Sentences with phrase «military chiefs»

Armsgate: Fayose cautions Buhari over probe of military chiefs, says $ 2.1 bn arms deal is a scam Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to rethink his order that 18 Military Generals be probed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged involvement in the $ 2.1 billion arms deal.

Chancellor George Osborne endorsed the view of former military chief Field Marshal Lord Bramall, who described Mr Johnson's remarks as «simply laughable» and «absurd».

As senior military chiefs call on Downing Street to review security for trips to Afghanistan after the Taliban attempted to bring down David Cameron's helicopter, former Commander of the British Forces in Afghanistan Colonel Richard Kemp tells Channel 4 News the key is to be «unpredictable».

Governor Fayose, who reacted to President Buhari's order for the 18 serving and retired military chiefs to appear before the EFCC from Monday, through his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, said the military officers ought to have been probed in accordance with the armed forces rules of engagement.

Defence secretary Dr Liam Fox commented on the letter, published in the Telegraph, where military chiefs criticised the SDSR's cuts:

Deborah becomes the first transgender soldier on the front line in Army history: Military chiefs say bomb disposal expert has won respect of comrades for The 29 - year - old former soldier tells of her own hell at the hands of bullying male soldiers after reading about Katrina Hodge's ordeal in the Sunday People

The job cuts announcement came as David Cameron called on military chiefs to begin preparing plans for a no - fly zone over Libya.

British military chiefs have hit back at Donald Trump's decision to ban transgender people from serving in the US military.

On the streets of the capital Belgrade, T - shirts for sale bear the face of Ratko Mladic, the notorious Bosnian Serb military chief during the war.

Printouts of plans for such a nuclear torpedo had been spotted in state TV footage of a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and military chiefs in November 2015.

WASHINGTON (AP)-- Officials say U.S. military chiefs will seek a six - month delay before letting transgender people enlist in their services.

Last week Myanmar's military chief Min Aung Hlaing said it was «impossible to accept the number of persons proposed by Bangladesh».

David Cameron has hit back at military chiefs warning him about Britain's ability to continue the fight against Muammar Gaddafi.

David Cameron said that his discussions with military chiefs had reassured, not concerned him, however.

The Labour peer and former military chief Lord West even took the unusual step of calling the Today programme to dismiss his colleague's claims as «nonsense».

The COAS who was in company of top military chiefs while assuring Nigerians that the Nigerian army will not lag said a number of actions have been intensified to enable the military get to the insurgents before they cause any havoc or even run away from their hideouts.

A further welcome for Cameron's initiative came from Shawn Slovo - the film - maker daughter of former ANC military chief Joe Slovo and his wife, the anti-apartheid activist Ruth First, who was murdered by the South African intelligence services in a parcel - bomb attack.

And it's refreshing to see Clooney's gung - ho, combat - experienced military chief question her on a point but then respectfully follow her orders.

Though he appeared in more than eighty films (including My Name Is Nobody and The Day of the Jackal), Martin is probably best remembered for his role as the French military chief, Col...

It all started when an Israeli air strike killed Hamas military chief Ahmed Jabari.

Following the collapse of the Tang Dynasty in 906, the country was ruled by military chiefs who governed during the so - called Five Dynasties period.

Reacting to President Buhari's order for the 18 serving and retired military chiefs to appear before the EFCC from Monday, Fayose through his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, said the military officers ought to have been probed in accordance with the armed forces rules of engagement.

In a letter to the prime minister, published by the Telegraph, military chiefs criticised the decision to cut funding for Harrier jump jets and the Ark Royal:

Military chiefs call for party politics to be kept out of nuclear debate during election, yet it is one thing on which the two main parties agree

Coroners should avoid pronouncing judgement on the decisions which lead to deaths in combat situations, former military chiefs have said.

The military chiefs had said they needed time to study the issue and its effects on the readiness of the force before taking that step.

Was it a secret that IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch worked under Francisco Franco, or that Ugandan IOC member Maj. Gen. Francis Nyangweso — who accepted $ 35,000 for Ugandan sports from the Sydney organizing committee the night before that city was awarded the 2000 Games — was Idi Amin's military chief of staff?

Military chiefs will seek a six - month delay before letting transgender people enlist in their services, officials said Friday.

«Senator Ensign is waiting on the report from the Pentagon and the testimony of the military chiefs to see if any changes to this policy can or should be done in a way so as not to harm the readiness or war fighting capabilities of our troops.

Meanwhile, the whereabouts of the military chief of staff, Gen Hulusi Akar, are still unknown.

It follows a strike which killed 11 Palestinians yesterday, including Hamas» military chief and several children.

The two top government officials had joined the military chiefs to receive the minister when he landed at Osubi Airport in Warri, but were jolted when the military turned them back at the Nigerian Navy Ship, NNS Delta, from where the minister took off to the creeks.

The statement read, «This spectacular victory is the result of committed and focused leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari, the military commanders at the battlefront, the intelligence agencies and the unity of purpose exhibited by the nation's military chiefs to rid the country of the Boko Haram menace.

The military chiefs appointed by Mr President brought the needed experience, skills, dedication, and commitment to the job to ensure that the country returned to being secured.

The row has provoked a debate about whether Macron had humiliated his military chief or whether he had no choice but to exert his authority just two months into his presidency.

French leader Emmanuel Macron faced the biggest crisis of his young presidency on Wednesday following the resignation of the military chief he had rebuked for criticising defence spending cuts.

From this point of view, it is realistic to agree with Maduka Onwukeme, a Lagos - based Legal Practitioner, who rendered a fitting description of Jammeh's limits and bluffs: «Jammeh's «confidence seems to have been bolstered by the pledge of allegiance made by the country's military chief, but then hearing Jammeh's rhetoric, one would mistake the Gambia for the African version of North Korea in military might.»

«Most of the military chiefs cited security reasons for not subjecting those purchases to the nation's laws.

Military chiefs will also be blamed for not bringing stability to Basra.

Some of these former military chiefs have reached out to panel members to allow them have access to relevant documents.»