How We Lost Three Officers, 22 Soldiers, 4 Pilots in Niger Ambush, Jet Crash – DHQ
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How We Lost Three Officers, 22 Soldiers, 4 Pilots in Niger Ambush, Jet Crash – DHQ
By: Zagazola Makama
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says three officers, 22 soldiers, 2 pilots and 2 crew members were killed during ambush by bandits and helicopter crash that occurred in Wus...
NIGER: At least 17 soldiers killed in an attack in Boni near Niger-Mali border
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NIGER: At least 17 soldiers killed in an attack in Boni near Niger-Mali border
At least 17 Nigeriene soldiers were killed and 20 injured in an attack by suspected jihadists on Tuesday near the Niger-Mali border, the defense ministry announced in Niamey.
Early Tuesday afternoon, a detachmen...
Aliyu Ibrahim Gebi: Security, Governance, and Diplomacy Expert
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Aliyu Ibrahim Gebi: Security, Governance, and Diplomacy Expert
Biography of Aliyu Ibrahim Gebi
In the realm of security and regional governance, few individuals shine as brightly as Aliyu Ibrahim Gebi. Born on January 17, 1975, in Bauchi State. Gebi’s journey through the corridor...
Army nabs 3 alleged railtrack vandals in Nasarawa State
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Army nabs 3 alleged railtrack vandals in Nasarawa State
By Zagazola Makama
Troops from 4 Special Forces of the Nigerian Army Doma, Nasarawa State, have arrested three suspects for railtrack vandalism at Kwarra community of Keana Local Government Area (LGA).
The Acting Depu...
CDS calls for enhanced joint trainings towards operational efficiency
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CDS calls for enhanced joint trainings towards operational efficiency
By: Zagazola Makama
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, on Monday emphasized the need for enhanced joint training and exercises within the Armed Forces of Nigeria to ensure operational...
NAF HELICOPTER CRASHES AT CHUKUBA VILLAGE IN NIGER STATE
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NAF HELICOPTER CRASHES AT CHUKUBA VILLAGE IN NIGER STATE
A Nigerian Air Force MI-171 Helicopter on a casualty evacuation mission crashed today, 14 August 2023 at about 1.00pm near Chukuba Village in Niger State.
Edward Gabkwet Air Commodore Director of Public Relations and InformationNigerian Air...
Niger: Coup leaders, Nigeria's intervention team agree to pursue dialogue
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Niger: Coup leaders, Nigeria's intervention team agree to pursue dialogue
By: Zagazola Makama
Nigeria's Intervention Team comprising prominent Islamic scholars in the country at the weekend met with the coup leaders in Niger where both parties agreed to intensify the option of dialog...
AIR STRIKES TARGET OIL THIEVES IN THE NIGER DELTA, IPOB ELEMENTS IN SOUTHEAST AND TERRORISTS IN NORTHEAST
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AIR STRIKES TARGET OIL THIEVES IN THE NIGER DELTA, IPOB ELEMENTS IN SOUTHEAST AND TERRORISTS IN NORTHEAST
By: Zagazola Makama
Air power’s ubiquitous tendencies through its speed, range and flexibility again came to fore as various Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft simultaneously decimated...
War Against Niger: Why Nigeria Should Look Before It Leaps
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War Against Niger: Why Nigeria Should Look Before It Leaps
By Zagazola Makama
Carefully observing the geopolitical map of AFRICA, WAGNER Operation and disassociation from WEST hegemony straddles a straight line from coasts of SENEGAL to SUDAN where a geo-strategic interest lies.
It appears the di...
Military airstrikes kill several ISWAP terrorists, destroys illicit market in Bama
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Military airstrikes kill several ISWAP terrorists, destroys illicit market in Bama
By: Zagazola Makama
The Nigerian Military has destroyed an illicit market of the Islamic State of the West African Province(ISWAP) and neutralized several of their fighters in the North E...
Terrorists inflict heavy losses on Chadian troops in Tibesti
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Terrorists inflict heavy losses on Chadian troops on Tibesti
By Zagazola Makama
On the night of August 12-13, a violent ambush was launched against a strategic base of the Chadian army, located in the Kouribouguidi region, Zagazola learnt.
It was gathered that the attack resulted in the deaths of...
CG Musa: A Patriotic Military General that Defers to Civil Authority
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CG Musa: A Patriotic Military General that Defers to Civil Authority
By Abdulsalam Mahmud
The military high command under the leadership of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa has once again pledged loyalty to the “constitutional authority” of President B...
DHQ Condemns Calls for Coup in Nigeria, Says Military Better under Democracy
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DHQ Condemns Calls for Coup in Nigeria, Says Military Better under Democracy
The Defence Heaquartes frown at a report being circulated online about welfare issues in the Armed Forces of Nigeria. The report’s call on the military to interfere in our democracy is highly unpatriotic, wicked, and an...
Boko Haram: Zulum receives another Chibok girl
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, received another Chibok girl, Rebecca Magu, abducted by Boko Haram insurgents alongside 275 of her schoolmates while sitting for the Secondary School Certificate Examination in 2014 at GSS Chibok.
Governor B...
Troops Kill 38 Terrorists in ‘Aggressive Clearance Operations’
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Troops Kill 38 Terrorists in ‘Aggressive Clearance Operations’
1. The Armed Forces of Nigeria will not back down in it’s offensive operations aimed at tackling insecurity across the 6 geopolitical zones of the country. Rather, the military will brutally hunt down the orchestrators and...
ECOWAS Cautions Russia against Involvement of Wagner Group in Niger
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ECOWAS Cautions Russia against Involvement of Wagner Group in Niger
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has said that it will hold Russia responsible if a private military contractor of the Eastern European nation, Wagner Group, gets involved in the crisis in the Republic...
Intensified military onslaught forces 8 Boko Haram to surrender with their weapons
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Intensified military onslaught forces 8 Boko Haram to surrender with their weapons
By: Zagazola Makama
At Least 8 more Boko Haram terrorists have surrendered in the Bama Local Government area following the weeklong sustained offensive by the troops of Operation Hadin K...
TROOPS OF OPERATION HADARIN DAJI (OPHD) RESCUE FORMER PROVOST, SON IN ZAMFARA STATE
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TROOPS OF OPERATION HADARIN DAJI (OPHD) RESCUE FORMER PROVOST, SON IN ZAMFARA STATE
On the 11th of August 2023, Troops of Sector 1 Operation Hadarin Daji deployed at Forward Operating Base Mada in Zamfara state while on routine patrol along Shemori - Yandoto road at Marke general area encou...
TROOPS RAID IPOB/ESN CAMP IN ENUGU, BUST GUNRUNNER SYNDICATE IN OBUDU, NAB NOTORIOUS COMMANDER, RECOVER ARMS
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*TROOPS RAID IPOB/ESN CAMP IN ENUGU, BUST GUNRUNNER SYNDICATE IN OBUDU, NAB NOTORIOUS COMMANDER, RECOVER ARMS*
Troops of 82 Division Nigerian Army under the auspices of Operation UDO KA II in conjunction with the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Department of State Services (DSS) and other security agen...
Police arrest 9,180 suspects over banditry, other criminal offences in Nigeria
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Police arrest 9,180 suspects over banditry, other criminal offences in Nigeria
The Police on Tuesday, said they arrested 9,180 suspects over banditry, armed robbery, kidnapping, homicide, possession of prohibited firearm, rape, cultism and other criminal offences in two months...
