Category Archives: POLITICS

NIGERIA’S SATELLITES CAPTURE BAGA EVENTS..EVIDENCE AND REVIEW STRONGLY SUGGESTS ARBITRARY ANALYSIS AND EXTRAPOLATION BY HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

Posted on May 17, 2013 by beegeagle

China’s Long March-3B carrier rocket lifts off at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Dec. 20, 2011, successfully sending the US$311 million Nigerian communication satellite, NIGCOMSAT-1R, into orbit at 00:41 Beijing Time (Photo Credit: XINHUA) THE … Continue reading →

Posted in ALGERIA, ARMED CONFLICT, CAMEROON, CHINA-AFRICA RELATIONS, CONSERVATION, ETHIOPIA, MILITARY EXERCISES, NIGER, NIGERIA SECURITY AND CIVIL DEFENCE CORPS, NIGERIAN ARMY, NIGERIAN NAVY, POLITICS, RISK ANALYSIS, SPORTS, SUDAN, Uncategorized, URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

SPECIAL TASK FORCE – OP SAFE HAVEN: MILITARY WILL WITHDRAW AFTER PEACE RETURNS TO THE JOS PLATEAU – DHQ

Posted on March 22, 2013 by beegeagle

Troops and Panhard VBL M11 scout car of the STF on urban CTCOIN operations on the Jos Plateau THE GUARDIAN 21 March, 2013 THE Defence Headquarters, Abuja, has said it would withdraw the Special Task Force (STF) from the streets … Continue reading →

Posted in BENIN, BOKO HARAM ISLAMIC STATE MOVEMENT, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, INTER-ETHNIC AND COMMUNAL CONFLICTS, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, POLITICS, RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, STATE SECURITY SERVICE, TERRORISM, Uncategorized, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

NORTHERN NIGERIA TO BLAME FOR OWN WOES – SULTAN

Posted on January 15, 2013 by beegeagle

THE GUARDIAN 15 January, 2013 • Insists nobody can Islamise Nigeria • Oritsejafor, Bakare, Okoh task govt on security, welfare, others IT came straight without apologies. And it was a marked departure from the path trodden by the leaders of … Continue reading →

Posted in ARMED CONFLICT, BOKO HARAM ISLAMIC STATE MOVEMENT, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, JOINT SECURITY TASK FORCE, JOS ETHNORELIGIOUS CONFLICT, NIGERIA, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, POLITICS, RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, SPECIAL TASK FORCE, STATE SECURITY SERVICE, TERRORISM, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

MALI EXPEDITION: NIGERIA’S MAJOR GENERAL SHEHU ABDULKADIR IS FIELD COMMANDER OF AFISMA ; BULK OF WEST AFRICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE EXPECTED TO BE DRAWN FROM NIGERIA, SENEGAL, NIGER, BURKINA FASO AND TOGO

Posted on January 12, 2013 by beegeagle

Major General Shehu Abdulkadir(left) PHOTO CREDIT: NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA REUTERS 12 January, 2013 By Bate Felix and John Irish BAMAKO/PARIS excerpts French aircraft pounded Islamist fighters in Mali for a second day on Saturday and neighboring states accelerated plans … Continue reading →

Posted in AFRICAN ARMED FORCES, AL-QAEDA IN THE ISLAMIC MAGHREB(AQIM), ANSAR DINE, ARMED CONFLICT, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, MALI, MILITARY PHOTOS, MOVEMENT FOR ONENESS AND JUSTICE IN WEST AFRICA, NIGER, NIGERIA, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, NIGERIAN SPECIAL FORCES, POLITICS, RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, TERRORISM, U.S. AFRICA COMMAND, URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 17 Comments

SOUTH AFRICAN PRESIDENT ORDERS DEPLOYMENT OF TROOPS TO THE C.A.R

Posted on January 7, 2013 by beegeagle

CAPE TOWN, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) South African President Jacob Zuma has authorized the deployment of 400 South African National Defense Force (SANDF) personnel to the Central African Republic (CAR) torn by a civil war, it was announced on Sunday. The … Continue reading →

Posted in AFRICAN ARMED FORCES, ARMED CONFLICT, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, POLITICS, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE | Tagged , | 12 Comments

JSTF STEP UP SECURITY AROUND MAIDUGURI, NE NIGERIA..DAMATURU AND POTISKUM; POLICE DIG(OPERATIONS) VISITS BORNO AND YOBE STATES

Posted on December 25, 2012 by beegeagle

JSTF combined forces: Soldier(l),MOPOL cop(c) and seaman(r)search for illicit content in Maiduguri DAILY TRUST Written by Hamza Idris Maiduguri Monday, 24 December 2012 There is noticeable increase in security measures taken by the Joint Task Force (JTF) in Maiduguri, the … Continue reading →

Posted in NIGERIA, NIGERIAN PARAMILITARY FORCES, POLITICS, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, STATE SECURITY SERVICE, TERRORISM, Uncategorized, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

KENYA DEFENCE FORCE IN SOMALIA: OTT PUMA M26-15 MINE AND BLAST PROTECTED VEHICLES

Posted on September 21, 2012 by beegeagle

A convoy of Kenya Army Puma M26-15 Mine and Blast Protected Vehicles at Afmadow

Posted in AFRICAN ARMED FORCES, AL SHABAAB, ARMED CONFLICT, BORDER SECURITY, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, KENYA, MILITARY HARDWARE, MILITARY PHOTOS, POLITICS, RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, SEPARATISM, TERRORISM, URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE | Tagged , | 11 Comments

BRITISH PEER RAISES FEARS OVER UK CHARITY, AL MUNTADA FUND’S ALLEGED LINKS TO BOKO HARAM

Posted on September 10, 2012 by beegeagle

Colonel(rtd)Sambo Dasuki, National Security Adviser, son of former Sultan Ibrahim Dasuki The Observer(London) Sunday 9 September 2012 A British charity is under scrutiny amid claims some of its funds have ended up in the hands of African terrorists blamed for … Continue reading →

Posted in AFRICA, AFRICAN ARMED FORCES, ARMED CONFLICT, BOKO HARAM ISLAMIC STATE MOVEMENT, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, JOINT SECURITY TASK FORCE, NIGERIA, NIGERIA POLICE FORCE, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, NIGERIAN PARAMILITARY FORCES, NIGERIAN SPECIAL FORCES, POLITICS, RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM, RISK ANALYSIS, SPECIAL TASK FORCE, STATE SECURITY SERVICE, TERRORISM, U.S. AFRICA COMMAND, URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

BLOG EXCLUSIVE: NIGERIAN AIR FORCE AIRCRAFT OBSERVED IN FRENZIED ACTIVITY; DEPLOYMENT FOR COMBAT OPERATIONS IN MALI IMMINENT?

Posted on September 10, 2012 by beegeagle

An Alenia ATR 42-500MP Surveyor escorted by freshly upgraded L39 Albatros jets NAF 565 and NAF 567 – life begins afresh Reports reaching Beegeagle’s Blog from impeccable and technically sound sources in certain NAF-relevant Nigerian cities(names withheld for security reasons) … Continue reading →

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400 KENYAN SOLDIERS RETURN HOME AFTER SHABAAB FIGHT

Posted on September 9, 2012 by beegeagle

Kenya Army FERRET scout car CAPITAL FM September 8, 2012 NAIROBI, Kenya. Approximately 400 Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) troops are back in the country from Somalia where they have been fighting the Al Shabaab for close to a year now. … Continue reading →

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