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Allegations should be investigated Staff Correspondent Staff Correspondent The United Nations is aware of the reporting done by Al Jazeera investigations concerning allegations of corruption against senior officials in Bangladesh and the press release issued by the Ministry of Defence in Bangladesh, Stéphane Dujarric, spokesperson for the UN secretary-general, said in response to a question during a briefing on Thursday. "The allegations of corruptio...

ANALYSIS: Buratai: A legacy blotted by massacres, extrajudicial killings Tukur Buratai, a lieutenant general, was pulled out of the army on Friday after his resignation as army chief three days earlier. 6 min read The over five years that Tukur Buratai used as Nigeria’s army chief may have been characterised by some successes against Boko Haram, but it was also filled with massive extrajudicial killings of hundreds of Nigerians by soldiers under his watch. Majority of the sold...

Vanguard News What you didn’t know about new Service Chiefs On Lucky Irabor, Chief of Defence Staff – How Borno indigene foretold his elevation in 2016 In 2016, Ibrahim Uba Yusuf, an indigene of Borno was so impressed with new Chief of Defence Staff Lucky Irabor that he declared him his man of the year in a local publication in Maiduguri.  Before then, the entire Sambisa Forest had fallen to Gboko Haram but Irabor led the operations that recovered greater part of the forest. Yusuf celebr...

TODAY January 23, 2021 The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) has announced that it is exploring areas of possible support from the Government of the United Kingdom (UK) in the fight against terrorism in the Lake Chad region. MNJTF, in a statement by its spokesman, Col Muhammad Dole from the Force’s N’Djamena headquarters, said the task force’s leadership held a meeting with the representatives of the British government on areas of support. ‘The Force Commander (FC), MNJTF, Major ...

TODAY January 26, 2021 Delta Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, has congratulated Major-General Leo Irabor on his appointment as Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) by President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, January 26, 2021. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Olisa Ifeajika in Asaba, Okowa said that the sacrifices of the new Defence chief towards peace and progress of the nation, especially his acknowledged gallantry at assignments, were outstanding. He thanked Buhari for appointing an illustrious so...

Punch Newspapers Sections Our Reporters No fewer than 20 members of courses 34 and 35 may proceed on retirement as the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.),  on Tuesday removed service chiefs and appointed a new set of officers to replace them. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina,  in a statement titled, ‘President Buhari appoints new service chiefs,’ named officers who would head the nation’s armed forces. According to him, they includ...

Delta Governor, Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has congratulated Major-General Leo Irabor on his appointment as Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) by President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika, in Asaba, Okowa said that the sacrifices of the new Defence chief towards peace and progress of the […]

Cheers, jeers, hope as new service chiefs take over On 2. Chief of Army Staff: Major-General I. Attahiru 3. Chief of Naval Staff: Rear Admiral A.Z Gambo 4. Chief of Air Staff: Air-Vice Marshal Isiaka Oladayo Amao *We hope new service chiefs’ll justify Buhari’s confidence in them — ACF *Nothing special — Afenifere *PANDEF lauds Buhari *APC expresses confidence in new service chiefs *PDP, Fayose want probe of ex-service chiefs By Kingsley Omonobi, Dapo Akinrefon, Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Pet...

ON Tuesday, President Muhammadu Buhari announced the acceptance letters of resignation of his service chiefs after he ignored pleas and calls by both chambers of the national assembly, the Nigeria governors’ forum, social-cultural organisations, and well-meaning Nigerians that they should be sacked owing to the growing insecurity in the country. terrorism Buhari immediately announced Lucky Irabor, Ibrahim Attahiru, Awwal Gambo and Isiaka Amao as replacements for Gabriel Olonisakin, Tukur Bura...

defenceWeb Written by defenceWeb - 107 The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) is exploring areas of possible support from the United Kingdom in the fight against terrorism in the Lake Chad region. The Force Commander (FC), MNJTF, Major General Ibrahim Manu Yusuf accompanied by some staff officers held a meeting at Maiduguri, Nigeria, on 21 January with Dr Katharine Brooks – First Secretary Political (Lake Chad Basin) and Lieutenant Colonel Bobby Gillespie – Deputy Defence Advisor at th...