Military

September 01, (THEWILL) - The African Union (AU) has suspended the Republic of Gabon as member of the Union, following the military coup that sacked President Ali Bongo Ondimba. On Wednesday, senior officers in Gabon said they had seized power...

Alarm bells are ringing about the fate of Nigerians resident in Niger Republic in the face of an imminent attack by the ECOWAS regional military force. Detailed weekend reports have shown conclusive proof that the outbreak of hostilities in the...

August 13, (THEWILL) In a resounding caution, the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), has urged President Bola Tinubu to exercise prudence in committing the Nigerian Army to military actions without proper legislative concurrence in line with the...

Opposition to War Grows ECOWAS States' Debt Crisis May Affect Ability to Fund War if Prolonged Economic Sanctions on Niger Grinds Economy to a Halt War May Destabilise Sahel – Experts West African military chiefs have agreed...

In July 2013, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, then Egypt’s army chief, sacked his benefactor and Egypt’s first democratically elected president, President Mohammed Morsi, in a military coup d’etat, installed himself as military ruler of the country and suspended the country’s...

Last Wednesday's military coup d’etat in Niger Republic, a West African country and Nigeria's closest northern neighbour, is another wake-up call for African leaders on the need for good governance in their respective countries. Sixty-two-year old army general, Abdourahmane...

July 28, (THEWILL) - This is a three-part series I first published on the fiftieth remembrance of the overthrow and death of General Aguiyi Ironsi, Nigeria’s first military head of state. On the fifty-seventh remembrance, I have decided to...

September 06, (THEWILL) - The Minister of Defence, Retired Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi, has lauded the gallant efforts of the military in the onslaught against criminal elements in the country. Magashi in a statement, issued on Tuesday, by his Special Assistant...

BEVERLY HILLS, March 13, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday commended the early response of the military and the  Kaduna State Government towards the rescue of 180 students and eight staff members of the Federal College of Forestry...

BEVERLY HILLS, February 19 (THEWILL) - Minister of Defence, Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi (rtd), has presented cheques to next-of-kins of the deceased officers and men of the armed forces who died in battle front in 2019. Magashi personally presented the cheques to...