President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday had an emergency meeting with security chiefs at the presidential villa in Abuja. At the end of the meeting which lasted three hours, none of the service chiefs was willing to take questions from state house correspondents. The heads of Nigeria Immigration Service, Nigeria Customs Service, Nigeria Fire Service, Federal […]
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The federal government of Nigeria has directed security agencies to curb the propagation of hate speech, especially through monitoring the activities of some notable Nigerians on social media. This order was given when security chiefs held a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential villa in Abuja. Mansur Dan Ali, minister of defence, had described […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met behind closed doors with service chiefs, Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali; and the National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the meeting, presided by President Buhari, was still ongoing as at the time of filing the report. It is also being attended by the […]
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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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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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Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday held an emergency meeting with service chiefs, after which he ordered Tukur Buratai, chief of army staff and Sadique Abubakar, chief of air staff, to relocate to Maiduguri, with immediate effect. The acting president said there was a need for them to be at the military command control centre in […]
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The Nigeria military has pledged its total commitment and loyalty to President Muhammadu Buhari who is currently on an extended vacation in the UK. Briefing Acting President Yemi Osinbajo at the presidential villa on Wednesday, Mansur Dan-Ali, minister of defence, who led the service chiefs to the meeting, said the military was totally committed and […]
Continue ReadingPresident Muhammad Buhari has directed service chiefs and entire leadership of the nation’s Armed Forces to intensify and perfect current strategies and techniques toward curtailing criminalities across the country. The president gave the directive at the grand finale of the 2016 Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL) in Gusau on Thursday. Represented by the Minister of […]
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The National Security Adviser (NSA), Rtd. Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno, said on Friday, that the Nigerian Armed Forces were poised to end the insurgency in the North East. Monguno remark was made during a courtesy visit to Gov. Kashim Shettima of Borno at the Government House. Monguno stated that the new leadership of the armed forces was […]
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As the Service Chiefs were sworn in and decorated on Wednesday, Bahari had the follow lines for them: “You need to brace up and continue to team up with other stakeholders to come up with a well coordinated joint effort which will bring a desired end to these insurgencies within three months.” The service chiefs […]
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