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PAKISTAN AIR FORCE, NIGERIAN AIR FORCE TO STRENGTHEN COOPERATION IN TRAINING, SUPPLY OF DEFENCE EQUIPMENT

Posted on May 15, 2013

A NAF F7 AirGuard jet pilots and foreign counterparts at a NAF airbase PANA Abuja, Nigeria (with additional reporting by CHANNELS TELEVISION) 15 May, 2013 Pakistan has pledged to cooperate fully with Nigeria to enable the West African nation’s Air … Continue reading →

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FOCUS ON KEY AREAS AND SCOPE OF US-NIGERIA MILITARY COOPERATION; NIGERIAN NAVY SLATED TO INSPECT ANOTHER NAVAL VESSEL EARMARKED FOR TRANSFER

Posted on May 15, 2013

Nigerian Navy Special Boat Service commandos simulate board and search operations on the NNS Thunder F90 under the watchful eyes of a US trainer PHOTO CREDIT: Nigerian Navy THE GUARDIAN 13 May 2013 For long, Nigeria and United States have … Continue reading →

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FG SET TO CURB INSECURITY USING SATELLITE IMAGERY

Posted on May 15, 2013

NigeriaSat-2, one of Nigeria’s satellites in orbit, was launched in August 2011 VANGUARD 13 May, 2013 ABUJA President Goodluck Jonathan has announced the readiness of his government to curb the rising insecurity in the country with the use of high … Continue reading →

Posted in ARMED CONFLICT, BOKO HARAM ISLAMIC STATE MOVEMENT, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, JOINT SECURITY TASK FORCE, MILITARY HARDWARE, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, STATE SECURITY SERVICE, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE | 4 Comments

STAKES IN NIGERIA-U.S MILITARY, SECURITY COOPERATION

Posted on May 15, 2013

US-Nigeria solidarity THE GUARDIAN 13 May, 2013 THE scope of United States (U.S.) military assistance to Nigeria and the U.S. new policy of using regional bloc leadership in solving crisis in Africa may be part of the reasons why the … Continue reading →

Posted in ARMED CONFLICT, BOKO HARAM ISLAMIC STATE MOVEMENT, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, GULF OF GUINEA, JOINT SECURITY TASK FORCE, NIGERIA, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, NIGERIAN SPECIAL FORCES, RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM, RISK ANALYSIS, STATE SECURITY SERVICE, TERRORISM, U.S. AFRICA COMMAND, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments

NIGERIAN PRESIDENT DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY IN TERROR-AFFLICTED NORTHEASTERN STATES OF BORNO, YOBE AND ADAMAWA

Posted on May 14, 2013

ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN ON THE DECLARATION OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY IN BORNO, YOBE AND ADAMAWA STATES IN ORDER TO RESTOREPUBLIC ORDER, PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY IN THE AFFECTED STATES OF THE FEDERATION MAY 14, 2013 Dear … Continue reading →

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NIGERIAN AIR FORCE LINKS HELICOPTER CRASH TO ROTOR FAILURE

Posted on May 14, 2013

A Nigerian Air Force Mi-24 Hind attack helicopter ABUJA, May 13 (Xinhua) The Nigerian Air Force on Monday released the preliminary report on the investigation into the recent crash of a Mi-24B helicopter, linking it to tail rotor systems failure. … Continue reading →

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NIGERIAN NAVY DESTROY 8 ILLEGAL CRUDE OIL REFINERIES, BARGE AND BOAT..ARREST 2 SUSPECTS OVER ILLEGAL BUNKERING

Posted on May 14, 2013

Nigerian Navy seamen man a weapon station onboard a Sea Eagle Offshore Patrol Craft PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria May 13 (Xinhua) The Nigerian Navy discovered and destroyed eight illegal crude oil refineries and arrested two suspected oil thieves, it said on … Continue reading →

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NIGERIA POLICE KILL 7 KIDNAPPERS…RESCUE LEBANESE NATIONAL, OTHER HOSTAGES

Posted on May 13, 2013

An operative of the Anti Terrorism Squad pressing on to his target AWKA, Nigeria May 11 (Xinhua) At least seven suspected kidnappers have been killed in southern Nigeria’s Anambra State, according to the police reports received here on Saturday. State … Continue reading →

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JTF – OP PULO SHIELD INDICT NIGER DELTA COMMUNITIES OVER OIL THEFT

Posted on May 13, 2013

Amphibious troops of the Joint Task Force on patrol in the Niger Delta VANGUARD May 13, 2013 YENAGOA The Joint Task Force in the Niger Delta code named Operation Pulo Shield, has decried what it described as community shielding of … Continue reading →

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“HOW AL-QAEDA, BOKO HARAM SMUGGLE ARMS INTO NIGERIA” – LT COLONEL SAGIR MUSA, JSTF MEDIA COORDINATOR

Posted on May 12, 2013

Weaponry lost to troops by the terrorists VANGUARD May 11, 2013 Proliferation of small arms and light weapons is increasingly and dangerously becoming a transnational organized crime in Nigeria with Boko Haram’s insurgency, re-emerging Niger Delta crisis and escalating kidnapping, … Continue reading →

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