The Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, a lieutenant general, was on April 25 conferred with the Brazilian Military Order of Merit Award, at Brasilia, Brazil. The Brazilian Military Order of Merit Award, which is the highest military honour, is awarded to those military officers that have distinguished themselves in various military endeavours. Mr. Buratai […]
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Two military chiefs, the heads of the Nigerian Army and that of the Air Force on Tuesday briefed President Muhammadu Buhari on their operations and reassured him of their unalloyed loyalty. The meetings with Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai and the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, were held behind closed […]
Continue ReadingThe Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has charged every Combat Unit in the Nigerian Army to remain focused “until insurgency in the North-East is crushed”. Buratai gave the charge on Wednesday while declaring close, the three-day “Combat Support Arms Training Week 2016″, held at Maimalari Barracks in Maiduguri. He also charged the units […]
Continue ReadingPresident Muhammadu Buhari has endorsed the probe of Azubuike Ihejirika, former chief of army staff, and Kenneth Minimah, his successor. This is as contained in a statement signed by John Ode, head of the committee on the audit of procurement of arms between 2007 and 2015. John Ode noted that President Buhari gave the directive […]
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