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...
The Abuja Court of Appeal has set aside a Special Military Court Martial’s conviction of a former Chief of Transformation and Innovation at the Nigerian Army...
After nearly three decades of ruling, Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir has been overthrown and arrested, the defence minister says. According to BBC, defence minister Awad Ibn...
The main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has alleged that the Nigerian military now shares the powers of President Muhammadu Buhari with him. The...
The European Union Election Observation Mission, EU EOM, has delivered a damning report on the 2019 elections. On the March 9 governorship and state assembly elections...
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has resolved to approach the United Nations and other global democratic institutions over the alleged roles the Nigerian military played in...
As the country goes to the polls in less than 24hours, the Federal government has ordered the closure of all land borders in the country with...
An aide to governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, Dr. Anugbom Anuoha, has been reportedly kidnapped. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Nnamdi...
The Federal Government and the Peoples Republic of China, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the Chinese to support the Armed Forces of Nigeria...
Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, sagas said the “biggest opposition” the Nigerian military faces is probably the social media, and not Boko Haram. Segun...
A former Minster for Defence in the military era, Major General Godwin Abbe (ret.) has said the government was to blame for the alleged diversion of...
Soldiers have begun intense lobbying to escape deployments into the North-East, following the escalating wave of Boko Haram attacks on military formations in the region, Saturday...
The Defence Headquarters, DHQ, and the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, otherwise known as Shi’ites have traded blames over the killing of three IMN members in Zuba...
The Defence Headquarters, Abuja, has said its operatives have killed 35 criminals and arrested 98 suspects in an operation launched to curtail arms profileration in the...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday called on troops of the Nigerian Army to be ruthless with criminal elements depriving Nigerians of peace. Read Also: The signs are...
Nigerian military’s Alpha jet and Mi-35M attack helicopter deployed to Zamfara State as part of the Operation Diran Mikiya, has killed 20 bandits terrorizing the state....
The burial of over 200 victims of the recent attacks in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State carried out by suspected Fulani herdsmen generated...
The Nigerian military authorities have been forced to keep as well as recycle battle weary and disoriented soldiers in the ongoing counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency operations against...
Both the Presidency and the Nigerian military have reacted to the revelation by Ahmad Salkida, a journalist closely investigating the Boko Haram insurgency, that all but...
The Federal Government is unhappy that the International Criminal Court (ICC) has “escalated eight potential cases against Nigeria”, arguing that contrary to the premise of the...
The Presidency Saturday responded to a call made by a former army chief, Theophilus Danjuma urging Nigerians to defend themselves against herdsmen attacks citing collusion of...
It was a moment of jubilation for the residents of Maiduguri and Bama towns of Borno State as the military officially reopened the major road that...
The 105 girls released by Boko Haram have been flown from Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, to Abuja. They were airlifted from the Maiduguri Air Force...
The military has bemoaned “speculation” by the media over its operations regarding the abducted Dapchi schoolgirls, vowing to now “limit the way we publicise the strategy...
The Nigerian military has engaged local fishermen and farmers to help in the search operation for the abducted Dapchi schoolgirls. This was disclosed by the head...
A network of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Abuja, Wednesday, accused serving and retired military officers in cattle business of hiring and arming herders from Mali,...
Documents obtained by Saturday PUNCH show that the military is not truthful in its denial of its intention to bar women cadets from being admitted into...
The Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, have once again told President Muhammadu Buhari that using the military to solve the Niger Delta crisis is not an option....
The release of 21 of the 218 abducted Chibok girls has continued to generate controversies, as indications have emerged that all may not be well within...
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Tukur Buratai, has said the Nigerian Army is already in a celebration mood over what it called its defeat...
