The Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, says the Federal Government has increased the monthly salary of Nigerian soldiers from ₦49,000 to ₦100,000 as part of efforts to improve the welfare of military personnel. Speaking during an interview with News Central, Musa said the pay raise demonstrates the government’s commitment to supporting members of the Armed…
Some serving personnel of the Nigerian Army have petitioned President Bola Tinubu, the leadership of the National Assembly and top defence authorities over what they described as an alleged unofficial embargo on voluntary discharge from military service. The soldiers, however, accused the Army of unlawfully retaining personnel who have applied to leave the force. In…
The National Coordinator of the Police Retired Officers Forum (PROF), retired Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Raphael Irowainu, has announced June 29, 2026, as the date for a fresh protest by retired police officers over pension-related grievances. Irowainu disclosed this in a protest notice sent to SaharaReporters on Sunday. The planned protest is the latest…
By Frank Ulom The Cross River State Police Command has announced plans to conduct a routine shooting range exercise on Friday, 5 June 2026, at Asabanka in Anyanganse Community, Akpabuyo Local Government Area. In a press release issued on Wednesday, the Command said the exercise would commence at 8:00 a.m. and forms part of ongoing…
The withdrawal of US troops from Germany would result in thousands of job losses in the regions affected, should President Donald Trump carry out his threat to remove 5,000 US military personnel from the country, according to a study published on Wednesday. The study by the Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) and the…
By Christian Njoku The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Cross River State Command, on Tuesday stopped a commercial driver from travelling after he tested positive for alcohol during the Corps Sallah sensitisation campaign in Calabar. Speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), during the exercise, the Sector Commander, Corps Commander Innocent Etuk, said the…
