NATIONAL SECURITY

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General LEO Irabor has expressed his confidence in the combat readiness and operational posture of OPHK especially in the ongoing Counter Terrorism and Counter Insurgency Operations in the North East region of Nigeria. The CDS who on…

The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) says its Sectors 3 and 4 troops have arrested more than 900 suspected family members and collaborators of Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists. This was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday by…

A soldier, Lance Corporal Nwobodo Chinoso, on Sunday killed himself after shooting three persons dead at the accommodation centre of the Forward Operating Base in Rabah, Sokoto State. The victims include the Commander of the Forward Operating Base, Rabah Command, Lt. Sam Oladapo,…

The Department of State Services on Thursday said it recovered weapons from a property along Airport Road, Nasarawa Local Government Area of Kano. The service described as untrue allegations by a party in the state that the service was intimidating its members. Although the…

The Defence Headquarters said troops arrested three terrorists at Damba community in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. According to the military high command, one of the arrested terrorists confessed to being one of the masterminds of the March 28, 2022, Abuja-…

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Faruk Yahaya, has given a marching order to all commanders to identify vulnerable locations in their jurisdictions and take full control of those areas ahead of the forthcoming elections. Press sighted military vehicles and personnel’s movements…

Ahead of the February 25 Presidential and National Assembly elections, the Nigeria Immigration Service has redeployed 30 state comptrollers and 11 Assistant Comptrollers Generals across the country. Affected by the fresh posting are 11 Assistant Comptrollers General in charge of the various zones…

The Office of the National Security Adviser has expressed fears that recent policies introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria may frustrate military operations, if not properly executed, as it will become difficult to pay officers on the battlefields. The National Security Adviser,…

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) confirmed Monday that one of its aircraft crash landed at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos. It said its maritime patrol aircraft, a Cessna Citation CJ3, on a routine flight,  lost its tyres on touch and go…