Russian maritime rescue units were deployed early on Saturday to assist an oil tanker off the coast of Crimea. The tanker was left without propulsion after what reports said was a strike by an Ukrainian drone. “The crew is safe, Read more…
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The Nigerian Navy said the vessel arrested for allegedly transporting stolen crude on Thursday was certified by the agency of government responsible for regulating midstream and downstream petroleum operations in Nigeria. The Navy in a statement said the vessel “MT Read more…
Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George, has asked President Bola Tinubu to shelve the planned military intervention against neighbouring country, Niger. Tinubu, as the Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State Read more…
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has cautioned against a military action in Nigeria, where the president Mohamed Bazoum was ousted in a coup. Atiku, who was also the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) in the 2023 polls, stated in Read more…
This comes after a meeting between the PSC, Solomon Arase and the Inspector General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun who was visiting the Commission for the first time since his assumption of office on Thursday. This comes after a meeting between Read more…
Not everyone is hostile to the coups in Niger and other African nations in the past few years that have worried the West. In the “family photo” for last week’s Russia-Africa Summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin stood next to Ibrahim Read more…
Lawmakers, yesterday, blocked a petition against the nomination of former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, when he appeared for screening. El-Rufai, who was third on the list of nominees to be screened, addressed the upper legislative chamber on his political Read more…
Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Gwabim Musa has told the Chiefs of Defence Staff of 13 ECOWAS Countries that their military working as a united front, must face the challenges of restoring democratic governance in Niger head-on” adding, Read more…
Detailed information provided to Poland clearly shows that two Belarusian military helicopters never ventured across the border, the defense ministry in Minsk said on Wednesday. Minsk “prepared and presented to the Polish side detailed data on objective control of aircraft Read more…
If Ukraine wants to overcome its pernicious minefield problems, it needs to start getting serious about solutions to mine clearing, a retired army general told The New York Times. Last week, the Washington Post reported that vast Russian minefields had Read more…
Warsaw has shown no evidence for its claims that two Belarusian helicopters crossed into Polish airspace, the defense ministry in Minsk said on Tuesday, insisting that no such violation occurred. “No violation of [Polish] airspace by Mi-24 and Mi-8 helicopters Read more…
Several senior military officers have been arrested in Sierra Leone, after weeks of political instability following the conclusion of presidential and general elections held on 24th of June 2023. According to a statement published by the police yesterday, the senior Read more…