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A Direct Message to KY Tebo: Let Facts, Fairness and Responsible Commentary Prevail Over Unfounded Allegations, by SK Usman

Brig Gen Sk Usman — Sun, 11 Oct 2026 06:19:20 +0000

A Direct Message to KY Tebo: Let Facts, Fairness and Responsible Commentary Prevail Over Unfounded Allegations By SK Usman Dear KY Tebo, I have read your Hausa-language publication on Facebook containing serious allegations against Brigadier General DH Abdulsalam (rtd), PhD, the Special Adviser to the Yobe State Government on Security Affairs which you inadvertently deleted. […]

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When Grief Should Come Before Judgment: A Response to Etim Etim’s Hasty Intervention on Ondo Air crash, by Chidi Omeje

Chidi Omeje — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:22:17 +0000

When Grief Should Come Before Judgment: A Response to Etim Etim’s Hasty Intervention on Ondo Air crash By Chidi Omeje In an article published in the Cables less than 24 hours after the tragic air crash involving a Nigerian Air Force aircraft in Ondo State, Etim Etim asked: “Why do our military aircraft fall from […]

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When Grief Should Come Before Judgment: A Response to Etim Etim’s Hasty Intervention on Ondo Air crash, by Chidi Omeje

Chidi Omeje — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:15:50 +0000

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A year of military reform, operational expansion and democratic professionalism under President Tinubu

Zagazola Makama — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 08:33:34 +0000

A year of military reform, operational expansion and democratic professionalism under President Tinubu By: Zagazola Makama The effectiveness of the Nigerian Army is inseparable from the country’s ability to confront terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, communal violence and other threats to national security. Since Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu assumed office as the 25th Chief of Army Staff […]

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A year of military reform, operational expansion and democratic professionalism under President Tinubu

Zagazola Makama — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 08:29:33 +0000

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The Armed Forces and Nigeria at 66: What Does History Say? By Chidi Omeje

Chidi Omeje — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:20:44 +0000

The Armed Forces and Nigeria at 66: What Does History Say? By Chidi Omeje As Nigeria marks its 66th Independence Anniversary today, 1 October 2026, the Nigerian Armed Forces occupy a complicated but ultimately important place in the country’s national story. Their record cannot be reduced either to military heroism or to the darker history […]

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The Armed Forces and Nigeria at 66: What Does History Say?

Chidi Omeje — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:15:52 +0000

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The Armed Forces and Nigeria at 66: What Does History Say? By Chidi Omeje

Chidi Omeje — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:08:19 +0000

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The Armed Forces and Nigeria at 66: What Does History Say?

Chidi Omeje — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:01:35 +0000

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Waidi’s Soldier-First Agenda: How Welfare is Rebuilding Troops’ Morale, by Chidi Omeje

Chidi Omeje — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 07:57:06 +0000

Waidi’s Soldier-First Agenda: How Welfare is Rebuilding Troops’ Morale By Chidi Omeje In the Nigerian Army, where men and women routinely confront danger in the defence of the nation, the question of morale cannot be treated as a peripheral issue. It is central to combat effectiveness. A soldier may possess the finest weapon, the best […]

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