BY ANDREW OROLUA The Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, General Lucky Irabor CFR has expressed sadness over the sudden death of the former Chief of General Staff, Lt Gen Donaldson Oladipo Diya (rtd). General Diya who served as the fifth Chief of Defence Staff died on Sunday, March 26, 2023. Brigadier General Tukur Gusau the […]
.Rules out any possibility of military coup .Says contingency plans in place to support police during elections By Ukpono Ukpong The Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, has said that democracy has come to stay in Nigeria, even as he ruled out the possibility of any military coup in the country. Irabor gave the […]
*Seeks his removal,thorough probe over statement By Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja A civil society organisation has demanded immediate sack of the Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, General Lucky Irabor following his statement that security agencies were under serious pressure to compromise the 2023 general elections. The civil society organisation, operating under the aegis of Conference of […]
By Ukpono Ukpong The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor, has assured that no amount of pressure will make the military succumb and compromise the forth coming elections. Gen Irabor gave the assurance yesterday while briefing State House correspondents at the weekly ministerial briefing organised by the Presidential Communications Team at the Presidential […]
By Benjamin Omoike The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor, on Thursday, said 137 out of about 261 borders in the north-east and north-west regions of the country are unguarded. He said this while delivering a lecture on “Security, Defence & Development in Nigeria” at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) in […]
By Stephen Gbadamosi Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor, on Sunday, said the Nigerian citizens must trust the military and other security agencies for the war on insecurity to be more effective. He made the comment while speaking on a Channels Television’s special programme aired for Democracy Day and monitored by our correspondent. […]