Sentences with phrase «by army generals»
This has included consistent distortions of his views, attempts to ridicule and delegitimize his leadership, and even threats by army generals to overthrow Corbyn were he to be elected PM.
http://www.leftfutures.org/ Not exact matches
The rest of the tale is hearsay: that a heavily indebted Heywood, a former family friend and fixer who had helped get Bo junior into Harrow (Heywood's prestigious alma mater in England) had demanded a bigger cut of a business deal; that he threatened to expose underhanded dealings by Gu if he didn't get it; that Bo's police chief, Wang Lijun, had confronted him over the alleged murder (the death was originally put down to alcohol poisoning), after which Wang sought asylum at an American consulate; that Gu had shown up at a police station in a People's Liberation Army major - general's uniform to announce that she was under special orders from Beijing to «protect» Comrade Wang; that the couple had plotted to assassinate Wang and came up with three separate storylines to avoid being implicated.
Film and television stars, on the other hand, employ an army of public relations professionals tasked with ensuring their clients are seen as «normal» by the general population.
Yet this obscures the reality that, already by late 1914, all belligerents were stuck in a war that was supposed to have ended soon, according to optimists across Europe, but inconveniently had not, leaving the armies jammed in a conflict that generals and politicians could see no easy way out of.
General Bogdanov, the commander of the 2nd Guards Tank Army, and another Soviet general sat down by mistake on seats reserved for the German delegation.General Bogdanov, the commander of the 2nd Guards Tank Army, and another Soviet general sat down by mistake on seats reserved for the German delegation.general sat down by mistake on seats reserved for the German delegation.»
It soon became clear, however, that implementing the various recommendations and agreements was being opposed by conservatives in the KMT, who feared these measures would dilute their party's control of the government, and by Nationalist generals, who objected to reducing the size of their armies.
Bolivia seemed to enjoy overwhelming advantages over Paraguay: it had thrice the latter's population, an army well - trained by the German general Hans von Kundt, and an ample supply of arms purchased by loans from American banks.
Hwang Pyong So was apparently dismissed as director of the Korean People's Army General Political Bureau and succeeded by Kim Jong Gak, former minister of the People's Armed Forces.
The coup that threatened to topple General Ibrahim Babangida's government in April of 1990 was by all accounts generated by Christians in the army» most of whom are still in place.
The «Father» of the Nation, being the United States of America is quoted saying; «The General is sorry to be informed — , that the foolish and wicked practice of profane cursing and swearing, a vice heretofore little known in an American army, is growing into a fashion; — he hopes the officers will, by example as well as influence, endeavor to check it, and that both they and the men will reflect that we can have little hope of the blessing of Heaven on our arms, if we insult it by impiety and folly; added to this, it is a vice so mean and low, without any temptation, that every man of sense and character detests and despises it.»
There's a good video on an Indian site with an interview by a female Sikh reporter with the Indian Army general (Bara, Baka,?
A miracle which was often repeated during times of drought and general thirst in the army was the production of an abundant yield of water from a little vessel which the Prophet blessed by putting his fingers in it.
For instance, it has only the skulls of the Cheyennes and Arapahos killed by the U.S. Army in the 1878 Sand Creek Massacre: the surgeon general of the time wanted just their heads shipped to Washington for study.)
A recent document approved in December, 1989 by the Army's chief of staff, General Carl Vuono, entitled «Military Operations in Low - Intensity Conflict,» describes the army's new aggressive plArmy's chief of staff, General Carl Vuono, entitled «Military Operations in Low - Intensity Conflict,» describes the army's new aggressive plarmy's new aggressive plans.
-- Lt. General William Boykin, US Army «Those who refuse to submit publicly to the eternal sanctions of God by submitting to His Church's public marks of the covenant — baptism and holy communion — must be denied citizenship.»
After service as an Army officer in World War II, he was playing shortstop for the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro American League when he was signed to a minor league contract by «The Mahatma,» Branch Rickey, a cigar - chomping Methodist and the Dodgers» general manager.
Fayyad is kept in power by the Israeli Army and by a few thousand Palestinian security forces deployed by the U.S. under General Keith Dayton.
Army Chief of Staff General Douglas MacArthur commanded the infantry and cavalry supported by six tanks.
You can pretend you're knights and dub him the royal «Big Brother» by tapping him on each shoulder with a baby bottle, salute him like an army general, or have him raise his right hand and solemnly swear to uphold the laws of big brotherhood.
