LAGOS JANUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday afternoon met with the newly appointed Service Chiefs, charging them to be patriotic, and serve the country well. His words: “We’re in a state of emergency. Be patriotic, serve the country well, as your loyalty is to the country.” The President congratulated the Service Chiefs on heading their…
LAGOS JANUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Mixed reactions greeted the sack of the Service Chiefs by President Muhammadu Buhari in Makurdi, the Benue state capital on Tuesday. While many people were visibly happy over the sack, some were indifferent to the removal of the Service Chiefs. Those that were indifferent argued that the sack was belated and as…
LAGOS JANUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has fired the heads of the country’s armed forces whom he appointed when he first took office in 2015. In a surprise move, he also tweeted the names of their replacements. No reason was given for the resignations of the army, navy, air force and chief of defence…
LAGOS DECEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Buhari has said that the clamor for the sacking of service chiefs is ‘out of place’. Shehu said this when he appeared on Arise TV news on Monday night, November 30. According to Shehu, the president has the prerogative to appoint or…
LAGOS JUNE 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-It would seem that the presidency has finally caved in to criticisms of lopsided appointments into key national positions in President Muhammadu Buhari’s government. Against this backdrop, President Buhari is said to have, therefore, approved the reshuffling of service chiefs and others. Those believed to have been subsequently approved for replacement are…
LAGOS JANUARY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some senators have asked President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the nation’s Service Chiefs while some members of the House of Representatives demanded their resignation. They also called for the resignation of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu. This followed a debate on the nation’s security during Wednesday’s plenary at both…
By Fredrick Nwabufo LAGOS JANUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In December 2018, Boko Haram insurgents pulled a blitzkrieg on military formations in Baga, Borno State, sacking the headquarters of the multinational joint task force and taking over the place (briefly). The group steadied its onslaughts on military formations, killing many soldiers, weeks after. At least, 18 soldiers were…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidency has reacted to the criticisms that trailed the attendance of President Muhammadu Buhari’s “Next Level” presidential campaign launch on Sunday by some service chiefs. Nigerians, including members of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Atiku Abubakar Campaign Organisation, had condemned the service chiefs for appearing at the event…