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Armed Forces, Cross River, Headlines, Navy, Nigerian Police, State News
Wednesday, May 31st, 2017
Mudiaga Affe, Calabar Normalcy has returned to Calabar, the Cross Rivers State capital after a clash between Navy and the Nigerian police in a part of the city on Tuesday. Addressing journalists after an Emergency State Security Council Meeting in Calabar, Governor Ben Ayade, urged the citizenry to go about their legitimate businesses. Ayade said, […]
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Armed Forces, Headlines, Lagos, Navy, State News
Thursday, April 6th, 2017
Rear Admiral Daniel Ikoli Afeez Hanafi The Fleet Commander, Western Naval Command, Apapa, Lagos State, Rear Admiral Daniel Ikoli, has allegedly shot himself dead in his residence in the Apapa area. It was learnt that a service pistol, expended and live ammunition, were recovered at the scene by police detectives who visited the residence. READ […]
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Armed Forces, Headlines, Navy, Niger Delta
Sunday, August 14th, 2016
THE Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, this morning, confronted the Commander of Operation Delta Safe, Rear Admiral Joseph Okojie and Commanding Officer, NNS Delta, Commodore Joseph Dzunye, asking them to come to the creeks of the Niger Delta, rather than stay in the cities and arrest “sleeper” agents, who they brand as NDA members to curry […]
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Air Force, Armed Forces, Army, Latest Politics, National Politics, Navy, Niger Delta, Top Stories
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2016
A consolidated group of militants, Joint Niger Delta Liberation Force (JNDLF), yesterday, claimed that some senior military officers were scheming to overthrow the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari through a coup d’état. The militant group, which was behind threats of missile launch that created panic in the Niger Delta region, said persons behind the coup […]
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Armed Forces, Corruption Politics, Headlines, Navy
Wednesday, June 8th, 2016
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja A former Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Mohammed Umar (retd.), told a Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday that he had commenced talks with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to settle the money laundering charges preferred against him out of court. Umar said this through his lawyer, Mr. […]
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Air Force, Armed Forces, Army, Articles, Columnists, Jideofor Adibe, PhD, Navy, NNP Columnists
Tuesday, February 16th, 2016
By Dr. Jideofor Adibe / London, UK / February 16, 2016 -Africa: From Military Coups to Constitutional Coups Jideofor Adibe The outcome of Rwanda’s constitutional referendum held on December 18 2015 was one of the boldest affirmations that Africa has become afflicted with a new virus – constitutional coup making. Official results of the referendum […]
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Air Force, Armed Forces, Army, EFCC Politics, Latest Politics, Navy
Thursday, February 11th, 2016
-Punch The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has seized houses and other properties belonging to the immediate past Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu (retd.), and other senior military officers worth N5bn. Our correspondent learnt on Wednesday that the properties, which were seized in the Ikoyi, Ikeja GRA and Badagry areas of […]
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Air Force, Armed Forces, Army, Boko Haram, Latest Politics, Navy
Thursday, February 11th, 2016
•Says Obasanjo wrong on Chibok schoolgirls By Chris Iwarah The military has denied the claim by Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed that troops combating Boko Haram insurgents in the North-East were doing so with substandard weapons purchased by the Jonathan administration. This is even as the authorities said hopes of rescuing the […]
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Air Force, Armed Forces, Army, Headlines, Navy
Friday, February 5th, 2016
Say FG failed to release 2015 budget votes From Fred Itua, Abuja Against the backdrop of recent deadly attacks carried out in some towns in Borno State by Boko Haram, the nation’s Service Chiefs have opened up to the leadership of the Senate why they have been unable to successfully prosecute the insurgency war. They […]
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Air Force, Armed Forces, Army, Headlines, Navy
Sunday, January 31st, 2016
Former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh (retd.) Roll call: Ex-defence chief, Badeh, ex-NAF chief, Obanikoro’s sons, 14 others The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission will this week interrogate at least 16 military officers as part of its investigations into $2.1bn arms scandal. It was learnt on Saturday that among those to be […]