It is unprecedented in the history of the Nigerian Army and great boost to the strength of the Officer Corps of the Nigerian Army by the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General TY Buratai.
The site's raison d'être is to highlight incumbent Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer's upbraiding of an Army general for repeatedly referring to her by the female honorific rather than as «Senator» during a hearing — pretty thin gruel for a scandal, though not Boxer's best moment as an elected official.
The action by the Army followed various allegations by the trio against the Nigerian military, which the Theatre Commander OPs LAFIYA DOLE, Major General Rogers Nicholas described -LSB-...]
Addressing the journalists during the commissioning of the center, the Theater Commander Operation LAFIYA DOLE Major General Yusha'u Mahmood Abubakar represented by the General Officer Commanding 7 Division Nigerian Army Major General Lamidi Adeosun, urged the journalists to use the media centre to clear areas they are in doubt instead of relying on unknown sources to get information on Operation LAFIYA DOLE.
Buhari is to be accompanied by the Minister of Defense, Alhaji Mansur Ali and Service Chiefs, Chief of Defense Staff, General Gabriel Olanisakin, Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Abubakar Sadique and Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Obet Ebas.
The White House is reportedly mulling replacing national security adviser H.R. McMaster, an Army general — a move that is being orchestrated by White House chief of staff John Kelly and Defense Secretary James Mattis.
Thompson was a prisoner of war (POW) in the Paris Prison, Buchenwald Concentration Camp, Stalag Luft 3 camp and Nuremburg camp before being liberated at the Mooseburg camp by General George S. Patton's 3rd Army on May 15, 1945.
The move to oust McMaster, an Army general, is being orchestrated by White House chief of staff John Kelly and Defense Secretary James Mattis, MSNBC reported.
He added that it is in line with the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai's Barracks Investment Initiative Program (BIIP) to take care of the welfare of the troops and in way boost the morale of troops fighting against insurgency in the North East Nigeria by empowering their families and wards.
«The major findings of the Investigation Panel were as follows: There was no collusion on the part of the Nigerian Army and units operating in Taraba State with any bandit (s) as stated by Lieutenant General TY Danjuma (Retired).
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, has revealed how the $ 1billion approved by President Muhammadu Buhari for the purchase of military equipment will...
The address by Lt. General Buratai reads, «You may recall that the Nigerian Army has been engaged in the conduct of counter insurgency operation tagged Operation Lafiya Dole in the North East region for some years with considerable successes.
A statement released by Director Army Public Relations on Monday, Brigadier General Texal Chukwu indicated that the Troops of 22 Brigade deployed in operation LAFIYA DOLE rescued the hostages from the Boko Haram Terrorists enclave.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai has commuted the death sentences passed on 66 soldiers who were tried by several Military Court Martials for mutiny and other offences in the fight against Boko Haram terrorists»...
The speech read by the Acting GOC at the inauguration of the court martial reads, «Following the directive from Army Headquarters (AHQ) that a standing General Court Martial (GCM) be set up for Op Lafiya Dole to try offences committed by personnel within the Theatre of Operation, I issued a Convening Order for a GCM on 5 August 2016 and the members were directed to assemble today at this venue for the formal inauguration of the GCM.
The Award which was presented to Gen. Buratai by former Ghanian President, Dr. John Draman Mahama at the Sandro Sun Hotel, South Africa was received by the General Officer Commanding 3 division (GOC), Nigerian Army, Major general Peter Dauke on behalf of thGeneral Officer Commanding 3 division (GOC), Nigerian Army, Major general Peter Dauke on behalf of thgeneral Peter Dauke on behalf of the COAS.
Following the fall of Sambisa Forest and the defeat of Boko Haram by the Nigerian Military, Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai has been awarded the African Leadership Magazine Award in recognition of the strategic and commanding roles he played in achieving the feat.
