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Dogonyaro President Muhammadu Buhari, Plateau State Governor Simon Bako Lalong and former Head of State, Gen. Gowon, were among mourners that paid glowing tributes to former Chief of Defence Staff, Lt-Gen. Joshua Dogonyaro, describing him as a patriotic, brave and disciplined officer who gave his all to serve Nigeria. Buhari was represented by the Minister of Defence, Maj. Gen. Bashir Magashi (rtd), who said the late Dogonyaro was a thoroughbred officer whose antecedents in the Nigerian Army re...

Seriki Adinoyi in Jos President Muhammadu Buhari has described late General Joshua Dogonyaro (rtd), the man that announced his dethronement in a military coup of 1985, as a “thoroughbred officer” whose records in the Nigerian Army remain reference point and motivation to younger officers. Represented by the Minister of Defence, Major General Bashir Magashi (rtd) at the funeral service of the late General yesterday in Jos, Buhari also described Dogonyaro as a patriotic, brave and disciplined...

UPDATED: Ex-Chief of Defence Staff, Joshua Dogonyaro, laid to rest Joshua Dogonyaro, a retired lieutenant general and former military administrator of Plateau, died at the age of 80 last month. 2 min read The remains of a former Chief of Defence Staff, Joshua Dogonyaro, were laid to rest in Langtang, Plateau State, on Friday. Mr Dogonyaro, a retired lieutenant general and former military administrator of Plateau State, died at the age of 80 last month. According to his first son...

Share Brigadier General Jon Temlong (retd), while in the military, was the Commander in charge of Multinational Joint Task Force, Baga. He was also a delegate to the 2014 National Conference and Plateau State governorship candidate of Action Democratic Party (ADP) in the 2019 elections. He speaks to ISAAC SHOBAYO on the recent abduction of students in Katsina State amid worsening insecurity and corruption in the country.   Sir, insecurity pervades every nook and cranny of Nigeria,  the recen...