Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has approved a strategic reshuffling of senior officers across key operational, command, training and staff appointments within the Nigerian Army (NA) as part of ongoing efforts to enhance operational effectiveness, strengthen national security and consolidate the Army’s capacity to address...
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Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, on Friday, June 26, 2026, led a Special Juma’at Prayer at the Mogadishu Cantonment Central Mosque, Abuja, as the Nigerian Army began activities for the Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL) 2026.The prayer session, held after the NADCEL 2026 press briefing,...
Theatre Command, Joint Task Force (JTF) North East, Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) on Thursday, 25 June, 2026 hosted the Commander, United States Special Operations Command Africa (SOCAFRICA), Major General Claude Tudor and his delegation at the TC Headquarters in Maimalari Cantonment Maiduguri. Details of the visit was contained in...
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have arrested two suspected Boko Haram logistics suppliers and recovered a large quantity of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) during a snap checkpoint operation in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State. Intelligence sources according to a report by Zagazola Makama, said the operation was...
Troops of Sector 9 Operation ENDURING PEACE deployed in Namu Town Qua’an Pan LGA of Plateau State on Wednesday, 24 June 2026, conducted a deliberate offensive operation leading to the rescue of 8 kidnapped victims at Pandam Forest in Qua’an Pan Local Government Area of Plateau State. Media Information...
In continuation of the massive onslaught against JAS/ISWAP in the North East region, Sector 2 troops of 135 Special Forces Battalion under Operation HADIN KAI, have dismantled JAS/ISWAP terrorists road block mounted along road Buratai–Kamuya, in Biu Local Government Area of Borno State rescuing 53 innocent civilians and recovering...
Nigerian Army has commissioned a new Wargaming Centre at the Army War College Nigeria (AWCN), Asokoro, Abuja, in a move aimed at strengthening military planning and preparing commanders for the country’s evolving security challenges. The facility was unveiled on Thursday by the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General...
Nigeria Police Force has officially commissioned its first permanent state command headquarters in Taraba since the state’s creation in 1991. This came as the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Olatunji Disu called for more collaboration with the state for effective policing. Speaking at the commissioning exercise in Yorro LGA...
Troops of Sector 2 under Operation FANSAN YAMMA have arrested a man suspected of supplying logistics to terrorist groups and recovered a large quantity of military-related items during a stop-and-search operation in Zamfara State. Security sources disclosed that the suspect was apprehended on June 24 along the Sokoto–Gusau Road...
Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has deployed the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 4 Headquarters, Makurdi, AIG Dankombo F. Morris, to Plateau State on an operational assessment visit following recent attacks in Bokkos Local Government Area of the State. The IGP gave the directive...
Nigerian Army warns public against fraudulent NADCEL 2026 fundraising, vows prosecution of impostors
Nigerian Army warns public against fraudulent NADCEL 2026 fundraising, vows prosecution of impostors
Nigerian Army has alerted the public to the activities of fraudsters allegedly using the forthcoming Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL) 2026 as a cover to solicit funds from unsuspecting individuals and organizations. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Colonel Appolonia Anele, said...
Nigeria Police Force has debunked the false and misleading narrative accompanying a viral video circulating on social media which allege that a uniformed police officer was seen interacting with armed bandits in Katsina State. Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Anietie Iniedu, stated this in a statement issued on Wednesday...
Troops of Sector 2, Joint Task Force North West Operation FANSAN YAMMA (JTF NW OPFY), have recorded another operational success, rescuing three kidnapped victims and foiling a terrorist mission during separate operations in Zamfara and Sokoto States. Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force (North West) Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Lieutenant...
Troops of the Nigerian Army operating under Sector 5 of Joint Task Force South-East, Operation UDO KA, have gunned down three suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), during a joint security operation in Anambra State. The...
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have struck yet another decisive blow against transnational drug syndicates following the discovery and dismantling of a fortified, industrial-scale clandestine methamphetamine laboratory operated by a Nigerian-Mexican cartel deep within the forest of Tapa Village, Ibarapa North Local Government Area, Oyo...
Operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Ogun State Police Command have recorded a major breakthrough in the Command’s ongoing war against kidnapping, successfully securing the safe release of an abducted victim and neutralising two suspected kidnappers. The command’s spokesman, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement issued...
Edo State Police Command has made significant progress in the investigation of the kidnapping incident that occurred at the Vegetable Market along Airport Road in Benin City on June 14, 2026. The breakthrough followed a coordinated operation carried out by operatives of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) on the...
Lagos State Police Command has intercepted a truck conveying 47 sacks of military camouflage uniforms and 80 cartons of suspected illicit substances in a major intelligence-led operation along the Lekki-Epe corridor. The operation was carried out by operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit, leading to the arrest of four suspects...
Maritime Component of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) has issued a fresh safety advisory to boat operators and riverine communities following the rise in water levels across inland waterways due to the ongoing rainy season. The warning was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Acting Media Information...
Oyo State Police Command has arrested four suspected members of a theft syndicate and recovered telecommunications power equipment valued at about ₦8 million during an operation along the Oyo-Ogbomoso Expressway. The suspects, identified as Jimoh Mufutau, 35, from Mowe-Ibafo in Ogun State; Saheed Akanbi, 34, from Onipanu, Lagos State;...