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Military News NigeriaKeffi Replaces Attahiru As Chief Of Army Staff

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 24, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Major General, Danjuma Ali Keffi as the new chief of army staff following the death of General Attahiru and ten others in an air mishap on Friday. A military source confirmed the appointment. Danjuma Ali Keffi hails from Nasarawa State and GOC 1 Div Kaduna, is also a member of 38 Regular Course and trained in Mogadishu Battalion of the Academy. He is a member of 38...

Accidents and Safety MilitaryNigerian Army Commences Investigation Of Plane Crash That Kills COAS, Others in Kaduna

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 22, 2021

ABUJA — It was a black Friday for Nigerians when the news filtered that a Nigerian Air Force Beechcraft 350 with registration NGR203 from Abuja to Kaduna carrying Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Ibrahim Attahiru and others had crashed and no survivor of the ill-fated plane. The incident occurred around 6pm and those on board include principal officers, personal aides of the COAS and the crew. They are: Lt Gen I Attahiru, Brig Gen MI Abdulkadir,...

National Security PoliceNational Assembly Approves N74 Billion For Nigeria Police Trust Fund

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 22, 2021

The Executive Secretary Nigeria Police Trust Fund (NPTF), Ahmad Sokoto, says the National Assembly Joint Committee on Police Affairs has approved the 2021 budget of N74 billion for the Nigeria Police Trust Fund (NPTF). Sokoto who disclosed this in Abuja after a closed-door meeting with the National Assembly Joint Committee on Police Affairs said the N74 billion budget captured all the demands of the fund which include training and retraining of personnel of the Nigeria...

Blog National Security Nigeria OpinionOPINION: Nigerian Initiative Against Separatists Looks Nasty

PilotnewsMay 21, 2021

By John Campbell, Guest Columnist and Blogger The Nigerian government has launched Operation Restore Peace, designed to destroy the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a separatist group in support of independence for the former breakaway Republic of Biafra, and its security wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN). According to Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Usman Baba, the security services are not to be constrained by human rights considerations. In comments reported in the Nigerian media, he said: “Don’t...

Accidents and Safety MilitaryBREAKING: Chief of Army Staff Dies in Air Crash

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 21, 2021

Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Ibrahim Attahiru has died in an air crash. General Attahiru died with his aides in a plane crash. According to military sources, the crash occurred today while on an official trip to Kaduna. Gen. Attahiru who was newly appointed chief of army staff on January 26, succeeding Tukur Buratai. He was 54. The presidency has already been briefed about the development. Meanwhile, the Nigerian Air Force has issued a...

Blog Military National Security OpinionNigerian Government Threatens to Use the Hammer in the South East

PilotnewsMay 20, 2021

By John Campbell, Guest Columnist and Blogger Following President Muhammadu Buhari’s May 11 meeting with the military service chiefs and the inspector general of police, Nigerian military sources confirmed that some troops were being moved from Borno State, where they have been engaged with Boko Haram and other jihadis, to the South East, to counter “bandits” and the regional separatist organization, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), along with its security force, the Eastern Security Network (ESN)....

Columns National Security Nigeria Opinion“Operation Restore Peace” —Buhari’s Government Fights Insecurity with Arrogance

PilotnewsMay 20, 2021

“Fulani elites who own the cattle should learn from the Igbo spare parts dealers and simply ranch their cattle.” ―Ebuka Onyekwelu Yesterday, two key members of the Buhari government went full throttle unleashing untold abuse of public sensibilities to already distressed citizens of Nigeria. No less than Inspector General Usman Bala who is the Acting Inspector General of Police, and Abubakar Malami, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, and the Attorney General of the Federation and...

Military National SecurityThreats On National Security Will Be Addressed – Attahiru

Beloved John (Staff Writer)May 19, 2021

The Chief of army staff, Ibrahim Attahiru, Chief of Army has pledged to reposition the army to effectively address the country’s security situation. Attahiru made this pledge on Tuesday while declaring open the first senior command and leadership seminar for brigade commanders and general officers commanding 2021 in Ibadan, Oyo state capital. According to him, the training is in line with his agenda as it training was organised for the senior officers to effectively deal...

Military NewsNigerian Army Withheld Salaries Of 45 Soldiers

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 19, 2021

Authorities of the 7 Division Nigerian Army Maiduguri have withheld the salaries of 45 soldiers. According to sources, the soldiers, who were among the 149 troops of the 153 Task Force Battalion withdrawn from Marte, Borno State, after spending three years in counterinsurgency operations, were accused of abandoning their duty posts. A source said necessary changes were made and troops who served with the battalion were moved to different formations in Maiduguri before a new...

Military National Security NewsDefence Headquarters Requires N825bn Annually To Fight Insecurity In Nigeria

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 18, 2021

ABUJA — The Director of Production, Defence Headquarters, Air Vice Marshall M. A. Yakubu says on Monday that the Defence Headquarters required $2bn (N825bn) annually to fight insecurity in the country. Yakubu revealed this in Abuja at the public hearing on the Armed Forces Support Trust Fund Bill, declared that the sources of funding which the bill recommended were inadequate to address the insecurity in the land. “Every year, how do we get our budget, capital...

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