Nigeria: Apply Lessons From Zamfara Tour, Gov. Lawal Tells Air War College Participants

Governor Dauda Lawal has urged participants of Air War Course 12 of the Air Force War College to translate lessons from their study tour into practical solutions for Nigeria's… Read more »

Nigeria: Bandits Raid Zamfara Community As Residents Flee

Lilo village in Mada District of Gusau Local Government Area of Zamfara State came under attack on Tuesday, forcing hundreds of residents to flee their homes and seek refuge in a… Read more »

Nigeria: Detectives Tracked Disbursement of Over N600m Among Alleged Coup Plotters - Witness

The prosecution opened its case on Wednesday by calling four witnesses in the accelerated trial of six men accused of plotting to overthrow the President Bola Tinubu-led… Read more »

Nigeria: My Son Dreamt of Joining Army - Slain Corps Member's Father

Engr. Sani Jimoh, father of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member allegedly shot dead by soldiers in Abuja, has said his late son had aspirations of joining the Nigerian… Read more »

Mali: Rebels Now in Control of Key Mali Town After Attacks

Jihadists and Tuareg separatists in Mali have taken control of the key northern town of Kidal after coordinated attacks on strategic junta positions across the country, an ally of… Read more »

Nigeria: Boko Halal in Borno

The Boko Haram insurgency is quite simply the biggest security threat Nigeria has faced since the 1960s. It is a two-pronged insurgency: the one violent, the other ideological. The… Read more »

Mali: Residents On Edge As Mali Defence Minister Killed in Fresh Attacks

Mali's defence minister died after an attack on his house, his family said Sunday. Read more »

Nigeria: Army Nabs 9 Oil Thieves, Deactivates 10 Illegal Refining Sites in Niger Delta

Troops of the 6 Division, Nigerian Army, have arrested nine suspected oil thieves and deactivated 10 illegal refining sites across the Niger Delta region. Read more »

Nigeria: LEP Founder Meets West African Researchers, Seeks Stronger Data-Driven Peace Efforts

The founder of the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), Mr Steve Killelea, has held a high-level meeting with the Conflict Research Network (CORN) West Africa in Abuja, aimed… Read more »

Nigeria: Troops Kill 30 Terrorists Near Lake Chad

Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), have killed no fewer than 30 insurgents and destroyed several boats during an operation along the Lake Chad… Read more »

Nigeria: 3.7 Million Nigerians Declared Internally Displaced Amid Rising Insecurity

Nigeria is witnessing a troubling surge in the number of Internally Displaced persons (IDPS), with humanitarian agencies warning that the crisis is expanding beyond the traditional… Read more »

Nigeria: Troops Repel Attack, Kill 24 Insurgents in Yobe

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have repelled a midnight attack by suspected insurgents in Kukareta, Yobe State, killing 24 of them in a fierce gun battle. Read more »

Nigeria: Ngoshe - 12 Abducted Victims Escape As Military Bombards Boko Haram Camp

Twelve of the victims Boko Haram abducted in Ngoshe community, Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State, have escaped, leaving behind 404 out of the total 416. Read more »

Nigeria: CSOs Back Call for Tinubu's Intervention in Military Pension Board Dispute

A coalition of civil society organisations in the North has thrown its weight behind calls for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to intervene in the controversy surrounding the delayed… Read more »

Nigeria: 2025 - Army Gets 7 Percent Disbursement for Security Equipment

Amid the escalating security crisis across Nigeria, the Nigerian Army and the Nigerian Air Force are grappling with gross underfunding, particularly in the acquisition of security… Read more »

Nigeria: Bandits Kill Soldiers, Cart Away Armoured Vehicle in Kwara

Suspected bandits have killed at least three soldiers in a pre-dawn attack on a joint security post in Kemanji community, Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria to Send 200 Special Forces to Türkiye for Training - Minister

The Minister of Defence, retired Gen. Christopher Musa, has said that Nigeria and Türkiye have reached an agreement to immediately deploy 200 Nigerian Special Forces for… Read more »

Nigeria: A Nation Misdiagnosed - Why Nigeria's Violence Is Not Genocide

There is something dangerously comforting about a simple explanation for a complex problem. It offers clarity where there is confusion, certainty where there is doubt, and a clear… Read more »

Nigeria: Akande Tells President to Impose Consequences On Security, Military Chiefs Who Don't Deliver

A former presidential spokesperson, Laolu Akande, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to take decisive action against security and military chiefs who fail to deliver on… Read more »

Nigeria: How Colonel, 7 Soldiers Died in Fresh Boko Haram Attack

The Commanding Officer of the 242 Battalion, Monguno, Col. I.A. Mohammed, and no fewer than 10 soldiers lost their lives when Improvised Explosive Device (IED) suspectedly planted… Read more »

Nigeria: NAF Jet Kills Over 200 Civilians

Civil society organisations and security experts have expressed strong displeasure at the airstrike by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on a weekly market along the Borno-Yobe border,… Read more »

Nigeria: NAF Probes Borno-Yobe Border Market Accidental Bombing

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has dispatched a fact-finding team to investigate reports of an accidental airstrike on a weekly market in Jilli, located along the Borno-Yobe border. Read more »

Nigeria: Residents Demand Military Base As Bandits Displace Kaduna Communities

Residents of Kauru Local Government Area in Kaduna State have appealed to the federal and state governments to establish a military base in their communities following the… Read more »

Nigeria: Bandits Kill 5, Abduct 22 in Sokoto Communities

Bandits have killed at least five people and abducted 22 others in separate midnight attacks on three communities in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State. Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Urged to Address Military Pension Board Dispute

A civil society group, the Security and Public Affairs Analysts Forum, has asked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to look into the dispute surrounding the appointment of retired Air… Read more »