The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama, has urged Nigerians to defend themselves against herdsmen and bandits’ attacks. To avert such an undesirable state of affairs, the Archbishop, however, called for dialogue, justice and reconciliation. Above all, he urged the government to do more to protect the people from criminal elements seeking death and destruction. Kaigama, who spoke …

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Friday, 24 July 2020, officially handed over to the Nigeria Police the 3 suspects, Mr Nehemiah Adejoh, Mr Igbekele Folorunsho and Mr Festus Gbayegun, involved in the incident that led to the death of late Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile. Giving brief highlights during the handover at the NAF Base Kaduna, the Commander 453 Base …

The Presidency has stated that the prerogative to appoint or sack service chiefs resides in the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Muhammadu Buhari. The statement comes in response to a motion of the Senate on Tuesday asking the President to relieve the service chiefs of their appointments due to issues of insecurity in several parts of the country. …

FULL TEXT OF PRESS RELEASE BY THE NIGERIAN AIR FORCE 1. On 14 July 2020, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), and indeed the entire Nation, was thrown into mourning as a result of the death of one of our shining young stars in the person of Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile, the NAF’s first female combat helicopter pilot. Her unfortunate demise …

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has lost its first female combat helicopter pilot, Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile in car accident on Tuesday. Arotile died as a result of head injuries sustained from a road traffic accident at NAF Base Kaduna.‬ Until her death, ‪Flying Officer Arotile, who was commissioned into the NAF in September 2017 as a member of Nigerian …

Soldiers of the Nigerian Army were killed in a Boko Haram ambush along the Maiduguri-Damboa Road on Tuesday. A statement released by the Nigerian Army via its official Twitter handle stated that “Troops of 25 Task Force Brigade on fighting patrol came under BHT IED attack along Maiduguri-Damboa Road on 7 July 2020. Many terrorists were neutralized. Unfortunately,some gallant soldiers …

Former General Officer Commanding (GOC), 8 Division, Sokoto; Major General Hakeem Otiki has been dismissed from the Nigerian Army. His dismissal was announced by the General Court Martial set up by the Military Council to try him for stealing money belonging to the Nigerian Army. The General Court Martial headed by Lieutenant-General Lamidi Adeosun found the former GOC guilty on …

Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mallam Garba Shehu has stated that the recent gunshot incident involving the First Lady, Aisha Buhari’s security aides and Personal Assistant to President Buhari; Sabiu ‘Tunde’ Yusuf is currently being investigated. In a tweet on his official handle on Sunday afternoon, Shehu stated that “Having authorized the proper investigation …

The last seems not to have been heard of the current rift involving First Lady, Hajiya Aisha Buhari and President Muhammadu Buhari’s Personal Assistant and Private Secretary, Sabiu ‘Tunde’ Yusuf. A Villa staff who claimed to have witnessed the incident told Vanguard Newspapers that Police officers attached to the office of the First Lady, Hajiya Aisha Buhari and Sabiu came …

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Tukur Yusufu Buratai has congratulated officers and men of the Army Super Camp, Monguno for their resilience and bravery in holding and dealing with the members of the Boko Haram Terrorists (ISWAP group) that attacked Monguno town on Saturday. Buratai said he is highly impressed with the high number of casualties inflicted on …