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Armed Forces, Army, Biafra, Headlines
Wednesday, June 1st, 2016
We’ll take up arms to actualize Biafra — MASSOB By Henry Umoru, Chidi Nkwopara, Vincent Ujumadu, Anayo Okoli, Joseph Erunke, Levinus Nwabughiogu, Francis Igata, Peter Okutu, Okonkwo Nwabueze & Chimaobi Nwaiwu NNEWI — Following allegation of massacre of members of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State […]
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Air Force, Armed Forces, Corruption Politics, General Politics, Headlines
Thursday, May 12th, 2016

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA — THE trial of former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh (retd), continued before the Federal High Court in Abuja, yesterday, with a former cashier at the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, Emmanuel Abu, revealing how he deducted N7.4 billion from salary account of the Force in 14 months. Abu, […]
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Armed Forces, Army, Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Tuesday, April 19th, 2016
Nigeria’s army said late Monday that 24 soldiers had been wounded as troops repelled Boko Haram insurgents who attacked the military in northeast Borno state. “So far our troops had two officers and 22 soldiers wounded in action. All of them have been evacuated to military hospital (in) Maiduguri where they are receiving treatment,” the […]
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Air Force, Armed Forces, Corruption Politics, General Politics, Latest Politics
Thursday, March 24th, 2016

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA — Former Director of Finance and Accounts at the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, Air Commodore Salisu Abdullahi Yushau (retd), yesterday, revealed before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, that all past Air Chief Marshals, diverted N558.2 million monthly from funds meant for the payment of salaries of Nigerian Air Force officials. Badeh […]
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Air Force, Armed Forces, Corruption Politics, EFCC Politics, Latest Politics, Raw Politics
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2016

EFCC Releases Amosu, Others on Bail, Seizes Passports — 22nd March 2016 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has released the immediate past Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu (retd.), and other senior officers arrested over the $2.1bn arms scam. It was learnt on Monday that a former Chief of Accounts and Budgeting […]
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Air Force, Armed Forces, Corruption Politics, EFCC Politics, Latest Politics
Sunday, March 20th, 2016

Ex-CoAS on trial for alleged N3.9b fraud • Court dismisses adjournment motion A prosecution witness, Air Commodore Salisu Abdullahi yesterday, told the Federal High Court, Abuja how he assisted former Chief of Air Staff (CoAS), Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh in purchasing landed property in various locations across the country, including Ogun River Street, Maitama, […]
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Armed Forces, Army, Headlines
Tuesday, March 15th, 2016
An ex-soldier, identified as Sunday Umaru, has been arrested by the Plateau State Police Command for killing his girlfriend after he saw some text messages on her phone. Sunday, who served in the 3rd Armoured Division of the Nigerian Army, but attached to Sector 7 of Operation Save Haven, Jos (OPSH), was alleged to have […]
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Air Force, Armed Forces, Headlines
Sunday, March 13th, 2016
84127 The presence of a former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal, Alex Badeh (retd.) in Kuje Prison, Abuja, has generated excitement and curiosity among the inmates. It was learnt that the inmates were amazed to see the former military chief in prison custody barely one year after his image loomed large across the […]
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Air Force, Armed Forces, EFCC Politics, Headlines
Thursday, March 10th, 2016
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja Justice Okon Abang of a Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday granted bail to a former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal, Alex Badeh (retd), in the sum of N2bn. The bail is to be guaranteed by two sureties in the sum of N1bn each. Justice James Tsoho, in […]
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Air Force, Armed Forces, EFCC Politics, Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Sunday, March 6th, 2016

Immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh (retd.) 29198 Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has recovered $1m cash from one of the houses belonging to the immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh(retd.), The PUNCH has learnt. Our correspondent learnt the money was […]