Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has reiterated the readiness of the Armed Forces of Nigeria to continue to defend the nation’s democracy. Musa gave the assurance on Tuesday when the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, paid a courtesy visit to the Defence Headquarters in Abuja….
Maj. Gen. Kenneth Ekman, U.S. Department of Defense West Africa Coordination Element Lead, U.S. Africa Command, speaks to troops at Air Base 101 in Niamey, Niger. The U.S. is on track to withdraw forces from Niger more than a month ahead of schedule. The departure that began with a televised demand by Niger’s ruling junta…
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Gwabin Musa OFR, received Humphrey Onyima, the CEO of Leadership Scorecard magazine and his team at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja, who were on a courtesy visit in solidarity with the Chief of Defence Staff as the Nigerian Army celebrated her 161 years of existence and was ranked…
The Nigerian Navy Ship Beecroft on Operation Delta Sanity has intercepted a vessel, Motor Tanker SWEET MIRI suspected to have been involved in crude oil theft. The navy said on Saturday evening that the vessel had 13 crew; one Ghanaian and 12 Nigerians. While briefing newsmen onboard the vessel, the Flag Officer Commanding (FOC), Western…
Former General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Division of the Nigerian Army, Maj Gen Danjuma Ali-Keffi (rtd), weekend, called on President Bola Tinubu to probe the air crash that killed former Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Ibrahim Attahiru. Ali-Keffi, who made the appeal in an interview with THISDAY, alleged that the crash was linked to…
Nigeria has a natural role to play in stabilising West Africa, deepening democracy in the sub-region, and keeping military coups and coupists at bay. Being a medium power, Nigeria has the obligation of guiding West Africa by maintaining democracy, peace, and stability throughout the sub region. It is crucial to examine some of the strong…
A total of 80 suspects have been named following a failed attempted coup on November 26 in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, local police have said. William Fayia Sellu, inspector general of the Sierra Leonean police, told a press conference Tuesday that the suspects include former President Ernest Bai Koroma, 50, currently serving military…
Hamas on Friday released 24 hostages it held captive in Gaza for weeks, and Israel freed 39 Palestinians from prison in the first stage of a swap under a four-day cease-fire that offered a small glimmer of relief to both sides. Israel — wrenched by the abduction of nearly 240 people in Hamas’ Oct. 7…
(I will like to educate us on the war. It is a long write up but take your time to read.) Palestine & Israel has always been at war even in the olden time of the Bible. Palestine are the same people the Bible recorded as Philistines. From my findings; the root cause of their…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to defeat the Hamas militant group after its deadly incursion into southern Israel which has seen them snatch grandparents, children and women off the streets but says the war will ‘take time.’ Hamas gunmen have taken dozens of hostages off the streets of Israel as the war takes…
