NIGERIA'S DEFENCE MINISTER SUMMONS SERVICE CHIEFS AMID SURGE IN ATTACKS ON MILITARY BASES. (PHOTO).

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 Nigeria's Defence Minister Summons Service Chiefs Amid Surge in Attacks on Military Bases Nigeria's Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (Rtd), has urgently summoned the nation's top military leaders to a high-level meeting at the Ministry of Defence headquarters in Abuja. The session addresses the escalating attacks targeting military installations, particularly in the North East region. The meeting includes key figures such as: - Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede - Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu - Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Aneke - Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Idi Abass - Representatives from the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) The summons comes in response to recent deadly assaults by terrorists on military bases in the North East. Reports indicate that no fewer than three Commanding Officers of Lieutenant-Colonel rank were killed in Borno State, alongside scores of soldiers lost. Additionally, hundreds of civilian...

BURKINA FASO BANS FOREIGN NGOS, SUSPENDS ASSOCIATIONS. (PHOTO).


 Burkina Faso bans foreign NGOs, suspends associations


Burkina Faso has withdrawn the licences of four foreign NGOs to operate in theWest African country and suspended two other associations, according to decrees seen by AFP on Friday.


The decrees dated mid-June cited a government minister as saying the decision against the four NGOs was due to formality breaches.


The two foreign associations cited in last month's decrees were suspended for three months, one of them accused of data breaches.


Burkina's military, which seized power in a September 2022 coup, has made the return of national sovereignty one of its priorities.


Authorities have been battling against an insurgency that has plagued the west African country for a decade.


Diplomats accused of "subversive" activities have been expelled and several foreign media have been forced to close down.


Burkina Faso has been caught up in a spiral of violence blamed on insurgents that has spilled over from neighbouring Mali and Niger and since spread beyond the three countries' borders.

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