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An encounter with Gen Attahiru, spy chief, days before their deaths, By Yushau A. Shuaib On his appointment as Chief of Army Staff, the late military tactician exhibited a very national outlook in the deployment of officers. ADVERTISEMENT It was after that encounter that we sustained a brotherly relationship and I gradually came into a greater awareness of Attahiru, not only as a very keen professional who understood his brief at each point and always delivered on this to the best of his abilit...

Advertisement I received the above phone message on Sallah Day, Thursday, May 13, 2021, from the late General Ibrahim Attahiru, the former Nigerian Chief of Army Staff (COAS) just a week before his death alongside other military officers in a plane crash in Kaduna. The nation was thrown into mourning over his death even as his immediate past predecessor and Ambassador-Designate, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai (rtd), noted that Attahiru was on the verge of making the nation proud in the national counter...

Daily Post Nigeria Published “Mallam Yushau, can you see me at Niger Barrack today?” – General Attahiru I received the above phone message on Sallah Day, Thursday May 13, 2021, from the late General Ibrahim Attahiru, the former Nigerian Chief of Army Staff (COAS) just a week before his death alongside other military officers in a plane crash in Kaduna. The nation was thrown into mourning over his death even as his immediate past predecessor and Ambassador-Designate, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai...

Credible sources said the incident happened about 6pm when a military Beachcraft 350 carrying him went down at the Kaduna International Airport.

Fed up of insecurities, in 2007, according to a number of polls, the majority of Israelis and Palestinians, prefer the two-state solution over any other solution, as a means of resolving the conflict, which was initiated in Oslo Accords in 1993-95.

Daily Post Nigeria Published Lieutenant General Joshua Dogonyaro, a former Chief of Defence Staff during the late General Sani Abacha’s regime, died on Thursday. Born on September 12, 1940, in Vom, Plateau State, Dogonyaro was the officer that read the coup speech that ousted the then General Muhammadu Buhari as military ruler. The coup brought in the Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida junta on August 27, 1985. Dogonyaro died at the Jos University Teaching Hospital where he was admitted after a brief...

Muslims shun COVID-19 protocols at Bauchi praying grounds Published Despite appeals by Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State to the people of his State to observe COVID-19 protocols, Muslims in Bauchi, the state capital, have flouted them, trooping out in their numbers to observe the two Rakaah Eid-el-Fitr prayers. Mohammed had, in his goodwill message to mark this year’s celebration, warned people of the dangers of contracting COVID-19 and urged them to observe safety protocols like wearing...

Ex-Chief of Defence Staff, Joshua Dogonyaro, is dead Mr Dogonyaro died in Jos on Wednesday at the age of 80. Mr Dogonyaro, a retired lieutenant general, died at the age of 80 on Wednesday. The first son of the deceased, Joseph Dogonyaro, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone interview in Pankshin, on Thursday. “Daddy has been sick for some time until yesterday when he had a stroke and we rushed him to the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) for medical attentio...

He died at the age of 80 Joseph, first son of the deceased disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an telephone interview in Pankshin on Thursday. “Daddy has been sick for some time until yesterday when he had a stroke and we rushed him to the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) for medical attention. “Unfortunately, early this morning (Thursday), around 3.00am precisely, he breathed his last. “His death comes as a rude shock to us as a family. We are going to miss his l...

I will never be a yes man: Ant Middleton delivers a defiant message to Channel 4 after being sacked from SAS: Who Dares Wins for inappropriate conduct The ex-soldier was told his services were no longer required in March following a series of social media gaffes and alleged controversies   Middleton hit back on social media while filming the Australian version of the show for TV network Channel 7 - who have retained his services His departure from SAS: Who Dares Wins was confirmed by Channel ...