Nigeria’s most wanted bandit kingpin, Bello Turji, has resurfaced after he had gone under the radar for several weeks when he reportedly hosted an elaborate Sallah...
In the heart of the South-East, fear still lingers on Mondays. Streets that should be bustling with life often fall silent, as residents stay indoors, gripped...
The Federal Government has begun paying retired military officers their long-overdue entitlements after repeated protests by the veterans. The ex-miliary men, who converged on the Ministry...
Nigeria’s Armed Forces have slipped three places in the latest Global Firepower (GFP) rankings, raising questions about the nation’s military capacity despite recent investments in defense...
The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has urged the Nigerian military forces to intensify more efforts in the fight against terrorism, kidnapping, banditry, and other...
The government of Sokoto State said on Wednesday that at least 10 civilians were killed in the military airstrike that was targeted at terrorists in Gidan...
The Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, has appealed to the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Chris Musa, to save residents of the state from the menace...
Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly, Barrister Abdulmalik Sarkin-Daji, has countered the refutal by the Nigerian Army that bandits have not taken over their...
Bandits have reportedly taken over a military training camp at Nagwamase Military Cantonment in Kontagora, headquarters of Kontagora Local Government Area of Niger State. A motion...
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, on Thursday confirmed a helicopter crash involving a Sikorsky SK76 operated by East Wind Aviation. The accident...
The Nigerian Defence Headquarters (DHQ), has debunked rumours making the rounds that an acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS) has been appointed by the Nigerian Army...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has confirmed the dismissal of ex-Seaman Abbas Haruna for gross misconduct. The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, recently ordered an...
President Bola Tinubu on Saturday charged the military to engage the Boko Haram insurgents, bandits, and other criminal elements with more gallantry and sophistication. Tinubu made...
Notorious bandit kingpin, Bello Turji has dared the Nigerian military to come after him stating that he and his gang are not afraid of death. Turji...
The Defence Headquarters has dismissed reports of the alleged abduction of 150 persons by terrorists in Sokoto State. In a statement released on Monday by the...
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Taoreed Lagbaja, said on Tuesday the military would not heed calls for toppling President Bola Tinubu’s government. Lagbaja stated...
The Military High Command has appealed to Nigerians to redirect the energy and support shown during recent protests against bad governance towards the fight against insecurity...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, said on Tuesday the military and security agencies would go after those behind the call for coup...
Nigerian authorities said on Thursday that they had successfully thwarted a potential catastrophe after the military uncovered plans for an attack on critical infrastructure, according to...
The Defence Headquarters has strongly rejected allegations made by Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, that the military9 and police are not doing enough to combat banditry...
The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, said on Thursday the Nigerian military has killed 9,300 terrorists in the last one year. Badaru disclosed this at the...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), on Thursday, said the recent agitation for a Yoruba Nation by some elements in the South West was laughable. It also raised...
The Board of Inquiry set up by Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters arrives in Warri, Delta State today (Wednesday) to begin investigating the deaths of 17 of it...
A Federal High Court in Borno State has ordered the release of no fewer than 313 suspected terrorists arrested by the military. The court issued the...
Four days after the abduction of Mr. Segun Olatunji, a journalist and editor of FirstNews, members of his family have written a Save Our Soul (SOS)...
The rescue of the over 278 school children and teachers abducted by bandits from the LEA Primary School and the Government Secondary School, Kuriga, Kaduna State...
The Military Special Task Force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), responsible for maintaining peace in Plateau State, on Tuesday, recognized eight personnel for their integrity in refusing...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday tasked the military and other security agencies to ensure a secure environment for the conduct of the February...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said on Friday the military and other security agencies would go after kidnap syndicates operating in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The...
The Defence Headquarters claimed on Thursday troops operating in different theatres killed 40 suspected terrorists, and apprehended 259 others, including criminals across the country last week....
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, said on Friday the military authorities would punish the personnel found culpable in the December 3 bombing in...
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi has called on the Federal Government to provide adequate funding for the...
President Bola Tinubu said on Monday he would continue to provide the military with the necessary support to keep the country’s trouble makers at bay. Tinubu,...
The Defence Headquarters said on Friday troops in the various theatres of operations across the country killed 180 suspected terrorists and arrested 204 others in one...
The Nigerian military has challenged the Plateau State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to provide evidence showing that it’s chairman was abducted by soldiers....
The Defence Headquarters claimed on Thursday troops have killed 50 suspected terrorists and arrested 114 others in the Northern part of the country in one week....
Outlawed Igbo separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has accused the Nigerian military over claims that the ending of the Monday sit-at-home in the...
The Defence Headquarters claimed on Thursday troops of Operation Hadin Kai had killed at least 151 terrorists and arrested 456 others in Nigeria’s North-East in the...
A group of senior military officers in Gabon have announced taking over power minutes after the Gabonese Election Centre announced President Ali Bongo as the winner...
The Defence Headquarters claimed on Friday troops attached to the various theatre commands have killed 23 suspected terrorists, arrested 109 criminals across the country in the...
The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP), has warned the Federal Government against undertaking the onerous measure of deploying Nigerian soldiers to invade Niger Republic in...
Troops of 63 Bde Garrison, 6 Division of the Nigerian Army on Saturday raided an alleged hideout of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its...
Taiwan has expressed the readiness to defend itself against any aggression including internal and external misinformation threatening to destroy its democracy. The Asian country, however, it...
Minister of Defence, Major General Bashir Magashi (rtd), has boasted that the armed forces achieved over 80 per cent success in fighting insecurity and decimating the...
The charges of human rights crimes against the Nigerian military made by Reuters on Friday were not only surprising, but also unfounded, Chief of Defence Staff,...
The Military Special Task Force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), on Friday, dismissed allegations of compromise made by Zangon Kataf Youth Christian Association of Nigeria in Kaduna...
The Defence Headquarters claimed on Thursday troops of Operation Hadin Kai have killed 40 terrorists and arrested 25 others in the Northern part of Nigeria in...
Ahmad Lawan, the president of the Senate, stated on Wednesday that the security situation in some areas of the nation was getting worse. The military, he...
Criminal gangs in Ecuador, were, on Thursday, declared terrorists, a move that will allow the military to pursue them with greater freedom. The decision was taken...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Thursday promised to address any security challenges ahead of the May 29 inauguration of the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The...
