Tag: Military
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BREAKING: Military officers above 39 Regular course to retire immediately
… just like 1999 when Obasanjo took over, same fate awaits top military officers The Nigerian military has directed top military officers to turn in their application of voluntary retirement. Recall that in 1999 when Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo assumed office, all officers above the course time line of the service chiefs including those who…
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EU tops up military aid for Ukraine, others with €3.5bn
European Union (EU) foreign ministers decided on Monday to top up the fund for military aid for Ukraine and other partner countries. The top-up fund would amount to another 3.5 billion euros (3.82 billion dollars), an EU spokeswoman has said.
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Dokubo’s statement on Nigerian Military unpatriotic, unfair – Lawmaker
Rep. Philip Agbese (APC-Benue) has said that the recent statement by former Niger Delta agitator, Asari Dokubo on the Nigerian Military was unpatriotic and unfair. Agbese, the lawmaker representing Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo
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NDA disowns fake selection list
The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), on Monday said the list purporting to be the official selection list for the 75 Regular Course of the Academy is fake. The Academy’s Public Relations officer, Maj. Victor Olukoya said in a statement in Kaduna that
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Reuters report on illegal abortions offensive to Nigeria, Military’s image – Witness
R etired Maj.-Gen. Rogers Nicholas, a former Operation Lafiya Dole Theatre Commander in Maiduguri, said the Reuters report on illegal abortions was offensive to the image of Nigeria and the military. Nicholas said this while testifying before the National Human Rights Independent
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Military officer refuses to vacate apartment, claims unexpired rent
A Military officer, Joshua Olorunfemi, has refused to vacate his rented apartment, claiming that his rent is yet to expire. Olorunfemi told an Ilorin Area Court sitting at Igboro Centre on Thursday, that his annual rent was N
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Buhari to unveil Nigerian Army’s new regimental colours
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday unveil 81 national and regimental colours for the newly established and operationalised units and retired unit colours of the Nigerian Army. The Army’s Director of Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwaxhukwu, said this while briefing newsmen on the Trooping and Presentation of Colours Parade on Tuesday in Abuja.
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May 29: Nigeria’s military pledges peaceful transition
The Defence Headquarters has expressed commitment to a peaceful transition to a new government on May 29 and assured that the military and intelligence community were ready to counter any threat to national security.
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Heavy fighting in Sudan leaves 100 person killed, many injured
The fight between Sudan’s military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, (RSF) has continued unabated in Khartoum, the country’s capital. The fight has left over 100 people killed with many suffering various forms of injuries. Voice of America, (VOA), reported on Monday that both sides are claiming control of strategic sites, with calls for a…
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Military destroys 50 illegal refining sites in Niger Delta
The Defence Headquarters says troops of Joint Task Force Operation Delta Safe and others have destroyed 50 illegal refining sites in the Niger Delta in the last two weeks.