Navy Celebrates 70 Years, Seeks Royal Backing from Oba of Lagos Ahead of Anniversary Festivities

Navy Celebrates 70 Years, Seeks Royal Backing from Oba of Lagos Ahead of Anniversary Festivities

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja Ahead of the Nigerian Navy’s 70th anniversary celebration, the Commander of Nigerian Navy Ship BEECROFT, Commodore A Adams-Aliu, has paid a courtesy visit to the Oba of Lagos, Rilwanu Babatunde Osuolale Aremu Akiolu, at his palace in Isale Eko, Lagos. The visit formed part of preparations for the anniversary events scheduled to hold from May 29 to June 4. During the meeting, Commodore Adams-Aliu formally invited the […]

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NDLEA Chief Calls for National Backing for New Anti-Drug Development Strategy

By Zainab Uzomah The Chairman of Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brigadier General Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd), has urged a stronger national response to the country’s illicit drug problem, calling for broad support for a new alternative development programme aimed at curbing cannabis cultivation and improving security. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday, Marwa said the initiative—recently launched in three cannabis-growing communities in Ondo State—marks […]

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Army chief courts Oba of Lagos, seeks traditional backing for national security

By Zainab Uzomah Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has visited the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu I, to seek the support of traditional institutions for military operations and to strengthen civil–military relations. In a statement signed by the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Colonel Appolonia Anele, the visit took place on Thursday, 11 December 2025, when the army chief paid a courtesy call on […]

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