Tag: Defence Minister
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Why Buhari picked Maj Gen Farouk Yahaya as new COAS – Defence Minister
The Minister of Defence, Major General Salihi Magashi, has said that by appointing Major General Farouk Yahaya as the Chief of Army Staff, President Muhammadu Buhari has put “national interest above ethnic and religious chauvinism”. He said plans are on by the Federal Government to immortalise late Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru…
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Defence Minister raises alarm: ‘Nigeria is bleeding’
The Minister of Defence, Major General Bashir Magashi has lamented the state of insecurity in the country, saying that the nation is bleeding. Major-General Magashi made this known on Thursday at the continuation of the special weekly ministerial briefing in Abuja. He said that the Federal Government has taken a position after embarking on comprehensive…
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Insecurity: Nigeria in a critical situation – Defence Minister
The Minister of Defence, Major General Bashir Magashi says Nigeria is in a critical situation following the insurgency in the northeast, banditry in the northwest and attacks in other parts of the country. He stated this on Monday during a national security and defence summit held at the National Defence College in Abuja. “We are…
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Onitiri lambasts Defence Minister for telling Nigerians to defend themselves
Lagos-based socio-political activist and critic, Chief Adesunbo Onitiri has berated Defence Minister, Bashir Salihi Magashi, for calling on Nigerians to defend themselves against the un-ending atrocities of bandits and other heinous criminals ravaging the country. In a statement in Lagos, Chief Onitiri said the Minister’s directive is an admission that the APC government has failed…
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PDP demands Defence Minister’s sack for telling Nigerians to confront bandits
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded for the immediate sack of the Minister of Defence, Major General Bashir Magashi (rtd) for asking unarmed Nigerians to defend themselves against aggression by armed bandits and terrorists. The party described the Minister’s call as reckless, irresponsible and an indication that the Buhari administration has abdicated its statutory…
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How we will secure abducted Niger school students, others – Defence Minister
Minister of Defence, Major General Bashir Magashi has assured that the school children kidnapped in Niger state by armed bandits will be rescued, saying the government will adopt the same strategy it used to rescue the school children earlier kidnapped in Katsina. Speaking with newsmen on the sideline of the screening of Service Chiefs by…
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Soldiers’ killings: Buhari summons service chiefs, sends Defence Minister to Chad
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday summoned Service Chiefs over the recent alleged killing of 44 Nigerian soldiers by Boko Haram Insurgents. The president also sent the Minister of Defence, Brig.Gen. Mansur Dan-Ali, to neighbouring Chad Republic as part of moves to unravel the mystery behind the gruesome killing of the soldiers by the insurgents. According…
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Buhari orders Defence Minister to Zamfara over killings
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday dispatched the Minister of Defence, Brig.-Gen. Mansur Dan-Ali (retd.), to Zamfara State for an on-the-spot assessment of the situation in Birane village, Zurmi Local Government Area of the state where some innocent persons were killed on Thursday. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu,…
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Rann Bombing: Defence Minister orders full scale investigation
The Minister of Defence, Dan-Ali has ordered a full-scale investigation into Tuesday`s accidental bombing of civilians by the military in Rann, Kala Balge Local Government Area of Borno. Dan-Ali gave the directive in Maiduguri on Wednesday while speaking during a condolence visit to the Shehu of Dikwa, Alhaji Muhammad Masta, in his residence. “As…