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A former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has said that Nigeria’s current debt situation is closer to the prevalent situation in the ’70s and ’80s that led the country and the African …

Some stakeholders in the textile and garment industry in Nigeria have faulted the Federal Government’s alleged directive that all military and paramilitary uniforms be given to Turkish company in partnership …

My reading of the 252-page book of Lt. Gen. Ishaya Rizi Bamaiyi (rtd.) titled “VINDICATION OF A GENERAL” led me to one conclusion. That the Nigerian Army has not been …

The Nigerian army have vowed to remain apolitical and its actions guided by the rules of engagement during the general election. The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, President Muhammadu Buhari, …

Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) Force Commander, Maj.Gen Adeyemi Yekini, has denied media reports that herdsmen killed 15 Benue indigenes in a renewed attack on communities in the state. Yekini, who …

Troops have neutralised activities of some bandits in Zamfara, in an operation to rid the state of criminal elements. The troops also captured one of the bandits alive. A statement …

The Ekiti State Government has said that the increase in kidnapping and other criminal activities in the state after the withdrawal of military personnel from checkpoints across the state is …

The Nigerian Army on Monday night admitted its personnel fired live ammunition at Shiite protesters on the outskirts of Abuja on Monday afternoon, killing at least three protesters who allegedly …

The Nigerian Military has launched “Operation 777” aimed at restructuring ongoing security operations across the country. Such military operations include those designed to checkmate criminal activities, including the Boko Haram …

At the time General Johnson Thomas Umunnakwe Aguiyi Ironsi(1924-1966)promulgated Decree 34 in 1966, there were only nine members of the Supreme Military Council. They include Vice Admiral Joseph Edet Akinwale …