•Madagascar soldiers An elite military unit told our correspondent today it had taken power in Madagascar after the national assembly voted to impeach President Andry Rajoelina for desertion of duty. •Deposed President Andry Rajoelina The 51-year-old president had refused growing demands to step down, going into hiding after weeks of anti-gove...
•Major-General Markus Kangye The Military High Command has dismissed the ruling of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria that nullified a rule in the armed forces of Nigeria, which mandates personnel to sever for a minimum of 15 years before resigning. It specifically said since the law that established the military – the Armed Forces [&hel...
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria in Abuja has nullified the rule in the Nigerian military mandating a minimum of 15 years of service before resigning from the service. Justice Emmanuel Subilim, who delivered the ruling on Tuesday, declared the rule as unconstitutional and oppressive for forcing servicemen into “modern-day slavery in th...
•Armed military men and protesting retired soldiers The Defence Headquarters has ordered retired soldiers protesting at the Federal Ministry of Finance Headquarters in Abuja to vacate the premises. It was earlier reported how dozens of retired soldiers who voluntarily exited the Nigerian Army in 2024, returned to streets after last month’s pro...
•General Christopher Musa The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has admitted that bad road networks and difficult terrains are limiting the military’s ability to respond swiftly to terror and bandit attacks across Nigeria. General Musa, who addressed the state of insecurity on Channels Television last night, said many Nig...
•Bandit kingpin Bello Turji The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has refuted claims that notorious bandit leader Bello Turji has surrendered, insisting he remains at large and is still being actively pursued by security forces. Turji, a feared kingpin operating mainly in Zamfara and Sokoto states, is accused of masterminding numerous attacks on comm...
•US President Donald Trump President Donald Trump is moving to target Latin American drug cartels with the military, US media said yesterday, after Washington designated several narcotics trafficking groups as “terrorist” organisations earlier this year. The New York Times reported that Trump has directed the Pentagon to use military force aga...
•Army chief Oluyede, armed Fulani herdsman and Gov Mutfwang The Governor Caleb Mutfwang-led Plateau State Government has faulted the failure of the soldiers of the Nigerian Army to arrest the killers of 27 farmers in the Tahoss community of the Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State on Monday. The state government knocked the military [&...
•A Sengalese soldier holds a Senegal flag today during a ceremony where France will return Camp Geille, its largest base in the country, and its airfield at Dakar airport France today formally handed back its last two military bases in Senegal, leaving Paris with no permanent camps in either West or Central Africa. The pull-out, […]
•Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has urged young Nigerians to consider a career in the military, highlighting the importance of discipline, patriotism, and national service. He made the call today during a public engagement organised by the Nigerian Army at Id...
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