Tag: chief of defence staff
CDS Lucky Irabor tells troops to be ruthless with bandits
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, has urged troops of Operation Hadarin Daji to be ruthless with bandits,…
Nigeria’s military chief visits wounded troops in Chad
Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Gabriel Olonisakin, has visited wounded troops engaged in the war against Boko Haram insurgents in…
Chief of Defence Staff satisfied with operation against Boko Haran in Nigeria
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Gabriel Olonishakin, on Friday expressed satisfaction with the ongoing fight against insurgents in the…
DHQ alerts the public on fake CDS Facebook accounts
Nigeria Defence Headquarters has alerted the general public of the existence of fake Facebook accounts claiming to belong to the…
Olonisakin, Nigeria’s CDS, says “My level has changed”
Olufemi Anjorin Nigeria’s new chief of defence staff, Major General Gabriel Olonisakin has given some testimony at the convention of…
Chibok girls: Comments from Defence Chief reassuring – Group
Grand Alliance Against Terrorism (GAAT), an Abuja-based NGO, has commended the military’s search for the abducted Chibok girls, saying comments…
Boko Haram: US AFRICOM Commander meets Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff
The Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh has met with Lieutenant General David Rodriguez, the Commander of…
Why the abducted girls have not been freed— CDS Badeh
Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh said on Wednesday that though the military know the location…
You Must Win War Against Terror, Says Jonathan
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja President Goodluck Jonathan has told the newly appointed Chief of Defence Staff and other Service Chiefs that the…
INSECURITY: Military Seeks Civilian Support
The Chief of Defence Staff, Adm. Ola Ibrahim, on Monday in Abuja solicited the cooperation of the civilian population to…
Bombs: 2 Senior army officers kicked out of Jaji
Almost a week after an embarrassing twin suicide bombing of a military church in Jaji, Kaduna state, Nigeria’s military high…
Jonathan Appoints New Service Chiefs
President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday afternoon appointed Vice Admiral Ola Ibrahim, as the Chief of Defence Staff against all expectations…
Military Denies Further Killings in Plateau
Desmond Utomwen/Abuja Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Air Chief Marshal Oluseyi Petinrin has debunked reports in some sections of…
Boko Haram Bombs: Jonathan Set To Respond
Ayo Oluokun/Abuja Five days after the Christmas bombing, President Goodluck Jonathan summoned an emergency national security meeting on Thursday just…