The National Democratic Front (NDF) has cautioned French Ambassador to Nigeria Mr. Jerome Pasquier to quit making utterances capable of undermining Nigeria’s progress against terrorism. NDF gave this warning at a press conference on Saturday in Abuja in reaction to the French envoy’s recent comments that Nigeria isn’t doing enough in the war against insurgency. […]
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Gen Buratai and Why the Awards Still Keep Coming
By David Longpet Henchman of the counter-insurgency operations in Nigeria and the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt. Gen. Tukur Yusufu Buratai is a household name in Nigeria. Any time his identity is echoed, it reverberates with an uncommon fondness of millions of his fans. He strikes the psyche of people in different ways. To […]
MTI : Celebrating a trailblazer and his footprints
By David Onmeje When the reelection campaign train of President Muhammadu Buhari berthed in Lokoja, capital of Kogi, the confluence state, the President made a silent, but striking promise. He told the very jubilant Kogites that if the ambition of a second mandate to lead Nigeria scales through the electoral hurdle, the abandoned and […]
Boko Haram: Nigerians will soon celebrate Army’s victory, clergyman declares
Archbishop Julius Ediwe has stated that Nigerians would have a cause to celebrate the efforts of the Nigerian Army in the fight against terrorism in the country in no distant time. The clergy, who is known as the Archbishop of the South-South Pentecostal Churches in Nigeria and vocal on the state of affairs in Nigerian […]
Insecurity: NAPS denounce anti-Service Chiefs protest, rallies support for PMB
The National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) has distanced itself from a planned protest by some students against the nation’s Service Chiefs and has instead thrown its weight behind the military’s top hierarchy. Speaking on behalf of the group at a press conference on Thursday, National President, Activist Sunday A Asuku, said NAPS came to […]
Counter Terrorism: Group urges Nigerians to cheer military to final victory
The Progressive Nigerian People’s Congress (PNPC) has called on Nigerians to rally behind the military in its final push to victory in the war against terrorism. Whilst giving special kudos to the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen TY Buratai for his gallantry and leadership, PNPC passed a vote of confidence on the Service Chiefs. […]
Students group disown planned protest against Service Chiefs
The Patriotic Students and Stakeholders Forum (PSSF) has distanced itself from a proposed protest against the nation’s Service Chiefs, describing it as an agenda of the opposition, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). PSSF made the disclosure at a press conference on Wednesday where it alleged that plans were already on ground by these disgruntled politicians to […]
Military has made enormous gains over ISWAP, experts attest
The operations of the Nigerian Military in the ongoing battle with Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorist group in North-East Nigeria have received commendations recently from a wide array of security experts that stated that indeed there had been tremendous gains made so far. This medium undertook an investigative report and sorts the views of a cross-section of […]
MILITARY POWER ALONE CAN’T DEFEAT BOKO Haram – BURATAI
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. General Tukur Buratai, has declared that the war against Boko Haram could not be won by military might alone. This he said is due to series of indoctrination that have been carried out in the north for more than two decades. Buratai said that only 25 per cent […]
Boko Haram: Diasporas kick over non-diplomatic collaboration with Chad
The Association of Nigerian Professionals in Europe (ANPE) has warned against any meditated non-diplomatic regional alliance with the Republic of Chad capable of thwarting progress in the fight against terrorism. ANPE made this disclosure at the end of its plenary on Tuesday after critically examining the country’s efforts in the war against terrorism and insurgency. […]