The Nigerian Navy on Saturday inducted 1,585 personnel that would be deployed in counter insurgency and oil theft operations across the country. Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Gabriel Olonisakin, inducted the troops during the Passing Out Parade of Batch 26th Trainees at the Nigerian Navy Basic Training School in Onne, Rivers. He said the recruitment […]
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Gabriel Olonisakin and the three other Service Chiefs on Saturday, moved to Maiduguri to celebrate the nation’s 57th Independence Anniversary with troops in the frontline. The other Service Chief are: Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen Tukur Buratai, Chief of Air Force Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar and Chief of […]
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Olonisakin on Monday called for a national policy on civilian protection and harm mitigation during military operations. Amidst criticism and pressures from the western powers over human rights issues, General Olosinakin said that despite the best of intention of military personnel in the North-East and South-South, incidental or […]
The Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh and his counter parts from Niger and Chad yesterday held a closed door meeting in Abuja over the ongoing fight against the insurgents in the country. Although, details of their discussions were not made public at the time of press yesterday, it is unconnected with […]