The service chiefs confirmed are: Chief of Defence Staff, Maj.-Gen. Christopher Musa, Chief of Army Staff, Maj.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, and Chief of Air Staff, AVM Hassan Abubakar.
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The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has disclosed that, rather than checkmate terrorism, and banditry, the amnesty programme for bandits and terrorists in Zamfara and other states, instead helped the terrorists to regroup and reorganise.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas will unveil committees and their chairmen to run the legislative agenda of the 10th Assembly on July 27.
ASHENEWS reports that the Kebbi state governor, Nasir Idris has described his deputy, Umar Abubakar as trustworthy, and hardworking.
“The military is not weakened by the exit and entry of senior military officer cadre. It is always evolving through promotion examinations, professional and staff training, and performance evaluation.”
TANTITA Security Services Ltd. has arrested MT TURA 11 vessel laden with 150, 000 litres of products suspected to be stolen crude oil with 12 crew on board.
The Kogi State Government has condemned the alleged vandalism of the state campaign office of Social Democratic Party (SDP) by hoodlums on Sunday morning.
Ekiti State governor, Biodun Oyebanji on Sunday directed the Police, DSS and Amotekun Corps to free the abducted State Chairman of the APC in Ekiti, Mr Paul Omotoso and two others from captivity.
An 18-seater commercial bus carrying party goers on Sunday, crashed and killed all passengers, including the driver and motor boy, in Badagry area of Lagos state.
ASHENEWS reports that the member countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), have elected President Bola Tinubu as its new chairman.