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Nov

2025

Wike Is Abuja’s Chief Security Officer; He Must Be Respected By Military – Asari Dokubo

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Abuja, Armed Forces

Wike Is Abuja’s Chief Security Officer; He Must Be Respected By Military – Asari Dokubo Asari Dokubo, the Niger Delta activist, has condemned the confrontation between Nyesom Wike, the minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), and a military officer over a disputed land in Abuja. On Tuesday, videos surfaced online showing Wike in a heated argument with military personnel at a site in Abuja, the nation’s capital. In the footage, Wike is seen stepping in to defuse the situation, separating his security detail from the soldiers as tensions escalated. Speaking with the officers, the minister demanded to see the…

Nov

2025

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Wike Finally Breaks Silence After Confrontation With Military Officer

Interviews, Armed Forces, Security

Wike Finally Breaks Silence After Confrontation With Military Officer The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike has finally opened up after an altercation with an officer of the Nigerian Navy over the ownership of a landed property in Gaduwa area of Abuja. The Minister, in a video shared by Arise News, said he cannot be intimidated by the military for doing his job and ensuring due diligence in the acquisition and use of land within the FCT. Speaking to journalists at the site of the incident, the minister said he finds it difficult to understand how someone who…

Nov

2025

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I’m Not A Fool, I Am An Officer’ – Meet Fearless Lt. Yarima Who Blocked Minister Wike Over Land Access In Abuja

Abuja, Armed Forces, Personality

‘I’m Not A Fool, I Am An Officer’ – Meet Fearless Lt. Yarima Who Blocked Minister Wike Over Land Access In Abuja Yesterday a tense confrontation broke out in Abuja on Tuesday when Lt Yarima and his colleagues stopped the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, and officials of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) from gaining access to an estate land in the FCT. The Naval Officer officer who confronted minister Wike is Lt Yarima from kaduna state. Lt AM Yerima a Naval Officer, Publicly available information on Lt. A.M. Yarima is limited, as the incident is very recent…

Oct

2025

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Military Tracks N45 Billion NDDC Fund Linked To Alleged Coup Plot

Armed Forces, Crime, News Flash

Military Tracks N45 Billion NDDC Fund Linked To Alleged Coup Plot Military investigation into the alleged coup plot has reportedly uncovered a trail of N45 billion disbursed from the bank accounts of the Niger Delta Development Commission to some politically exposed persons and the soldiers detained in connection with the rumoured conspiracy to topple President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Earlier this month, Sahara Reporters reported that 16 Nigerian Army officers were detained for allegedly planning a coup d’etat to overthrow President Bola Tinubu. The online newspaper had linked the alleged coup to the cancellation of Nigeria’s 65th Independence Day by the…

Oct

2025

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Ex-Governor Sylva Reacts To Raid On Abuja Home, Alleged Role In Coup Plot

Abuja, Armed Forces, Crime, News Flash

Ex-Governor Sylva Reacts To Raid On Abuja Home, Alleged Role In Coup Plot Former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and ex-Governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva, has denied any involvement in an alleged coup plot, describing the reports as false, baseless, and politically motivated. In a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media and Public Affairs, Chief Julius Bokoru, Sylva was said to have no connection whatsoever to any coup-related activity, insisting that he remains a committed democrat and steadfast supporter of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Bokoru noted that the rumours were part of a smear campaign…

Aug

2025

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US Approves Potential Sales Of Precision Bombs, Rockets, Others To Nigeria

Armed Forces, Foreign Affairs, News Flash

US Approves Potential Sales Of Precision Bombs, Rockets, Others To Nigeria The United States Department of State has approved a possible sale of munitions, precision bombs, and precision rockets to Nigeria at an estimated cost of $346 million. According to a Pentagon statement on Wednesday, the deal, involving contractors Lockheed Martin, RTX Missiles and Defense, and BAE Systems, among others, was certified to Congress by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency after the State Department’s approval. U.S. government disclosed that the Nigerian request includes 1,002 MK-82 general-purpose 500 lb bombs; 1,002 MXU-650 Air Foil Groups for 500 lb Paveway II GBU-12;…

Jul

2025

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Police Arrest Notorious IPOB/ESN Militia Leader In Anambra

Armed Forces, News Flash, Security

Police Arrest Notorious IPOB/ESN Militia Leader In Anambra The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a notorious leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), in Ozubulu, Ekwusigo Local Government Area. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter insurgency reporter, the operation took place on July 15 at about 2:00 a.m., following credible intelligence on the suspect’s whereabouts. Police sources told Zagazola Makama that the suspect, identified as Gospel Ozioma Nneto, also known as “OZ”, aged 31, hails from Issieke Awo-Idemili community in Orsu LGA of Imo State…

Jun

2025

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Poverty, Hunger, Fuel National Security Threats – Chief Of Defence Staff

Armed Forces, FGN, News Flash

Poverty, Hunger Fuel National Security Threats – Chief Of Defence Staff The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has warned that poverty and hunger have escalated beyond social issues, now posing serious threats to Nigeria’s national security. Speaking at the opening of the 14th National Security Seminar in Abuja on Monday, Gen. Musa, represented by the Chief of Defence Training, Rear Admiral Ibrahim Shetimma, stressed that insecurity in the modern world is no longer solely defined by armed conflict, but also by widespread economic hardship, food insecurity, and social dislocation. The seminar, themed “Combating Hunger and Poverty for…

May

2025

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The National Policy For The Establishment Of Forest Guards Announced By President Bola Tinubu Is Long Overdue – ANCA

Armed Forces, Columns/Opinions/Letters, FGN, Security

THE NATIONAL POLICY FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF FOREST GUARDS ANNOUNCED BY PRESIDENT BOLA TINUBU IS LONG OVERDUE. The Abia North Consultative Assembly, a socioeconomic, sociocultural and sociopolitical advocacy group, views the latest decision by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to establish forest guards to monitor nefarious activities of outlaws in about 2000 forests reserves around the country as most patriotic and among the most important executive orders emanating from him since he took over office as the President on May 29th, 2023. This all important executive decision although coming so late after fulani herdsmen, foreign fulani bandits, foreign and local kidnappers,…

Apr

2025

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390 Ex-Terrorists Graduate From De-Radicalization Programme

Armed Forces, Crime, FGN, News Flash, Northern Nigeria, Youths

390 Ex-terrorists Graduate From De-radicalisation Programme No fewer than 390 repentant Boko Haram members graduated from the Federal Government’s De-radicalisation, Rehabilitation and Reintegration programme in Gombe State. The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, said this during the graduation in Malam Sidi in the Kwami Local Government Area of Gombe State on Thursday. He said that the graduating clients arrived at the camp in July 2024 and went through various rebuilding activities of the programme, which reshaped them and made them ready for reintegration into society. Represented by Maj.-Gen. Sunday Makollo, Musa said that the non-kinetic approach by the…