The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has recorded another feat in the area of Research and Development (R & D) as it has successfully fabricated a GTCP85 Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) Test Stand for the C-130H aircraft fleet. The local production of this Ground Support Equipment (GSE), carried out by personnel at 631 Aircraft Maintenance Depot (631 ACMD) Ikeja, […]
Former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke SAN, on Monday decried what he termed “his continuous illegal detention” by the INTERPOL in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The former AGF, through his counsel, Chief Mike Ozekhome SAN, told the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) that he […]
Against the backdrop of increasing observations of human rights abuses within theatres of operations and its negative consequences on the armed forces, the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar has advocated for regular training and enlightenment of troops on rules and regulations guiding the use of arms in crises situations. The CAS made […]
The Presidency has frowned at a statement credited to a former Chief of Defence Staff, General Alexander Ogomudia (rtd) to the effect that ‘Nigeria may be restructured violently.’ The Presidency said in a statement Sunday that democratic change not violence is the way to go. The statement signed by Malam Shehu reads”We react to the […]
The Defence headquarters on Sunday denied insinuations in certain media that the Nigerian military is recruiting former Boko Haram fighters said to have repented, thereby recycling insurgency. This is just as DHQ said over 500 members of the terrorist group arrested by security agencies have been prosecuted for terrorism. Making the disclosure in a statement, […]
The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has commended the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Lafiya Dole for its sustained air operations that have resulted in the destruction of several terrorists’ hideouts and neutralization of scores of their fighters in the Northeast Theatre. The CAS made this commendation on Saturday, 30 […]
The Katsina state Police Commissioner, CP Sanusi Buba, has been honoured with a traditional title ‘Makaman Zaman Lafiya’ by the Nigerian Association Of Quranic Reciters. A statement issued on Saturday by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Gambo Isah said that Executive members of the Association converged in Katsina to identify and confer the title […]
Two of the suspected abductors of six female students and two teachers of Engravers College in Chikun local government area of the state, have been arrested, along with the security guard of the school Spokesman of the Kaduna Police Command, DSP Yakubu Sabo announced the arrests on Saturday. He said the security guard was arrested […]
The Nigerian Army’s Training and Doctrine Command is collaborating with research and training institutes in the country with a view to fashioning out strategies that would enhance national security in the country Maj. Gen. Abubakar Tarfa, Commander, Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Headquarters, Minna made this known while inaugurating its 2019 fourth-quarter research and development […]
Ahmadu Dahiru, Chairman, Transition Administration, Mubi South Local Government of Adamawa, on Saturday said suspected kidnappers had killed two policemen and abducted seven people in the area. Dahiru told newsmen in Gyela that the incident occurred along Mubi-Gyela Road last Tuesday. He said, “Kidnappers have been terrorizing our communities on a daily basis and they […]