A mortuary attendant in Upper Sakponba, Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State, has been arrested following allegations of organ harvesting from a corpse at Akugbe Mortuary, sparking outrage among the deceased’s relatives. According to reports gathered by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), tensions escalated when family members...
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Troops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have recorded another major success against terrorism in the North East, decisively repelling a coordinated attack by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters on a forward operating base in Mairari. The foiled assault, which began late on Thursday, December 12, 2025, and...
Enugu State Police Command has recorded a major breakthrough in its fight against cultism with the arrest of six suspects accused of forcefully initiating victims into a secret cult group in Enugu metropolis. The suspects were apprehended in a forest around Ugwu Peak, Iva Valley community, in Enugu North...
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has charged the 3,439 newly trained recruits of the Nigerian Army to uphold the highest standards of loyalty, discipline, and professionalism as they formally join the service. The recruits, who are members of the 89 Regular Intake of the Nigerian...
In a show of solidarity with the Nigerian Armed Forces and deep respect for the family of the late Brigadier General M. Uba, the Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (Rtd), OFR, has paid a condolence visit to the family of the Late General Musa Uba. During the visit,...
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, on Thursday, 11 December 2025, paid a courtesy visit to the Oba of Lagos, His Royal Majesty Oba Rilwan Akiolu I, at his palace in Lagos. During the visit, the COAS expressed profound appreciation to the revered monarch and...
Nigerian Army has decorated 28 senior officers with new ranks, with the Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (Rtd), urging them to justify their elevation through renewed dedication, loyalty and service to the nation. The decoration ceremony took place at the Army Headquarters Command Officers’ Mess 1, Asokoro, Abuja,...
Theatre Commander, Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), Major General Abdulsalam Abubakar, has decorated five newly promoted senior officers with the rank of Brigadier General. The colourful investiture ceremony, held on Tuesday at the Theatre Command Officers’ Mess, Maimalari Cantonment, Maiduguri, attracted serving and retired senior...
By JOHN MKOM, Jalingo Seventeen internally displaced persons who had just returned home to rebuild their lives were killed at dawn on Wednesday when suspected militia stormed Tse Ajogo village in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State. The early morning attack, which also left eight people severely injured...
8 Division Nigerian Army /Sector 2 Joint Task Force North West Operation Fansan Yamma Strike Team deployed for counter banditry and terrorism operation in Sokoto State In a swift and decisive ambush operation and tactical operationsuccessfully neutralized 11 bandits and recovered substantial cache of arms. The Nigerian Army in...
The strategic defence partnership between Nigeria and India received a significant boost on 9 December 2025 when the Indian Defence Adviser to Nigeria, Colonel Manoj Singh, paid a courtesy visit to the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu Nigerian Army Medal, at the Army Headquarters, Abuja....
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu Nigerian Army Medal, on 9 December 2025, decorated the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Appolonia Anele, with the rank of Colonel in recognition of her steadfast dedication and exemplary service to the Nigerian Army. At a brief ceremony held...
Nigerian Army troops deployed across various Theatres of operation have in the last 48 hours, neutralised about 18 terrorists, rescued 14 kidnapped victims and apprehended 47 suspects in intensified offensives. A credible source at the Army Headquarters told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday that the operations...
In a coordinated security operation, measurable successes have been recorded in decimating the activities of resurgent banditry in Kwara state. Shortly after the arrest of arms courier and recovery of 100 rounds of live ammunition along Gbugbu/Patigi road on Friday, a member of the kidnapping syndicate has also been...
Security forces in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have carried out a sweeping night-time operation that led to the destruction of kidnappers’ camps and the rescue of several abducted residents across multiple communities. The coordinated mission—led by troops of the Nigerian Army, operatives of the Department of State Services...
Nigerian Navy on Saturday completed the recruitment of 1,962 ratings to support ongoing joint military operations across the country. The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Adm. Idi Abbas, inducted the sailors at the Batch 37 Passing Out Parade of the Nigerian Navy Basic Training School (NNBTS), Onne, in Rivers....
Anambra State Police Command says it has thwarted a planned cult clash in Enugwu Ukwu, leading to the arrest of two suspects believed to be part of the plot. In a statement on Saturday, the command’s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said officers acted on timely intelligence pointing to a...
Two Nigerian Air Force (NAF) pilots are alive after an Alpha Jet went down near Karabonde, a quiet community in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State, on Saturday evening. The incident was first brought to public attention by Lapai TV, a local digital broadcaster, which posted a short...
In a swift and coordinated operation, troops of the Nigerian Army’s Joint Task Force Sector One, Operation Udo Ka (OPUK), have rescued 14 kidnapped victims from a criminal hideout inside Orokam Forest, a border axis between Udenu LGA in Enugu State and Ogbadigbo LGA in Benue State. Security sources...
Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested a medical doctor suspected of delivering drugs to kidnappers operating in parts of Kwara State. According to a statement by Rafiu Ajakaye, Chief Press Secretary to the Kwara State Governor, the doctor was intercepted in the Jebba area following intelligence reports linking...