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Navy graduates 323 personnel on gunnery courses in Kaduna
The Nigerian Navy School of Armament Technology, Kachia Kaduna State (NNSAT), on Friday graduated 323 personnel from Quarter Armourer and Fire Control I–III courses.
The News Agency of…
Army distributes cash, food items to widows of fallen heroes
Brig.-Gen. Amechi Agwu, the Commander 23 Brigade Yola on Friday distributed cash and food items to 70 widows of fallen heroes and Magajias.
The commander said the gesture is to support…
Nigerian Air Force C-130 crew continues mission from Burkina Faso to Portugal
The Nigerian Air Force C-130 crew, earlier detained in Burkina Faso and released on Thursday, has continued its mission from the country to Portugal with the same aircraft.
The crew,…
NAF jet crash: CAS visits pilots, says they displayed courage, professionalism
The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, has praised the courage and professionalism of two NAF Alpha Jet pilots who safely ejected after their aircraft suffered…
Nigerian Navy offers free healthcare to 1,000 residents in Idah
No fewer than 1,000 residents of Idah Local Government Area, Kogi State, are set to benefit from a two-day free medical outreach organised by the Nigerian Navy Out Post (NOP) in the area.…
Sowore, Others Tip Gen. Musa as Likely New Defence Minister as Badaru Resigns
Speculation intensified on Monday evening over the possible appointment of former Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, as Nigeria’s next Minister of Defence following…
Guinea-Bissau Military Appoints Gen Horta Inta-A as Interim Leader After Disputed…
Guinea-Bissau slipped deeper into political turmoil on Thursday after the military named General Horta Inta-A as head of a new transitional junta, just days after a disputed…
Tinubu to New Service Chiefs: “Be Innovative, Courageous — Nigerians Expect Results,…
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday charged the newly appointed service chiefs to be innovative and courageous in tackling terrorism and emerging security threats across the country.
The…
New Defence Chief Pledges Innovative, People-Centred Military to Safeguard Nigeria
The newly appointed Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has vowed to lead a professional, innovative, and people-centred Armed Forces dedicated to protecting Nigeria’s…
Defence Minister Tasks New Service Chiefs on Unified Strategy, Decisive Action
The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, has called for a renewed unified strategy and decisive action from the newly appointed Chief of Defence Staff and the three Service Chiefs to…