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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...

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...

Freed Shiites: Group accuses Kaduna High Court Judge of bias

A group of lawyers, under the aegis of Lawyers United for Justice, Peace and Development (LUJPD) has disowned Justice Hajaratu Gwadah following her judgement which discharged and acquitted 91 members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria. The legal practitioners said the Justice of the Kaduna State High Court isn't one of them but...

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 positions.

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...

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...

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),...

Resurgent insecurity, PMB’s legacies and the man behind the mask

By Abu Duniya There are several clandestine plots to frustrate and blur the legacies of President Muhammadu Buhari in battling the multifaceted insecurities to a standstill in Nigeria. Some politicians who are pulling the strings are gradually exposing themselves by unguarded public exclamations. The immediate past Governor of Borno state,...

Buhari, our service chiefs and their abiding loyalty

By Kolawole Abe A silent and resilient reminder of unforgettable events to leaders in most climes of the world is history, which has always dwarfed the power of mistiness. If men had the domineering power to stop history, and shatter the cord of leaders from lessons of history, there is no extent that...

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...

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