Ahead of the Eid El Kabir celebrations on Tuesday, Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Farouk Yahaya has charged officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army to remain apolitical and continue to discharge their duties professionally in the defence of the Fatherland and the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Noting that “Together, in […]
A major illicit drug kingpin in Anambra, Okeke Chijioke, 44, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA and 548,000 tablets of Tramadol branded as Tarkadol recovered from his warehouse at 3 Atunya street, Maryland estate, Nkwelle, Oyi local government area of the state. Okeke’s arrest on Saturday 10th July, […]
Operational and manpower development in the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) received a boost on Friday, 16 July 2021, when the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao winged another set of 6 helicopter pilots who recently completed their basic flying training at Draken Helicopter Academy in the United Kingdom. Speaking during the […]
The Nigerian Army on Friday buried late Major General Hussaini Ahmed, former Provost Marshal, who was killed by gunmen, suspected to be bandits along the Lokoja -Abuja road on Thursday. General Ahmed was buried with full military honours at a ceremony at the Guards Brigade cemetery after Islamic rites with the Chief of Defence Staff, […]
With a heavy heart, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Faruk Yahaya, Officers and Soldiers of the Nigerian Army regret to announce the passing on of Maj Gen Hassan Ahmed, a former Provost Marshall of the Nigerian Army. The sad incident occurred when the senior officer’s vehicle was attacked by gunmen while transiting along […]
Aftermath the precision air bombardments of armed bandits assembly points in the Sububu Forest in Zamfara state which eliminatiled scores of the bandits, hundreds of residents of Magami District in Gusau LGA of Zamfara State “have held a peaceful rally in appreciation of military operations that have ensured relative peace in their environment”. Acting Director, […]
Teslim Oyetunji The right of an accused person to fair trial forms the fulcrum of the Nigerian Criminal Justice System. The accused person’s right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty in a competent court of law, his right to remain silent both at the point of arrest and during the course of his trial, his […]
The Nigerian Army has been notified of a media publication, alleging that a jealous soldier killed his lover, one Miss Jennifer Ugadu, an undergraduate student, at the Niger Delta University, Ammasoma. In the report, it was alleged that the student was shot in her apartment by the suspect who is now at large. While the […]
The Acting Force Commander, Operation Whirl stroke (OPWS), Brigadier General Clement Apere, has commended troops for their resilience and doggedness in the fight against banditry, kidnapping and other criminalities posing threats to the peace and stability of communities within their Area of Responsibility (AOR), in Nasarawa, Benue and other adjoining states. The Commander gave this […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has said his administration is ready to use everything within its powers to end insecurity in the country and bring perpetrators of criminal activities to book. This was contained in a statement by Mr. Femi Adesina, his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity The President spoke at a dinner with members of […]