By Sumaila Ogbaje The Army Council has approved the promotion of 122 senior officers to the ranks of Major General and Brigadier General. A statement by the Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, said a total of 47 Brigadier Generals were promoted to the rank of Major General,Continue Reading
By Celine Damilola Oyewole/Sumaila Ogbaje The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, through her NGO, Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), in collaboration with Defence and Police Officers’ Wives Association (DEPOWA), has shared N950 million among the aged and military retirees across Nigeria as economic support. The first lady said this inContinue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has announced that the year 2023 witnessed an unprecedented feat of zero jailbreaks and attacks across all 253 custodial centers nationwide. Assistant Controller of Corrections (ACC) Mr Abubakar Umar, the NCoS spokesperson, disclosed this remarkable achievement during an interview with the NewsContinue Reading
By Kelechi Ogunleye Experts specialising in fire and disaster management have initiated a thorough training programme for the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) staff in a strategic move to bolster preparedness and response capabilities. Conducted by Mr Virgil Akama, Managing Director of Assetbow Ltd, a renowned private firefighting consultancy firm,Continue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje Stakeholders have called for community-based approach and active involvement of traditional institution in tackling the menace of kidnapping in the country. They also said traditional institutions must be strengthened to actively and robustly engage in security management at the grassroots. The stakeholders made the suggestions onContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje Family members, friends and colleagues of the late former Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj.-Gen. Chris Alli, on Tuesday eulogised the late general at a Night of Tribute in his honour. The event was organised by the Ohiku Egbira Descendant Union (OEDU) in Abuja as partContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje A group, National Equality and Justice Forum, has commended the Armed Forces of Nigeria for its sincere commitment to a peaceful and stable Nigeria. This is contained in a statement by the President of the Forum, Elder Venatius Obi and Secretary, Mallam Gambo Shema, on TuesdayContinue Reading
Gunmen on Monday night abducted Mr Sunday Bage, a prominent farmer in Pari village in the Chawai chiefdom of Kauru Local Government of Kaduna State. Also picked along with Sunday was his wife, Listu. A source from the village told the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) that the gunmen stormedContinue Reading
Convicted yahoo boy Victor Odeh, is 19, not 7 — EFCCContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Minister of Defence, Alhaji Muhammed Badaru, has reiterated the commitment of the Federal Government to the welfare and well-being of members of the Armed Forces of Nigeria. Badaru gave the assurance on Monday while inaugurating block of flats built to accommodate personal of the National DefenceContinue Reading
