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Chile Military Plane Disappears With 38 Aboard: Air Force

December 10, 2019 3:46 pm

A Chilean military plane with 38 people aboard has gone missing after it took off from the country’s south for a base in Antarctica and is presumed to have crashed, authorities have said.

Seventeen of those on board the C-130 aircraft were crew and the others were passengers, Chile’s air force said Monday.

The plane is believed to have crashed and “all national and international air and maritime means available in the area are continuing the search (for survivors) in the sector where communications were lost with the aircraft,” it added in a statement Tuesday.

The four-engine aircraft took off …

Naval Officers Wives Empowers 20 Military Widows

December 8, 2019 5:45 am

Naval Officers Wives Association (NOWA) has distributed sewing machines, grinding machines and other items that will alleviate poverty within naval barracks to over 20 widows of slain naval officers and ratings.

The wife of the Chief of Naval Staff and President of NOWA, Mrs. Theresa Ibas who gave out the items urged the women to make good use of the material and use  the equipment  provided to put food on the table for their families in the absence of their husbands.

The provision of the items came just as the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas lamented the …

Military Base Shooter Assailed US As ‘Nation Of Evil’

December 7, 2019 2:02 pm

A Saudi military student reportedly condemned America as a “nation of evil” in an online manifesto prior to opening fire Friday at a US naval base, killing three people before being shot dead by police.

The shooting, which took place in a classroom building at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida, left eight others wounded, including two sheriff’s deputies who responded to the attack.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said the shooter was from Saudi Arabia — the same nationality as 15 of the 19 men involved in the 9/11 attacks, some of whom attended civilian flight school in Florida.

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Bolivian Military Asks Morales To Resign

November 10, 2019 4:50 pm

The commander of Bolivia’s armed forces called on embattled President Evo Morales to resign amid a growing furor over his disputed re-election.

Morales should step aside to help ensure stability in the country, armed forces commander Williams Kaliman told reporters on Sunday, heaping pressure on the leftist leader as he deals with a widening backlash over a disputed election.

“After analysing the internal conflict situation, we ask the president of the state to renounce his presidential mandate, allowing for peace to be restored and the maintenance of stability for the good of Bolivia,” said Kaliman.

Speaking on national television, General

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North Korea Slams Planned US Military Drills With South

North Korea Slams Planned US Military Drills With South

November 6, 2019 3:24 pm

North Korea on Wednesday slammed Washington for plans to conduct a joint military exercise with Seoul next month, as negotiations over Pyongyang’s nuclear arsenal remain deadlocked.

The allies cancelled the combined air exercise known as Vigilant Ace along with several other joint drills last year amid a rapid diplomatic thaw with the North, which considers them a rehearsal for invasion.

But Pentagon spokesman David Eastburn said this week that the US had “no plans to skip upcoming combined exercises” this year.

A senior North Korean official said Wednesday that the …

Naval War College Graduates 18 Military Officers

November 2, 2019 5:48 pm

Eighteen military officers have graduated from the Naval Warfare Course 3 of the Naval War College in Calabar, Cross River State.

The latest graduates are the first set since the inception of the inauguration of the War College at its permanent site in Calabar in 2017.

Speaking at the graduation ceremony held at the headquarters of the Eastern Naval Command in Calabar, the Minister of Defence, Major Gen. Bashir Magashi (rtd), charged the graduands not to fail the nation that has invested so much in training them.

“The nation expects you to be focused on your assigned duties and to …

Attack On Mali Military Post Kills 49 Soldiers

Attack On Mali Military Post Kills 49 Soldiers

November 2, 2019 10:35 am
A “terrorist attack” on a military post in strife-torn northeastern Mali has left 49 soldiers dead, the army said Saturday, revising downward an earlier death toll.
The assault on Friday at Indelimane, in the Menaka region, close to the border with Niger, was one of the deadliest strikes against Mali’s military in a region wracked by Islamist violence.

The Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) “have recorded 49 dead, three wounded and material damage, and some 20 survivors have been recovered,” it said on its Facebook page on Saturday.

“The situation is under FAMa control.”

The government on Friday had

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Boko Haram: UN Calls For Proportionate Military Action

Boko Haram: UN Calls For Proportionate Military Action

October 25, 2019 9:20 am

The United Nations on Friday said the ongoing military action against Boko Haram in the North-east should be proportionate and not add to the plight of the civil populace.

The UN lamented that a total of 38 UN and NGO workers, most of them Nigerians, have been killed since 2011, stressing that 10 aid workers have died as a result of the violence perpetrated by Boko Haram and other non-state armed groups in the past 18 months even as six other persons are still missing.

The UN further lamented that this year alone, the resurgence of Boko Haram has led …

Gov. Wike Declares Support For Military Operation In Rivers

Gov. Wike Declares Support For Military Operation In Rivers

October 24, 2019 6:06 pm

Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers has declared that his administration would continually partner with security agencies to ensure adequate security in the state.

The governor gave the assurance on Thursday in Port Harcourt when Maj.-Gen. Jamil Sarhem, the General Officer Commanding 6 Division of the Nigerian Army, paid a courtesy visit on him.

Wike also assured of his wholehearted support for the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army to carry out military operations tagged Exercise Crocodile Smile 4 to rid the state of criminal elements.

The governor, who urged the military to restrict its personnel to their traditional role of …

Russia Ready To Partner With Africa In Military Services

Russia Ready To Partner With Africa In Military Services

October 22, 2019 2:41 pm

Russia led by President Vladimir Putin has expressed his country’s readiness to strengthen military-technical and humanitarian cooperation and offer assistance to African countries.

Putin made this known in an interview with TASS, Russia’s leading news agency ahead of the forthcoming Russia-Africa Summit and Economic Forum scheduled to hold from Oct. 23 to Oct. 24, in the summer beach resort of Sochi, Russia.

The summit is meant to open a new chapter in relations between the Russian Federation and African countries.

The Russian leader, however, warned African countries of the risk of economic confrontation between major powers over the continent.

He …

How Emirs And Military Officers Fuel Zamfara Banditry

How Emirs And Military Officers Fuel Zamfara Banditry

October 13, 2019 7:08 am

A committee set up by Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State to find solutions to banditry and other security challenges in the state has indicted top military officers and traditional rulers for complicity in the spate of violence that has killed more than 6,000 people in the last 10 years.

This is as the Nigerian Army said its soldiers neutralised no fewer than 39 armed bandits in two different operations in Zamfara State last week.

In another development, the Army said on Saturday the blockade of terrorists’ logistics supply routes in the North-east by troops paid off with the capture …

Emefiele Urges Military To Patronise Local Garment Factory

Emefiele Urges Military To Patronise Local Garment Factory

October 10, 2019 8:49 am

Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele has called on the Nigerian armed forces and paramilitary organisations to patronise the Cross River state Garment Factory for their uniforms. He also hinted that this would form part of the agenda for discussion at a meeting scheduled for October 25 in Abuja.

Emefiele who made the call during a recent visit to the factory, praised the state governor, Prof. Ben Ayade for creating employment for the teaming youths in the state through the Garment factory. The CBN governor said there was no justifiable reason for the Nigerian …

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