Military Veterans

November 21, (THEWILL) - The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has debunked reports that the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has died. A report (not THEWILL) had claimed that the Defence Chief passed away on Monday. But a statement issued...

November 13, (THEWILL) - A pioneer in the Nigerian Army, Major-General Aderonke Kale, has passed away at the age of 84. The president of the Alumni Association of the National Institute (AANI), Emmanuel Obi Okafor, officially confirmed Kale's passing in...

October 09, (THEWILL) - Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd), has refuted social media reports that he was dead. Speaking through his personal aide, Adeyeye E. Ajayi, the former Head of State said he is still very much...

September 03, (THEWILL) - The apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has warned President Bola Tinubu of the dangers ahead and cautioned him that the recent coup waves in Francophone African countries are warnings over the continuous declarations...

August 31, (THEWILL) - Against the backdrop of the military coup in Gabon that toppled President Ali Bongo on Wednesday morning, Rwanda and Cameroon have announced major shake-up in their security forces with high-ranking military personnel affected. In Rwanda, New...

August 31, (THEWILL) - The Force Commander of Operations Whirl Stroke (OPWS), Major General Sunday Igbinomwanhia, has said that the use of civil-military cooperation had helped OPWS to succeed in reducing the clashes between farmers and herders in Benue,...

August 31, (THEWILL) - Human Rights Writers Association Of Nigeria (HURIWA) has declared support for Wednesday's coup in the Republic of Gabon, stressing that it is justifiable since, in the first instance, democracy was unavailable in the country The rights...

August 30, (THEWILL) - The Military junta in Gabon has announced a coup, deposing President Ali Bongo, who was declared winner of Saturday’s election. Bongo, who came to power after the death of his father in 2009, won a third...

August 26, (THEWILL) - A former Director, Defence Media Operations, at the Defence Headquarters, Major General Bernard Onyeuko, is Dead. A report by PRNigeria said General Onyeuko died on Saturday morning. A close friend of the deceased told the publication that...

August 25, (THEWILL) - The military junta in Niger has given Mr. Sylvain Itte, the French ambassador in Niamey, and his German and Nigerian counterparts, a 48-hour ultimatum to leave the country. Niger’s Foreign Ministry confirmed the development in a...