NATIONAL SECURITY

NAF Expects Delivery of 27 Fighter Jets, Attack Helicopters – Amao

The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Isiaka Oladayo Amao, yesterday said the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) was expecting the delivery of additional new platforms, which President Muhammadu Buhari approved for the service. Amao, who made the disclosure during an operational visit…

23/01/2023

Military Kills Wanted Boko Haram Commanders, 40 Others

The military has reportedly killed two wanted Boko Haram Commanders, Abu Ubaida and Mallam Yusuf Abba. They were neutralised together with about 40 of their foot soldiers at an abandoned warehouse in Kurebe, a popular community in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger…

17/01/2023

Democracy Has Come to Stay in Nigeria – Irabor

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor, yesterday declared that democracy has come to stay in Nigeria, pledging the military’s readiness to give the necessary support to the Nigeria Police and other internal security agencies to ensure a crisis-free general…

16/01/2023

Shake-up as Army Again Redeploys Major Generals, GOCs, Others

The Nigerian Army Headquarters yesterday announced the redeployment of General Officers Commanding (GOCs), Principal Staff Officers (PSOs), Corps Commanders, Brigade Commanders and other senior officers, as well as the appointment of new ones to various positions. It said in a statement that the…

08/01/2023

Federal Govt To Transfer 613 Repentant Terrorists To States

Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor, has said 613 rehabilitated low-risk repentant terrorists will be transferred to their state governments for reintegration into the society. Irabor made the disclosure during the 5th stakeholders’ meeting of “Operation Safe Corridor (OPSC) in Abuja…

07/01/2023

FG Begins Payment of Security Debarment Allowance to Retired Military Officers

The Federal Government yesterday, said it has commenced the payment of Security Debarment Allowance (SDA) to retired personnel of the Nigerian Armed Forces. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Dr. Ibrahim Abubakar Kana, also disclosed that president Muhammadu Buhari, has reduced the…

07/01/2023

Major Shake-up as NAF Appoints New Branch Chiefs, AOCs

The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, yesterday approved the appointment and redeployment of new branch chiefs, Air Officers Commanding (AOCs), Commandants of Tri-Service and the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Institutions. In a statement signed by Group Captain Joel…

07/01/2023

DHQ: Precision Bombing Killed 103 Bandits in Zamfara

Defence Headquarters (DHQ), yesterday, said precision bombing killed 103 armed bandits in Zamfara State and several terrorists in the North-east in the past three weeks. Defending the offensives on parts of Zamfara, where he claimed the bombardment of terrorist elements was precise, it…

23/12/2022

Stop Colluding With Oil Thieves, Navy Warns Officers

The Nigerian Navy has warned its officers to stop colluding with oil thieves sabotaging the country’s economic mainstay, saying heavy sanctions await any officer caught in the criminal act. It also charged the officers to be more loyal and dedicated to the force…

22/12/2022

Six Months After, NAF Rescues Chinese From Bandits’ Den

The Nigerian Air Force Special Forces under the 271 Detachment in Birnin Gwari, Kaduna have rescued seven Chinese expatriates kidnapped by terrorists in Niger State. The expatriates were kidnapped in June while working at a mining site. The Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian…

18/12/2022