Following a much-celebrated report, online newspaper, Premium Times, has been warned against dragging Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, into the middle of an alleged feud between National Security Adviser (NSA) Gen. Babagana Monguno (rtd) and the Chief of Staff (CoS) to the President, Alhaji Abba Kyari. Former Commissioner Public Complaints Commission, […]
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NAMA COMMISSIONS CATEGORY 3 INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEM AT ABUJA, LAGOS AIRPORTS
The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has commissioned its newly installed Category 3 Instrument Landing System (ILS) at Runway 18 Right, Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos as well as Runway 22 at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. In the same vein, a flight commissioning of the newly installed DVOR (Doppler Very High Frequency Omni-Directional […]
Service Chiefs : Experts urge PMB to ignore agitations for change
The tenure of the Service Chiefs in the country has received the backing of some security experts in the country who advised that letting the Service Chiefs go now would be counterproductive in the ongoing war against terrorism in the country. In an exclusive chat, Colonel JIP Ubah (rtd), a former military administrator of Kebbi […]
Bayelsa: PDP plotting to swap forged NYSC certificates of Deputy Governor, APC alleges
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) said it has uncovered a grand plot by the Bayelsa state deputy governor, Senator Lawrence Oborawharievwo Ewhrudjakpo and his party Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to swap the allegedly forged National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) certificates presented to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the Senate and deputy governorship […]
Terrorism: Learn from Buratai, security expert urges Burkina Faso Army chief
An international counter-terrorism expert, David Otto, has advised the Government of Burkina Faso to learn from the successes recorded by the Nigerian Army under the leadership of Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai if they hope to end the menace of jihadists/terrorists in the country. Under the leadership of Lieutenant General Buratai, […]
Boko Haram: Group warns Gov Zulum against engaging Chadian soldiers
Following a visit to N’Djamena in January, the Patriotic Front of Nigeria (PFN) has cautioned Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State against engaging Chadian soldiers. The motive of Professor Zulum’s visit, according to PFN, was to invite the country’s army to come occupy Nigeria and help fight insurgency. Speaking on behalf of the group at […]
Centre backs Kaduna govt’s decision to appeal release of 91 Shiite members
The Save Humanity Advocacy Centre (SHAC) has backed the Kaduna State Government’s resolve to appeal the release of 91 members of the proscribed Islamic Movement in Nigeria(IMN) by a Federal High Court. The SHAC said the recent judgement, which freed the Shiite members after attempting to assassinate the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General […]
Counter Terrorism: Inter-faith clerics embark on church-mosque campaign
In a bid to defeat Boko Haram ideology while also canvassing support for the Nigerian military, an inter-faith group is embarking on love campaigns to churches and mosques across the country. The National Inter-Faith and Religious Organizations for Peace (NIFROP) made this known at the end of a 21-day prayer and fast for the unity […]
Sack of Service Chiefs Will Destabilise Nigeria, Group Warns
…Accuses Opposition Parties of Sponsoring Protests Contrary to calls for the sack of Security Chiefs in the country following reported upsurge of violence in the northeast, the Conference of Civil Society Organisations for Peace, Security and National Development has warned that such calls were inimical to the peace and unity of the country, saying it […]
Terrorism: CALSER writes PMB, wants Zulum, Borno elders to appreciate military
The Centre For African Liberation and Socio-Economic Rights (CALSER), on Wednesday, penned an emotional letter to President Muhammadu Buhari on the war against terrorism, calling on Governor Babagana Zulum and Borno elders to support the military. In the letter signed by convener Princess Ajibola, CALSER revealed that the governor as well as the political elites […]