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Pauline Tallen lauds Nigerian Military over gender policy

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The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Dame Pauline Tallen, has hailed the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor, for launching the Armed Force of Nigeria Gender Policy (AFNGP). The Minister gave the commendation Tuesday 27 July 2021, during her visit to the CDS, at the Defence Headquarters (DHQ), Abuja. According to Dame Pauline, “we want to celebrate and thank you (CDS) for launching the gender policy for the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN), which has encouraged other security agencies and paramilitary to emulate this modest achievement…

Nigerian military remain loyal to Nigerian constitution ,Govt – Defence Hq

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The Nigeria Military has reiterated its total loyalty to the constitution and government of Nigeria. The military authority also distanced itself from a call made by a legal practitioner,Robert Clark,SAN asking the civilian government to handover to the military. This was contained in a statement signed by Acting Director Defence Information,Brig.Gen.Onyema Nwachukwu Read the statement in full : The attention of the military high command has been drawn to a statement purported to have been made by one Robert Clark SAN, suggesting that current political leadership should hand over power…

MILITARY AIRCRAFT CRASH: Gov Sani Bello expresses sadness,commiserates with Nigerian Military

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Niger state Governor,Abubakar Sani Bello has expressed sadness over the crash of a Military Aircraft King Air 350 enroute Minna. Governor Sani Bello in a statement said the incident is unfortunate and tragic. “It is painful and pathetic that the Air force intelligence Jet conveying seven persons including crew members crashed while on an official engagement. ” It is a setback to the Military now that the security forces are being overstretched due to security challenges confronting Niger State at the moment and the country at large”, he said. The…

Gov. Zulum, the Military, and Boko Haram By Timawus Mathias

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Someone constitutionally empowered must come between Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State and the Military. Both of them need to wage war together against the Boko Haram insurgents at the nation’s jugular these past 10 years and from all that we can see, there is no agreement over methods and evidence of commitment. This has taken the Buhari Administration leaps backwards from giant strides made in the counter insurgency effort. Victory that seemed in sight is now looking like a mirage I understand Governor Zulum very well and I think…

Boko Haram: Fake news merchants distracting Nigerian military from attaining maximum goals – Centre

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The Centre for Social Justice, Equity and Transparency (CESJET) believes certain individuals and groups in the business of peddling falsehood are jeopardizing the remarkable progress of the Nigerian military. The Centre made this known in a special report to address the “impact of fake news on the war against terrorism and implication for national security”.   In an extensive report, signed by Executive Secretary, Comrade Isaac Ikpa and delivered at a one-day workshop on Thursday in Abuja, CESJET frowned at fake news merchants misleading the public without factual evidence.  …

The Wall Street Jobber and Nigeria’s Jaded Opposition By David Onmeje

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The only redeeming aspect of a story written by Wall Street Journal about secret soldiers’ graves in Madagali, Borno state is the line that read “The Nigerian military and the presidency didn’t respond to requests for comment on the war, casualties and the secret cemeteries.” It would have taken a nation led by a people consumed by an inferiority complex to dignify the report, “Secret Military Cemetery Conceals Toll of Islamist Insurgency in Nigeria,” with a response. Expressing any opinion or stating the government side to the story would have…