Defence/Security (Page 243)

  By Sumaila Ogbaje. The Defence Headquarters has expressed commitment to peaceful transition to new government on May 29, and assured that the military and intelligence community were ready to counter any threat to national security. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, gave the assurance on Thursday inContinue Reading

  By Sumaila Ogbaje The Defence Headquarters says troops of the armed forces have in the last two weeks rescued 468 kidnapped victims and eliminated 54 terrorists in various operations across the Northeast, North-Central and Northwest. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, said this on Thursday in AbujaContinue Reading

By Deborah Coker The Edo Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has deployed 1,50O personnel to provide security in the state during the Eid-el-Fitri celebrations. This is contained in a statement by the command spokesman, Mr Efosa Ogbebor, and made available to the News Agency ofContinue Reading

By Sumaila Ogbaje The Nigerian Navy on Wednesday decorated 12 Master Warrant Officers (MWOs) with the rank of Lieutenant after granting them Presidential Concessional Commission by the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Adm. Awwal Gambo. Speaking during the ceremony, Gambo said the initiative was to reward personnel, in fulfilment ofContinue Reading

  By Sumaila Ogbaje Women for Sustainability (WfS), a Niger-Delta environmental health advocacy group, has attributed the almost disappearance of the ‘soot’ to ongoing military operations to rid the region of economic criminals. Soot is a deep black powdery or flaky substance consisting largely of amorphous carbon, produced by theContinue Reading

By Isaac Aregbesola The Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practice and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Prof. Bolaji Owosanoye, has tasked traditional rulers, Civil Society Organisations (CSO) and other stakeholders on supporting government in fighting corruption. Owosanoye gave the charge on Tuesday in Abuja, at a training for CSOs, Faith Based OrganisationsContinue Reading