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Armed Forces, Army, Latest Politics
Friday, May 28th, 2021
New chief of army staff Major General Farouk Yahaya By Abankula Major General Farouk Yahaya has been appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari as the new Chief of Army Staff. Yahaya succeeds Lt. General Ibrahim Attahiru, who died last Friday in an Air Force plane crash.. Yahaya’ s appointment was announced today by Brigadier General Onyema […]
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Air Force, Armed Forces, Headlines
Tuesday, May 25th, 2021
After recording multiple air crashes, the Nigerian Air Force has set up a committee to conduct safety audit of its operational and engineering units, The PUNCH reports. This was contained in a statement on Tuesday signed by NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore, Edward Gabkwet, The statement was titled, ‘NAF Sets Up Committee To […]
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Air Force, Armed Forces, Headlines
Monday, May 24th, 2021
TUESDAY WITH REUBEN ABATI BY REUBEN ABATI The Nigerian Air Force is the youngest arm of the Nigerian military having been established only on April 18, 1964. In the course of its 57 years of operation, defending the air space of Nigeria and the country’s territorial integrity, the NAF has seen action in many theatres […]
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Armed Forces, Army, Latest Politics, National Politics, NNP News, Top Stories
Friday, May 21st, 2021
(NNP) Nigeria Army Chief of Staff, Lt. General Ibrahim Attahiru, is reportedly among those killed in a plane crash today, May 21 near the Kaduna International Airport. The plane had eight passengers all of whom it was reported did not survive the crash. A tweet from the Nigeria Airforce confirmed the crash without saying if […]
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Armed Forces, Army, Latest Politics
Monday, May 17th, 2021
By Udora Orizu The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) yesterday said the N100 billion proposed by the Armed Forces Support Trust Fund Bill would still be inadequate to combat the worsening insecurity bedevilling the country. The Director of Production, Defence Headquarters, Air Vice Marshal M. A. Yakubu, said at the bill’s public hearing, organised by the House […]
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Armed Forces, Army, Headlines
Thursday, May 13th, 2021
Dogonyaro, who read the coup speech that ousted the General Muhammadu Buhari military junta and brought in the Ibrahim Babangida junta on August 27, 1985, was 80 years old. Details of the cause of death were still sketchy as of the time of filing this report but a source in the family confirmed to SaharaReporters […]
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Armed Forces, Army, Ebonyi, Headlines, State News
Sunday, May 2nd, 2021
From Chijioke Agwu Abakaliki. Two soldiers and two gunmen were reportedly killed Monday night when gunmen attacked soldiers at a Military check point in Amasiri ,Afikpo North local government area of Ebonyi state. Daily Sun gathered that the incident occurred at Amasiri Junction around 9pm . A source from the area who pleaded for anonymity […]
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Arlene Schar, Armed Forces, Army, Articles, Columnists, David Leffler, NNP Columnists
Saturday, April 10th, 2021
Arlene J. Schar Dr. David Leffler By Arlene J. Schar and Dr. David Leffler | Iowa, USA | April 10, 2021 – Nigerian Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. General Ibrahim Attahiru, stated his vision to rebuild the Nigerian Army into a formidable force to defeat all adversaries. He made this assertion at the opening […]
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Armed Forces, Army, Biafra, Latest Politics, National Politics
Saturday, April 10th, 2021
“The Nigerian military has been killing these innocent and hapless citizens, claiming they are the unknown gunmen behind the spate of attacks against security formations in these regions. “The Nigeria military has been using their aircraft to bomb the people of Essien as well as Benue people, claiming they are fighting the unknown gunmen purportedly […]
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Armed Forces, Army, Latest Politics
Saturday, April 10th, 2021
Maj.-Gen. Danjuma Ali-Keffi, General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Division of the Nigerian Army, Kaduna has charged soldiers to train and maintain physical fitness to enhance their combat readiness. Ali -Keffi gave the charge at the closing ceremony of the 5-day Inter-Brigade Competition on Friday in Kano. The Inter-Brigade competition was organised by the 1 division […]
