•The suspects Operatives of the Department of State Services and troops of the Nigerian Army yesterday foiled a major attempt by members of the outlawed Eastern Security Network to kidnap scores of students writing the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination in some Southeast states. The targeted schools for the abductions w...
•Terrorists The Nigerian military has raised the alarm over possible terror attacks by Boko Haram and ISWAP at densely populated locations across the North-East during the forthcoming Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The spokesman of the Headquarters Joint Task Force (North-East), Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), Lt. Col. Sani Uba, gave the warning in a s...
•Major General Michael Onoja The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has dismissed claims that any terrorist group has established a permanent operational base in the South-West geopolitical zone of the country. The clarification followed reports in some quarters alleging that terrorist groups had established operational bases in the region after the r...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has confirmed that the Nigerian military, in collaboration with United States forces, killed a senior ISIS leader and one of the world’s most wanted terrorists, Abu Bilal al-Minuki, during a recent joint operation. The military high command said the precision operation was executed under the recently established ...
•Air strike The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has dismissed reports alleging that civilians were killed during a recent military air strike on Tumfa market in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The military insisted that there is no credible evidence to support claims of civilian casualties arising from the operation carried out on Sun...
•Nigerian soldier The Nigerian Army has confirmed the arrest of a blogger and social media influencer, Justice Chidiebere, popularly known as Justice Crack, over allegations of inciting soldiers and attempting to misinform the public. In a statement issued yesterday, the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Col. Appolonia Anele, said the ...
•NIgerian Army uniform The Nigerian military has inaugurated a general court-martial to try 36 personnel accused of involvement in an alleged plot to overthrow the administration of President Bola Tinubu. The court-martial, constituted by the Defence Headquarters, was inaugurated today at the Scorpion Mess, Asokoro, Abuja, under heavy security...
The Defence Headquarters has confirmed that military personnel were killed, when insurgents launched a coordinated attack early today on the 29 Task Force Brigade Headquarters in Benisheikh, Kaga Local Government Area of Borno State. A statement issued by the Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Michael Onoja, said the attack occurred...
•The victim The military has confirmed the killing of a 14-year-old girl in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, saying it has commenced an investigation into the incident. According to reports, a stray bullet allegedly fired by members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) killed a 14-year-old girl on Saturday in the Costain area of [&hellip...
•Soldiers of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) near Cape Town, yesterday South African soldiers moved into gang-ridden Cape Town townships yesterday, as two people were killed in fresh violence, nearly 50 days after the president ordered the deployment. Troops in full combat gear and carrying assault rifles stepped from armoure...
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