By Punch The Ministry of Defence together with the Defence Headquarters, the army, navy and air force got over N238bn in 2018 and 2019 to fight insecurity and implement their programmes and operations, according to reports from the Budget Office of the Federation. The reports, which are the 2018 and 2019 Budget
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Lawyer Petitions Buhari over Prolonged Tenure of Nigeria’s Military Chiefs
•Says their continuous stay illegal Jude Johnson A constitutional lawyer and principal partner, Mackay Chambers and Associates, Barrister Daniel D. Makolo, has petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari and several others over alleged illegal stay of Nigeria's Service Chiefs in office. This was contained in a letter dated June 25 and tagged,
Over 40,000 Nigerians Killed Under Current Service Chiefs–Rights Group
•Calls of the military chiefs to go Jude Johnson The International Society for Civil Liberties & Rule of Law (Intersociety), has alleged that over 40,000 defenceless Nigerian citizens have been killed under the watch of the current Military Chiefs, whose five years tenure has come under scrutiny. Intersociety made these claims in
Insecurity: Senate President Hints at Assessment Tenure Extension Period for Military Chiefs
•Says Service Chiefs must sit up or leave after meeting with Buhari •Non-performers would be retired after they are provided with all necessary supports Jude Johnson Nigeria's Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, has given a hint suggesting that the tenure of the current Service Chiefs would be extended within a performance assesment
Military commanders narrowly escape death in Calaba
Nigerian Military to Boost Security Amid Surge in Boko Haram Attacks
Since April, Boko Haram has carried out more than 100 attacks in Nigeria's northeastern city of Maiduguri. Efforts are underway to secure the city, including the relocation of military chiefs to Maiduguri, and to tighten security at the university after staff abductions and repeated suicide bombings. In the past week, the