By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, has assured that only the best candidates who are medically and physically fit would be recruited into the Nigerian Army. COAS Yahaya stated this when he visited the Nigerian Army Battle Fitness Centre in Falgore,...
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The Commander, Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT, Rear Adm. Bashir Mohammed, on Tuesday, said that 81 smugglers of contrabands and seven stowaways had been arrested in the last four months. Rear Adm. Mohammed, represented by NNS BEECROFT’s Base Operations Officer, Lt.-Cdr. Adetayo Adesokan, stated this at a news conference,...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized drugs and cash amounting to over N130 billion between January and December 2021 nationwide. NDLEA Chairman, retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, gave the figure at a media briefing to mark his one year in office on Monday in Abuja. The News...
Chief Dan Orbih, National Vice-Chairman, South South of the PDP has advised the Federal Government to make bold and informed decisions that would put an end to insecurity in Nigeria. Orbih gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on Monday. He...
Residents of Okeluse in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State have fled the community after an attack by gunmen who killed a dealer and an attendant at a fuel station. The five-man gang was said to have stormed the community on motorcycles about 9pm on Sunday. The dealer,...
By BARBARA KALU, Abakaliki- The police operatives in Ebonyi State have arrested two suspects in connection with the killing and beheading of a member of Ebubeagu security outfit in the state. The victim identified as, Sunday Nwafor, 30 years of age, was killed on Saturday night at Ekpelu community...
Palpable fear gripped residents of Dong village, Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State after gunmen attacked a mining site, killing four persons. The gunmen stormed the mining site on Saturday and shot the workers dead, a situation that forced the State Police Command to deploy more personnel...
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have raided a relaxation centre, popularly called Garden in Abuja and arrested six persons for selling drug cookies and noodles. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said...
There was pandemonium in Mareri Community, an outskirt of Gusau as armed bandits again, invaded the community and attempted to kidnap the Managing Director of Zamfara State Transport Authority (Mass Transit) Alhaji Aminu Adamu Papa and his family members. A neighbor who pleaded anonymity told Channels Television that the...
A church has been razed and 15 girls abducted by Boko Haram terrorists in a village near Chibok local government of Borno state, following an attack on Thursday night. A local vigilante was also killed during the attack. The name of the village is Pemi, the same area where...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC), has commended the operational efforts of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) and approved its renewed mandate for another period of 12 months. In a statement issued on Friday in N’Djamena, Chad,, The Chief of Military...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor, has expressed the readiness of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) in sustaining the collaborative healthcare arrangement with the National Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA). This, he said is in order to further improve healthcare...
By MARK JANG, Jos – Troops of the Special Task Force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), acting on credible intelligence have killed three notorious kidnappers in Jos, the Plateau State capital. The Media Officer of OPSH, Maj. Ishaku Takwa, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Jos, said...
The Nigerian Army says it does not discriminate between male and female soldiers in its internal security operations. Maj.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, stated this on Thursday at a sensitisation workshop organised for troops of the division in the Rivers...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said troops killed 49 terrorists and bandits across theaters of operations while 863 terrorists surrendered in the last two weeks. The Director Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, made this known while giving an update on operations of the armed forces on Thursday in Abuja....
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – The Defence Headquarter (DHQ), declared on Thursday that the Armed Forces of Nigeria and other security agencies across the country would continue in the efforts to deny criminal elements freedom of actions. This warning came as the Nigerian troops aggressively sustained their operations on...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor has said the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) is advancing the whole of society approach towards addressing national security. The CDS stated this on Wednesday in Abuja at a 2-day Youth and Security Summit themed,...
The newly appointed Commandant of the Army War College Nigeria, (AWCN), Maj.-Gen. Bamidele Alabi, on Wednesday, took over headship of the Army War College Nigeria (AWCN), as the fifth commandant of the college. Alabi took over from Maj.-Gen. Solomon Udounwa, who was redeployed to Army Headquarters and appointed Chief...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – No fewer than 16 kidnapped victims have been rescued by operatives from The Kaduna State Police Command in the Chikun Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesman, Mohammed Jalige, who revealed this in a statement issued on Monday, said the bandits tried...