The former Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai has enjoined Nigerians to vote for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu. Buratai made the call in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja. The immediate past Nigerian Ambassador to Benin …
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Buratai Tells Youths Not To Be Tools In The Hands Of Do-Or-Die Politicians
Let me begin by stating unequivocally that I have spent my entire service life defending my nation and democracy because I am convinced that it is the political system most conducive to peace, sustainable development, the rule of law, and respect for human rights, which are the three pillars of …
Read More »ISWAP Ambushed Military Convoy In Borno, Killed 19 Troops
Islamic State-aligned jihadists ambushed a military convoy, killing 15 soldiers and four militia fighters in the northeastern state of Borno, security sources said Saturday. The convoy came under heavy attack from Islamic State West Africa Province fighters near Gudumbali in the Lake Chad region on Thursday, the sources said. The …
Read More »Insecurity: Again, Buhari Meets Govs, Security Council in State House
Due to the rising wave of insecurity in the country, President Muhammadu Buhari has commenced another round of meeting with members of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) and Security Council in the State House, Abuja. The meeting is coming 24 hours after the president met with North-east governors, service chiefs, …
Read More »Presidency to Senators: Only the President has the prerogative to hire/fire service chiefs, not Senate
President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to the call for the resignation of the service chiefs by the Nigerian senate. The senators had earlier on Tuesday said that the service chiefs should retire due to their ages and the endless insecurity Nigeria has been facing for some time. Read Also: CENTURY POWER …
Read More »‘Outburst expected’, Nigerian Army says in response to Viral abuse video
Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters has reacted to the viral video of soldiers who were seen insulting the Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, after an ambush which led to the death of two soldiers and also left three others injured. It was further learnt that a recovery truck, one carrying vehicle …
Read More »10 Nigerian troops killed, 12 missing, others injured in fresh Boko Haram Ambush
At least 10 Nigerian soldiers have been killed and nine severely injured in an ambush by suspected Boko Haram fighters in restive northeast Nigeria, military sources said Thursday. Another 12 soldiers were missing after a column of troops on patrol was ambushed by the jihadists on Wednesday in Damboa district …
Read More »Many feared killed, 60 homes burnt in fresh Adamawa attack
Many people were feared dead on Thursday in a fresh attack by Boko Haram Islamists in Ghumbili community in the Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa. The attack comes a few days after a similar incident in a neighbouring village in the Local Government, known as Mildu, where seven people …
Read More »Nigerian Army gets university
The Nigerian Army has established a university in Biu, Borno State, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Burutai, disclosed on Monday. According to the COAS, the Nigerian Army Institute of Technology and Environmental Studies has been upgraded to Nigerian Army University of Technology and Environmental Studies, Biu, in …
Read More »Nigerian Army reacts to video showing soldiers begging for food while battling Boko Haram
A video of Nigerian soldiers making a passionate appeal for food and beverages while combating Boko Haram insurgents surfaced on the Internet Tuesday. The footage, first posted on YouTube from where it was circulated to other platforms throughout Tuesday and early Wednesday, provoked immediate social media reaction and highlighted the scale of cover-up of …
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