Two soldiers have been confirmed dead while repelling a Boko Haram/ISWAP attack in New Marte and Kumshe area of Borno state. A statement released on Tuesday by the Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations, Headquarters Theatre Command of Operation Hadin Kai, Reuben Kovangiya, said many of the insurgents were also killed. The statement reads, ‘In the early hours of …

The Nigerian Navy will commission three ships, three helicopters, and inaugurate several accommodation plots, and office blocks as part of its 69th anniversary celebrations. The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, disclosed this on Sunday, at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church, Navy Town, Lagos. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the church service was …

The Lagos State Government has launched a drone surveillance programme aimed at improving crime monitoring and emergency response of the Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps (LNSC) across the state. The Commissioner for Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Relations, Olugbenga Oyerinde, made this known at the 2025 Annual Ministerial Press Briefing held on Tuesday at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre in Alausa, Ikeja. …

The Nigerian Navy have said that it would induct three newly procured aircraft and three patrol vessels into their inventory as part of activities marking the service’s 69th Anniversary. The aircraft—AgustaWestland 109 Trekker helicopters—will bring the total number of helicopters in the Nigerian Navy’s inventory to 14. At a press briefing in Abuja, the Chief of Policy and Plans at …

Troops of the Joint Task Force (JTF), Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), in synergy with other security agencies have stormed and destroyed identified bandits’ camps linked to a bandit leader in Konyo Gbise around Akwaza in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State. A statement by the Army said the operation was in continuation of efforts to dismantle all criminal elements …

The Northern Consensus Movement of Nigeria (NSNCM), a coalition of 598 Northern groups from the 36 state and FCT, has expressed support for the for Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede and service chiefs in their efforts to combat insecurity in the country. This comes in response to recent comments made by Primate Elijah Ayodele, leader of …

President Bola Tinubu has approved the acquisition of additional air assets to strengthen the fight against insurgency in the country. The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, who disclosed this while briefing journalists in Abuja, after a closed-door meeting with President Tinubu and the defence chiefs, yesterday, assured Nigerians that the military was committed to addressing the recent surge …

The Nigeria Police Force has denied allegations that one of its helicopters was used to supply food items to bandits in Kogi State, describing the claims as false, misleading, and aimed at discrediting its operations. A statement on Tuesday by the Force Public Relations Officer, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Muyiwa Adejobi, clarified that the helicopter captured in a viral …

The Nigerian Army have announced the arrest of 12 individuals linked to acts of terrorism allegedly carried out by a breakaway faction of the Boko Haram insurgents, known as ‘Mahmuda’, which reportedly occupied the Kainji Lake National Park in the northern part of Kwara State. The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 2 Division, Major General Obinna Onubogu, disclosed this during a …

The Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, on Sunday, reversed his earlier stance and pledged full support for the national security summit being organised by the National Assembly. Describing the proposed summit as ‘a timely initiative to tackle Nigeria’s growing security concerns’, Badaru expressed his commitment to participating in the two-day event and ensuring its outcomes translate into concrete …