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BIRTHDAY MESSAGE TO THE PRESIDENT, COMMANDER IN CHIEF

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On behalf of my self Service Chiefs and members of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, I wish to join numerous well wishers to felicitate with the Predident, Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellencey President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR on the occasion of his 73rd Birthday. On this day, we wish to

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BIRTHDAY MESSAGE TO THE PRESIDENT, COMMANDER IN CHIEF

On behalf of my self Service Chiefs and members of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, I wish to join numerous well wishers to felicitate with the Predident, Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellencey President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR on the occasion

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PRESS RELEASE CDS ATTENDS OPENING CEREMONY OF SPECIAL OPERATION FORCES TRAINING, PLEDGES DHQ SUPPORT, CHARGES TRAINEE TO BE MORE SERIOUS.

1. The Chief of Defence Staff ( CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa yesterday in Kaduna attended the opening Ceremony of the Special Operation Forces Training where he pledged the Defence Headquarters ( DHQ) continuous support for the school, while calling on the trainees to redouble efforts towards achieving the purpose

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PRESS RELEASE CDS RECEIVES UN HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR, LOOKS FORWARD TO PARTNERSHIP FOR GLOBAL SECURITY

1. The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa has received in audience today, 29 March, 2025 the United Nation Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr Mohammed Fall. The CDS seized the opportunity of the visit to pledge the Armed Forces of Nigeria continuous resolve to ensuring

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CDS DECLARES OPEN JOIN LOGISTICS TABLETOP EXERCISE AT AWCN, CALLS FOR ROBUST MILITARY SUPPORT SYSTEM

The Defence Headquarters Department of Logistics, in collaboration with the Vertical Integrated Logistics Approach (VILLA), commenced a three-day Vertical Integrated Logistics Tabletop Exercise at the Tukur Yusuf Buratai Hall, Army War College Nigeria, Asokoro, Abuja, from March 3 to March 5, 2025. The exercise aims to test and refine the

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PRESS RELEASE CDS PAYS HEARTFELT TRIBUTE TO LATE LT GEN SEN DR JT USENI CFR IN JOS

1. The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa OFR has eulogized late Lieutenant General Jeremiah Timbut Useni (Rtd) CFR as an extraordinary man, a dedicated soldier, a statesman and a true patriot. The CDS stated this today, Thursday 20 February 2025 while attending the Service of Songs

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PRESS RELEASE CDS CONDOLE WITH OUR NIGERIA NEWS OVER THE DEMISE OF LAWRENCE AUDU, SAYS HE IS AN EMBODIMENT OF HARD WORK.

1. The Chief of Defence Staff ( CDS) , General Christopher Gwabin Musa has joined numerous well meaning Nigerians to condole with Our Nigeria News over the loss of its leading editor, Mr Lawrence Bilal Audu who died in his sleep on Thursday, 6 February 2025. The CDS described the

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PRESS RELEASE CDS MEETS WITH OIL AND GAS STAKEHOLDERS IN PORT HARCOURT: VOWS TO IMPLEMENT PRESIDENTIAL DIRECTIVE

1. The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Gwabin Musa has today 4 February, 2025 met with critical stake holders in the oil and gas sector. The meeting according to the CDS is aimed at addressing the challenges affecting optimized oil production in Nigeria. 2. General Musa further said that

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PRESS RELEASE CDS ADDRESSES 5th MEETING OF LAKE CHAD BASIN GOVERNORS FORUM IN MAIDUGURI, SEEKS WAYS FOR THE REGION TO FLOURISH

1. The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa has today, 29 January 2024 addressed the 5th meeting of the Lake Chad Basin Governors Forum in Maiduguri, where he called for Unity of purpose amongst the leaders and other critical actors to allow the lake Chad region to

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OPERATION HADARIN DAJI: AIR COMPONENT NEUTRALIZES SEVERAL ARMED BANDITS AT KAGARA FOREST IN ZAMFARA STATE

#PressRelease #DHQUpdate The Air Component of Operation HADARIN DAJI has dealt another blow on armed

OPERATION HAIL STORM 2: SCORES OF TERRORISTS KILLED BY AIR TASK FORCE OF OPERATION LAFIYA DOLE IN LAKE CHAD AREA OF BORNO STATE

Several terrorists have been neutralized and their hideouts and logistics structures destroyed by the Air

CANADIAN MINISTER COMMENDS NIGERIAN MILITARY

The Honourable Minister of International Development and la Francophonie' Canada, Marie-Claude Bibeau has commended the

Chief of Defence Communication Visits AFNRS

Chief of Defence Communication, Major General JA Orokpo and his team paid a courtesy visit

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TROOPS OF OPERATION ACCORD ARREST SUSPECTED BANDITS IN ZAMFARA STATE

1. Troops of Operation ACCORD have intensified the onslaught against armed bandits in the North West zone with attendant successes.

DEPOWA GRADUATES NEW BATCH OF TRAINEES ON SKILLS ACQUISITION, AS DEPOWA PRESIDENT, BARR VICKIE IRABOR PLEDGES ASSOCIATION’S SUPPORT TO THE MILITARY

The Defence and Police Officers' Wives Association (DEPOWA), in furtherance of its commitment of empowering the less privileged in the

DEPOWA ORGANIZES TRAINING FOR MEMBERS

The Defence and Police Officers’ Wives Association (DEPOWA) in conjunction with Maxima System Services Limited have organized a two day

CDS PLEDGES COMMITMENT TO UPSCALE MILITARY OPERATIONS…As Refugee Commission, DEPOWA Flag-Off Project Zero Hunger in Abuja

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor has reiterated the desire and commitment of the Armed Forces of