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  • Tinubu Seeks Senate Confirmation Of Service Chiefs

    Tinubu Seeks Senate Confirmation Of Service Chiefs

    Bola Tinubu has written the Senate, seeking for the screening and subsequent confirmation of the new Chief of Defence Staff and service chiefs.

    The request was contained in a letter addressed to the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio.

    Akpabio who read the letter on Tuesday during Plenary, said that the request was in line with the Act establishing the Armed Forces.

    Recall that President Tinubu had, last month, appointed Major General Christopher Musa as the new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and Major General bTaoreed Lagbaja as the chief of Army Staff.

    Tinubu also appointed Rear Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla as the Chief of Naval Staff and Air Vice Marshal Hassan Abubakar as the Chief of Air Staff and Major General Emmanuel Undiandeye appointed the Chief of Defence Intelligence.

    He urged the Red Chamber to consider his request expeditiously.

    Akpabio, after reading the letter, referred the request to the Committee of the Whole as there was no Standing Committee on Armed Forces, just as this means

    that the Service Chiefs would be screened on the floor of the Senate, not at the Committee level

  • Buhari, Service Chiefs, Others Attend Democracy Day Parade At Eagles Square

    Buhari, Service Chiefs, Others Attend Democracy Day Parade At Eagles Square

    President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday arrived at the Eagles Square in Abuja for the 2022 Democracy Day Parade.

    The parade is an annual exercise held in honour of the nation’s return to civil rule and to remember Nigeria’s heroes of democracy.

    President Buhari’s arrival was heralded by a general salute, signalling the official kick off of the exercise in the nation’s capital.

    Prior to the President’s arrival, the guards had fallen into formation with several general salutes taken to welcome squad leaders and the commander of the Guards Brigade.

    There were also general salutes for the service chiefs and the Inspector-General of the Police Force, as well as salutations for former presidents and vice presidents, among other dignitaries.

    Present at the arena to welcome President Buhari were the Minister of Defence, Major General Bashir Magashi (rtd); Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor; ministers and other members of the President’s cabinet, members of the National Assembly, and members of the diplomatic corps.

    The ground is not as full as one would expect, but civilians are not left out of the exercise as one could see visibly the presence of students and teachers from various schools, many bearing the Nigerian flag.

    President Buhari is expected to inspect the guards and sign the anniversary register after which the parade formalities would be concluded.

  • Insecurity: Buhari Meets Service Chiefs, Ministers In Abuja

    Insecurity: Buhari Meets Service Chiefs, Ministers In Abuja

    President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met with heads of security establishments and some Ministers at the State House in Abuja.

    The meeting comes after recommendations by the National Council of State over the security challenges in the country.

    Physically in attendance were the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, the Chief of Staff to the President, Ibrahim Gambari and the National Security Adviser (NSA), Major Gen. Babagana Monguno.

    Ministers at the meeting include Bashir Magashi (Defense) and Rauf Aregbesola (Interior).

    The Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Farouk Yahaya, Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo, and the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Isiaka Oladayo Amao were also in attendance.

    The Chief of Defense Staff, General Lucky Irabor was represented.

    Also in attendance were the Inspector-General of Police, Alkali Baba Usman, the Director-General of the Department of State Service (DSS), Yusuf Bichi and the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Rufai Abubakar.

  • Insecurity: Reps Meet With Service Chiefs Behind Closed Doors

    Insecurity: Reps Meet With Service Chiefs Behind Closed Doors

    The House of Representatives is holding a closed-door meeting with security chiefs, headed by the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila.

    Present at the meeting are the Chief of Defence Staff Gen Lucky Irabor; Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Awwal Zubairu Gambo; Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Isiaka Amao; Director-General National Intelligence Agency (NIA) Ambassador Ahmed Rufa’i Abubakar; Director-General Department of State Services (DSS) Yusuf Magaji Bichi and Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba.

    Others at the meeting include the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi; Director-General Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) Capt. Fola Akinkuotu and Director-General Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) Musa Nuhu are also part of the meeting.

