The Defence Headquarters said on Friday at least 17 suspected bandits have been killed and their camps destroyed by troops during air raids on their hideout...
The Defence Headquarters said on Sunday the troops of Operation Fire Ball had killed two suspected Boko Haram terrorists in the North-East. The Acting Director, Defence...
Several armed bandits have been neutralized by the Air Component of Operation Thunder Strike, during activities of rustling cattle in Kwiambana Forest area in Kaduna State....
The Defence Headquarters said on Thursday the Air Task Force component of Operation Lafiya Dole has killed several Boko Haram terrorists during an air raid on...
The Nigeria Military on Tuesday said it neutralised a total of 75 Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists across the North-East...
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Monday described the allegation that he ordered military personnel to kill Igbo people in the Oyigbo local government area of...
Former Aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has taken a swipe at the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Nigerian Army after the US Army rescued its citizen...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has declared that Nigeria has not grown beyond the conquest subjugation orientation of colonial rule evident in police and...
The Defence Headquarters said on Thursday the military has killed several criminal elements including terrorists and bandits during operations in troubled spots across the country in...
In a bid to defeat Boko-Haram, the governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum has advised the military to launch a first attack against the insurgents and...
Troops of Operation Safe Haven on Monday killed a notorious bandit leader and some of his gang members at Tafawa village in Barkin Ladi local government...
The former Military President of Nigeria, Gen Ibrahim Babangida (retd) has declared that it was silly to conclude that the military caused the problems of Nigeria,...
The Defence Headquarters said on Sunday 13 Boko Haram terrorists and their family members have surrendered to the military in Borno State. The Coordinator, Defence Media...
A General Court Martial on Thursday sentenced a Nigeria Air Force personnel, Master Warrant Officer Michael Oyebanji, to 21 years in jail for criminal breach of...
The Special Military Task Force in Plateau State has arrested 11 members of a suspected cult group, “Sara-suka,” in some parts of Jos North local government...
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Tuesday confirmed the arrest of Benue’s most wanted criminal, Terwase Akwaza, aka Gana, by soldiers. Ortom, who disclosed this at...
The Plateau State Special Task Force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), has arrested one James Dogo for falsely parading himself as military personnel. Dogo was arrested alongside...
The Defence Headquarters said on Thursday troops of Operation Silent HEAT had rescued 13 foreigners who were abducted in Lome waters in the South South part...
The Defence Headquarters, DHQ, on Friday said that Airstrikes being conducted by the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE under the subsidiary Operation HAIL...
Troops of the Special Task Force, Operation Safe Haven (OPHS), had arrested another of the six inmates who escaped after gunmen attacked personnel of the Nigerian...
The Air Component of Operation Thunder Strike on Thursday killed several Ansaru terrorists and bandits during air raids at their camp in Kuduru Forest area of...
The Minister of Defence, Maj Gen. Bashir Salihi Magashi (retd.) has intervened in the agitation by groups of military veterans over their security debarment allowance. The...
The Nigerian government on Tuesday in Abuja inaugurated an inter-ministerial task force with the mandate to ensure full implementation of Government Integrated Financial Management Information System...
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a joint military and police operation against bandits in Niger, Kaduna, Katsina, Zamfara and Sokoto states. The Senior Special Assistant on...
The Defence Headquarters said on Saturday the troops of the newly-launched Operation Accord killed at least 70 armed bandits and cattle rustlers during operations in Kashia...
The Defence Headquarters said on Wednesday the Air Component of Operation Hadarin Daji had killed at least 30 bandits and destroyed their logistics store during airstrikes...
The Defence Headquarters said on Saturday the Air Component of Operation Hadarin Daji killed 135 armed bandits during air raids of several locations in Katsina and...
The Defence Headquarters Tuesday dismissed reports of the alleged killing of civilians during airstrikes by Air Task Force component of Operation Lafiya Dole at Shokotoko Village...
The Defence Headquarters said on Sunday that troops of 31 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army, under Operation Whirl Stroke, rescued seven kidnapped victims at the...
The Defence Headquarters said on Monday troops of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) have killed another top commander of Boko Haram, Abu Usamah, at Gorgi area of...
The Defence Headquarters on Friday said 17 military hospitals have been prepared for quarantine and treatment of confirmed cases of the COVID-19 disease. The Coordinator of...
The Vice President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo has stated that the strength of the Nigerian military must be blended with the resilience of local communities in...
The military on Monday intercepted a cache of ammunition hidden in a bag of rice in Moriki, Zamfara state. Military sources said the bag that contained...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Tuesday expressed sympathy with the people of Borno State over Sunday night’s Boko Haram attack which killed 30 stranded travelers...
The military authority said at least 608 repentant Boko Haram insurgents are currently undergoing De-radicalisation, Rehabilitation and Reintegration (DRR) Programme put together by Operation Safe Corridor...
A tri-service operation organised by the Defence Headquarters on Friday handed over seven suspected bandits to the Kaduna State Government after finding them innocent. The seven...
President Muhammadu Buhari has described democratic processes as too slow for his liking. Noting that he has learnt the hard way, Buhari said he would, nonetheless,...
The Defence Headquarters Sunday dismissed reports that the Nigerian armed forces was recruiting some ex-Boko Haram fighters and urged Nigerians to ignore the information in some...
A clergy and some communities in Bayelsa State have raised an alarm over an alleged plot by Nigerian military personnel to disrupt the collation of results...
A heavy military presence has been witnessed in many local government areas of Bayelsa State ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in the state following the killing...
A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), South West, Chief Olabode George, on Wednesday, decried the possible implication of the planned “operation...
Nigeria is set to purchase weapons, including fighter helicopters, from Russia to enhance the ongoing fight against insurgency, banditry and other violent crimes across the country....
The Nigeria Police and the military have come under another scathing criticism from Amnesty International, AI, over their continuous use of torture despite law forbidding the...
The suspected ringleader of Saturday’s failed coup attempt in Ethiopia’s Amhara region has been declared wanted, a senior security official told the BBC on Monday. Amhara’s...
Sudan’s ruling military council said on Sunday that Ethiopia and the African Union need to unify their efforts to mediate between the council and an opposition...
President Donald Trump approved military strikes against Iran in retaliation for downing an American surveillance drone, but pulled back from launching them on Thursday night after...
Gurin in Fufore Local Government Area of Adamawa State erupted in violence on Thursday as youths protested against the ban on motorcycles in the state. The...
Ahead of today’s Inauguration of President Muhammadu Buhari for a second term in office, the Defence Headquarters, Abuja, has warned trouble makers to stay away from...
An Agreement has reportedly been made between Sudanese military leaders and the opposition alliance for a three-year transition period to civilian administration. According to BBC, the...
The Defence Headquarters has raised the alarm over the circulation of a document, calling for the overthrow of the democratically elected government led by President Muhammadu...
