That reminds of people that were making comments about parades. Every country has its own traditions, but retirement parades are quite common and regular. This is General Loyd Austin's retirement parade. General Austin was the last US general in Iraq and then he became the commander of Centcom (you might remember when I told you about the US joint combat commanders).
His joke at the beginning of his speech was because the ceremony was held in a hall due to bad weather.
bigpicture001: APC finally demystify this place.. through out the military and also PDP, it is illegal to take a picture of this place talk less of making it public
Those are obviously not photos of the presidential villa. They are AI generated images of the National Assembly.
Photos of the presidential villa have been public since when Olusegun Obasanjo was president. I have posted some on Nairaland.
🇳🇬: Former Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun has retired from the Nigeria Police Force after 36 years of service, saying he served the country to the best of his ability as he took his final salute in uniform. pic.twitter.com/cevMq7Gpzu
The pulling out parade is the last official duty of a retiring senior officer. At the end of the parade the retiring officer and his/her spouse mount the back of an open top SUV. There are two long ropes that are tied to the front of the SUV and other senior officers ceremonially "pull" the retiring officer out of the barracks.
In the Navy the retiring officer boards a vessel after being pulled out and then he sails away (sailing out parade). In the air force the retiring officer boards an aircraft (usually a helicopter) and flies away.
NIGERIA POLICE FORCE HOLDS PULL-OUT PARADE IN HONOUR OF FORMER IGP EGBETOKUN
The Nigeria Police Force today held a ceremonial Pull-Out Parade at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, in honour of the immediate past Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olukayode Adeolu Egbetokun (rtd), PhD., NPM, marking the formal conclusion of his distinguished policing career spanning over three and a half decades.
The colourful parade celebrated the remarkable service and leadership of the former IGP, who retired from active duty on 25th February 2026 after 36 years of dedicated service to the Nigeria Police Force and the nation.
In his remarks, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, psc(+), NPM described the ceremony as a significant moment for the Nigeria Police Force, noting that the career of the retired IGP was defined by dedication, professionalism, and exemplary leadership. He highlighted the former IGP’s contributions to strengthening operational efficiency, promoting intelligence-led policing, enhancing professionalism, and reinforcing the institutional values of discipline, accountability, and service within the Force. On behalf of the officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force, he expressed profound appreciation for the retired IGP’s outstanding service and invaluable contributions to policing in Nigeria.
In his farewell address, the retired IGP, IGP Olukayode Adeolu Egbetokun, expressed gratitude for the opportunity to serve the nation through the Nigeria Police Force for thirty-six years. Reflecting on his tenure, he noted that deliberate efforts were made to strengthen institutional processes, expand operational capabilities, and enhance professionalism across the Force. Key initiatives included the expansion of the Intelligence Bureau to a full department, the elevation of the Legal and Medical Units to Directorate status, the development of the Nigeria Police Cybercrime Centre, improvements to the National Criminal Database, and the establishment of additional Police Mobile Force Squadrons, Area Commands, and the Special Intervention Squad.
The event was attended by several distinguished dignitaries including the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu; the Chairman, House Committee on Police Affairs, Hon. Dr. Abubakar Yellman, represented by Hon. Kama Nkemkanma; the Director-General of the Department of State Services, Mr. Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi; the Chairman, Police Service Commission, DIG Hashimu Argungu (Rtd); former Inspectors-General of Police including IGP Mike Okiro (Rtd) and IGP Ogbonna Onovo (Rtd); heads and representatives of sister security agencies and traditional rulers led by the Paramount Ruler of Yewaland, HRM Oba Kehinde Olugbenle.
DCP ANTHONY OKON PLACID psc(+), mni Force Public Relations Officer Force Headquarters, Abuja 12th March, 2026
Iran appears to have conducted a significant cyberattack against a U.S. company, a first since the war started
The company, Stryker, said a cyberattack disrupted its “Microsoft environment.”
An Iran-linked hacker group has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on a medical tech company in what appears to be the first significant instance of Iran’s hacking an American company since the start of the war between the countries.
The company, Stryker, which is headquartered in Michigan, produces a range of medical equipment and technology.
Historically, Iran has conducted some of the most infamous “wiper” cyberattacks on national enemies, aiming to simply erase all data on computers’ networks. Victims include Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia’s national oil company, in 2012, and the Sands Casino in 2014.
Since the war started, some established hacker groups sympathetic to Iranian leadership have claimed minor attacks, but most have been relegated to briefly altering the appearance of a website, and none have appeared to have had major impact. Some tech and cybersecurity companies, including Google, and the email cybersecurity company Proofpoint have told NBC News that they have largely seen Iran’s hackers conducting espionage related to the war.
But that appears to have changed Wednesday, with what appears to have been a different type of attack that also deleted information from devices. A Stryker employee, who requested to not be identified because they are not authorized to speak for the company, said that employee’s work-issued phones stopped working, grinding work and communications with colleagues to a standstill.
Handala Team has claimed responsibility for the Stryker hack in statements on its Telegram and X accounts. The group routinely brags about its exploits on the social media platforms, which have in recent days taken down previous versions of their accounts.
Specifics of how the hack was conducted are not clear. But public evidence of the hack points to the likelihood that hackers gained access to the company’s Microsoft Intune account, which the employee confirmed Stryker uses. From there, Handala appears to have wiped some employees’ devices back to factory settings, an expert said.
“They seem to have obtained access to the Microsoft Intune management console. This is a solution for managing corporate devices,” said Rafe Pilling, the director of threat intelligence at the cybersecurity company Sophos, which has tied Handala to Iran’s Intelligence Ministry.
“One of the features is the ability to remotely wipe a device if it’s lost/stolen etc. Looks like they triggered that for some or all of the enrolled devices,” he said in a written exchange.
Microsoft’s website describes the remote wipe feature as “commonly used when a device needs to be retired, repurposed, reset for troubleshooting, or securely erased if lost or stolen.”
In a statement on its website Wednesday, Stryker said that the disruption was due to a cyberattack but that its own systems were not directly hacked and that ransomware — a common type of cybercrime that can also significantly disrupt companies’ networks — was not a factor.
“Stryker is experiencing a global network disruption to our Microsoft environment as a result of a cyber attack. We have no indication of ransomware or malware and believe the incident is contained,” the statement said.
The company did not respond to a request for further details. Microsoft did not respond to a request for comment.
IbrahimSola: Surely whoever posted this report is a learner. People should endeavor to provide back stories to their posts. The OP should have included what the guy tweeted.
You are a learner if you did not see the links to previous posts. You are in fact at infant level if you think I'm going to post tweets that break the law.
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