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By Ajogwu Jerry The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai has applauded troops of Air Task Force Operation LAFIYA DOLE in the aftermath of a foiled attack on troops location by Boko Haram Terrorists. A statement by the Spokesman of Nigerian Army, Brig. Gen. Sagir Musa said the repelled attack took place in Marte Local Government Area of Borno State. The attack was combatted alongside other troops deployed for Operation TURA TAKAIBANGO against Boko Haram terrorists.  A total number of seven gun trucks belonging to the terrorists was destroyed during the encounter while scores of the insurgents were  'neutralized'. "The Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen TY Buratai, hereby appreciates and commends the troops, especially the Air Task Force Operation LAFIYA DOLE for their heroic and patriotic actions which resulted in the successes recorded.  "He urged them to maintain the momentum and expedite actions to ensure speedy final defeat of Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Ni

By Ajogwu Jerry A statement by the Acting Director, Defence Media Operation,  Brig.-Gen. Bernard  Onyeuko, have disclosed how troops  of Operation TURA TAKAIBANGO alongside Air Task Force Operation LAFIYA DOLE  successfully destroyed seven Boko Haram / ISWAP terrorists' gun trucks and crushed numerous members of the sect. The terrorists met their waterloo when they attempted to attack troops location at the outskirts of Marte in Marte Local Government Area of Borno State. According to the statement: "The gallant troops, based on reliable information about the attack, had positioned themselves in an ambush site where they tactically withdrew to, and awaited the arrival of the terrorists before they opened fire which led to fierce battle that resulted in the successes recorded as indicated above," it reads in part. As at the time of filing this report, troops are still engaged in pursuit of the fleeing terrorists.

  By Ajogwu Jerry The Nigeria Civil Service Union (NCSU) has called for improved workers welfare especially now that the country is been ravaged by COVID-19 virus. This was disclosed at an event organized by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) chapter of the union held in Kano State.  The Seminar with a theme "Staff Attitudinal Change As Basis For Revenue Generation" tasked staff of the organization to build positive attitudes to work in order to deliver the mandates of FIRS. In his address, the Unit Chairman, Mr Idris Abdulrahman hinted that the union is not resting on its oars with a bid to ensure improved workers welfare as practiced in other sister organizations. He applauded the performance of FIRS in year 2020 in terms of revenue generation while noting that staff of the service need to be encouraged to sustain the tempo. "We are doing the best we can to ensure that staff get the best from our management with respect to welfare and other related matters. &quo

The Commandant Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Maj Gen. Jamil Sarham, has demanded total loyalty from passing out cadets to the Nigerian Armed Forces and the nation. Gen Sarham gave the charge at the pre-commission lecture for cadets of Army 67 Regular Course and Short Service Course 46, on Friday in Kaduna. He added that the nation requires total loyalty from them when they eventually get commissioned into the Armed Forces, as such they should remain apolitical and patriotic at all times. He said it was important for them to imbibe the tenets of faithfulness, obedience, devotion, trustworthiness, dependability, dedication and commitment to duty. The Commandant reiterated that the NDA has remained true to its mission to produce educated and honourable officers by providing them with military and academic trainings. Gen Sarham explained that emphasis had been placed on discipline, honour, integrity, physical fitness and endurance as well as responsibility during the training. He maintai

 Digital Gold Unveils New Dimensions In Gold Market Another landside innovation has unveiled in the gold market of cryptosystem birthing new dimensions for efficient market transactions ably facilitated by block chain technology. With the recent innovation in gold dealership, customers can instantly purchase GOLD token with each coin equivalent to one gram of 99.99% FINE gold. Isn't it interesting? It will also interest you to know that the token is priced to the value of the gold spot price which in effect authenticates such gold as a stablecoin. Optimally, this mode of transaction is useful especially as it concerns protection against market volatility on the cryptocurrency market with customers enjoying long-term benefits. Accordingly, the major reason for the establishment Digital Gold project is to create an Ethereum-based  (ERC-20) token that can avail customers the comfortability to easily buy, sell, trade, store, or transfer  investment gold.  Reliably, transactions can be

A former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Alani Akinrinade (retd.), has said the sacking of the heads of the armed forces in the country is at the discretion of the President, who is also the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. The former army chief said service chiefs could resign if they felt they did not have anything new to contribute again or wait to be sacked by the President. Akinrinade made this known in a recent interview. There have been calls for the sacking of service chiefs due to the worsening insecurity in the country and the Senate last week called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sack them. Asked if he supported the calls that service chiefs should go, Akinrinade said the President had the power to either sack the service chiefs or retain them. He said, “A service chief can resign but sacking them is at the discretion of the President. When you get to that position, you are serving at the discretion of the President. “If he wants you to go