February 02, 2023
Nigeria: USAID Provides $2.1m to Promote Non-Violent Conflict Resolution in North East
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has successfully concluded the two-year conflict mitigation activity 'Building Community Resilience to Violent Extremism… Read more »
January 31, 2023
Nigeria: Insecurity - President Buhari Accuses Foreign Powers of Destroying Country
President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that some foreign countries are sponsoring the insecurity plaguing Nigeria, saying their mission is to destroy the country. Read more »
January 29, 2023
Nigeria: Troops Eliminate 32 Terrorists, Top Commander in Borno
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai in collaboration with hybrid forces of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) have eliminated 32 terrorists including a top Boko Haram commander, Abu… Read more »
January 27, 2023
Nigeria: Military Keeps Mum On Niger, Nasarawa Airstrikes
Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said it would refrain from making comments on the recent incident of miscalculated airstrikes in Nasarawa and Niger states. Read more »
January 15, 2023
Nigeria: Naturalised Danish Citizen, Nigerian Army Officer Fight Over Multi-Million Property in Edo
A Nigerian-born naturalised Danish citizen, Kelvin Uyi Martins, who is serving in the Danish Army, and Major Lucky Ogiemudia of the Nigerian Army, are currently at loggerheads over… Read more »
January 08, 2023
Nigeria: Train Station Attack - Security Lapses Unacceptable, Says Atiku
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has expressed concern over the Saturday's attack on a train… Read more »
December 28, 2022
Nigeria: NAF Multiple Strikes Kill Scores of Boko Haram Insurgents
Multiple airstrikes by two Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Super Tucano jets have killed scores of Boko Haram terrorists at Shehutari and Mantari in Bama local government area of Borno… Read more »
December 27, 2022
Niger: Three Die in Niger Republic Military Helicopter Crash
Three persons have reportedly died as a Nigerian military helicopter crashed at an airport in Niger Republic. Read more »
Nigeria: Deal Decisively With Terrorists, Army Chief Charges Troops
The Chief of Army Staff Lt-Gen Farouk Yahaya has directed troops of the Nigerian Army to deal decisively with any terrorist group and others who take up arms against the Nigerian… Read more »
Nigeria: One Killed, 45 Abducted By Gunmen in Kaduna State
Suspected gunmen have killed one person and abducted 45 others in Angwan Aku community in Kajuru local government area of Kaduna State. Read more »
December 26, 2022
Nigeria: 3 Die As Nigerien Military Aircraft Crashes in Niger Republic
Three persons have lost their lives as a Nigerien military helicopter crashed at an Airport in the neighbouring Niger Republic. Read more »
December 21, 2022
Nigeria: Insecurity - South East Governors' Silence Not Golden
The growing insecurity in the South East is worrisome and calls for urgent action to stem the tide before it consumes the entire region. The insecurity has risen to a level that… Read more »
December 20, 2022
Nigeria: Military, Police Kill 52 Terrorists in Zamfara, Bauchi
The Nigerian military and police have killed not less than 52 terrorists in Zamfara and Bauchi states. Read more »
December 17, 2022
Nigeria: Biafra Combat Drone Seized In Imo
A newly acquired combat drone imported for use on innocent citizens in the South East by the Eastern Security Network (ESN), the paramilitary organization of the Indigenous People… Read more »
Nigeria: Troops Kill 6 Boko Haram Militants in Borno, Launch Joint Operation in Kwara
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai of the Nigerian Army in Collaboration with vigilante members early yesterday killed six Boko Haram militants in a raid in Daula market, Bama local… Read more »
Nigeria: Military Promotes 234 Senior Officers
The Military Council Board has approved the promotion of 234 senior officers from Army, Navy and Air Force to their next higher ranks. Read more »
December 12, 2022
Nigeria: Your Abortion Report Against Military Fake, Federal Govt Tells Reuters
The federal government has said that the Reuters' report that the Nigerian military ran a secret mass abortion programme in the war against Boko Haram was fake news,… Read more »
December 09, 2022
Nigeria: 78 Days to Go - Military Will Resist Pressure to Scuttle 2023 Elections, Says DHQ
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor, has vowed that the personnel of the Nigerian Army would resist all pressures from politicians to compromise the 2023 general… Read more »
November 29, 2022
Nigeria: Military to Prosecute 886 Boko Haram Terrorists As 323 Undergo Deradicalisation
The Nigerian Military authorities said they have concluded arrangements to prosecute over 886 radical fighters of the Boko Haram terrorist group as the counter-insurgency war has… Read more »
West Africa: Insecurity, Political Instability, Russia-Ukraine War Setback for Ecowas - Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has described threats to peace and security, political instability and the adverse impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the economies as well as the ongoing… Read more »
November 06, 2022
Nigeria: 21 Abducted Katsina Children Freed
The twenty-one (21) children who were kidnapped in Mairuwa community in Faskari local government area of Katsina State have regained freedom. Read more »
October 28, 2022
Nigeria: Navy Provides Ferry Services, Relief Materials for Flood Victims
Nigerian Navy said its Commands have been providing ferry services and relief materials to victims of flood disasters across the country including medicals to ease their pains. Read more »
October 27, 2022
Nigeria: Insecurity Halts Flow of Investment From Mexico to Nigeria - Envoy
Nigerian ambassador to Mexico, Ambassador Adejare Bello, has disclosed that Mexican investors are willing to invest heavily in Nigeria's economy but for the prevailing security… Read more »
October 24, 2022
Nigeria: Military Jets Hit Terrorists' Meeting Point, Logistics Base in Borno, Zamfara
Airstrikes executed by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has destroyed terrorists' logistics base and a meeting venue with scores killed in Borno and Zamfara States. Read more »