•Troops The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has dismissed a claim of a coup in the country, describing it as a figment of imagination. There was a recent report by some platforms claiming the Guards Brigade is on high alert over “unusual movements, leading to suspicion of a coup plot in Nigeria”. It also claimed that the […]
•Prince Johnson Liberia’s new defence minister yesterday resigned from his post just 10 days after being appointed, following a protest by soldiers’ wives, the presidency said. The resignation marks the first political crisis facing Liberia’s new president Joseph Boakai since his inauguration at the end of January, reports AFP. Boakai “has rec...
•Major General Taoreed Lagbaja A total of 113 Nigerian Army Generals yesterday bowed out of the service. The breakdown includes one General, one Lieutenant General, 67 Major Generals, and 44 Brigadier Generals. At the Regimental Dinner Night organised in honour of newly retired and retiring Nigerian Army senior officers in Abuja, the Minister ...
•CDS, General Musa The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Christopher Musa says the investigation over the Kaduna accidental military airstrike will soon be out and also made public. Eighty-five people were confirmed dead in the accidental air strike in the Igabi council area of the North-West state some weeks back with scores injured. In [&...
•House of Representatives The House of Representatives Committee on Finance chaired by Hon. Abiodun James Faleke will on Monday flag off the 2024 budget defence of key regulatory ministries and agencies responsible for revenue generation in the country. Those expected to appear before the committee today are: Minister of Budget and National Pl...
•Niger Republic flag Niger’s military leaders said yesterday that they were ending two European Union security and defence missions in the country, after earlier in the day agreeing to strengthen military cooperation with Russia. The Nigerien foreign ministry said that it was ending the agreement between Niger and the EU regarding the Niamey-b...
•Matawalle and Lawal Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, says sponsoring people to “lie and say despicable things” about him won’t get him removed as a minister. Matawalle, the immediate former governor of the Zamfara State, said this while reacting to corruption allegations leveled against him by the state government, reports Dail...