Ahmad Salkida Editor's note: A survey on the state of insecurity in Zamfara state gives a damning no-confidence-vote on President Muhammadu Buhari’s government. In February of 2018, officials of Zamfara state government took stock of losses from the festering banditry in the state. The records, by conservative official standards, suggested
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Nigeria vs AI: Consequences of ignoring credible reports on rights violations–Intersociety
Emeka Umeagbalasi, Uju Joy Igboeli and Chidinma Udegbunam Combination of Government insincerity and dishonesty, falsehood and propaganda, ethnic chauvinism and religious extremism, tribalism and nepotism, militarization and failed intelligence, incorrigibility and entrenched impunity and intolerance and censorship are the fundamental drawbacks inherent in the central Administration of Retired Major Gen Muhammadu
Nigerian Armed Forces Requires N9bn for military boots Annually
The Director-General, Defence Research and Development Bureau, Abuja, Air Vice Marshall (AVM) Jumo Osahor, says the Armed Forces of Nigeria will require about N9 billion to provide military boots annually to meet soldiers kitting needs. AVM Osahor made this known in a paper he delivered during the Third Annual National Conference
Insurgency: Nigerian Army reorganises, promotes 231 senior officers
•Gets 29 new Major Generals, 95 Brigadier Generals Senator Iroegbu The Nigerian Army Council has in complied with the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari and Minister of Defence, Brig-Gen. Mansur Muhammad Dan-Ali (rtd) to reorganise and motivate the officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Armed Forces, for effective counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency efforts
10 major achievements of the Nigerian Army in 2018 — Buratai
Godsgift Onyedinefu Editor's note: The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has said that the Nigerian Army (NA) under his leadership recorded many successess as it has been steadfast in the discharge of its constitutional responsibilities as as well as providing aid to civil authority. Buratai stated this in his
Metele Attacks: NASS to probe military spending, death of soldiers
Jude Johnson with Nasir Ayitogo of PT The National Assembly has in response to public pressures, resolved to constitute an ad-hoc committee to investigate the utilisation of all funds appropriated for the Nigerian armed forces. The resolution followed a motion brought under matters of urgent national importance by the deputy minority leader
Boko Haram: Osita Chidoka’s faux decency
Boko Haram: Why enlistment of ‘Civilian JTF’ into Nigerian military must be stopped—SBCHROs
Editor's note: Recently, news filtered in that over 400 members of militia groups fighting Boko Haram terrorists in parts of the North East, popularly known as the 'Civilian JTF' have been enlisted into the Nigerian Army. If truly “Nigeria is a multi ethno-religious democratic country founded for the purpose of
Boko Haram: Nigerian military accuse foriegn media of targeted negative reports
•Alleges clandestine plan to dampen troops morale Senator Iroegbu The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has accused some foriegn media of a clandestine plan to derail the counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency operations against Boko Haram terrorists through negative reports. This was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday by the
UNICEF commends military release of 183 Boko Haram child-suspects
•Suspects released from administrative custody Jude Johnson The UNICEF has lauded the decision of the Nigerian Armed Forces to release of 183 children with suspected ties to Boko Haram from administrativel custody in Maiduguri, Borno State, Northeast Nigeria. The UNICEF Representative in Nigeria, Mr. Mohamed Fall in a statement on Monday by the