•Arrested Boko Haram suspect, Ibrahim Mohammed The police and the Nigerian Army have issued conflicting accounts over items allegedly recovered from a suspect arrested in Banki town, Bama Local Government Area (LGA) of Borno State. Both institutions confirmed the arrest of the suspect, identified as Abubakar Mohammed, and said preliminary inve...
•Nigerian military troops Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have recorded a major security success in Borno State, arresting a suspected suicide bomber and intercepting materials intended for the manufacture of Improvised Explosive Devices. The suspect, identified as Abubakar Mustapha, was apprehended on Monday by personnel of the 152 Task Force B...
•Defence Headquarters The Nigerian military is monitoring Boko Haram and Islamic State for West Africa Province fighters who are fleeing their hideouts following the recent United States airstrikes. US President Donald Trump announced on Christmas Day that the American military conducted lethal strikes against Islamic State targets in north-we...
•Kenneth Okonkwo A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Kenneth Okonkwo, has faulted the Supreme Court’s verdict on the emergency rule on Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu. Yesterday, the apex court affirmed the constitutional power of the President to declare a state of emergency and suspend elected officials. Speaking on C...
•Tinubu (L) assisted by others decorating his ADC Nurudeen Yusuf with rank of Colonel in January 2025 There are grumblings among military operatives following the recent promotion of Colonel Nurudeen Yusuf, the Aide-de-Camp (ADC) to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to the rank of Brigadier-General. Some of those who spoke to our correspondent, sai...
•Brigadier General Denis N’Canha (C) addressing the press yesterday Guinea-Bissau’s military today appointed a General as the country’s new leader for the duration of one year, a day after seizing power, arresting the president, and derailing the announcement of election results. Soldiers patrolled the area around the presidential palace in B...
•Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi State Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi State has called on the military to change the tactics used in tackling insecurity. The governor made the call when he received Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, at the Government House, Birnin-Kebbi, yesterday, reports Daily Trust. The governor also rest...
•Military officer’s wife A military officer’s wife, identified as ‘Everything Woman’ on TikTok, has condemned what she calls Nigeria’s growing indifference to the deaths of soldiers following the reported killing of Brigadier Uba in Maiduguri. In a video shared on Thursday, she said she had spent hours online “waiting to see someth...
•Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi State Kebbi State governor, Nasir Idris, has demanded explanations from military authorities over the withdrawal of troops from Government Girls’ Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, shortly before the abduction of students and staff. While receiving the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, who ...
•Lt. Yerima The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has dismissed viral social media reports alleging an attempted assassination on Lt. Ahmed Yerima. Police described the claim, purportedly emanating from the military, as false and capable of causing unnecessary public panic, reports The Nation. In a statement last night, the FCT Po...
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