NATIONAL SECURITY

The Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, has said there is no Local Government Area in Nigeria under the control of Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province terrorists. Irabor said this at the 21st Century Chronicle Roundtable with the…

The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oludayo Amao, said the Nigeria Air Force now has a total of 38 new aircraft inducted into its inventory. According to him, the latest addition to the fleet included the 12 A-29 Super Tucano aircraft recently…

The Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, yesterday pledged the loyalty of the military leadership to democratic rule in the country. Irabor, who was speaking on a television programme, ahead of the Armed Forces Remembrance Day, also stated that the military was…

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has cautioned politicians to stop wearing military camouflage in their campaign posters. It said such action is an abuse of the privilege given civilians to wear military uniforms during trainings. A statement in Abuja by the Acting Director of…

The military high command yesterday disclosed that troops killed 1,910 criminals, including insurgents, armed bandits, armed robbers and kidnappers in the last eight months. It said between May 20, 2021 and January 6, 2022, a total of 24,059 terrorists and their families comprising…

The Nigerian Air Force yesterday announced the appointment of New Branch Chiefs and Air Officers Commanding (AOCs) and other senior officers. A statement issued by NAF headquarters stated that the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, approved the appointment. The statement…

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen Faruk Yahaya, has ordered immediate release of the romantic female soldier who publicly accepted the proposal of a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Kwara State. The Director Army Public Relations, Brig-Gen Onyema Nwachukwu,…