At its height, the Boko Haram insurgency not only threatens to decimate Nigeria as we know it; it also seeks to bring large swathes of land under the absolute control of a bloodthirsty sect. Boko Haram declared a caliphate that spanned 11 local councils in states such as Borno, Yobe and Adamawa and reigned with…

“To serve our fatherland, with love and strength and faith.” Not many hold dear and actively carry out the words of the Nigerian anthem like the military, people who surrender their lives willingly for the protection and glorification of the state. At its height, the Boko Haram insurgency not only threatens to decimate Nigeria as…

The Defence Headquarters has appealed to politicians to stop playing politics with security issues and the Armed Forces of Nigeria.   Director Defence Information (DDI), Brig.-Gen. John Agim, at a press briefing yesterday in Abuja, stated that such act is capable of dampening the morale of the military and in the long run, cause more havoc…

Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has urged Nigerians to reflect deeply on the causes of wars, unrest and agitations in the country and work towards achieving political stability and peaceful co-existence.   He made the call at a special Juma’at prayer held at the Secretariat Mosque, Alausa, to kick-start the Armed Forces Remembrance Day in…

The way the country is currently configured, whoever becomes President is extremely empowered to tilt things in favour of a region or a zone.

The wife of the Senate President and Founder/president of The Wellbeing Foundation Africa, Mrs. Toyin Saraki, yesterday paid a visit to the 9 Brigade Medical Centre, Ikeja Cantonment, Lagos, to honour...

Well, to be candid, so many things have gone wrong in the military. Comparing the level of discipline now and during our time, you will see there is much difference. When the colonialist masters trained us...

The military institution of any country guides its professional code of conducts jealously. It is always insistent on ethical values and unwavering in enforcing disciplinary measures when possible.

If a soldier enters the military, he is bound by the present and future rules, which means that, somewhere along the line, the army can say we are changing these rules...