Abuja – The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has commended the management of the Care for Heroes Initiative, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), for providing support for widows and children of the fallen soldiers. Buratai, who was represented by the Chief of Policy and Plans, Lt.-Gen. Lamidi Adeosun, gave the commendation when the management […]
“I offer neither pay, nor quarters, nor food; I offer only hunger, thirst, forced marches, battles, and death. Let him who loves his country with his heart, and not merely with his lips, follow me.” – Giuseppe Garibaldi The urge to serve one’s fatherland is innate and springs from an inner motivation to give all […]
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has urged the media to continue to support the Nigerian Army in its effort to rid the country of insurgency, banditry, kidnapping and other forms of insecurity. Buratai made the call when he was presented with cover of the UK based African Leadership Magazine by its Group […]
Some Nigerians are a hypocritical lot, including those who occupy exalted and influential leadership positions. Most times, when you listen to them, the impression which assails the mind defiantly replays images of weak leadership persona. Some days back, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and leader of the anti-insurgency campaigns in Nigeria, Lt. Gen. Tukur […]
Former Lagos CP, Alhaji Abubakar Tsav has hinted that a fair assessment of the war against insurgency by the Nigerian government would rightly place the Service Chiefs such as Lieutenant General TY Buratai and others for national honours as reward for their decisive action against the Boko Haram terrorist group. The former Ombudsman at the […]
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutnant General TY Buratai, has continued to receive commendations for his transparent handling of the war against terrorism in the country. The most recent of these commendations came from a researcher in conflict prevention and management, Dr. Ifure Ifure who has acknowleged that the transparency of the COAS is responsible […]
Bad news spreads like wildfire. A growing body of evidence illustrates the human tendency to prioritize negative over positive news content. But why is this? “Humans may neurologically or physiologically predispose towards focusing on negative information because the potential costs of negative information far outweigh the potential benefits of positive information.” Professor Stuart Soroka The […]
Troops of Guards Brigade Nigerian Army, deployed at Mararaba, Nasarawa State for Internal Security Operations have arrested a man with arms and ammunitions during a stop and search operation at the checkpoint on Thursday. The suspect, who gave his name as Mr Peter Iorlaha, was apprehended with a bag containing 2 locally made pistols, 1 […]
The Federal High sitting in Abuja on Friday dismissed the suit filed by the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), seeking an order to compel the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Burutai to produce Nnamdi Kanu in court to face his trial. Trial court judge, Justice Binta Nyako while ruling on a fundamental […]
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai has ordered investigation into alleged extortion of motorists by soldiers on the Maiduguri-Gamboru Ngala road in Borno. The Director of Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman said in a statement on Sunday that the order followed the complaint by a man, who identified himself as “DanBorno” on […]
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt . Gen. Tukur Buratai, has said that victory in the on- going counter insurgency operations in the North- East is crucial and will dependent on officers sense of judgment. The COAS also said that the situation will depend on the officers’ appreciation and ability to make accurate and […]
Members of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) have staged a demonstration in Onitsha, threatening voters in the 18 November governorship election in Anambra state. Their spokesmen said their demonstration was intended to notify the federal government that the group is alive. “If you vote you will die. Don’t go out, stay in your […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met with the Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Olonisakin, and other service chiefs. The meeting, which held at the State House in Abuja, was attended by the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant Tukur Buratai, the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok Ekwe Ibas, and the Chief of Air […]
The Chief Of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, has said military’s declaration of the Independent People of Biafra (IPOB) as a “militant and terrorist organization” was constitutional, as against Senate President Bukola Saraki’s claim. Recall that Saraki had said Monday that “the categorisation of the group [IPOB] as a terrorist organisation by the […]
The 81 division of the Nigerian Army Lagos, Officers combat proficiency competition which began last Monday and hosted by the 9 brigade Ikeja, ended yesterday. In his closing remark, the General Officer Commanding of the division, Major General Peter Dauke, reaffirmed the commitment of the Nigerian Army to the continue training of junior officers for […]
The groups, through their spokesman, Comrade Oladimeji Odeyemi, after a round-table in Lagos on Sunday, condemned what it called the latest politically motivated accusations of shortchanging of military personnel serving in the Boko Haram ravaged North East region of the country by the leadership of the Nigerian Army The National Committee of Yoruba Youth and […]
The dignity and respect hitherto enjoyed by the Nigerian Army but eroded due to negligence in the recent past has been restored by the administration of Muhammadu Buhari and the leadership of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Yusuf Tukur Buratai, Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has said. Speaking in Sokoto on Sunday […]