    Details later…

  • Insecurity: New Service Chiefs Are Up To The Task, Says Buratai

    Insecurity: New Service Chiefs Are Up To The Task, Says Buratai

    As Nigeria continues to battle insecurity, a former Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai has said that the new set of service chiefs are up to the task.

    He said this on Friday during a special end-of-year review programme on Channels Television tagged: Year 2021: Battles, Resilience And The New Normal.

    General Buratai who was appointed the COAS in 2015, was removed by President Buhari on January 26, 2021, after widespread calls for the removal of service chiefs due to the worsening security situation in the country.

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    When asked about his perception of the state of security since leaving office, the former Army boss said: “When you talk about military leadership, it is a continuum”.

    “These gentlemen that took over from us are in a very good state to continue from where we stopped and apart from the initial challenges that started immediately we left, I think they have found the right synergy that is required to take the country out of the insecurity that we’ve been facing. By and large, change is inevitable and there are situations whereby you must always have new hands and fresh ideas. We have played our paths patriotically, diligently and to the best of our ability.

    “We left quite proud and happy that things were stable and are still stable despite intermittent attacks here and there. But I believe that this crop of service chiefs are up to the task and they are no strangers to the security situation and of course, the armed forces,” Buratai added.

    Others who reviewed the state of security in the country were Former Spokesman of the Army, Brigadier General Sani Usman, and the Former DIG Operations, Nigeria Police, Habila Joshak.

  • Make Sure Nothing Stops Anambra Election – Buhari Tells Service Chiefs

    Make Sure Nothing Stops Anambra Election – Buhari Tells Service Chiefs

    President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered his Service Chiefs to make sure nothing stops the Anambra governorship election from holding.

    The election has been scheduled for November 6.

    Buhari’s order was confirmed by the National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, while speaking with State House correspondents on Thursday.

    This followed a security meeting the service chiefs had with Buhari at the presidential villa.

    “The president has directed that under no circumstances will anything be allowed to stop the elections from taking place successfully. The people have a right to vote and select their leader.

    “No group or individual will be allowed to stimulate anarchy and chaos, leading to murderous activities.

    “The president has made it very clear that the armed forces and all law enforcement agencies must make sure that the elections take place, even if it means overwhelming the entire environment with the presence of security agencies.

    “There are so many implications for elections to be sabotaged by non-state actors. In the first place, we are in a democracy; secondly, it is important to note that if these non-state actors should succeed in destroying the potentials for orderly elections, then it is natural that other parts of the country would also want to copy this same situation,” Monguno said.

  • Find Tactics To Solve Security Challenge, Buhari Tells Service Chiefs

    Find Tactics To Solve Security Challenge, Buhari Tells Service Chiefs

    President Muhammadu Buhari has directed security chiefs to find tactics to solve the security challenges in the country, particularly in the North-West and North Central. 

    The President issued the directive on Tuesday, during a three-hour security meeting with Service Chiefs at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

    He reiterated the urgent need to deal with the bandits, who according to the security chiefs, are becoming a nuisance, killing and making reckless pronouncements to solicit attention.

    The Minister of Defense, General Bashir Magashi, told State House correspondents after the meeting that the government reviewed the situation in the country and concluded that it can resolve the security challenges, especially in Zamfara State and the North Central, which was of huge concern at the meeting, but with the cooperation of Nigerians.

    According to Magashi, an additional batch of A-29 Super Tucano Jets will arrive in the country next week while the jets in the first batch already delivered are being test run.

    The security meeting was chaired by the President with the service chiefs physically in attendance.

    The Service Chiefs were led by the Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor; Minister of Defence, General Bashir Magashi (rtd).

    The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba; Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola; Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Abubakar Malami; and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, were all in attendance.

    Today’s meeting with the Service Chiefs is holding weeks after the previous one held on August 19 shortly after President Buhari’s medical trip to London.

