Year: 2025

by George Ozalla The Nigerian Army has confirmed plans to recruit up to 24,000 new soldiers as part of an expanded national security response aimed at confronting the country’s widening threats. Senior military officials in Abuja said the recruitment drive follows the approval of additional training facilities that will allow the Army to train 12,000 […]

by George Ozalla The National Assembly Press Chapel held its 2025 Press Week in Abuja Tuesday with a call for deeper collaboration between the legislature and the media in strengthening Nigeria’s democracy. The event, held at the National Assembly complex, drew lawmakers, senior government officials, media executives and representatives of civil society groups. The President […]

Flashback by Chukwudi George Ozalla The rise of Richard Nixon from a controversial young congressman to the presidency is a case study in how media do more than report events. They select which events matter, shape the language in which those events are understood, and supply the formats through which personalities are translated into political […]

by George Ozalla At the Nigeria Air Force Centre in Kado District, Abuja, a distinguished gathering of Nigeria’s political and traditional elite filled the hall on Thursday, 20 November 2025, to honour a statesman whose life has become intertwined with the nation’s developmental story. The occasion was the launch of Obong (Arc.) Victor Attah’s long‑awaited […]

by George Ozalla The National Human Rights Commission has described the killing of Brigadier General Musa Uba and several soldiers in Borno State as a devastating loss to the country, urging the government to ensure that frontline troops are not abandoned to the cruelty of insurgents. General Uba was said to have led a team […]

Reflection by Chukwudi George Ozalla Carl von Clausewitz , the Prussian Army General whose life was shaped by brutal Napoleonic battlefields, once observed that war is an act of force pushed to its utmost bounds. Clausewitz wrote from the lens of a soldier who had seen cities burned, armies shattered, and societies shaken at their […]

As former President Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR, clocks 68, I, Stephen Ameh and family, proudly join countless Nigerians to celebrate a man whose name has become synonymous with humility, nation-building, and uncommon statesmanship. Dr. Jonathan is not just a former President — he is a defining force in Nigeria’s democratic journey. His courage to […]

by George Ozalla The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sounded the alarm over the rising wave of attacks, kidnappings, and killings across Nigeria, warning that the nation’s respect for human life is rapidly eroding. Dr Tony Ojukwu OFR SAN, Executive Secretary of the NHRC, highlighted the recent abduction of 25 schoolgirls in Kebbi and […]

As you mark milestone birthdays, turning 68 and 87 years young, respectively, PANDEF extends warmest congratulations to you, Former President Goodluck Jonathan and Obong Attah, on behalf of the people of the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. We give thanks to Almighty God for the gift of life, wisdom, and the opportunity to leave indelible […]

by George Ozalla Senator Okey Ezea, representing Enugu North Senatorial District on the Labour Party platform, has died in Lagos. He passed away on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at approximately 11:07 p.m. following a brief illness, the family confirmed. His death prompted widespread mourning across the political spectrum. Labour Party leaders described him as a […]