23
Jun / 2020
THE CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF SERVICE CHIEFS HEADS OF SECURITY AND INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES MEET ON NATIONAL SECURITY
1. The Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin has met with the country’s Service Chiefs and Heads of Security and Intelligence Agencies to deliberate on current security situation in some parts of the country. The meeting was one of the series of meetings to re-strategize and en...
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11
May / 2020
Defence Magazine First Quarter 2020
I am delighted to welcome our esteemed readers to yet another exciting and informative publication of the 'Nigerian Defence Magazine,' the flagship of military information. This edition has been packaged with highly educational articles, features and news stories on recent developments and events...
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07
May / 2020
CDS COMMENDS NIGERIAN NAVY ON THE PRODUCTION OF SECOND LOCALLY PRODUCED MARITIME CHART
PRESS RELEASE 1. The Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin has commended the Nigerian Navy (NN) for the production of the second locally produced chart of some parts of Nigerian waters by the Nigerian Navy Hydrographic Office (NNHO) 2. In a congratulatory message to the Chi...
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10
Apr / 2020
BILATERAL MEETING BETWEEN THE NIGERIAN AND CHADIAN MINISTER OF DEFENCE
The Chief of Defence Staff General Abayomi Olonisakin attended the Bilateral Meeting between the Nigerian and Chadian Minister of Defence. The purpose of the meeting is to enhance and sustain the existing bilateral agreements on security between Nigeria and Chad particularly around the Lake Chad Ba...
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16
Mar / 2020
ARMED FORCES SPECIALIST HOSPITAL KANO (AFSHK)
The Armed Forces Staff Hospital Kano (AFSHK) was acquired in 1991 by Ministry of Defence (MOD) for the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN). Since inception, the facility has remained the foremost tertiary tri-Service health care facility for the AFN. Although the hospital came into existence in 1991, the...
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06
Mar / 2020
GENERAL OLONISAKIN PLEDGES AFN COMMITMENT TO ENDING INSURGENCY ... AS DHQ holds stakeholders meeting
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin has reiterated Armed Forces of Nigeria's (AFN) commitment towards ending insurgency and other forms of security challenges confronting the country. The CDS gave the assurance while declaring open, Operation SAFE CORRIDOR (OPSC) in...
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24
Feb / 2020
DEPOWA DONATES RELIEF MATERIALS TO LESS PRIVILEGED CHILDREN IN ABUJA
In fulfilling its institutional humanitarian vision of bringing succor to less privileged persons in the society, the Defence and Police Officers' Wives Association (DEPOWA) has donated relief materials to 157 children at the Vine Heritage Home Foundation, Kiyi, along Kuje/Gwagwalada road, Abuja. I...
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14
Feb / 2020
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL TARGETING NIGERIAN MILITARY IN SUPPORT OF TERRORISTS
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has taken cognizance of yet another falsified report by Amnesty International (AI) in a campaign of calumny targeting the Nigerian Military and deliberately supporting the callous acts of terrorism perpetuated by Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) and Islamic State of West A...
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29
Jan / 2020
CORPS MARSHAL, FEDERAL ROAD SAFETY CORP, BOBOYE OYEYEMI VISITS DHQ
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Boboye Oyeyemi paid a courtesy call to the Chief of Defence staff, General Gabriel Abayomi Olonisakin at the Defence Headquarters. The purpose of the visit is to sustain the relationship between the Armed Forces of Nigeria and Federal Road Safety Corps.
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