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Military needs 500,000 personnel to defeat insurgency ? Ex-Army Provost

Military needs 500,000 personnel to defeat insurgency ? Ex-Army Provost

A former Provost Marshal of the Nigerian Army, Maj-Gen Pat Akem-Vingir (retd), has stated that the military requires at least 500,000 personnel to effectively combat terror groups such as Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP).   “Our army is small. We need to have an army of at least 500,000 personnel,” the retired general said during …

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Asake replies those criticising his spoken English in new surprise single ‘Military | Pulse Nigeria

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After his recent outing at the 67th Grammys where he was nominated for Best African Music Performance, Asake has released a surprise single which is titled ‘Military’. The song comes after Asake’s Grammy appearance, which he attended fully clothed in a military camouflage two-piece. While speaking with the press on the red carpet, Asake revealed he was in his military …

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Trump asks Ukraine for Mineral resources in exchange for Military aid

Trump asks Ukraine for Mineral resources in exchange for Military aid

U.S. President, Donald Trump says he wants access to Ukraine’s rare earth and critical minerals in exchange for the billions of dollars in military aid Washington has been supplying to Kyiv. It’s an idea previously suggested by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who sought to appeal to Trump’s dealmaker personality as a way of continued US military support of Kyiv.  “We’re …

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End insecurity by 2025 ? Tinubu orders military

End insecurity by 2025 ? Tinubu orders military

  President Bola Tinubu has issued orders to the military to end banditry and general insecurity by the end of 2025.   This was disclosed by the Minister of Defence, Abubakar Badaru. The Minister said bandits are currently on the run and that the military won’t stop until they are all destroyed. “The bandits are now on the run, but …

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Soldiers k!lled as militants attack Niger Republic’s military base

Soldiers k!lled as militants attack Niger Republic

At least 46 soldiers of the Nigerien Defense and Security Forces (SDF) were reported k!lled in an attack by militants of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (EIGS) on Saturday.    The attack, described as a large-scale and highly intense coordinated operation, targeted an SDF position in Iknewane, Tilia department, near the Mali border in Niger’s Tahoua region.   …

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No survivors expected in American Airlines and Military Helicopter collision

No survivors expected in American Airlines and Military Helicopter collision

An American Airlines regional jet crashed the Potomac River near Washington, D.C.’s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after colliding with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday night, with no survivors expected amid the extremely cold and windy conditions. Sixty-four people were on board the plane, which departed from Wichita, Kansas.   The collision happened around 9 p.m. when …

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Airforce Pilot ejects safely as military jet crashes (Video)

A US Air Force pilot safely ejected before his F-35 Lightning II fighter jet crashed and exploded during a training exercise at Eielson Air Force Base southeast of Fairbanks, Alaska on January 28.   The pilot experienced an “inflight malfunction” but was able to eject from the aircraft, Col. Paul Townsend, commander of the 354th Fighter Wing, told a news …

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President Trump to sign executive order banning transgender people from military service

President Trump to sign executive order banning transgender people from military service

US President Donald Trump is expected to sign four executive orders that would reshape the military, including banning transgender service members from serving in the US armed forces, gutting the military’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs, and reinstating back pay service members who were discharged for refusing to get vaccinated from Covid-19, two White House officials told CNN. Recall on January …

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Ukraine?s military intercepts 50 Russian drones, attacks big oil refinery (video)

  The Ukrainian military has said it thwarted 50 of 72 drones launched by Russia overnight and attacked one of Russia’s largest oil refineries. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia had used at least 1,250 aerial bombs, over 750 attack drones and more than 20 missiles to attack Ukraine over the past week.  “Only determination can stop such terrorists. We …

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Boko Haram attacks Borno military base, kills commander and 18 Soldiers

Boko Haram attacks Borno military base, kills commander and 18 Soldiers

At least 19 soldiers including a commander have been k!lled in an attack  carried out by Boko Haram members at the military base in Malam-Fatori at Abadam Local Government Area of Borno state on Friday, January 24.   According to residents of the state, the sect members stormed Malam-Fatori, a border town that is two kilometers to the Nigerien border …

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