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Times Face-off: The MoD announcement that war records will be declassified after every 25 years has evoked mixed reactions. Two experts battle it out Probal DasGupta: FOR Declassifying files will boost research, acquaint Indians with their war history On July 9, 1971, US secretary of state Henry Kissinger arrived in Peking for a secret meeting with Chinese premier Zhou Enlai. This was at the height of the Cold War against the Soviet Union, and the US saw an opportunity to entice communist China...

Kingsley Nwezeh in Abuja The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Maj. Gen. Faruk Yahaya, yesterday approved the appointment of Principal Staff Officers (PSOs), field commanders and other key staff expected to provide the much needed vigour in his command of the Nigerian Army (NA). A statement issued by Army Spokesman, Brigadier-General Onyema Nwachukwu, said the posting was released by the office of the military secretary were designed to rejig the army leadership for efficiency in command and administr...

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, has approved the appointment of Principal Staff Officers (PSOs), Field Commanders and other key staff officers to provide the needed vigour in his command of the Nigerian Army (NA). The Director Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. Nwachukwu disclosed that the Chief of Operations (Army), Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Yusuf, now becomes the Commandant, Nigerian De...

From Stretch Armstrong to Pet Rocks to an updated Easy-Bake Oven, scroll through the list and take a trip down memory lane to recall some highlights of the often-overlooked 70s.

, who died on Scores of people from all walks of life yesterday trooped to the St George’s Garrison Anglican Church at Burma Camp for a requiem Mass for a former Chief of Army Staff and politician, Lieutenant General Emmanuel Alexander ErskineMay 7, this year, aged 86.

Financial Express Online had reported earlier that the Indian Army was planning to buy these drones, however, now it is planning to lease around four drones over the next few months.

Punch Newspapers Sections Published 28 May 2021 Several people were feared killed as local bandits attacked some villages in the Katsina Ala Local Government Area of Benue State. Though sources alleged that suspected Fulani men were responsible for the killings of the villagers, The PUNCH could not immediately confirm this. One of the sources claimed that about 36 people were murdered early hours of Thursday in Shitile, Shikaan, Mbagena Kpav. Another source said over 10 people died. A military...

The Department of Veterans Affairs TOMORROW on International Day of United Nations (UN) Peacekeepers, Australians are encouraged to recognise those who have contributed to global peacekeeping efforts. Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and Minister for Defence Personnel Darren Chester said Australia had spent more than 70 years making a significant contribution to worldwide peacekeeping operations. “Australian men and women, often referred to as the ‘Blue Berets’, have participated in Unite...

Cuyahoga County authorities have announced results from 'Operation Deja Vu,' which brought the arrest of 31 people in a child sex crime operation.

As the search goes on for the next head of the Nigerian Army following the demise of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, the permutations are on in effort to zero in on a final choice. Attahiru and 10 others died on Friday in a plane crash involving Nigerian Air Force’s […]