President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, offered security tips to Major-General Faruk Yahaya, the newly appointed chief of army staff. Recall that major-general Yahaya, was recently named the new army chief, following the death of Ibrahim Attahiru who had spent four months in office. Yahaya, who met with the president formally on Monday, was in the company of […]
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The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai has implored officers and men of the NA to feel proud of their noble/patriotic roles in their struggles to protect the nation’s sovereignty and integrity. He gave the charge while speaking at the closing ceremony of the Army Headquarters Transformational Leadership Workshop 2019 on […]
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The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Tukur Burutai, on Monday, assured soldiers wounded while fighting Boko Haram insurgents that their sacrifices would not be in vain. Burutai gave the assurance during a visit to the soldiers on admission at the 7 Division Medical Services and Hospital (DMSH) in Maiduguri. The visit was in celebration […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday interrogated former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika for his alleged role in the $2.1bn arms scam. Ihejirika was invited to explain the procurement of arms and ammunition during his time as the COAS between September 2010 and January 2014. It was learnt that Ihejirika […]
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The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Tukur Buratai, has ordered the deployment of troops in the south-east to quell “violent” secessionist agitations. Speaking on behalf of Buratai at a news conference on Friday, DD Ahmadu, army chief of training and operations, announced that a military exercise tagged ‘Operation Python Dance’ would commence in the five […]
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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 […]
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 ReadingThe Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has taken exception to the statement made on Monday by Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, describing it as “provocative”.Recall that while speaking at the inauguration of the newly built ultra-modern 2 brigade headquarters complex and Olympic-sized swimming pool in Port-Harcourt, Rivers state, Buratai who was […]
Continue ReadingThe Chief of Air Staff (COAS), Air Marshal Sadiq Abubakar, on Saturday said no individual or group would be allowed to undermine the sovereignty of the country.Abubakar, who is the Reviewing Officer of the Basic Military Training 35/2016 recruits at the Nigerian Air Force Base in Kaduna, made this assertion during their passing out parade. […]
Continue Reading•‘Presidency unaware of petition yet’ The Army on Saturday, rose to the defence of its Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai over his acquisition of two properties in Dubai.The army said there was nothing illegal or secret about the properties as Buratai listed them in his Assets Declaration Form. Reacting to a media report […]
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