Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has warned politicians and others against wearing military uniforms and accoutrements. The Director of Information (Acting), Air Commodore Wap Maigida issued a statement to this effect on Thursday. The spokesman decried campaign posters showing some governors dressed in camouflage uniforms. Maigida declared that such was illegal and a clear abuse of […]
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By Sumaila Ogbaje The newly appointed Director Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Benjamin Sawyerr, has solicited the support of the Nigerian media in projecting the image of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) positively. Sawyerr made the call when he paid a familiarisation visit to the Voice of Nigeria (VON) and the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigerian Army has responded to the new militant group, the Niger Delta Avengers, which has threatened to cripple the nation’s economy through targeted destruction of oil pipeline and kidnap of workers in the region. The Defence Headquarters, in a statement released on Tuesday by its acting Director of Information, Rabe Abubakar, said it would […]
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