'Secretary Shapps' visit was historic - we haven't had a visit by a British Secretary of State for Defence in 27 years. We deeply value our relationship and defence cooperation.'
Premier League champions Manchester City will begin their title defence away to Arsenal on the weekend of August 11-12, the English Premier League announced Thursday as it unveiled the fixtures for the 2018/19 season.
During a reception organized in his honor in Abuja, Matawalle told his critics that, "I have been hearing some people saying my brother Badaru (Minister of Defence) and I do not have the capacity to serve as ministers of defence; these people
President Muhammadu Buhari has dispatched the Minister of Defence Mansur Dan Ali to Zamfara, where scores of people were massacred by persons suspected to be Fulani herdsmen.
President Muhammadu Buhari attended the combined passing out parade and Convocation ceremony of the 62 Regular course Cadets and Short Service course 43 of the Nigerian Defence Academy yesterday in Kaduna.
He said: "If you're talking about defence. Defence ministry or defence minister should be manned by experienced retired military generals, not a career politicians. "A career politician can never manage security.
The defence minister was in the Government House in company with Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Abayomi Olonishakin and the Commander, Operation Delta Safe, Rear Admiral Joseph Okojie.
The Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Gen. Christopher Musa, has advised against the rush to migrate abroad, urging Nigerians to stay back and fight for the country.
The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has warned the Nigerian government that allowing United States of America (USA) and France to relocate their military bases from neighbouring African countries to Nigeria will weaken the country's defence capabilities
Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has warned his players that they could have a bad title defence like Liverpool. Last season, the Reds finished 18 points above second-place City.
A gang of suspected terrorists, on Thursday morning, kidnapped a Chinese national and killed one officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Obangede, Okehi Local Government Area of Kogi State.