The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) said it would conduct final outdoor field training exercise for cadets beginning from Saturday. The Acting Public Relations Officer of Academy, Major Kayode Owolabi said in a statement issued on Friday in Kaduna that cadets of Direct Short Service Course 26 Army, and Course...
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ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi The United Nations Children’s Fund has called on the Federal Government to immediately secure the release the of the 21 children recently abducted in Faskari local government area of Katsina State This was contained in a press release made available to journalists in Bauchi on Friday,...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State has condemned the incessant kidnappings for ransom and killings of people in the state. The PDP Publicity Secretary, Mr Abraham Catoh, condemned the act on a statement issued to newsmen on Thursday in Kaduna. Mr. Catoh...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Gunmen have kidnapped one Mrs Victoria Dandaura, wife of the head of the Corps’ Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad (CG’SSIS). The incident happened at the victim’s residence in Gidi-Gidi, around Cattle market, Lafia, Nasarawa State, on Wednesday at about 7 p.m. The spokesman of...
The Defence Headquarters says Nigerian troops on Oct. 29 repelled an attack by the Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists at Wawa Cantonment in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, made this known at a bi-weekly news briefing on the operations of armed...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – The kinetic and non-kinetic operations being conducted by troops of the Nigerian military in the various theatres of operations have continued to record significant results with the elimination of 59 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists and arrest of over 90 other criminal elements. Director, Defence Media...
The Minister of Defence, Retired Maj-Gen Bashir Magashi, has said the Ministry is trying to verify the source of the security alert threat issued by the U.S. Magashi said this when he appeared before the House of Representatives committee on Army to defend the 2023 budget proposal for the...
The 243 Recce Battalion Barracks Ibereko, Badagry, Lagos State on Tuesday decorated 51 newly promoted soldiers from the rank of private to Warrant Officers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that three soldiers were promoted from the rank of Private to Lance Corporal while 27 were promoted from...
Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen have abducted four travellers along the Irele Ekiti-Oke Ako Highway in Ajoni Local Council Development Area(LCDA) of Ekiti. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the latest abduction is one in a series of abductions on the highway in which some victims were killed. Local...
Prof. Adigun Agbaje, who regained his freedom from the clutches of death in his abductors’ captivity on Sunday night, has recounted his 72 hours ordeals in the hands of suspected kidnappers in military uniforms. He made this known in a statement by his son, Adewale Agbaje, on behalf of...
The Oyo State Police Command, on Monday confirmed the release of Prof. Adigun Agbaje, a former Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Ibadan, from dens of his abductors. Its Public Relations Officer, SP. Adewale Osifeso, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan. NAN recalls that Agbaje,...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Troops of 1 Division Nigerian Army conducting “Operation Forest Sanity’’ have eliminated no fewer than seven terrorists and recovered arms and ammunition in Kaduna State. Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday. He stated that the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed the rumours making the rounds in the media that the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) was saturated with explosive bombs. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who made the clarification in a statement on Saturday, said the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu has decorated three senior officers of the Directorate who were privileged to be among the beneficiaries of Major to Lieutenant Colonel promotion approved by the Army Council for the year 2022. Brig. Gen. Onyema, in...
The Minister Of Defence, retired Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi, on Friday said that the Nigerian Navy had taken possession of a patrol vessel from China to boost the fight against piracy. The minister said this during the handover of some military equipment and a 46-meter patrol vessel by the People’s...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Contrary to a security advisory from the U.S. and United Kingdom, warning of a possible terrorists’ attack in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), The Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has insisted that there is no security threat in Abuja. The IGP stated...
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, has said that the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in combating the insurgents has degraded their resources and capabilities through punitive strikes. Amao made the disclosure during a two-day Nigeria Air Force Operations Seminar on Thursday in Uyo. The News Agency...
The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, says the Nigeria Air Force will take delivery of additional fighter helicopters from the Federal Government before the end of December. Amao disclosed this on Thursday during the Force operation seminar with the theme: “Harnessing Nigerian Air Force Combat...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), on Thursday in Abuja distributed 60 operational vehicles to security agencies, as part of efforts to combat security threats in the territory. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the vehicles were distributed to the Police Force, military and paramilitary organisations. Others...
Gov Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State and security agencies in the state have vowed to end the incessant kidnapping along Ugwuogo Nike-Opi Nsukka road where scores of people were abducted recently. They made the vow on Thursday in Enugu when the governor led the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 82...