Army acquiring helicopters to enhance operations – COAS

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, says the Army is reactivating its Air wing to enhance its operations and relieve pressure on the Nigerian Air Force...

Military takeover is a setback for prosperity in Africa – envoy

Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), Amb. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, has said that military coups recently witnessed in some Africa countries are...

Bandits kill 2, kidnap 3 in Nigeria North West of Kaduna

The police command in Kaduna State has confirmed that two persons were killed and three others kidnapped by suspected bandits on Sept. 15 in a community in the state.

The...

No terrorist, bandit, criminal should be spared – Defence Chief

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has charged operational commanders to ensure that no terrorist, bandit or any criminal is spared in their various areas...

Nigerian Military Troops Free 17 Abducted Zamfara Civilians, Rustled Cows

Troops of the Joint Task Force Northwest Operation HADARIN DAJI have continued to record more successes with intensified fighting and offensive patrols in its Areas of...

We must recalibrate our strength, defeat adversaries – Lagbaja

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has charged operational commanders of the Nigerian Army to recalibrate their strength to deal scientific blows to the enemies...

Insecurity: CDS harps on timely intelligence sharing among services

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has urged service chiefs and commanders of military operations to promote intelligence sharing and collaboration...

DSP Musa Adamu, Police Officer Shot in Active Service, Still Battling Life threatening Illness Without Help From Nigerian Police

DSP Musa Muhammed Adamu, a Mobile Police Officer who was shot while on active service by bandits at Galadimawa forest...

Military destroys 89 illegal refining sites in 2 weeks

The Defence Headquarters, says troops of Operation Delta Safe have in the last two weeks, uncovered and destroyed 89 illegal refining sites in the Niger Delta region.

The...

Military neutralises 151 terrorists, apprehends 456 in 2 weeks – DHQ

The Defence Headquarters says  troops of  Armed Forces of Nigeria,  have in the last two weeks eliminated a total of 151 terrorists and apprehended 456...

Troops repelled ISWAP ambush, as 1 one killed, five passengers injured by IED

By: Zagazola Makama

A commuter vehicle encountered a Roadside Improvised Explosive Device ambush on road KARETO, MOBBAR LGA.

The suspected IED is believed to have been...

MNJTF Troops Repel ISWAP Assaults on Banki Town

In a series of events on the evening of September 12 and the early hours of September 13, 2023, #MNJTF troops stationed in Banki, Borno State, Nigeria, successfully repelled two separate assaults by...

Proceeds of kidnapping being used to finance terrorism – ONSA

Retired Rear Adm. Yaminu Musa, the Coordinator, National Counter-Terrorism Centre in the Office of the National Security Adviser (NCTC-ONSA), says proceeds of kidnapping are being used...

We’ll upscale operations against all threats – COAS

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, says the Nigerian Army will upscale its operations against all threats in all zones of the federation to bring the much desired peace...

Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Niger inaugurate ‘Op Safe Domain II’ against maritime crimes

Nigeria, Benin Republic, Togo and Niger Republic have inaugurated  “Operation Safe Domain II” as a collaborative effort toward eradicating piracy and...

TROOPS OF OPERATION HADARIN DAJI HAVE RESCUED 18 KIDNAPPED VICTIMS IN NORTH WEST

The Troops of the Joint Task Force Northwest Operation HADARIN DAJI under the command of the General officer Commanding 8 Division Nigerian Army has again rescued over...

North-East Governors issue 10-Point Communique

Communique issued at the end of the 8th Meeting of the North-East Governors’ Forum (NEGF)
Held in Maiduguri, Borno State. Saturday, 9th- September, 2023.

The Northeast Governors’ Forum (NEGF)...

North East governors urge military to neutralise insurgents that fail to surrender

North East Governors’ Forum has urged the military to neutralise insurgents that fail to surrender in the ongoing mass surrender by terrorists in the...

Insurgency inflicts $9bn damages in North-East — Shetima

The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, on Saturday in Maiduguri lamented  that Boko Haram insurgency had inflicted damages in the North-East, to the tune of $9billion.

The...

Nigerien democratic crisis needs more than diplomacy – American don

An American don, Dr Fred Cocozelli says the Nigerien democratic crisis does not call for the use of force but will need more than diplomacy for the military junta to...