The Defence Headquarters claimed on Friday that troops deployed to various theatres of operation killed 74 suspected terrorists last week. The Director of Defence Media Operations,...
The Defence Headquarters has revealed that the recent spike in terrorist activities across the North East and North West is tied to an influx of foreign...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) claimed on Saturday that troops on internal security operations arrested two terrorist ammunition couriers and 256 other suspects in the last seven...
Nigerians are reacting to a possible showdown between former Niger Delta militant leader, Mujahid Asari Dokubo and the Nigerian Army after the country’s military authorities challenged...
The Defence Headquarters has announced that the military has destroyed 84 illegal refinery sites and denied stealing N943.16 million worth of crude oil in the Niger...
The Defence Headquarters has issued a stern warning against the proposed nationwide protest, drawing parallels to recent unrest in Kenya. Maj Gen Edward Buba, Director of...
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 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 Defence Headquarters, on Sunday, clarified that only an Army Lieutenant was killed and four other soldiers wounded when Boko Haram terrorists ambushed the troops along...
The Defence Headquarters, on Friday, said troops neutralised 106 terrorists and arrested 103 in different operations nationwide in the last one week. The Director, Defence Media...
The Defence Headquarters, on Thursday, said troops have neutralised no fewer than 213 terrorists and arrested 283 others in different theatres of operation across the country...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), on Monday dismissed a claim of a coup in the country, describing it as a figment of imagination. The DHQ was reacting...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), on Monday, said it would not hesitate to seek legal action against Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) if it continues...
The Armed Forces of Nigeria has not received any order to proceed to Niger Republic for any military intervention, the Defence Headquarters said in a statement...
The Defence Headquarters has given officers who are senior to the newly appointed service chiefs till July 3, 2023 to retire from service. Ripples Nigeria reports...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has claimed that about 38 Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in the dreaded Sambisa Forest in Borno State have...
Not less than 25 terrorist commanders and scores of fighters have been killed by troops of thr Operation Hadin Kai of the Nigerian Army in the...
The Defence Headquarters has warned persons and groups of persons attempting to prevent free movement of agricultural goods from the North to the Southern part of...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has informed that scores of terrorists have been eliminated and their hideouts destroyed during an onslaught by the Air Task Force of...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has disclosed that 10 persons abducted by suspected bandits at Yenyewa village in Zamfara State have been rescued by troops of Operation...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has revealed that there was resistance by kidnappers during attempts by security forces to secure the release of the schoolboys abducted in...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Wednesday, assured that President Muhammadu Buhari’s safety is guaranteed in Katsina, despite a recent attack in the state that has been...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said that scores of bandits have been neutralised and their camps destroyed during airstrikes at the Kuduru Forest area of Kaduna...
The Defence Headquarters, on Monday, said 43 farmers died on Saturday, faulting a report by the United Nations that 110 civilians were killed by Boko Haram...
The Defence Headquarters has reacted to media claims that soldiers killed four persons in Jos, Plateau State and dumped their bodies in a pond during a...
The Defence Headquarters on Thursday asked Nigerians to wait for the outcome of investigations into the shooting of #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Toll Plaza in...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has revealed that several bandits were killed and their meeting venue in Kwaimbana Forest area of Kaduna State destroyed, when the Air...
The Defence Headquarters has revealed that several bandits have been eliminated and their logistic supplies destroyed during airstrikes by the Nigerian Army. This was contained in...
The Defence Headquarters said on Thursday it would not react to criticism from some Nigerians over the killing of Benue’s most wanted criminal, Terwase Akwaza, aka...
The Defence Headquarters on Friday claimed that several Boko Haram terrorists have been killed and their hideouts destroyed in the Kuduru and Kwaimbana forest areas of...
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 said on Thursday the military and all relevant security agencies were leaving nothing to chance on the warning by the United State on...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has confirmed the dismantling of some illegal refining sites and impounded refined and crude oil products within seven days in the South-South...
The Defence Headquarters has claimed that no fewer than seven bandits have been killed and their hideouts destroyed in three theatre areas of Katsina, Zamfara and...
The Defence Headquarters on Thursday said that 602 repentant Boko Haram terrorists had in the last one week swore Oath of Allegiance to the Federal Republic...
The Defence Headquarters has said several bandits have been killed by troops of Operation Hadarin Daji, in Zamfara State. A statement by the Coordinator of Defence...
The Nigerian military killed a total of 75 fighters of the Boko Haram and and Islamic States West Africa Province (ISWAP) in 17 encounters in the...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has claimed that no fewer than 20 Boko Haram/ISWAP fighters were killed following an attempted attack on Monguno Town in Borno State....
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said the military is ready to implement presidential directives to check the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The Coordinator, Defence...
At least 70 soldiers have been reportedly killed by Boko Haram terrorists in the restive North East. Military sources told journalists the soldiers were killed after...
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 captain, 5 soldiers and two policemen have been recommended for punishment by the joint investigative panel set up by the Defence Headquarters to investigate the...
The Defence Headquarters has denied detaining children as suspected terrorists in any of its military detention facilities in the Northeastern part of the country. The denial...
The House of Representatives has resolved to set up an ad hoc committee to investigate the alleged carting away of billions of Naira by five Nigerian...
Defence Headquarters has said that military authorities are investigating the N600 million Nigerian Army operational funds allegedly stolen by some soldiers. The soldiers, five in number,...
A suspect in the murder of former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshall Alex Badeh, Aliyu Usman, has narrated how he and his gang killed...
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...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has disclaimed a “fictitious document” which has being in circulation on social media as a new upgraded salary structure for the Armed...
The new Commander of the Joint Task Force (JTF), Operation Delta Safe (ODS), Akinjide Akinrinade, has said that the JTF under his command would show no...
The Defence headquarters in Friday gave an update on its several operations across the country against insurgency, terrorism and bandits. Top on the operational successes is...