    At the security meeting, the Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, General Lucky Irabor, and other security chiefs briefed the President on recent developments associated with the security challenges facing the nation.

  • Buhari Holds Security Meeting With Service Chiefs after robbery attempt in Aso Rock

    Buhari Holds Security Meeting With Service Chiefs after robbery attempt in Aso Rock

    President Muhammadu Buhari has again summoned another crucial meeting of the National Security Council; as they continue to seek solutions to the security challenges in the nation.

    President Muhammadu Buhari is presiding over the Security Meeting the third in the series at the State House.

    The meeting is coming over 24 hours after armed robbers attempted to attack the residence of the Chief of Staff to the President, Ibrahim Gambari, on Monday.

    The meeting summoned by the President on Friday the 30th of April, 2021 continues today at the First Lady’s Conference room.

    Those in attendance include the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, and Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari.

    Others include Minister of Defence, Major-General Bashir Magashi (Rtd), and the National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Monguno (Rtd.)

    The Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, Chief of Army Staff; Lieutenant-General Ibrahim Attahiru, Chief of Naval Staff; Vice Admiral Awwal Zubairu, Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Isiaka Amoo and acting Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba are also attending the crucial meeting.

    There are indications that the security meeting which anchors on stemming the nation’s insecurity crisis and has remained inconclusive would be wrapped up today.

  • Service Chiefs Honour Senate’s Invite, Briefs Lawmakers On Security Crisis

    Service Chiefs Honour Senate’s Invite, Briefs Lawmakers On Security Crisis

    The Service Chiefs have honoured the invite of the Senate to brief the lawmakers on the security situation in the country.

    Present at the meeting is the Acting Inspector General of Police, the Chief of Defense Staff, Chief of Army Staff, Chief of Naval Staff, Airforce, amongst other heads of security agencies.

    At the commencement of the meeting, Senate President Ahmed Lawan commended the members of the armed forces for safeguarding the country and giving their lives in the process.

    He said the parliament takes the security situation in the country seriously and admitted that the Armed Forces haven’t achieved the optimum in fighting insecurity which according to him, is largely because of inadequate resources.

    The Senate President added that the National Assembly will look for ways to better fund the military to equip them with adequate resources.

  • Senate postpone meeting with Service Chiefs, IGP to Thursday

    Senate postpone meeting with Service Chiefs, IGP to Thursday

    The Senate on Tuesday shifted its proposed meeting with Service Chiefs, the Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) and the Inspector General of Police to Thursday.

    Senate President Ahmad Lawan disclosed this at plenary.

    Lawan said the security chiefs, who are supposed to brief the Senate, are still engaged at the National Security Council meeting which may extend till Wednesday.

    He said: “The briefing will be very crucial, for us to be properly informed and properly guided.

    “The only item on the Order Paper on Thursday will be the briefing.”

    The Senate last Tuesday, after an exhaustive debate, resolved to invite the heads of the nation’s Armed Forces and other security agencies over the deteriorating security situation in the country.

    It had also resolved its leadership should meet with President Muhammdu Buhari, to seek ways of mitigating the security challenges bedeviling the country.

    Lawan said: “You will recall that on Wednesday we announced that the Chief of Defence Staff, the Service Chiefs, the Inspector General of Police and the DG NIA will be coming today at 11.00am to brief the Senate on the security situation.

    “Today the National Security Council is continuing its meeting that it started last week. Therefore the invited security heads will not be able to come for the briefing.

    “We are not sure if they will finish their meeting today. We assume it could spill to Wednesday too just like it spilled from Thursday to Tuesday.

    “So to be on the side of caution, we have now fixed the date for the briefing to be Thursday, 6th May.

    “I want to appeal to all of us that the briefing we will take from the Service Chiefs and other security agencies will be very crucial for us to be properly informed, properly guided and that if there is any request for supplementary budget, we should be able to understand why we should consider and approve such request.

    “On Thursday, the only item on the order paper will be the briefing. We will do that as a special day for the engagement, the interaction between the Senate and the service.”