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Nigeria gets right to host 3rd African Defence, War Colleges Forum next year
Nigeria has been elected to host the 3rd Edition of the Forum of African Defence and War Colleges’ Commandants (FADWCC) next year.
Spokesman of the National Defence College Nigeria (NDC) Navy Captain Mohammed Tukur Mohammed, who dropped the hint yesterday, said the hosting right was announced by the Director of the Royal College of Higher Military Studies (CREMS), Col.-Maj. Lahcen El-Hajjami, at the recently concluded 2nd Edition of the forum in Kenitra, Morocco.
The NDC spokesman said the announcement was sequel to a unanimous vote by member-countries in attendance.
According to him, with the hosting right, Nigeria becomes the second host and first Anglophone country to play host to the Forum.
He said: “The FADWCC was conceptualized in 2024 to forge partnerships among the defence and war colleges aimed at proffering solutions to common problems facing African nations in addition to enhancing collaborations in higher professional military education.
“The leader of Nigeria’s delegation and Commandant of NDC Nigeria, Rear Admiral Olumuyiwa Morakinyo Olotu, accepted the hosting right on behalf of the Armed Forces of Nigeria and received the symbolic hosting flag from his Moroccan counterpart.”
Navy Captain Tukur said the 2025 FADWCC with the theme, “Artificial Intelligence and Defence”, was attended by commandants of defence and war colleges from 14 African nations.
The countries, according to him, include Angola, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Cote d’Ivoire and Ethiopia. Others are Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, and Zambia.
He said: “The attendance this year is a remarkable increase from 8 in the maiden edition in 2024.
“It is expected that the 3rd Edition in Abuja in 2026 would witness attendance by more commandants of defence and war colleges across Africa.
“The Nigerian delegation also had the commandants of the Army, Navy and Air Force War Colleges and their spouses as well as some academic staff members from the four colleges,” he added.
Rea Admiral Olotu expressed Nigeria’s readiness to host a befitting Forum in Abuja come 2026.
He said the Commandant thanked his colleagues for the confidence reposed in Nigeria to host the next edition of the Forum with a promise to surpass the high standard set by Morocco.
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Man in shock after lady he lodged with in a hotel in Abuja flees with his car and other valuables
A Nigerian man is currently in shock after a young lady identified as Precious Chinyere , whom he took to a hotel in the Asokoro area in the FCT for a romantic getaway allegedly fled with his car and other personal belongings on Thursday, February 5,
The distraught man and Precious had visited the hotel and opted for a short time stay. Things took a different in the evening when the man noticed Precious had left the hotel room without notifying him and took along with her some of his personal belongings including phones and laptop and also his car.
The victim immediately reported the incident to the police.
When contacted, the spokesperson of the FCT police command, SP Josephine Adeh, told LIB that the matter is currently being investigated and that efforts are being made to apprehend the suspect.
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US Reacts As De@th Toll In Kwara Terror Attacks Hits 200
The United States Mission in Nigeria has condemned the k!lling of more than 200 civilians in recent attacks on communities in Kwara State.
Recall that terrorists launched de@dly attacks on Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday night, k!lling unsuspecting citizens.
It was gathered that the gunmen invaded the villages, opened fire on residents and burned homes.
According to reports, the de@th toll from the unfortunate incident hit 200 on Thursday night.
Reacting, the US Mission Nigeria condemned the k!lling via a post on its official X handle.
The post reads, “The United States condemns the horrific attack in Kwara state in Nigeria, which claimed the lives of more than 160 people, with the de@th toll still unconfirmed and many still unaccounted for.
“We express our deepest condolences to the families of those affected by this senseless violence.
“We welcome President Tinubu’s order to deploy security forces to protect villages in the area and his directive to federal and state officials to provide aid to the community and bring the perpetrators of this atrocity to justice.”
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“I’ll never settle for a barber, yahoo boy or a poor man” — nail tech’s list of men she says she can’t marry sparks reactions online
A Nigerian nail technician has set social media talking after openly listing the kind of men she says she can never settle for.
In a now-viral post, she stated clearly that she refuses to “settle for less” and went on to mention professions and traits she considers a no-go area.
According to her, she can never settle for a barber, an aza man, a yahoo boy, a mechanic, an actor, a laundry man, a hype man, or a plumber. She also added that she wouldn’t marry a man with a high body count or a poor man.

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