Sani Abacha;was a Nigerian military dictator and statesman who ruled Nigeria as the military head of state from 1993 following a palace coup d'état until his sudden death in 1998.
Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida is a Nigerian statesman and military dictator who ruled as military president of Nigeria from 1985 when he orchestrated a coup d'état against his military and political arch-rival Muhammadu Buhari,until his resignation in 1993 as a result of the post-12 June 1993 election which he illegally nullified.
Dele Giwa was a Nigerian journalist,editor,and founder of Newswatch magazine.
The National Security Organization (NSO) of Nigeria,or Nigerian Security Organization,was created under Decree number 27 of 1976 by the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo,after the failed Dimka coup which claimed the life of former Head of State General Murtala Mohammed. The NSO was given a mandate of co-ordinating Internal Security,Foreign Intelligence and counterintelligence activities. It was charged with the detection and prevention of any crime against the security of the state,with the protection of classified materials,and with carrying out any other security missions assigned by the president.
The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) is a military university based in Kaduna,Nigeria,that trains officer cadets for commissioning into one of the three services of the Nigerian Armed Forces:the Army,the Navy,and the Air Force. The duration of training at the Nigerian Defence Academy is five years.
The Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA),is the primary military intelligence agency of Nigeria. The DIA was established in 1986 to provide an efficient system of obtaining military intelligence for the Nigerian Armed Forces and Ministry of Defence. The DIA promotes Nigeria's Defence Policy,enhances military cooperation with other countries,protects the lives of Nigerian citizens,and maintains the territorial integrity of Nigeria. The DIA is headed by the Chief of Defence Intelligence (CDI) who is appointed by the President of Nigeria.
Mohammed Bello Kaliel was a Nigerian Army Colonel and the first Governor of Bauchi State,Nigeria after it was created on 3 February 1976 when North-Eastern State was divided into Bauchi,Borno,and Gongola states,during the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo. He held office until July 1978.
Stephen Anthony Ukpo was Minister of Information and Culture,and then Governor of Rivers State,Nigeria,from August 1986 until July 1988 during the military administration of General Ibrahim Babangida.
Salihu Ibrahim FSS,FHWC was a Nigerian army general who was Chief of Army Staff from August 1990 until September 1993 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida.
Lateef Kayode Are is a retired Nigerian Army Colonel who was Director General of the Nigerian State Security Service (SSS) from 1999 to 2007 and briefly served as National Security Adviser in 2010. Are served as an officer in the Directorate of Military Intelligence up until retirement by General Sani Abacha. Are was appointed as Director-General of the State Security Service by President Olusegun Obasanjo,served in that post throughout President Obasanjo's two terms (1999-2007),and was replaced by Afakiriya Gadzama,who was appointed in August 2007 by President Umaru Yar'Adua.
Albert Korubo Horsfall is a Nigerian former high ranking security and intelligence official. He was a police officer and pioneer member of the National Security Organization (NSO). He was also the first director of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA);and the second director of the State Security Service (SSS).
Mohammed Lawal Rafindadi (1934–2007) was a Nigerian diplomat and security chief from Katsina state. Ambassador Rafindadi was a career diplomat in the Nigerian foreign service and also a pioneer intelligence officer in the Research Department (RD) of the Foreign Ministry. He served as Nigeria's Ambassador to West Germany between 1981 and 1983 and later as the third and last Director-General of the National Security Organization (NSO).
Sambo Dasuki is a retired Nigerian military officer who served as National Security Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan and briefly to President Muhammadu Buhari.
Ibrahim Ahmed Bako was a senior officer in the Nigerian Army who played a principal role in two Nigerian military coups:the July 1966 counter-coup and the December 1983 coup. The 1983 coup ousted the democratic government of Shehu Shagari while the July 1966 coup ousted the military government of General Ironsi. Bako was killed during the December 1983 coup d'état.
The Nigerian military coup of 1983 took place on 31 December that year. It was coordinated by key officers of the Nigerian military and led to the ousting of the democratically elected government of President Shehu Shagari and the installation of Major General Muhammadu Buhari as head of state.
Mohammed Babagana Monguno is a Nigerian retired military general who served as National Security Adviser from 2015 to 2023. He was the Chief of Defence Intelligence from July 2009 to September 2011;and the Commander of the Brigade of Guards from 2007 to 2009.
Haliru Akilu is a Nigerian general who was Director of National Intelligence and Director of Military Intelligence at various times in the 1990s.
The Nigerian National Security Adviser,commonly referred to as the NSA,is a senior official of the federal government of Nigeria,based at the Three Arms Zone in Abuja,FCT. The national security adviser acts on behalf of the president of Nigeria,co-ordinating the management of all national security matters as principal adviser on state security. The position is a statutory member of the National Security Council (NSC) and Federal Executive Council (FEC),and chairs meetings of the Nigerian intelligence agencies. The NSA is supported by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA),which includes executive staff drawn from intelligence,the armed forces,law enforcement and paramilitary units who primarily fulfil roles assigned them by the NSA at any given time in furtherance of the national security strategy of Nigeria. The National Security Adviser serves at the pleasure of the President and does not require confirmation from the Nigerian Senate. The duties of the NSA varies from administration to administration;and depends not only on the qualities of the person appointed to the position,but also on the style and management philosophy of the incumbent President. Historically,appointment to the office has been held by senior police officers,and,the top brass of military officers up to,and,including three- and four-star generals.
Mahdi Aliyu Mohammed Gusau is a Nigerian politician and lawyer,he served as deputy governor of Zamfara State from 2019 until his impeachment in 2022. He was the Presidential Campaign Chairman 2023 election. He is a son of General Aliyu Mohammed Gusau who is a former Minister of Defence,Chief of Army Staff and National Security Adviser of Nigeria.
The 2023 Zamfara State gubernatorial election will take place on 18 March 2023,to elect the Governor of Zamfara State,concurrent with elections to the Zamfara State House of Assembly as well as twenty-seven other gubernatorial elections and elections to all other state houses of assembly. The election—which was postponed from its original 11 March date—was held three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections. Incumbent APC Governor Bello Matawalle has been renominated by his party and was defeated by Dauda Lawal of PDP on 18th of March 2023.
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