Daily Trust report has detailed how over 40 different military operations and exercises launched with billions expended in the last five years of President Muhammadu Buhari failed contain various security challenges across the country. The report was compiled by Fidelis Mac-Leva, Ronald Mutum & Haruna Ibrahim While some experts
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How Nigerian Military Chiefs Manipulated Service Rules, Usurped Constitution to Remain in Power–Intersociety
•Plots to make themselves 'life Service Chiefs'--group alleges Jude Johnson The International Society for Civil Liberties & Rule of Law (Intersociety) has accused the Nigerian Military Service Chiefs, comprising Chief of Defense Staff (CDS), Gen. Abayomi Olanisakin, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt-Gen Tukur Buratai, Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral
May 29: Will Buhari Finally Sack Service Chiefs?
By PRNigeria It is almost five months after the House of Representatives passed a rare motion demanding the termination of the services chiefs as various parts of the country, especially the north, was facing an unprecedented scale of deadly attacks by Boko Haram, bandits, and kidnappers. At the Senate, several lawmakers backed
Insecurity: Air Chief decorates 12 AVMs, 35 Air Commodores, takes them on strategic leadership
•Harps on capacity building Senator Iroegbu The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has decorated 12 newly-promoted Air Vice Marshals (AVMs), and 35 Air Commodores, harping on the need for strategic leadership in the face of growing security challenges across the country. They are part of
Eid-el-Fitr: NAF boss urges special forces to ‘fight insurgency to finish’
Jude Johnson The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has urged the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Special Forces personnel to tackle security challenges confronting the country with “rugged optimism and renewed determination” for total elimination of insurgency. Abubakar made the call in Abuja on Tuesday as part of
War on Terror: NAF graduates 51 Special Forces instructors
Godsgift Onyedinefu The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Friday graduated its second batch of locally trained Special Forces (SF) Instructors as part of efforts to build added capacity to address the current security challenges in the Country. Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, the NAF Director of Public Relations and Information made this known
NAF begins investigation into alleged killing of civilians in Zamfara
Godsgift Onyedinefu and Nosa Enobhayisobo The Nigerian Air Foce (NAF) has again debunked allegations that its air strikes killed only innocent civilians and not bandits in its area of operation in Zamfara State. The NAF in a statement by its spokesperson, Ibikunle Daramola restated this while reacting to a report that
War on Terror: CAS charges Troops to remain resolute
Godsgift Onyedinefu The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has charged Nigerian Air Force (NAF) personnel to remain resolute in the fight against insurgency and other forms of criminality in the country. This is just as the CAS assured the troops that their welfare would continue to receive
Budget Defence: Senate commends NAF over prudent management of resources
Jude Johnson The Chairman Senate Committee on Air Force, Senator Duro Samuel Faseyi, has commended the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) for its prudent management of resources which has resulted in many laudable achievements under the leadership of the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Baba Abubakar. This was disclosed
Insecurity: NAF begins reactivation, overhaul of helicopters
To take delivery of Augusta 109 power Helicopter from Italy Senator Iroegbu The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it is currently reactivating five of its aircrafts and the overhaul of three alpha jets while expecting delivery of the Augusta 109 power Helicopter gunship from Italy. The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar