Ogun State, Nigeria, World News & Stories
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The Ogun State House of Assembly has passed a resolution asking the state government to work with the Federal Government and the Nigerian Army to find a lasting solution to the land dispute affecting Apunren-Ijebu and nearby communities. The Assembly suggested that the military should be given another place to use as a shooting range…
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has shared a cryptic message on social media following a heated confrontation between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and military personnel in Abuja. In a flyer posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday, the DHQ wrote: “IT IS AN HONOUR TO SERVE IN THE NIGERIAN MILITARY.…
President Bola Tinubu has carried out a major shake-up in Nigeria’s military leadership, removing General Christopher Musa as Chief of Defence Staff and appointing General Olufemi Oluyede as his successor. The move, announced through a statement by presidential spokesperson Sunday Dare, also saw new appointments for the army, navy, and air force — marking one…
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, has annouced those behind the Owo attacks have been arrested. Some gunmen had stormed St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, killing no fewer than 40 worshippers during a Sunday service in June. The Federal Government, however, said earlier when the incident happened that the Islamic States…
