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- 16 Jan 2014
President Jonathan Sacks, Appoints New Service Chiefs
President Goodluck Jonathan has sacked all the service chiefs, who are statutorily the heads of the nation’s military apparatus. Dr. Reuben Abati, special adviser to the President on Media and…
- 13 Jul 2015
Buhari Sacks Service Chiefs, Appoints New Ones
President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked all military service chiefs and promptly announced their replacements, according to a statement by Femi Adesina, President’s special adviser on media and…
- 1 Jul 2013
Court Sacks Service Chiefs, Says their Appointments Illegal
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja yesterday nullified the appointments of the nation’s security chiefs on the grounds that their appointments by President Goodluck Jonathan were without the…
- 21 Jul 2013
Air Force, NAMA Close Ranks on Safety
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has reassured the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) that the force would continue to collaborate with the agency on issues bordering on security, surveillance…
- 11 Oct 2014
Shocking! Army Col, Others Set APC Ablaze, Pave Way for Boko Haram
There were shocking revelations at the weekend that an Army Colonel, some junior officers and soldiers who were taking part in the military offensive to reclaim communities taken over by the Boko…
- 21 Oct 2014
Boko Haram Demands Presidential Pardon
Members of the Boko Haram sect have asked the Federal Government to grant them presidential pardon under the ceasefire deal which the two parties reached last Friday. They also sought the immediate…
- 20 Oct 2014
Boko Haram 'Truce' Breached, Release of Chibok Girls Doubtful
A wave of violence hours after Nigeria's government announced a truce with Boko Haram raised doubt on Sunday about whether more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by the Islamist militants will really be…
- 28 Aug 2013
NIMASA, Air Force Ink Agreement to Curb Piracy, Oil Theft
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) took a further step in their determination to ensure improved security on the nation’s coast by…