The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Gabriel Olonisakin on Thursday inaugurated four locally manufactured Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles for the Nigerian Army.
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The officers, who comprised serving and non-serving personnel, graduated in different fields in the six months intensive training at the school
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed shock over the reported killings of innocent citizens in Katsina State by bandits, assuring Nigerians that the government will restore peace and stability in the state.
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Gabriel Olonisakin, on Monday said military campaigns and operations in Nigeria in recent times had centred on containment of “asymmetric warfare”.
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday presided over routine national security meeting with service chiefs and heads of security agencies in attendance.
Force Spokesman, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, said this in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday and made available to newsmen
Sirika gave the directive when members of Defence Headquarters Committee for Sensitisation Strategy on Public Appreciation of the Armed Forces of Nigeria visited him on Tuesday in Abuja
Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, on Wednesday vowed that the killers of the late former Chief of Defence Staff, Alex Badeh, would be fished out.
The Chief of Defence Staff, Lt.-Gen. Gabriel Olonisakin, on Monday in Abuja reaffirmed military’s commitment to neutrality in the forthcoming general elections in the country.
The President gave the assurance when he spoke to a correspondent of the Nigeria Television Authority on arrival from London on Saturday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, after his 10 working days vacation
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the exercise, code named: Ex-Omo Oloja, was flagged off by Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Gabriel Olonisakin.
He gave the assurance on Friday in Abuja during a peaceful protest by members of the Niger Delta Environmental Protection Group and Coalition of Niger Delta Civil Society Activists to his office.
Colonel Timothy Antigha, the Chief of Military Public Information, Multi National Joint Task Force, made the disclosure in a statement in Maiduguri, Borno State on Tuesday.
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Olonisakin, was the Special Guest of Honour during the graduation ceremony that held at the NWCN Central Lecture Hall on Friday.
The pioneer participants, also known as “Course 1’’ of the college, 2017, had undergone a 26 weeks training in military “operational arts, campaign and strategic skills”, leading to the award of the “Fellow War College”.
The other Service Chief are: Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai; Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ebok Ete-Ibas; and Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar.
Moving the motion, Badru expressed dismay over what he described as the contemptuous disregard for traffic laws by military personnel.
He also said that alongside the operation crackdown, “Operation Safe Corridor Initiative,” had also been put in place for the terrorists to surrender
He cited the cruelty of the Boko Haram terrorists in Nigeria, who kill, maim and destroy property in unimaginable proportion as example, while condemning in very strong terms these inhumane treatment
While commending the CDS for his remarkable leadership qualities and direction, Khan noted that Pakistan and Nigeria have a mutual security commitment to defeat terrorism, which has become a global phenomenon, stressing that the two countries needed to synergise to defeat the common enemy