Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has debunked a viral video circulating online that falsely portrays the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Olufemi Oluyede, making a shocking claim about plans to forcefully recruit Nigerians aged 18 and above into the military. Director Defence Information, Brigadier General Samaila Uba, in a statement...
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Kogi State Government has activated a coordinated security operation to safeguard worship centres, schools and vulnerable public places across the state. This followed the directive by Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo following recent attacks on worshippers and schools in neighbouring states. The Chairman of Lokoja Local Government Area, Abdullahi Adamu...
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have thwarted a coordinated attack by ISWAP/JAS terrorists on the Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Miyanti, Bama Local Government Area of Borno State, restoring full control of the facility after an intense early-morning gunfight. A senior security source at Army Headquarters confirmed to the...
Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris has called for a full-scale investigation into why soldiers guarding Government Girls’ Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, pulled out barely an hour before armed bandits stormed the premises and abducted 25 students. Idris made the demand on Friday while receiving the Minister of State for...
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have dealt another blow to Boko Haram elements after storming suspected terrorist hideouts in the Bula Daloye cluster of Borno State, killing several fighters and recovering a cache of weapons and explosives. According to security analyst Zagazola Makama, the raid was launched around...
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has charged troops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) to sustain vigilance, avoid complacency, and maintain aggressive posture in ongoing operations against terrorists in the North East. General Shaibu gave the charge during an operational assessment visit to Headquarters Joint Task...
Nigerian Army has dismissed four soldiers deployed in the North-East for counterinsurgency operations, after they were accused of flouting an unspecified military standing order. The affected personnel — Mukaila Mutari (22NA/88/10253), Isah Emmanuel (22NA/83/7262), Kolomo Alex (24NA/86/5151), and Ibrahim Musa (24NA/86/0885) — were serving in ongoing operations against Boko...
Kwara State was thrown into panic on Tuesday evening after armed bandits stormed the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Oke Isegun, in Eruku, injuring worshippers and leaving two people dead. The attack, which occurred around 6 p.m., has drawn sharp condemnation from Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, who has now ordered urgent...
81 Division of the Nigerian Army has confirmed the death of one of its soldiers who was fatally attacked by a mentally unstable man in the Imota axis of Ikorodu, Lagos. In a statement released on Tuesday, the Division’s spokesperson, Lt.-Col. Musa Yahaya, explained that the tragic incident took...
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has directed troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA to intensify efforts in securing the release of students abducted from Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School (GGCSS) Maga, Danko/Wasagu LGA, Kebbi State. A statement issued by the Media Information Officer, Operation FANSAN...
Kebbi State was plunged into grief and anger on Monday after armed men stormed Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area, killing the vice principal and kidnapping dozens of students. While 25 girls were initially taken, three later escaped. Governor Mohammed Nasir Idris, who arrived...
Nigerian Army has transported 348 troops in and out of the Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) area as part of the second Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Welfare Flight for November. A reliable Army Headquarters source told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the airlift took place on Saturday...
A routine patrol around Wajiroko in the Azir–Multe axis of Damboa Local Government Area turned deadly when troops of the 25 Task Force Brigade came under a “sudden and heavy insurgents fire” while returning from operations along the fringes of Sambisa Forest, the Nigerian Army has confirmed. The patrol...
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has commissioned a newly established Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Centre at Dukku Local Government Area of Gombe State. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that the project, executed under the Chief of Army Staff Special Intervention Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) Project (CSICP) Scheme...
Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, has commended the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, and the Nigerian Army for their unwavering commitment to peace and security across the country. The governor gave the commendation on Thursday, 13 November 2025, when he received the COAS and some...
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have intensified their onslaught against insurgents in the North East, delivering a major setback to ISWAP fighters and rescuing 74 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in two separate operations across Borno State. The renewed push follows the directive of the Chief of Army...
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have successfully rescued 74 members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) from what could have been a major abduction by insurgents along the Buratai–Kamuya road in Borno State. The incident occurred on Tuesday night when the corps members’ convoy, consisting of three...
Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, has launched a new digital platform known as “Thank A Soldier”, aimed at strengthening public appreciation for members of the Nigerian Armed Forces and their families. Speaking at a press briefing on Wednesday in Abuja, Badaru said the initiative forms part of the preparations...
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) under the Joint Task Force North East have scored another significant victory in the fight against terrorism in Borno State. In a statement released on Monday, Lt. Col. Sani Uba, Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force, said that on 9 November...
Chairman of Isa Local Government Area in Sokoto East Senatorial District, Hon. Sharehu Kamarawa, has dismissed allegations suggesting that he failed to act on intelligence reports about impending bandit attacks in his area. Describing the social media reports as “false and misleading,” Kamarawa said he promptly took proactive measures...