Air platforms of Joint Task Force North East, Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), have conducted a series of successful intelligence-led precision strikes against terrorist concentrations in different locations across Borno State between the night of 21 and the early hours of 22 August 2026. Acting Military Information Officer, Joint Task...
Nigeria Military
One of the most discussed military rulers in Nigeria’s history, he rose to the nation’s pinnacle of power nearly 41 years ago, after dethroning the then Head of State, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, in a bloodless coup. The austere-looking Daura-born General failed to stave off further descent into despair...
Defence Headquarters has debunked a viral fabricated video on social media platforms falsely portraying the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General OO Oluyede and in some instances attempting to misrepresent the person featured as the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General OO Oluyede. This is contained in a statement...
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, on Friday, said the service chiefs were on top of their game in tackling insecurity in the country. The CDS said this while addressing State House Correspondents after a meeting between President Bola Tinubu and service chiefs at the Presidential Villa....
A former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, on Wednesday said that in spite of the imperfections in democracy, the era of military rule must remain behind Nigeria. Gowon stated this in Abuja at the unveiling of a book titled “Military Factor in Nigerian History, 1960-2018” by the Historical...
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...
The Defence Headquarters has confirmed the emergence of a new terrorists’ group known as ‘Lukarawas’ exacerbating insecurity in the North Western part of Nigeria. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made this known while briefing newsmen on the operations of the military on Thursday in Abuja....
Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, has sought the support of Sokoto State Government and citizens to flush-out bandits and other criminals terrorising North-West. Matawalle made the plea when he led the Chief of Defense Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa and other high ranking military officers on...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Speaker, Borno House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Abdulkarim Lawan has expressed concern over the inability of the Nigerian Military and other security agencies to restore civil authority or return thousands of people hitherto displaced by insurgents for the past 10 years to...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Locals in some of the worst insecurity infested areas of Sokoto East Senatorial District have passed vote of confidence on the Nigerian military for their commitment towards ending the menace of banditry, kidnapping for ransom and other crimes against humanity that have bedeviled...
A PRESS STATEMENT OF SAVE DEMOCRACY GROUP – WEST AFRICA Nigeria has a natural role to play in stabilising West Africa, deepening democracy in the sub-region, and keeping military coups and coupists at bay. Being a medium power, Nigeria has the obligation of guiding West Africa by maintaining...
Against the backdrop of the recent accidental military air strike at Tudun Biri village in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has called on the Federal Government to provide adequate funding for the military and...
The North East Elders for Restoration and Development (NEERD) has described as malicious and insensitive, insinuations that the military leadership was complicit in the recent unfortunate incident in Tudun Biri, Kaduna State. This is contained in a statement by the President of NEERD, Mallam Buba Tanko and the...
A group, the Concerned Northern Lawyers Forum, has condemned the recent military accidental bombing at Tudun Biri village in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, with a threat to institute legal action against the Federal Government over the incident. The group said the decision to sue the...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has again, expressed regrets over the drone attack that killed and injured many people at Tudun Biri village in Kaduna State. We will learn from this experience and improve on our operational processes, the Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, told newsmen on...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has been according incredible support to the Nigerian military and in many instances he risks his life visiting front lines to motivate troops, Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar has declared. The minister spoke on Tuesday at...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has said the Armed Forces of Nigeria has attained 27.9 per cent female participation in peace support operations as against the 17 per cent benchmark recommended by the United Nations. Musa made this known at a one-day gender Mainstreaming...
The Defence Headquarters says troops of Armed Forces of Nigeria, have in the last two weeks eliminated a total of 151 terrorists and apprehended 456 others in different operations across the country. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, stated this while giving update of military operations across...
Patriotism is a conscious sense of commitment to the true self and love for a nation and its people. It is a firm conviction to defend the country’s economy, politics and developmental values which function as the strong guard of willingness to make a country grow as a developing...
Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe, has said that the careful selection of new security chiefs by President Bola Tinubu would get Nigeria closer to the end of security challenges.buniBunu Buni stated this in a statement by his Director-General, Press and Media Affairs, Alhaji Mamman Mohammed, on Saturday in...