The Nigerian Army on Wednesday graduated 22 ex-Boko Haram members after undergoing months of Deradicalisation, Rehabilitation and Reintegration (DRR) programme in Gombe State. The graduation ceremony of the repentant terrorists took place at Malam Sidi camp in Kwami Local Government Area of the state. In his address, the...
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The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, in company of top officials of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited on Monday, inspected a vessel caught with about 200,000 litres of stolen crude oil. The vessel was arrested by a joint sting operation carried out by...
The President of the Senate, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, has said the blood of the courageous men and women of the Armed Forces of Nigeria sowed the seed of unity and progress of Nigeria. Akpabio said this at the Interdenominational Church Service to mark the 2024 Armed Forces Remembrance...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has called on all Nigerians to have love for and confidence in Nigeria and fight together for its peace and progress. Musa made the appeal on Monday when he visited ailing personnel at the Defence Headquarters Hospital, Abuja, to...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa has said the Armed Forces of Nigeria will not shield any military personnel found culpable of illicit drug abuse and trafficking. CDS Musa gave the assurance when he visited the Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig....
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized 7,590 tons of illicit drugs and substances worth over N800 billion and arrested 42,105 drug offenders in three years across the country. The NDLEA Chairman, Brig. Gen. Buba (rtd), made this known when the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS),...
Armed Forces of Nigeria is poised to punish personnel found culpable in the Dec. 3 accidental killing of 85 civilians in Tudun Biri in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Those found culpable at the end of an independent investigation ordered by President Bola Tinubu would be punished,...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Chris Musa, has said that last Sunday’s incident where military air strikes killed scores in Tudun Biri community in Kaduna State was a mistake. Musa said this on Saturday at the graduation of the Senior Executive Course (SEC) 45 of the...
A public affairs analyst and member of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Prof Usman Yusuf, has called for the resignation of military top brass over an accidental bombing that killed 85 villagers and injured several others at Tudun Biri village in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – The Defence Headquarters has debunked a newspaper report which alleged that the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa has died on Monday. The Director of Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Tukur Gusau, stated this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. ...
The Defence Headquarters has said the military has continued to target the leadership and chains of command of the terrorists, insurgents and extremist groups undermining the security of the country. Director Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja. Buba...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has said the Armed Forces of Nigeria has attained 27.9 per cent female participation in peace support operations as against the 17 per cent benchmark recommended by the United Nations. Musa made this known at a one-day gender Mainstreaming...
Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello has again assured supporters that the APC would surely win the Nov. 11 Governorship Election in the state with a wide margin, on the strength of his administration’s unprecedented achievements. Bello gave the assurance in Lokoja on Thursday, when he received the Chief...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has said the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) is ready to enforce the presidential directives to deal decisively with perpetrators of electoral violence in the country. Musa said this on Thursday in Lokoja while addressing troops of Operation Safe...
Nigerian Armed Forces are committed to providing security at the off-cycle governorship elections holding in Imo. Kogi and Bayelsa on Nov. 11. Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, gave the assurance on Monday in Owerri after a meeting with heads of security agencies in Imo. He...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa, has commended Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, for his relentless support to the armed forces working to restore peace in Borno State.Z The CDS also acknowledged that Governor Zulum’s commitment and...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has tasked troops of Operation Hadin Kai, to remain resolute and deal decisively with the Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists within their area of operations. Gen. Musa gave the charge on Tuesday when...
President Umaro Embaló of the Republic of Guinea Bissau, has decorated Brig.-Gen. Al-hassan Grema of the Nigerian Army, with the National Order of Merit, Cooperation and Development Medal of his country. Brig.-Gen. Grema was the pioneer Force Commander, ECOWAS Stabilization Support Mission in Guinea-Bissau (ESSMGB), which was deployed...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has vowed that the military would hunt down and bring to justice, all terrorists, bandits and enemies of the state. Musa said this on Friday in Abuja, at the burial of military personnel who died recently in combat and...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Maj.-Gen. Christopher Musa, has felicitated the gallant troops of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) and their families on this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration. This is contained in a statement by the Acting Director of Defence Information, Brig.-Gen....