Tag: Military
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Military will not be involved in 2019 election – INEC boss
The Independent National Electoral Commission has said the military will not be involved in election duties in 2019. The INEC boss said this in an interview with a monthly magazine, The Interview. Yakubu said the police would be the lead agency while the military would ‘form the outer core.’ He said, “The lead agency in…
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Military might ‘take over’ if governance does not improve, Kukah warns
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Arch-Diocese, Mathew Kukah, has warned political leaders to govern well in order to avert any temptation by military to take over governance via coups. The Bishop was speaking at a press briefing organised by the Kukah center, as part of a public lecture with theme: “How to make democracy work…
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Saraki seeks enhanced welfare for Military, Nigerian Legion
President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has called on the Federal Government and military authorities to prioritize the welfare of both their serving and retired personnel, in view of the enormous sacrifices they render to sustain the peace and security of the country. Saraki, according to a statement by his Special Adviser, Media…
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[Photos] Enenche handover to Agim as military spokesperson
The Nigerian military has named a new director of defence information. He is John Agim. Mr. Agim, a brigadier general, replaces John Enenche, a major general, who is now commandant, Army War College, Nigeria. Until his appointment as the new defence spokesman, Mr. Agim was commandant of Nigerian Army School of Public Relations. He has…
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JTF launch Operation Jagunlabi to counter pipeline vandalism in Lagos creeks
The Joint Task Force (JTF) comprising the Nigeria Navy, Air Force and Army, on Thursday, launched ‘Operation Jagunlabi ’, to fight pipeline vandals around the creeks in Lagos. The Flag Officer Commanding, Western Naval Command, Rear Adm. Slyvanus Abbah, who flagged off the operation in Majidun, Ikorodu, told journalists that it was aimed at combating…
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Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa appoints military figures into key cabinet jobs
Zimbabwe’s new President Emmerson Mnangagwa has named his cabinet, appointing senior military figures to high-profile positions. Critics have said that it has dashed hopes of change in the country. Mr Mnangagwa was inaugurated as president last week. He took over from Robert Mugabe who had been in power for 37 years. Mr Mugabe stepped down…
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God used Malu to revive my military career – Buratai
Chief of Army Staff Lt. General Tukur Buratai has attributed his military success to former Chief of Army Staff, the late General Victor Malu. Buratai spoke at a reception for him and his entourage by Senate Committee Chairman on Army, Dr George Akume, in his Makurdi residence. Buratai was in Benue State for Malu’s burial.…
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Reports of ‘killer injection’ by military false, we support Operation Crocodile Smile II – Dickson
The Bayelsa State Government on Saturday lent its support to the ongoing military training operation and its community relations component by the Nigerian Army in the Niger Delta. Governor Seriake Dickson urged the people of the state to discountenance the rumour that the exercise, christened ‘Operation Crocodile Smile II’, which includes free medical care, would…
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Army ambush, kill two Boko Haram members – Official
The Nigerian Army on Saturday said its troops had killed two Boko Haram insurgents at Mayanti village of Bama Local Government Council of Borno State. Kingsley Samuel, the Deputy Director, Army Public Rations, 7 Division, said in Maiguri the troops had ambushed a group of insurgents while trying to cross into the Sambisa Forest. He…
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Nigeria @57: Buhari warns military, says ‘If Nigeria breaks, you are the first line of losers’
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday warned the Nigerian Army to be more committed to the fight against terrorism insisting that the military will be the first line of losers if the country breaks up. The President also promised total commitment to the welfare of the gallant soldiers while reassuring Nigerians of their safety anywhere they…