See the List of Names of NAF Officers that Died in Abuja Crash

MilitaryNewsNigeriaObituarySee the List of Names of NAF Officers that Died in Abuja Crash

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)February 22, 2021

The Nigerian Air Force has released the names of seven of its officers who died in Abuja crash on Sunday. The aircraft, Beechcraft KingAir B350i belong to the NAF. The jet en-route Minna in Niger State, after reporting engine failure, crashed close to the runway of the Abuja airport. NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, in a statement said, the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal IO Amao,...

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Lawan Reads Buhari’s Request to Confirm Service Chiefs to Senators

MilitaryNational SecurityLawan Reads Buhari’s Request to Confirm Service Chiefs to Senators

PilotnewsFebruary 9, 2021

The Senate, on Tuesday, read a request from President Muhammadu Buhari, for the red chamber to confirm the newly appointed service chiefs. The request was contained in a letter dated 27th January 2021, was read by the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, during a plenary on Tuesday. According to a statement by the Senate President’s aide, Ezral Tabiowo, the letter from Buhari read, “In compliance with the provisions of Section 18(1) of the Armed Forces Act....

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Buhari Writes National Assembly Over Confirmation Of Service Chiefs

MilitaryNational SecurityNewsNigeriaBuhari Writes National Assembly Over Confirmation Of Service Chiefs

Beloved John (Staff Writer)January 29, 2021

ABUJA —  President Muhammadu Buhari has written to seek the confirmation of the recently appointed service chief from the National Assembly. A statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Babajide Omoworare, disclosed that Buhari’s letter to Senate President Ahmad Lawan was dated January 27. Femi Adesina, the presidential spokesperson had announced the appointment of the service chiefs on Tuesday. The appointees include Lucky Irabor, a major general, as...

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I left Nigerian Army Better Than I Met it — Buratai

MilitaryNational SecurityNewsNigeriaI left Nigerian Army Better Than I Met it — Buratai

PilotnewsJanuary 29, 2021

ABUJA — The immediate past Chief of Army Staff,  retired Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, says he left the Nigerian Army better than he met. Buratai stated this in his valedictory speech during the Pulling Out Parade by the Nigerian Army on Friday in Abuja. He said that the army under his watch had achieved tremendous feat in the fight against insurgency and other security threats in the country. He added that he ensured adequate training of...

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Policy Brief To End Boko Haram Insurgency In Northeast And Northwest Presented To The Public In Yola

MilitaryNational SecurityNewsPolicy Brief To End Boko Haram Insurgency In Northeast And Northwest Presented To The Public In Yola

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 28, 2021

For almost twelve years now, the Military in Nigeria has been fighting Boko Haram insurgents in the Northeast and Northwest and other parts of Nigeria, yet the terrorists continued with their heinous acts on communities. It is against this background that the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) a non-governmental organization based in Kano conducted research in 2020 in Adamawa, Borno, Yobe, and Kano on how to use non-violent mechanisms to end insurgency in...

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Insurgency: Expert Urges New Service Chiefs to Utilise High-tech Armament

MilitaryNational SecurityNewsInsurgency: Expert Urges New Service Chiefs to Utilise High-tech Armament

PilotnewsJanuary 27, 2021

LAGOS — A security expert, Mr. Dennis Amachree on Wednesday, urged the new service chiefs to utilise high technology armament in combating and bringing an end to insurgency in the country. Amachree told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that such weaponry would aid the military in the fight. President Muhammadu Buhari appointed the new service chiefs on Tuesday. They are Maj.-Gen. Lucky Irabor; Chief of Defence Staff, Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru; Chief of...

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PROFILE: Meet the New Chief of Defence Staff

MilitaryNewsNigeriaPROFILE: Meet the New Chief of Defence Staff

PilotnewsJanuary 27, 2021

ABUJA — The Defence Headquarters has unveiled the profile of the new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Maj.-Gen. Lucky Irabor, popularly known as Leo Irabor. LEO is his initial, with full name as Lucky Eluonye Onyenuchea Irabor, who was born on Oct.5 1965 in Aliokpu Agbor, Ika South Local Government Area of Delta. The senior officer gained admission into the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) Kaduna as a member of the 34 Regular Course in 1983...

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President Buhari Sacks Service Chiefs, Appoints New Ones

MilitaryNational SecurityNewsPresident Buhari Sacks Service Chiefs, Appoints New Ones

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 26, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed new service chiefs, long after clamour by various stakeholders calling for the sack of the former service chiefs. The new appointees are Major-General Leo Irabor, Chief of Defence Staff; Major-General I. Attahiru, Chief of Army Staff; Rear Admiral A.Z Gambo, Chief of Naval Staff; and Air-Vice Marshal I.O Amao, Chief of Air Staff. A presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, in a statement issued on Tuesday on his Twitter, said the appointment...

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Fallen Heroes’ Widows In Enugu Receive Cash And Gifts On 2021 Armed Forces Remembrance Day

MilitaryNewsNigeriaFallen Heroes’ Widows In Enugu Receive Cash And Gifts On 2021 Armed Forces Remembrance Day

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)January 16, 2021

ENUGU –– In Nigeria, Armed Forces Day, also known as Remembrance Day, is celebrated every 15 January. The Remembrance Day which was formerly celebrated on 11 November of every year was changed to 15 January in commemoration of the surrender of Biafran troops to the Federal troops on 15 January 1970, thus concluding the Nigerian Civil War that sought to tear apart the unity of Nigeria. In Enugu on Friday, the State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi...

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Recruits Will Be Deploy To Sambisa Forest- Burutai

MilitaryNational SecurityNewsNigeriaRecruits Will Be Deploy To Sambisa Forest- Burutai

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)January 12, 2021

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent ____ The Chief of Army Staff (CAS), Tukur Buratai, said the Nigerian Army will uphold thoroughness in its recruitment processes to ensure that only qualified persons are recruited. News Agency Of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mr. Buratai made the remarks during the final screening for 80 regular recruits at Falgore forest training camp on Monday in Kano State. He said the exercise was a new approach to the screening and recruitment...

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