Burkina Faso releases 11 Nigerian soldiers, NAF aircraft

Burkina Faso releases 11 Nigerian soldiers, NAF aircraft

By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – A Nigerian delegation, led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, held diplomatic engagements with Burkina Faso’s military leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, regarding a Nigerian Air Force C-130 aircraft carrying 11 personnel that had been detained in the country. The engagements resulted in the immediate release…

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Coup: Nigeria deploys fighter aircraft to Benin Republic

Coup: Nigeria deploys fighter aircraft to Benin Republic

By Zagazola Makama LAGOS (CONVERSEER) – The Nigerian military has deployed fighter aircraft to the Benin Republic following Sunday’s military coup that toppled President Patrice Talon, reliable security sources have confirmed. The aircraft, which took off from Lagos earlier on Sunday, were sighted operating within Beninese airspace as Nigeria intensifies surveillance and monitoring of the…

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Soldiers can resign anytime, 15-year compulsory service policy unconstitutional – Court rules

Soldiers can resign anytime, 15-year compulsory service policy unconstitutional – Court rules

By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The National Industrial Court sitting in Abuja has declared unconstitutional the long-standing policy that compels military personnel to serve for a minimum of 15 years before being allowed to resign, stating that soldiers can resign anytime they want. The ruling was delivered on Tuesday, 2nd September 2025, by Justice…

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