dr Bello Matawalle, the Minister of State for Defence, has advised groups and individuals seeking to foment trouble to steer clear of Nigeria in their own interest. He gave the warning on Friday in Port Harcourt, at the flag-off ceremony of this year’s Chief of Naval Staff Annual Sea InspectionContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, winged 12 new combat pilots from the Basic Flying Course-20 at the 403 Flying Training School (FTS), Kano. This is contained in a statement by the Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air ForceContinue Reading
By Nana Musa The Comptroller-General (C-G) of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Mr Adewale Adeniyi says unchecked drug abuse is a threat to the country. Adeniyi said this on Thursday in Abuja, when he handed over some quantity of illicit drugs seized by officers of the NCS to the NationalContinue Reading
By Deborah Coker The Federal Government has pledged to collaborate with the Chinese Government on technology transfer, intelligence sharing and military training in its quest to tackle insecurity in Nigeria. The Minister of Defence, Alhaji Muhammad Badaru, made the pledge when he received the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, MrContinue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo The Carmelite Prisoners Interest Organisation (CAPIO) has introduced a framework outlining the rights of custodial center inmates to vote in future elections in Nigeria. Rev. Father Jude Isiguzo, the Executive Director of CAPIO, announced this during a stakeholders workshop in Abuja. The developed document, named “Pollrite23,” aimsContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris Vice President Kashim Shettima has restated the commitment of President Bola Tinubu’s administration to the welfare of the Armed Forces and families of fallen heroes. Mr Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice-President, in a statement on WednesdayContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje ome security experts have raised concerns over the manner in which the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has so far handled the fracas with Nigerian Air Force (NAF) personnel in Kaduna State. The experts specifically frowned at EFCC’s style and strategy of resorting to media whileContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Defence Headquarters has refuted a newspaper report circulating false information about the demise of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa. The report, published by a national daily on Tuesday, was promptly dismissed by the Director of Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Tukur Gusau. In anContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje VThe Nigerian Navy (NN) says it has rescued a Cameroonian registered fishing vessel, MFV AFKI, which drifted off its course since Oct. 24 with two crew members on board. The Director of Naval Information, Commodore Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, said in a statement on Monday in Abuja, that theContinue Reading
