Defence Minister

Ahead of the inauguration of the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, who takes over as Nigeria’s President on Monday, foreign guests and other dignitaries have started arriving at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for the ceremony, The…

Two top former Federal Government officials and a native of Katsina State have been fingered in a racket that is actively swindling many top politicians desperate to secure presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the…

A former governor of Kano State, Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has rubbished reports suggesting that he was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Instead, the former governor said he personally visited the…

With last Wednesday’s dismissal of the petition of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar challenging President Muhammadu Buhari‘s re-election for failing to discharge the burden of proof, the…

Iran, on Tuesday, unveiled what it described as three new precision guided missiles. The unveiling of the weapons comes after President Hassan Rouhani, according to The Sun, warned of the 'mother of all wars' if tensions in the Gulf…

Turkey is contesting U.S. reported imposition on it through a deadline for the annulment of its weapons deal with Russia. Turkish state news agency, Anadolu, reported on Tuesday following a briefing by Defence Minister, Hulusi Akar, who…

Opening up a new avenue for females, the Indian Army, on Thursday, kicked off the process of inducting women as jawans by starting their online registration for recruitment in the corps of military police. This is being seen as a major…

Australia on Monday signed a 50 billion dollar (35.5 billion US dollar) contract with France to build a fleet of 12 “regionally superior’’ submarines. Naval Group, a majority French state-owned defence and energy contractor, previously…

Israeli Defence Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, announced on Wednesday that he was resigning from the conservative coalition government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The resignation was in protest at the ceasefire agreement the…