Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru says Nigeria will not tolerate crude oil theft and illegal refining as they are very serious crimes in the country. “Such crimes will not be tolerated in any form and at any time or level…
..Dismisses threats as ‘reprehensible and naive’ …Apply wisdom in National discourse, behave like elders — CCNG tells NEF By Sodiq Adelakun and Austine Emmanuel, Kaduna The Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Matawalle, has condemned the Northern Elders Forum’s…
The Ministry of Defence intends to use its 2023 supplementary budget and part of its 2024 budget to end insurgency and terrorism simultaneously, the minister, Alhaji Abubakar Badaru, said in Abuja on Wednesday. “The purpose of the 2023 additional budget…
The Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, has visited victims of the recent accidental bombing by the Nigerian Army in Agabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Matawalle, alongside the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Dr Ibrahim Kana,…
The Minister of Defence, Muhammad Badaru Abubakar, on Tuesday, paid an operational visit to the Theatre Command, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) in Maiduguri. Abubakar was accompanied in the visit by the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Mattawalle, the Chief of…
…It’s a calculated mischief, my hands are clean — Matawalle By Joel Oladele, Abuja Nigerian Defence Minister, Bello Muhammad Matawalle, is currently at the centre of a firestorm as pro-democracy activists stormed the National Assembly in protest to demand his removal over…
The Minister of Defence, retired Maj. Gen. Bashir Magashi, has called for a vibrant Navy to enhance national prosperity. Magashi made the call on Saturday in Lagos, when he declared the 2023 Presidential Fleet Review open. The News Agency of…
There will be a lot of trouble for Nigeria and all other countries sharing borders with Chad if the security in the West African country escalates, Major General Bashir Magashi has said. Magashi, who is the Minister of Defence, made…
The Minister of Defence, retired Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi, has commended the troops of Operation Lafiya Dole combating insurgents in the North-Eastern part of the country, saying that President Muhammadu Buhari appreciates their performance. Magashi made the commendation on Sunday while…
The Minister of Defence, Maj. Gen. Bashir Magashi (rtd), on Sunday, arrived in Maiduguri on an assessment visit, accompanied by the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor and Service Chiefs. Receiving the minister and his team at the headquarters…
