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The Defence Headquarters says the military has sustained onslaught against bandits, kidnappers and other criminals by denying them freedom of action in the North West and Central zones of the country. Brig.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, Acting Director, Defence Media Operation, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the military operations across the…

President Muhammadu Buhari has performed the virtual ground-breaking of Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Train 7 in Bonny Island, Rivers State to enable the Train 8 to take-off. He urged the Board of Directors, management and staff of NLNG, the host communities, the Rivers State Government and other Agencies of…

Fellow Nigerians, I join you all today to commemorate and celebrate our Democracy Day. It is a celebration of freedom and a victory for one people, one country and one Nigeria. 2. As with all democracies we will always be going through improvement processes in our desire to reach the…

In its efforts to address human capital development and related issues, Nigeria has over the years, deployed significant resources to address challenges in education and healthcare. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo reported at the weekend that the programme included the implementation of the Social Investment Programmes. Osinbajo stated on Saturday in…

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Tanko Mohammed The newly appointed Chief of Army Staff, Maj-Gen. Farouk Yahaya, on May 28, 2021 assumed the leadership of the Nigerian Army as the 22nd Chief of Army Staff (COAS). Prior to his appointment, Maj-Gen Faruk Yahaya was the commander in charge of forces fighting terrorist groups in Nigeria’s…

Financial economists have continued to commend the decision taken by the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to retain Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) at 11.5 per cent. The experts made the commendations in Lagos. The Monetary Policy Committee of the CBN voted unanimously to retain the…

Tanko Mohammed Nigeria Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Late Lt.- Gen Ibrahim Attahiru, and his encourage have been buried on Saturday in Abuja instead of being guests at the passing out parade of Regular Recruit Intakes of the Depot Nigerian Army. Attahiru who would have clocked 55 in August and…

Tanko Mohammed President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed grief over the over the air crash on Friday evening that killed Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, and seven other top military officers. There were four crew members in the plane. The aircraft crashed near the Kaduna international airport…

Takno Mohammed After surviving several deadly attacks since 2009, leader of Boko Haram in Nigeria, Abubakar Shekau, has been reported dead, after blowing himself up but other reports say he was wounded. The alternate report say that he shot himself in the shoulder and was smuggled out by some of…