The defence headquarters says the comment of Ike Ekweremadu, deputy senate president, on the possibility of a military coup is derogatory.In a statement on Thursday, John Agim, defence spokesman, asked the public to "disregard the apprehension"of the lawmaker.While commenting on the floor of the senate on Wednesday, Ekweremadu said: “The problem in Nigeria is that our democracy is receding. Who says army [...]
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Former president Olusegun Obasanjo says the Nigerian army would have been better off, had it been led by Zakariya Maimalari, a late military officer.Obasanjo made this known on Tuesday while speaking at the presentation of a book, 'The First Regular Combatant: Brigadier Zakariya Maimalari,' in Abuja.Maimalari, who was killed during the January 15, 1966 military coup, was the first Nigerian regular [...]
Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, has dismissed the rumours of a coup in the country, saying it should not be stretched beyond what the military authorities had said.Adesina said this on Tuesday at a press briefing organised as part of activities to mark President Muhammadu Buhari’s second year in office.Tukur Buratai, the chief of army staff, had disclosed that he had [...]
Rauf Aregbesola, governor of Osun state, says erring military officers should be sanctioned.Reacting to the rumours of military coup in the country, Aregbesola asked federal lawmakes to pass a resolution commending Tukur Buratai, chief of army staff, for his “thorough professionalism and belief in the current democracy”.He made the call when the Osun state house of assembly honoured him as [...]
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