Category Archives: PEACE SUPPORT OPERATIONS

MILITARY OBSERVERS’ COURSE 09/13: 28 MILITARY OBSERVERS COMMENCE TRAINING AT THE NIGERIAN ARMY PEACEKEEPING CENTRE

Posted on March 18, 2013 by

DAILY TRUST By Maryam Ahmadu-Suka 18 March, 2013 Twenty eight military observers from the ranks of Lieutenant Colonels and below have been inaugurated for Military Observers Course 09/03 of the Nigerian Army Peace Keeping Center (NAPKC)with a view to training … Continue reading →

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NIGERIAN UNAMID TROOPS IN DARFUR

Posted on March 17, 2013 by

Nigerian UNAMID peacekeepers in a Toyota Landcruiser 4WD vehicle and Otokar Cobra APCs patrol the Kalma Camp for internally displaced people in Nyala, South Darfur, Sudan

Posted in NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, AFRICA, RISK ANALYSIS, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, SUDAN, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, TERRORISM, ARMED CONFLICT, URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE, PEACE SUPPORT OPERATIONS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS | Tagged , , | 9 Comments

NIGERIAN PORTS AUTHORITY TAKE DELIVERY OF PATROL BOATS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NIGERIAN NAVY…FOC-WEST REQUESTS SUPPORT WITH LARGER PLATFORMS IN THE OVER 32 METRE CATEGORY; NIGERIAN PORTS AUTHORITY, NIGERIAN NAVY TO ENSURE SAFE NAVIGATION

Posted on February 2, 2013 by

Nigerian Navy gunboats(not the NPA’s largesse) DREDGING TODAY 1 February, 2013 The Management of the Nigerian Ports Authority has reiterated the Authority’s readiness to partner with the Nigerian Navy to ensure safe navigation on the country’s territorial waters. Speaking during … Continue reading →

Posted in AFRICA, CAMEROON, CHAD, EQUATORIAL GUINEA, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, GULF OF GUINEA, INFRASTRUCTURE, JOINT SECURITY TASK FORCE, JOINT(MILITARY)TASK FORCE IN THE NIGER DELTA, JOS ETHNORELIGIOUS CONFLICT, MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY, MILITARY HARDWARE, MILITARY PHOTOS, MOVEMENT FOR ONENESS AND JUSTICE IN WEST AFRICA, NIGERIA, NIGERIAN AIR FORCE, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, NIGERIAN NAVY, PEACE SUPPORT OPERATIONS, PIRACY, RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM, RISK ANALYSIS, VETERANS AFFAIRS, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

UNAMID CALLS FOR FULL ACCESS TO AFFECTED POPULATIONS IN DARFUR

Posted on February 1, 2013 by

Nigerian UNAMID peacekeepers patrol in a Toyota Hilux and an Otokar Cobra in Darfur, Sudan UNITED NATIONS Jan. 31 (Xinhua) The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) urged all parties to allow full access by UN and humanitarian bodies … Continue reading →

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PRE-DEPLOYMENT TRAINING AT THE NIGERIAN ARMY PEACEKEEPING CENTRE, JAJI

Posted on January 22, 2013 by

Troops of the 12 Field Engineers Regiment conclude pre-deployment training. 16 December 2011 Troops of 195 Battalion conclude a pre-deployment training programme at the Nigerian Army Peacekeeping Centre, Jaji. 10 August, 2012 Troops of 323 Air Defence Artillery Regiment conclude … Continue reading →

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FOREIGN MINISTER URGES BETTER RECOGNITION FOR NIGERIAN PEACEKEEPERS; SAYS NIGERIA HAS 6,000 PEACEKEEPERS ACROSS GLOBAL FLASHPOINTS, SPENT US$13 BILLION ON PEACEKEEPING SINCE 1960

Posted on January 15, 2013 by

Nigerian peacekeepers on pre-deployment training at the Nigerian Army Peacekeeping Centre, Jaji THE GUARDIAN 15 January, 2013 GREATER recognition for Nigerian peacekeepers, who laid down their lives for global security and a safer subregion would spur Nigerian soldiers in their … Continue reading →

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NIGERIA POLICE MOBILE FORCE(MOPOL) PERSONNEL IN MOGADISHU, SOMALIA

Posted on January 9, 2013 by

L-R Asst. Superintendent of Police Marcus Nyams, Inspector Ruth Makinwa and Deputy Superintendent of Police Augustine Egim in Mogadishu, Somalia PHOTO CREDIT: GULED MOHAMMED

Posted in AL SHABAAB, ARMED CONFLICT, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, NIGERIA, NIGERIA POLICE FORCE, PEACE SUPPORT OPERATIONS, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

NIGERIA POLICE MOBILE FORCE(MOPOL) PERSONNEL OF THE AMISOM FORMED POLICE UNIT IN MOGADISHU, SOMALIA

Posted on January 6, 2013 by

Nigerian MOPOL cops of the AMISOM Formed Police Unit Photo Credit: PRESSTV

Posted in AL SHABAAB, ARMED CONFLICT, BORDER SECURITY, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, NIGERIA, PEACE SUPPORT OPERATIONS, RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE | 17 Comments

NIBATT 39: NIGERIA READY TO SEND 800 MORE PEACEKEEPERS DRAWN FROM 323 AIR DEFENCE ARTY REGIMENT TO DARFUR

Posted on January 5, 2013 by

Nigerian peacekeepers on pre-deployment training at the Nigerian Army Peacekeeping Centre, Jaji NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA January 5, 2013 The Nigerian Army Peacekeeping Centre, Jaji, has concluded arrangement to deploy 800 personnel to Darfur, Sudan. The personnel, drafted from the … Continue reading →

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GABON SEND 120 TROOPS TO CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC FOR MICOPAX INTERPOSITION FORCE OPERATIONS

Posted on January 2, 2013 by

LIBREVILLE, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) Gabon on Tuesday sent 120 soldiers to an interposition force of the Mission for Peace Consolidation in Central African Republic, where a newly formed Seleka rebellion is threatening the capital Bangui after taking 10 northern and … Continue reading →

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