Security tops agenda as Tinubu attends ECOWAS Summit

President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to attend the 63rd  Ordinary Session of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS on Saturday.

The meeting to be held in the port city of...

TROOPS RESCUE 24 KIDNAP VICTIMS, ELIMINATE ABDUCTORS IN SHOOT OUT

Troops of 223 Battalion, operating under Sector 1 of Joint Task Force, North West Operations Hadarin Daji have in a rescue operation conducted in the early hours of today 7 July 2023...

Key Borno Bridge in Malam Fotori linking Nigeria and Bosso on the verse of collapsing 

By Zagazola Makama

A key bridge linking Nigeria and Niger Republic in the far northern border community of Malumfatori, serving thousands...

UNDP restored hope to 1.3 million people in Lake Chad region -Eziakonwa

Zagazola Makama

 The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says it has 

restored hope to more than 1.3 million people of whom over 700...

World Bank approves $1bn to improve security in Lake Chad Region

Zagazola Makama

The World Bank has provided one billion dollars to strengthen resilience and improve the livelihood of the people in the countries affected by the...

Chadian President restates commitment to ending terrorism in Lake Chad region

 Gen. Mahamat Idriss-Déby Itno, the President of Chad has reiterated his country’s commitment to rid the Lake Chad region of terrorism and insurgency, as well...

Women, Children killed as ISWAP/Boko Haram clash in Borno

By: Zagazola Makama

The Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP), killed scores of Boko Haram fighters, including their women and children in Sambisa Forest near the North East of...

Nigeria Airforce Neutralize Dozen of ISWAP Terrorists  in Marte Operation 

By: Zagazola makama 

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF)  has on Wednesday killed over a dozen Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP)...

MNJTF unable to scale up operations due to inadequate funding- Amb. Nuhu

Zagazola Makama

The Multi National Joint Task Force  is unable to sustain large-scale operations against the Islamic State of the West African Province(ISWAP), due...

Nigerian army will continue to render selfless services to host communities  — GOC

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, says the Nigerian Army under his watch remains alive to its Constitutional mandate of protecting...

Lake Chad Basin Governors meet in Chad

By Zagazola Makama

Governors in the lake chad region are meeting in N’Djamena, Chad to review areas of regional cooperation, peacebuilding and sustainable development.

The meeting was organised by...

UNITED KINGDOM EXPRESSES COMMITMENT TO SUPPORT MNJTF

The United Kingdom has expressed its commitment to support the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in achieving its mandate. This was revealed during a visit to the Headquarters MNJTF...

Lagbaja re-affirms pledge to overcome nation’s security challenges

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has said that the achievements of the Nigerian Army would be consolidated towards overcoming the complex security...

Military pulls out ex-CDS from service

 The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Friday pulled out of service, the immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, following the change of leadership of the Armed Forces by President Bola...

Six persons killed in a Boko Haram roadside bomb attack in Borno 

By: Zagazola Makama 

At Least six persons  were killed in Borno  when a transport vehicle drove over a hidden explosive planted by Boko Haram...

Zamfara Bandit Kingpin, Dogo Gudali Killed by Explosives Planted by Colleagues

A notorious bandit leader in Zamfara State, Dogo Gudali, has been killed by an Improvised Explosive Device, IED, planted by members of his terrorist group, PRNigeria...

Zamfara Bandit Kingpin, Dogo Gudali Killed by Explosives Planted by Colleagues

A notorious bandit leader in Zamfara State, Dogo Gudali, has been killed by an Improvised Explosive Device, IED, planted by members of his terrorist group, PRNigeria...

Hunger affecting 4.3m people in Northeast Nigeria – UN official

The UN’s top humanitarian official in Nigeria, Mr Matthias Schmale, has said that severe hunger is affecting 4.3 million people in Nigeria’s Borno, Adamawa and Yobe...

Eid-el-kabir: New Service Chiefs celebrate with troops in Maiduguri

By: Zagazola Makama

The new Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj.Gen. T.A Lagbaja and Chief of Air Staff (CAS), AVM H.B Abubakar, on Wednesday marked the Eid-el-kabir...

Gen Musa Leads Service Chiefs to Defence Ministry as Perm Sec Seeks Improved Civil-Military Relations

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Major General Christopher Musa has reaffirmed the commitment of the armed forces to collaborate with the...