Two Boko Haram commanders and deputies to Abubakar Shekau, a factional leader of the terror group, were killed in successful military operations at Alafa in Borno on Sallah day, an official has said. The Army spokesman, Sani Usman, said in a statement on Tuesday that the deputies that were killed in the onslaught included Afdu […]
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The new commissioner of police in Lagos state, Imohimi Edgar, has officially assumed office. The state police public relations office, Olarinde Famous-Cole who made the confirmation, said the handing over ceremony between the immediate past commissioner of police, Fatai Owoseni, and the new police boss, Imohini Edgar, took place this morning at the state police […]
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The United States has sold warplanes and weapons worth $593m to Nigeria. It is reported that the Pentagon notified the US Congress on Monday of the sale to Nigeria of 12 Super Tucano A-29 planes and weapons. The Super Tucano A-29, an agile, propeller-driven plane with reconnaissance and surveillance as well as attack capabilities, is […]
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The chief of defence staff, Abayomi Olonisakin, said service chiefs discussed the secret service of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and other issues with President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday. The meeting, which lasted three hours, took place at the presidential villa in Abuja. Olonisakin said the service chiefs updated the president on developments that […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari today presided over a security council meeting at the presidential villa. The council is the executive organ responsible for national security decisions. Those in attendance include: the national security adviser, service chiefs, and the inspector-general of police. The meeting is the first such meeting presided over by the president since he returned […]
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The Nigerian Army on Thursday said that it killed 10 Boko Haram insurgents in a clearance operations in Marte Local Government Area of Borno. A statement issued in Maiduguri by Col. Timothy Atigha, the spokesman of the 8 Task Force Division, said the troops also recovered bicycles and cows from the insurgents. He also said […]
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The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Tuesday in Kaduna unveiled five Super Mushshak trainer aircraft acquired by the federal government to boost the capacity of Nigeria Air Force personnel in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the five aircraft are among the 10 acquired by the government from Pakistan. Mr. Osinbajo, who […]
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The military in Nigeria says it has concluded plans to train mobile strike team among personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), and men of the Nigerian Police Force fighting Boko Haram in the North-east. This information was made public by the Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, who spoke in Maiduguri at […]
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After years of foot-dragging, the US state department has approved the sale of a $593 million A-29 Super Tucano attack planes with associated parts, training, facilities and weapons, to Nigeria. The defence security cooperation agency delivered their certification of the foreign military sale to congress, as required by law, on August 2, according to United […]
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Following the relocation order given to Service Chiefs by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, some service chiefs have arrived in Maiduguri, Borno state capital. At an emergency meeting last Thursday, the acting president asked Tukur Buratai, chief of army staff, and Sadique Abubakar, chief of air staff, to relocate to Borno to restore normalcy to the […]
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