February 29
Nigeria: Arms Control Centre Retrieves 20,000 Small Arms in Nigeria
The National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) says that it has retrieved 20,000 small arms and 60,000 units of ammunition in Nigeria. Read more »
Nigeria: Military Airstrikes Kill Three Top Iswap Commanders, 80 Others
The Defense Headquarters, says the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai, eliminated three notorious commanders, known as Abacha, Bakura, and Babangida, as well as 22 other… Read more »
February 23
Guinea: Trade Unions Call Indefinite Strike Action
The military authorities in Guinea have lifted restrictions on internet access, which were imposed three months ago and sparked protests, residents observed overnight on Thursday. Read more »
February 20
West Africa: West Africa's Troublesome Trio
THE decision by Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger Republic, three landlocked sub-Saharan African countries, to pull out of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, has… Read more »
February 15
Nigeria: Military Pensions Board Commences Electronic Verification Exercise for Ex-Soldiers - Irhumheson
...Tests Runs Pilot Phase with 9,600 retirees Read more »
Nigeria: Delta Community Protests, Accuses Police, Hunters of Kidnapping
---Allegation completely false, mischievous, misleading --Police Read more »
February 09
Nigeria: Army Rescues 11 Kidnap Victims in Kaduna
Troops of the 1 Division Nigerian Army (NA) have neutralised four insurgents, while others escaped with gunshot wounds. Read more »
January 25
Nigeria: Plateau Killings - We Remain Neutral, Committed to Protecting Lives, Property - DHQ
** Says video circulating, spreading falsehoods about military personnel Read more »
January 22
Nigeria: Military Veterans Seek Review of Pension
The National Chairman, Nigerian Legion, retired Maj.-Gen. Abdul-Malik Jibril has called on President Bola Tinubu to consider the upward review of the pension of military veterans,… Read more »
January 11
Nigeria: COAS Cautions Soldiers Against Abuse of Social Media
Says non-kinetic measures needed to end sit-at-home in S'East Read more »
January 10
Nigeria: Military Veterans Beg Tinubu to Direct Bulk Payment of Debarment Allowance
Military veterans in the country have called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to direct the approval of bulk payment of the balance of security debarment allowance, SDA, to all… Read more »
January 08
Nigeria: Army Destroys 233 Illegal Refineries in Four South-South States
The 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, destroyed 233 illegal refineries during "Operation Still Waters 3" in four states in 2023. Read more »
January 05
Nigeria: Liberalising Gun Ownership Laws in Nigeria Won't Cause Anarchy - - Security Expert
A security expert and President of the Alumni Association of the National Institute of Security Studies, Mike Ejiofor said legalising carrying of firearms and weapons for Nigerians… Read more »
January 04
Nigeria: Nigerian Army Reacts to Publication On Lack of Water in Barracks
The Headquarters 14 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Ohafia, Abia, has reacted to an online publication by Sahara Reporters on how soldiers and family members lamented the lack of water to… Read more »
December 27, 2023
Nigeria: You Are Not Alone in Fight to Maintain Nigeria Unity, COAS Tells Troops - CDs
The Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has reassured troops of 2 Division Nigerian Army, of his support in making sure they were not left alone in the fight to… Read more »
December 20, 2023
Nigeria: NAF Trains 568 Specialists to Enhance Proficiency in Combat Skills
The Nigerian Air Force, on Wednesday, graduated 568 specialists to enhance proficiency and expertise in ground combat skills. Read more »
December 16, 2023
Nigeria: Chibok Community Experiencing 'Relative' Peace - Chief Whip of the 10th Senate
Following insurgent attacks on Chibok community by bandits and Boko Haram, many of the locals fled for safety and have spent over a decade away from their homeland. Read more »
December 14, 2023
Nigeria: Tributes Pour in for Late Maj. Gen Alli , Former Chief of Army Staff
Top echelons in the nation's security sector, among who was former Chief of Naval Staff , Rear Admiral Alison Madueke (retd.) paid glowing tributes to former Chief of Army Staff,… Read more »
December 10, 2023
West Africa: Ecowas Meet As Region Struggles With Coups
West African leaders meet on Sunday for talks with the region in deepening crisis, after four countries fell under military rule and with risks growing from Sahel jihadist… Read more »
December 08, 2023
Sierra Leone: Ex-Sierra Leone President Questioned By Police Over Attempted Coup
Former Sierra Leone president Ernest Bai Koroma reported to police in Freetown on Friday to be questioned over what the government has called an attempted coup at the end of… Read more »
December 06, 2023
West Africa: Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger Coups Fuelling Insecurity in West Africa - Ecowas
The Economic Community of West African States said the military coups in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger are fuelling insecurity in the region. Read more »
December 08, 2023
Nigeria: Kaduna Error - We'll Be 100% Sure Before Bombing Targets - DHQ
Following the accidental bombing of civilians in the Tudun Biri community, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State by unmanned drones of the Nigerian Army, last Sunday, the… Read more »
December 07, 2023
West Africa: Coups Fuelling Insecurity in West Africa - ECOWAS
The Economic Community of West African States has said the military coups in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger were fuelling insecurity in the region. Read more »
December 06, 2023
Nigeria: Kaduna Bombing - Army Top Brass Must Be Fired - Northern Elders Tell Tinubu
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has called for the resignation of military top brass over the bombing that killed 85 villagers and injured several others at Tudun Biri village in… Read more »
Nigeria: Kaduna Airstrike - DHQ Apologises, Insists Terrorists Were Killed in Ligarma
The Defence Headquarters, yesterday, said that the Nigerian Army's aerial bombardment of Ligarma village in Kaduna State in which some innocent civilians were killed, actually took… Read more »