Tag: ARMED FORCES
Nigerian armed forces deserve respect – Akpabio
Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Monday paid tributes to Nigeria's fallen heroes, serving and retired military personnel, saying they deserve honour and respect.
Akpabio, in...
Nigerian female soldier Hannah Reuben wins gold at world wrestling championship
Corporal Hannah Reuben has won a gold medal at the ongoing 36th World Military Wrestling Championship in Azerbaijan.
Reuben represented the Armed Forces of Nigeria...
Armed Forces bury 20 personnel killed in Niger
The Nigerian Armed Forces on Friday buried the military personnel killed in action and in the recent crash of the Nigerian Air Force MI-171E...
Armed Forces perform Kizz Daniel’s Buga on Democracy Day
The Nigerian Armed Forces on Monday performed a rendition of singer Kizz Daniel's hit song 'Buga' at the forecourt of the State House in...
Tinubu salutes armed forces men, veterans on Remembrance Day
Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has sent out a message of commendation and gratitude to members of the...
DHQ dismisses pictures, videos of alleged mass burials in Zamfara
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has dismissed trending pictures and videos in circulation showing dumping of dead bodies into mass graves, purported to be bodies...
Plane crash: Buhari declares Monday work-free day for Armed Forces
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved May 24 as a work-free day for members of the Armed Forces following the death of the chief of...
Defend yourself or die, Danjuma tells Nigerians
A former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Theophilus Danjuma, has called on Nigerians to defend themselves against bandits or risk dying in the...
Lagos donates Lake Rice to security agencies for Christmas
The Lagos State Government on Saturday announced the donation of trailer-loads of Lake Rice each to the armed forces, the police and other security...
BREAKING: Nigeria declares IPOB a terrorist organisation
The Nigerian Armed Forces has labelled the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) a “militant terrorist organisation” and urged parents to dissuade their wards from...