A Northern good governance advocacy group, Northern Star Youth Empowerment Initiative, NSYEI, has condemned the killing of innocent civilians in an airstrike conducted by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) that killed Zamfara Community Protection Guard (ZCPG), local vigilantes, and residents in the village of Tungar Kara, located in the Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The tragic incident on …

The Federal Government has said that it would conduct a thorough investigation into Wednesday’s accidental bombing that killed 10 people in Gidan Bisa and Runtuwa villages of Silame Local Government Area, Sokoto State. While on a condolence visit to the state governor, Dr. Ahmed Aliyu in Sokoto, the Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Mutawalle described the incident as …

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) clarified on Friday that the deaths of 10 villagers in Sokoto State were caused by a secondary explosion at the Lakurawa terrorist logistics base, not by an airstrike conducted by the Nigerian Air Force. Addressing journalists in Abuja, the Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj-Gen. Edward Buba explained that the airstrike was a precision-guided operation targeting …

The Joint Task Force (JTF) North West Operation Fansan Yamma has declared that the targets struck in the vicinity of Gidan Sama and Rumtuwa communities the Zamfara State during operation against Lakurawa terrorists “have been positively identified as associated with the Lakurawa group, reinforcing the justification for the military action taken”. The JTF therefore warned that the populace should be …

The air component of Operation Hadin Kai has killed more than 70 terrorists in air strikes conducted on 6 November at Kwallaram and Arainna Ciki islands in Borno. This is contained in a statement by the director of defence media operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, on Saturday in Abuja. Mr Buba said that while more than 70 extremist members were eliminated …

Israel launched multiple air strikes on Iran in the early hours of Saturday, in response to what the Israeli military called “months of continuous attacks” from Tehran and its proxies. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says Iran has been “relentlessly attacking Israel” since 7 October 2023. The IDF’s confirmation of strikes on Iran followed earlier reports by Iranian state media …

An aircraft under the Air Component of Operation UDO KA II, Tuesday, carried out several strikes on IPOB/ESN locations at Mother Valley Orsumughu in Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State and at Aku Ihube in Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo State. According to the Air Force spokesman, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, the strikes at both locations achieved …

Air strikes from the air component of Operation Delta Safe have destroyed no fewer than 30 active illegal oil refining sites in Cawthorne Channel and Bille, in the Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State. Also, storage tanks, reservoirs, and Cotonou boats suspected to be siphoning crude oil from a flow station were destroyed in the operations. In a statement …

A jet belonging to the air component of Operation Delta Safe has bombed three boats while allegedly stealing crude oil from a pipeline in Rivers State. The jet struck the boat during one of its operations conducted around a riverine area between Bonny Island and South of Port Harcourt on Saturday. The NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air …

Russian missile strikes targeted several Ukrainian cities overnight including the capital Kyiv, officials said on Friday. At least two people were killed in the city of Dnipro. While Russia regularly bombed Ukrainian cities and infrastructure last winter, massive strikes had tailed off in recent months. Kyiv had not been targeted by missiles in more than 50 days. Most of the …