The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) is currently holding a closed-door meeting with the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, to discuss the ongoing insecurity challenges in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting, presided over by the Chairman of the NGF, Gov....
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has announced that it has honored all commitments made to the victims and families impacted by the tragic airstrike that occurred on January 11 in Dangebe Village, Maradun, Zamfara. Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame,...
Borno State Government has received 230 repentant Boko Haram terrorists from the Operation Safe Corridor. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the repentant insurgents graduated from the Federal Government’s Operation Safe Corridor Deradicalisation, Rehabilitation and Reintegration (DRR) Camp in Malam Sidi, Gombe State. The insurgents who are...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – Lagos State Police Command has debunked a publication in some newspapers dated April 17, 2025 asserting that hundreds of Boko Haram suspects have been apprehended in Lagos. Police Public Relations Officer in the state, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, debunked the report in a statement on...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has said the information space is becoming as equally contested as the battlefield where the military communicates its mission, counter misinformation, and maintain public trust. Musa said this at the maiden Quarterly Media Stakeholders Seminar organised by the Directorate of...
The Maritime Component of Operation AWATSE has intercepted 1,306 bags of foreign rice being smuggled into the country. The NNS BEECROFT Commander, Commodore Paul Nimmyel, said this while addressing newsmen on Wednesday in Apapa, Lagos State. Nimmyel, who is the Maritime Component Commander, South-West Operation AWATSE, said that the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, has commended Nigeria as a regional power and a pillar of stability on the African continent. Speaking during a high-level courtesy visit to the Chief of the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- In a ceremony held at the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) on April 9, 2025, Major General John Ochai, the Commandant, bid farewell to Cadet Covenant Toluwanimi Ogunmola, who has been selected to attend further military training at the prestigious Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT has arrested no fewer than 27 suspected drug peddlers during a coordinated raid in Gidan Drama, Malu Road, Apapa, Lagos State. The Nigerian Navy Ship’s spokesman, Lt. Hussaini Ibrahim, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in...
The Defence Headquarters has dismissed reports of Niger Republic’s withdrawal from the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), stating that such a move would have serious security implications. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Markus Kangye, addressed the media on Thursday in Abuja, emphasising the critical role of the...
The Nigerian military is committed to enhancing defence cooperation in Africa, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa has said. Musa said this while inaugurating the committee to work out modalities for the maiden edition of the Africa Chiefs of Defence Summit which will hold from June...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – Lagos State Police Command has raided an internet fraud training facility, commonly referred to as “Yahoo School”, operating in the Iju area of the state. Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this in a statement, in Lagos on Tuesday. CSP Hundeyin said...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has impounded a truck loaded with 70,000 litres of stolen crude oil in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. This is contained in a statement signed by the NSCDC National Public Relations Officer (NPRO), Afolabi Babawale, on Monday in Abuja. Babawale explained that...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has confirmed that a security operative was killed in a violent attack by the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria (Shiites). The command’s spokeswoman, SP Josephine Adeh, confirmed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. She said 19...
Minister of Defence, Alhaji Muhammad Badaru on Monday inaugurated the first phase training for 800 special forces personnel tasked with conducting high-impact operations with precision, speed, and efficiency. Badaru while inaugurating the Special Operations Forces for the Armed Forces of Nigeria at camp Kabala in Jaji military cantonment, Kaduna...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- In a remarkable display of operational proficiency , operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have carried out multiple diligent operations underscoring the Nigeria Police Force’s unwavering commitment to enhancing internal security and combating criminal activities across the nation. The force spokesman, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed...
The Federal Government is committed to reducing its dependence on foreign arms procurement and enhancing Nigeria’s defence industrial base. The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, stated this during the inauguration of the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) and D7G Nigeria Limited (DICON/D7G) Board on Wednesday...
An Oyo State Family Court, Iyaganku, on Tuesday remanded a 29 -year-old man, Hamzat Abdullahi at Agodi Correctional facility, Ibadan, for allegedly having sexual intercourse with three male minors. The Presiding Magistrate, Mrs Serifat Adesina, did not take the plea of the suspect due to lack in jurisdiction. Adesina...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has reaffirmed his commitment to the welfare of personnel and their families as he commissions newly constructed accommodation for soldiers in Abuja. The COAS made the reaffirmation on Monday, 17 March 2025, while addressing...