Godsgift Onyedinefu The Minister of Defence, Maj-Gen. Bashir Salihi Magashi (rtd), has assured serving and retired members of the Nigerian Armed Forces that their welfare will be improved on to ensure that their sacrifice will not be in vain. Magashi gave this assurance when members of the Committee of retired Generals
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We’re Now Ready to End Insurgency…Very Soon–Defence Minister
•Says military achieved success despite being under-funded and under-staffed •Buhari addressing the gaps... Godsgift Onyedinefu The Minister of Defence, Maj-Gen. Bashir Magashi (rtd), has assured Nigerians that now has what it takes to win and end the war against insurgency very soon. Magashi said that this success is coming despite the
Boko Haram: Nigeria’s War Against Terror Enters Cyberspace as Pro- and Anti-Buratai Twitter Warriors Battle
Senator Iroegbu Nigeria's social media platforms, especially the Twitter, were set on overdrive on Thursday as some Nigerians expressed concerns over the ongoing counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency operations against Boko Haram terrorists and Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) in the North East. This resulted in a trending hashtag #ThankYouBuratai
British Military trains Nigerian military, paramilitary officers
Godsgift Onyedinefu The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), in collaboration with the British Military Advisory Training Team (BMATT) has commenced a Joint Campaign Planning Course for selected military and paramilitary officers, including high operational level staff of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of government. The Acting Director, Defence Information, Col. Onyema Nwachukwu who made
Special Report: No security strategy despite mass killings in Zamfara
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
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