Military officers in Guinea-Bissau have seized control of the government, halted the electoral process and announced they will run the country “until further notice.” The move came after President Umaro Embaló and his main challenger, Fernando Dias, both declared victory in Sunday’s election even though the electoral commission had not published any official results. Each […]
Former Military Administrator of Lagos State, Brigadier-General Buba Marwa (retd) has said that retired military officers in the country are solidly behind troops fighting insurgency battle in the northeast notwithstanding the complaints and in some cases, distractions against the nations’ gallant military. Speaking as a guest of the 2019 West African Social Activities (WASA) of […]
Ogun state Governor, Dapo Abiodun on Sunday says military officers who die in active service should be regarded as martyrs. He enjoined the people of the state not to wait until the next Armed Forces Remembrance Day to support the wives and families of fallen soldiers. Like the early Christians, who died in the defence […]
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has advised top military personnel not to allow themselves to be used by politicians, because the security architecture suffers when politicians influence military operations. Speaking during a Courtesy Visit by General Felix Agugo, the New General Officer Commanding 6 Division of the Nigerian Army at the Government House Port […]
Lagos – Reactions have continued to trail the death of Brig-Gen. Mobolaji Johnson (rtd), the first Military Governor of Lagos State. In separate interviews on Thursday in Lagos, Johnson was described as one of the best military officers of his generation. Prof. Isaac Albert, the Dean of Multidisciplinary Studies, University of Ibadan said “we have […]
The Armed Forces Command and Staff College Jaji, Kaduna State, said it would construct a befitting Cenotaph in honour of the 165 military officers who died in a military plane crash in 1992. The 165 military officers were attending senior course 15 of the college when the Nigerian Air Force Plane C130 crashed while on […]
Two dismissed military personnel and three others who specialised in diverting trucks loaded with goods on highways were on Wednesday paraded by the Lagos State Police Command. The suspect -Monday Ayele 42, Esowanne Emeka 30, Moses Johnson 25 (a dismissed soldier), Akintola Abiodun 25 (dismissed Airforce) and Osegbu Chidi 30 ( a fake soldier) – […]