Representing the Chief of Army Staff at the first annual conference of Guild of Corporate Online Publishers, Major General Peter Dauke said that Borno had about 400,000 houses damaged by Boko Haram Link: https://goo.gl/Mj9Sg9)
From the President who has refused to act on investigative reports submitted to him on grievous allegations of diverting over a billion naira meant for resettlement of Internal Displaced Persons (IDPs) by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal under the Presidential Initiative for the North East (PINE) and the miraculous discovery of 13billion naira in an apartment at Ikoyi, Lagos under the supervision of the Director of the Nigerian Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ayodele Oke, to the Head of Service of the Federation, Oyo - Ita Winifred Ekanem, who connived with others to reinstate into active duty and promote Abdulrasheed Maina, the former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, who allegedly stole over 6billion naira pension fund; the Chief of Staff to President Buhari now renamed the «Thief of Staff», Abba Kyari, who allegedly received a bribe of 500million naira to negotiate a fine reduction for MTN Nigeria, and has continuously been in the heart of every sharp practices in the Presidency; the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu who allegedly received a kickback of 3.8 billion naira in exchange for marginal oilfield using his brother, Dumebi Kachikwu as front; the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, who was the brain behind the reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina; the Chief of Army Staff, General Tukur Buratai who during his time as the Director of Procurement at the Army Headquarters allegedly diverted funds meant to equip the Military into buying choice properties worth millions of dollar in Dubai; the Minister for Solid Minerals, Dr. Kayode Fayemi who allegedly embezled State Universal Education Board (SUBEB) funds as the Governor of Ekiti State; the Minister for Interior, Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau who was indicted by a Presidential investigative committee probing Arm procurement for awarding ghost contracts worth $ 930,500,690 with others while as the Chief of Army Staff between 2008 - 2010 and one of the brains behind the reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina; the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi alleged to have stolent 142billion naira as the Governor of Rivers State.
The Chief of Army Staff, Nigerian Army, Lieutenant General TY Buratai, on Wednesday 20th September 2017, launched 3 books on Critical Thinking written by Colonel Charles Dalo Nengite, as part of efforts to enhance the capacity of Nigerian Army's personnel in creativity and innovation in the application of Critical Thinking.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai and the Nigerian Army were conferred with awards of patriotism and excellence by THE NIGERIAN News Portal at The Dorchester, in the City of Westminster, London on Friday 25th August, 2017.
The awards which were presented by John Milton, renowned American Journalist with specialty in photojournalism and Patrick Smith, Editor in Chief, African Confidential Magazine were received by Major General Chris Jemitola, Chief of Policy and Plans (Army), on behalf of the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai and the Nigerian Army.
While unveiling the 3 books; «Curriculum for Basic Critical Thinking and Judgement», «Curriculum for Self - Awareness in Critical Thinking and Judgement» and «Curriculum for Advanced Critical Thinking and Judgement», as well as «Curriculum for Self - Awareness in Critical Thinking and Judgement Workbook», Lieutenant General TY Buratai, who was represented by Major General Chris Jemitola, Chief of Policy and Plans (Army) at the occasion, said top military and management experts have rated Critical Thinking as the most important skill set for the complex strategic environment of the 21st century.
Impressively the Lib Dems can turn out an army of activists from across the country for a by - election but won't be able to repeat the trick across the whole country at the next general election.
The Nigerian army has inaugurated a committee to investigate allegations leveled against its personnel by former Defence Minister, General Theophilus Y. Danjuma.
By Jimitota Onoyume PORTHARCOURT — CHIEF of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai has commended his men for crushing terrorism in the...
According to the spokesperson of the Nigeria army, Sani Usman, a brigadier general, the raid was conducted by troops of 192 Battalion, 26 Task Force Brigade, deployed for Operation LAFIYA DOLE in the volatile northeast Nigeria.
The father of late Harun, Major General Mamman Jiya Vatsa, was a senior Nigerian Army officer and writer who was executed by the government of Major General Ibrahim Babangida on 5 March 1986 following a military tribunal death sentence for treason associated with an abortive coup.
Public scepticism has been re-enforced by the blockbuster accusation by General T.Y Danjuma, former Chief of Army Staff and Defence Minister that the Nigerian Military under Buhari are «colluding» with «armed bandits» (read Boko Haram and Fulani herdsmen) to carry out ethnic cleansing across communities in central Nigeria!
The value of purchases purported to have been made by the general were $ 419,000.00 and at least N42.2 million and some of the payments for the second purchase were made by an army finance professional days after Buratai became army chief!
In attendance w ere representative of the Chief of Training and Operations Army Headquarters, Brigadier General Ndalolo, Defence Headquarters Observer Team led by Commodore Shammah, Security Adviser to Abia State Governor, Captain (rtd) Idonsi Awa and the Commanders of 14 and 34 Brigades,