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The Nigerian Army paraded two alleged fraudsters Osakpolor Agustín and Felixstowe Osarumwense Osaga, who they say specialized in impersonating military officers on social media to defraud members of the public. They were arrested following a tip off at Ekpoma in Edo state on Aug 5th. The syndicate specialized in dispossessing members of the public of their money under the guise of facilitating their recruitment into the Nigerian army. They are currently in detention and will appear in court soon.

Senior British military officers led by British Deputy Chief of Defence Staff on Military Strategy and Operations, Lieutenant General Gordon Messenger, yesterday August 6th paid a courtesy call on the Nigeria Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Gabriel Olonisakin at the Defence HQ, Abuja. The British military hierarchy pledged Britain's continued support to the Nigerian military in the fight against Boko Haram. More photos from the meeting below

President Buhari has initiated moves for the production of weapons in Nigeria. According to a statement signed and released by Senior Special Adviser to the president on media and publicity Garba Shehu today August 7th, President Buhari charged the Federal Ministry of Defence to produce a plan for the establishment of a modest Military Industrial Complex for the local production of weapons to meet some of the requirements of the country's armed forces. The statement below President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja directed the Federal Ministry of Defence to produce a plan for the establishment of a modest Military Industrial Complex for the local production of weapons to meet some of the requirements of the country's armed forces. Speaking at the graduation ceremony of the National Defence College, President Buhari described as unacceptable, Nigeria's current over-dependence on other countries for critical military equipment and logistics. "We must evolve viable ...

Speaking at a press conference at the national assembly complex in Abuja on Thursday, Godswill Akpabio, minority leader, joined 48 of his PDP colleagues to express their determination to support the president. However, they lamented that PDP members were being targeted in the anti-corruption crusade of the federal government. “The PDP senate caucus reiterates its support to Mr President Muhammadu Buhari and his quest to bring about a greater Nigeria,” Akpabio said. “The PDP senate caucus, despite its formidable strength, has resolved to offer only credible opposition that would lead to the building of a better Nigeria. The caucus will give him all the needed support to ensure his success as president. “But the PDP senate caucus notes the crusade against corruption undertaken by the APC-led federal government and hereby declares her support to rid Nigeria of corruption. The caucus is not happy with the current trend that seems to suggest that the war against co...

The Senate has discredited claims in some quarters that Senate president Bukola Saraki's visit to some IDP camps in Maiduguri, Borno state on Monday August 3rd was geared towards his alleged presidential aspiration in 2019. Speaking through its chairman on publicity, Senator Dino Melaye, the senate said there was no truth in the claim. “It is myopic to say the visit has a link with 2019. The visit was not the making of the Senate president but the resolution of the Senate during a plenary last week. The visit has nothing to do with the ambition of the Senate president.   The visit was as a result of the motion moved by Senator George Thompson Sekibo of Rivers East Senatorial District on the Boko Haram insurgency. It was during the debate at the floor that Senate resolved that a delegation led by the Senate president should visit the North East states,” he said.

I saw this photo on facebook and tears drop from my eyes. This is a kind of photo that will make you give thanks to God, for giving you a complete body. 

The Chief of Army staff, Maj. Gen. Tukur Buratai, this morning joined troops in Abuja for their early morning jogging exercise. Talk about morale booster for the soldiers. Continue to see more photos..