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Bashir Magashi

September 7, 2021

Banditry: Nigerians believe we are incompetent, says defence minister

The defence minister said bandits were becoming a nuisance.

Bashir Salihi Magashi
August 25, 2021

Insecurity: Russia to supply Buhari regime lethal weapons

President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime has signed a deal that will ensure Russia’s supply of lethal weapons to Nigeria.

Russian President, Vladimir Putin and President Muhammadu Buhari
August 20, 2021

Buhari’s son Yusuf marries emir of Bichi’s daughter Zahra today

President Muhammadu Buhari’s son Yusuf will get married today (Friday) in Kano.

Yusuf Buhari
July 23, 2021

Amid military plane crashes, U.S. Super Tucano jet fighters arrive Nigeria

Amid military plane crashes, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Thursday took delivery of the first batch of six A-29 Super Tucano aircraft from the U.S.

July 2, 2021

Nigeria, The Gambia sign pact for military cooperation to tackle insurgency

Nigeria’s defence minister harped on the need to emplace a robust counter trans-national strategy to decisively clear the effrontery.

President Muhammadu Buhari and Gambian President, Adama Barrow
June 26, 2021

It’s irresponsible for Nigerians to expect police, military to defend them from bandits: Gov Masari

Mr Masari appears to echo the prevailing sentiment among top officials of the ruling All Progressives Congress who have been deflecting the responsibility of security to hapless Nigerians.

Masari and Bandits
May 29, 2021

Despite overlooking senior southern officers, Defence Minister insists Buhari above ethnicity

A document showing the hierarchy of officers and obtained by Peoples Gazette also indicated that the president overlooked top officers in the southern region.

Farouk Yahaya
May 22, 2021

Plane Crash: Buhari fails to attend burial of chief of army staff, other fallen heroes

“Attahiru died serving Nigeria. Buhari, who went to Paris for four days, could not go to Attahiru’s funeral for 30 minutes.”

President Muhammadu Buhari
May 4, 2021

Again, Buhari summons Osinbajo, security chiefs over insecurity

The president called the meeting to continue deliberations on national security concerns amid BudgIT revelations that Mr Buhari embarked on an unaudited security spending spree of over N10 trillion

Buhari, Shekau, and Osinbajo
April 19, 2021

Find Boko Haram terrorists, defeat them: Defence Minister

“You are doing your best, and we recognise that. You have already been baptised.”