Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov, saying the ministry needs “new approaches” as the war with Russia enters its 19th month. Reznikov’s removal comes in the wake of a number of corruption scandals involving Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense. While Reznikov has not been implicated in any of them, the scandals have still been seen to damage him by association. Zelensky has said rooting out corruption across Ukraine’s government is vital to Kyiv’s chances of attaining long-awaited …
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Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, Maj. Gen. Christopher Musa, has asserted that “The Armed Forces of Nigeria have a sacred duty to protect the people and the constitution.” He made these remarks yesterday during the 16th International Defence Industry fair in Istanbul, Turkey. He also told pressmen that, “…just like darkness can not drive out darkness, only light can do that. Globally, illegitimacy should not be allowed to drive out legitimacy” The new Chief of Defence Staff had …
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has denied claims of shooting at a passenger boat along the Port Harcourt – Bonny waterway in Rivers State on Thursday August 26. Spokesman for the DHQ, Major General Benjamin Olufemi Sawyerr in a statement released on Monday August 30, said operatives of the force did not shoot at “any cargo boat conveying people and food stuff from Port Harcourt to Bonny”. Sawyerr said Air Component of the Joint Task Force Operation DELTA SAFE (OPDS) which was …
The Australian government has announced it will spend $186 billion on its military in the next decade, and it will buy long-range missiles to strengthen its defense capabilities amid rising tensions in the Indo-Pacific region as China tries to assert military influence in the region. Speaking at the Australian Defence Force Academy in Canberra, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Australia was facing …
The Defence Headquarters has revealed that Boko Haram’s recent attack which left 81 people dead was launched in the Borno village because they revealed their location to the military. Defence Headquarters Spokesperson, John Eneche revealed this as he appeared on a Channels TV programme. He also disclosed that the degradation of Boko Haram would have been completed if they had the cooperation of the general public, particularly from those communities and localities where those terrorists, criminals and bandits operate …
The Nigerian Defence Headquarters has denied Amnesty International’s allegation of arresting, detaining and torturing children in its custody. In its 91-page report titled “‘We dried our tears’: Addressing the toll on children of Northeast Nigeria’s conflict”, Amnesty International said it conducted interviews between November 2019 and April 2020 with more than 230 people affected by the conflict, including 119 who were children when they suffered serious crimes by Boko Haram, the Nigerian military, or both. They said 48 children were held in military detention for …