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Post Some of the personnel taking part in the PLA Southern Theatre Command’s bomber exercises in the South China Sea after the Lunar New Year. Photo: CCTV Corrected [6:50pm, 25 Feb, 2021] [6:50pm, 25 Feb, 2021] An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated the French naval ships had completed two transits in the South China Sea. We are part of the Trust Project What is it? READ FULL ARTICLE

Daily Post Nigeria Published The Federal Government will soon commence the arraignment of 5,000 suspected Boko Haram members in detention facilities across Nigeria. The Director-General of Legal Aid Council, Aliyu Abubakar, made the disclosure during a visit to Borno Governor, Babagana Zulum. Abubakar disclosed that the detainees were currently at Giwa Barracks, Maiduguri and Kainji Correctional Centres, among others. The official said the trial would be conducted by the Offices of the Attorney...

TODAY February 24, 2021 At least 10 persons have now been confirmed killed and about 60 injured when Boko Haram insurgents attacked Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, Tuesday evening. The governor of the state, Babagana Zulum, confirmed the attack. The military had, in a shared text message, claimed to have repelled the attack, while announcing five deaths. Newsmen had earlier quoted an undisclosed military source as saying the insurgents launched bombs which landed in crowded residential ar...

The trial of about 5000 suspected Boko Haram fighters in various detention facilities across the country will commence soon, Aliyu Abubakar, DG, Legal Aid Council, said Tuesday during a courtesy visit to Borno governor Babagana Zulum in Maiduguri.

“The PM, for the first time in his second tenure, will address the CCC and is likely to give directions to the armed forces to be prepared to meet all challenges with greater integration among themselves in a cost-effective manner,” said a senior official.

Mr Olonisakin, a general, resigned his position, alongside other service chiefs, on January 26.

BEIJING warned off a US warship in the South China Sea at a time of unprecedented tensions in the region - worsened by repeated threats from both sides.

Share ON a day the newly-appointed service chiefs paid their first official visit to Borno State to assess the security situation, members of the Boko Haram sect invaded Chabal and some communities in Magumeri Local Government Area of the state, killed two policemen and abducted two others.  The terrorists, it was gathered, also seized two operational patrol vehicles and set ablaze another one on the Maiduguri-Chabal Magumeri Road on Sunday.  A source said: “The service chiefs are currently...

Daily Post Nigeria Published Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers 1. President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed concern about reports of non-compliance with the Executive Order that makes mask wearing and observation of social distancing in the public mandatory. The President warned Nigerians to cooperate to avert fresh lockdown of Nigeria in a statement on Sunday, through his spokesman Garba Shehu. 2. The Osun State Government has announced the discovery of five cases...

He said that the Chibok girls were not in the military’s custody. “ We do not have any of the Chibok girls in our custody, so if they are not with us we have nothing to confirm again." He noted that “It was the desire of the military to get the Chibok girls back safely and if our operations have helped those said to have escaped, I think we are glad,” said Irabor. Ibrahim Attahiru, Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Isiaka Amao, and the Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Awwal Gam...