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The Senate on Wednesday referred President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for the confirmation of the newly appointed Chief of Defence Staff and Service Chiefs to its Joint Committee on Defence, Army, Airforce and Navy for screening. Buhari had in a letter to the President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, dated 27th January 2021, said that
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By Kingsley Omonobi In line with his promise to hit the ground running in efforts at tackling Boko Haram and other security challenges, new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS),Maj Gen. Lucky Irabor, on Sunday paid his first operational visit to the Theatre Command, Operation Lafiya Dole in Maiduguri. The CDS was accompanied by the Chief
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The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Maj.-Gen. Lucky Irabo, has said that the welfare of troops fighting insurgents in the nation’s northeast remains one of the top priorities of the present administration. Irabor stated this on Sunday in Maiduguri while addressing troops at the Military’s Command and Control Centre during his first operational visit. The CDS,
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The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Abayomi Olonisakin, on Thursday in Abuja said that military veterans can still contribute meaningfully to national security and development. Olonisakin also said that the retirees could play a role in the efforts to “checkmate various divisive tendencies that constantly threaten’’ the nation’s corporate existence. Olonisakin, who made the
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CHIEF of Defense Staff, CDS, Gen Abayomi Olonisakin, has warned 1176 Ratings newly recruited into the Nigerian Navy to stay away from illicit drugs to avoid truncating the onerous military career they have chosen.
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The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has approved funds to begin the process for the upgrade and accreditation of Armed Forces Electrical and Mechanic (AEME) Mechatronics School.
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The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Abayomi Olanisakin accompanied by the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Abubakar Sadique and Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Ibot-Ette Ibas, on Saturday paid operational visit to the Theatre Command in Maiduguri.
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The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Abayomi Olanisakin, on Saturday led other service chiefs on operational visit to the Theatre Command of the Operation Lafiya Dole in Maiduguri.
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THERE is high anxiety in the Nigerian Armed Forces as indications are ripe that President Muhammadu Buhari may effect changes in the nation’s military leadership any moment soon.
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Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday met behind closed doors with some top security Chiefs at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
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