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In the coming days, whether President Uhuru makes a decision to ignore the court orders or dialogue with Somalia over the maritime dispute.

Views: Visits 3 Following the appointment of the new Chief of Army Staff Major General Farouk Yahaya, sixty-eight generals will be forced to retire. General Farouk takes over from Lt General Ibrahim Attahiru, who died in a military plane crash last Friday, May 21, alongside 10 other military officers in Kaduna. Prior to his appointment, Farouk was the Theatre Commander of Operation Hadan Kai (formerly Lafiya Dole) in the North-East is from 37 regular course of the Nigerian Defence Acad...

SunStar + April 03, 2021 SEVEN alleged members of New People’s Army (NPA) have surrendered to government authorities in Lanao del Sur, military officials announced Saturday, April 3, 2021. Lieutenant General Corleto Vinluan, Jr., commander of the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom), said the seven NPAs surrendered on Maundy Thursday, April 1, to Brigadier General Jose Maria Cuerpo, II, 103rd Infantry Brigade commander, at the unit headquarters in Kampo Ranao, Marawi City, Lanao...

EXCLUSIVE: Major shake-up as Army redeploys 120 generals, others [FULL LIST] The redeployed officers are expected to resume at their new posts on March 10. The Nigerian Army has redeployed 204 officers to new formations across the country, PREMIUM TIMES has learnt. The redeployment, which sources said was effected on March 5, came the same day the Chief of Army Staff, Ibrahim Attahiru, was confirmed and elevated to the rank of lieutenant general. The redeployment came a day after the Nigerian ...