Nigeria: NAF Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing in Benue Days After Ondo Crash

A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) helicopter on Wednesday made a precautionary landing on a farm in Makurdi, Benue State, after successfully providing close air support to surface forces… Read more »

Nigeria: NAF Chief Visits Igbokoda Crash Site, Assures Families of Investigation

The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, on Thursday, October 8, 2026, visited Igbokoda in Ondo State and assured the families of those who died in the… Read more »

Nigeria: Dogara Mourns Victims of Air Force Plane Crash, Condole Tinubu, Military

Former Speaker of the House of Representatives and Chairman of the Board of the National Credit Guarantee Company Limited (NCGC), Rt. Hon Yakubu Dogara, CFR has expressed deep… Read more »

Nigeria: NAF Plane Crash - Huriwa Dismisses Presidential Investigation

A civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), has dismissed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's order of investigation of the crash of NAF 931… Read more »

Nigeria: Rescue of 20 Abducted Prospective Corps Members Excites Parents

| Release was not free, says parents' spokesperson Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Urges UN Security Council to Sanction Nuclear Weapons Proliferation

President Bola Tinubu has called on the United Nations Security Council to take stronger action against the spread of weapons of mass destruction and intensify efforts towards the… Read more »

Nigeria: 33-Month Military Houseboat Debt - Firms Appeal to Tinubu

Three Niger Delta companies providing houseboats to the Nigerian military have appealed to President Bola Tinubu over alleged outstanding rental payments covering 33 months. Read more »

Nigeria: Breaking - Zamfara Bandits Demand N30m Ransom for 6 Islamic Clerics

Bandits have demanded N30 million ransom for the release of six Islamic clerics abducted last Saturday in Bakura Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Read more »

Nigeria: Troops Foil Terrorist Attacks, Rescue 23 Victims, Arrest 4 Lakurawa Suspects in Sokoto

Troops of Sector 2, Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA (JTF NW OPFY) have recorded major operational successes in Sokoto State, rescuing 23 kidnapped victims,… Read more »

Nigeria: Osun Police Begin Probe Into Murder of Accord Party Loyalist

Osun State Police Command said it has commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the shooting of one Olalekan Oyeyemi, a.k.a. "Emir Ajagungbade," in Ile-Ife,… Read more »

Nigeria: Troops Arrest Suspected Kidnapper With Ak-47 in Edo

Troops of 4 Brigade Nigerian Army, "Operation Wabaizigan" have arrested a suspected kidnapper and recovered an AK-47 rifle and ammunition during an operation on Benin-Sapele Road… Read more »

Nigeria: States Roll Out Plans to Protect Children As Schools Resume

BY Francis Okoye, NICHOLAS DEKERA, ABU NMODU, ATTAH ANTHONY, INIOBONG EKPONTA, EKPONTA, EMMANUEL MGBEAHURIKE, Babaji Usman Babaji, Nnamdi Mbawike, IBRAHIM OBANSA, Adebayo Waheed,… Read more »

Nigeria: Kaduna Road Blocked As Bandits Clash With Cattle Owners, 26 Abducted

A major road around the Maraban Rido axis of Kaduna State was temporarily blocked yesterday after suspected bandits reportedly clashed with cattle owners which left an unspecified… Read more »

Nigeria: Navy Disrupts 2 Illegal Refineries, Recovers 33,000 Litres of Products in Rivers

The Nigerian Navy has disrupted the operations of two illegal refining sites in Egbema-Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, recovering approximately 33,000 litres of… Read more »

Nigeria: Terrorist Attacks Declining, Security Forces Gaining Ground - Defence Minister

The minister of defence, Gen. Christopher Musa (retd.), said Nigeria had recorded significant improvements in its security situation, with terrorist groups no longer able to carry… Read more »

Nigeria: Troops Kill Terrorists, Intercept 899 Rounds of Ammunition in Zamfara, Kaduna

Troops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have neutralised several terrorists and intercepted a large consignment of ammunition in separate operations in… Read more »

Nigeria: Just-in - Gunmen Kill 2, Abduct Woman in Kano Community

Armed gunmen have attacked Rantan community in Bebeji Local Government Area of Kano State, killing two people and abducting a woman. Read more »

Nigeria: Bandits Attack 17 Katsina Villages, Kill, Abduct Residents

At least 17 villages in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State have reportedly come under attack by armed bandits since Friday, with residents killed and others abducted. Read more »

Nigeria: Military Force Alone Can't Resolve Grievances Fuelling North-Central Violence - Tinubu

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has warned that military force alone cannot bring lasting peace to the North Central, saying the grievances and underlying social, economic and… Read more »

Nigeria: Military Force Cannot Resolve Grievances Fueling North Central Violence - Tinubu

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on traditional and religious leaders, communities, youths, women, development partners and the private sector in the North Central to… Read more »

Nigeria: Troops Rescue 21 Kidnap Victims in Kogi Forest

Troops of the 12 Brigade, Nigerian Army, in collaboration with the Nigeria Police Force, Department of State Services (DSS), local hunters and vigilante groups, have rescued 21… Read more »

Nigeria: Troops Kill Terrorist Commander 'Smally' Recover Weapons in Katsina

Troops of Joint Task Force North West Operation FANSAN YAMMA have killed a key terrorist leader identified as "Smally" and recovered arms, ammunition and other items in sustained… Read more »

Nigeria: Foundation Trains Boko Haram Victims in Income Generation, Saving Skills

A non-governmental organisation (NGO), Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development with funding from International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN), has begun the training of… Read more »

Nigeria: Army Chief Inaugurates Helipad for Evacuation of Wounded Soldiers

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has commissioned a new helipad at the 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital (44 NARH) in Kaduna to enhance the emergency air… Read more »

Nigeria: Atiku Condemns Borgu Killings, Questions Billions Spent On Security

Former Vice President of Nigeria and Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, yesterday condemned the reported massacre and mass abduction… Read more »