The proposed increase in defence spending earmarked in Germany’s 2025 draft budget is nowhere near enough to “do justice” to the current security situation nor to “Germany’s responsibility to the world,” the head of the German Armed Forces Association has said. André Wüstner, the chairman of the organization which represents the interests of some 200,000…
Germany is to surrender control of its airbase in Niger after failing to reach agreement with the Nigerien authorities on legal immunity for its military personnel, the Defence Ministry informed parliament in Berlin on Saturday. The airbase in Niamey, a key asset in Western efforts to contain terrorism in the region, is to close on…
…vows to deal with protesters The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has sent a strong warning to promoters of a planned protest against the Commission. This was disclosed in a press release sighed by Dele Oyewale Head, Media & Publicity of EFCC, on Wednesday, 3rd July 2024. According to the statement, the planned protest…
Motorists have been warned against the illegal use of tinted glass, sirens and covered number plates in Akwa Ibom State. This was disclosed by ASP Timfon John, Police Public Relations Officer in the state on Wednesday, who said the Commissioner of Police has directed the clampdown and full enforcement on defaulters. According to the statement…
Commodore Rotimi Oderemi, Commander, Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Victory, has disclosed that the entire Warri Channel as well as the adjoining creeks and islands now have 24 hours naval presence, seven days a week. Oderemi said this on Tuesday when the leadership and members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Cross River Council paid…
A Nigerian Air Force platform aircraft carrying out anti-terrorism operations has reportedly crashed in Tami village, Igabi Local Government Area, Kaduna State. Arise News reports. For now, it is unclear if it is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or a helicopter. Following the incident, which occurred in the early hours of Monday morning, residents immediately…
China has been buying up strategically placed farmland next to military installations across the United States (US), raising national security fears over potential espionage or even sabotage. The Post has identified 19 bases across the US from Florida to Hawaii which are in close proximity to land bought up by Chinese entities and could be…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) have agreed to work together to curb the menace of substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking in communities across the country. This was one of the agreements reached at a meeting when the National President of ALGON, Hon. Aminu…
Brig.-Gen. Muftau Ibrahim, the Commander, 13 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Calabar, has urged the media to adequately report the successes of the military in the fight against insurgency. Ibrahim made the call in Calabar on Wednesday when the leadership and members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Cross River Council, visited him. The commander who…
Officers of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) promoted in 2022 are yet to receive their promotion arrears. The promoted officers are calling on President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government to pay their promotion arrears to enable them to cushion the effect of the economy laden by the current global crisis and the removal of fuel subsidy….
