The Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Muhammad Matawalle, on Thursday, hosted a delegation from the United States Embassy in. Nigeria, led by Colonel Tom Brooks, the US Defence Attaché, at the Ministry of Defence in Abuja. This was disclosed in a statement by the minister’s Personal Assistant for Media, Ahmad Dan-Wudil. The statement noted that the discussions centred …

The Defence Headquarters has said the troops of Operation Delta Safe have, in the last week, discovered and deactivated no fewer than 42 illegal refining sites in the Niger Delta region. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Markus Kangye, made this known in a weekly report of ongoing military operations on Thursday in Abuja. Kangye said the military had sustained …

The Federal Government and Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State on Tuesday differed over the resurgence of Boko Haram attacks in the state. While the governor claimed the state was losing ground to the terrorists, citing the recent attacks on military formations, killings and abductions of residents, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, argued the security agencies …

The Director General (DG) of the Nigerian Army Resource Centre, Major General Garba Wahab (retd.) has said the military perception that the military is hostile to civilians is outdated. According to him, the military has undergone significant transformation to foster better relations with the citizens since the return to democracy. Speaking during a chat with Defence journalists in Abuja on …

The United States will begin removing transgender troops from the military within 30 days unless they obtain a waiver on a case-by-case basis, the Pentagon said in a Wednesday memo. The memo became public as part of a court filing in a case challenging President Donald Trump’s late January executive order that was aimed at barring military service by transgender …

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Monday revealed how its operation led to the killing of bandits’ kingpin, Bello Turji’s son and scores of other terrorists loyal to him. Operating mainly in North Western states in Nigeria, Turji has been terrorising the region for years. His attacks had led to the killings of many villagers and abduction of hundreds of thousands …

The military high command has revealed that the recent spike in terrorists’ activities across the North East and North West regions is due to an influx of foreign fighters serving as reinforcements for Boko Haram terrorists. The outgone Director of Defence Media Operations, Edward Buba, a Major-General disclosed this to journalists at Defence Headquarters, Abuja during a press briefing on …

President Bola Tinubu has stressed the commitment of his administration to winning the war against insecurity in the country. The President gave this commitment, on Monday, at the Regimental Dinner Night in honour of the Armed Forces Celebration and Remembrance Day in Abuja. Represented by the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, President Tinubu reiterated his readiness …

Nigeria’s military personnel are now expressly prohibited from engaging in homosexuality, lesbianism, bestiality, cross-dressing, and other acts deemed contrary to the ethics of the armed forces. The personnel are equally barred from body piercing, tattooing, disorderly behaviour, and drunkenness on or off duty. This directive is contained in Section 26 of the revised Harmonised Armed Forces Terms and Conditions of …

President Tinubu has expressed his profound sympathy to the military authorities following the loss of six brave soldiers during a dawn terrorist attack on 4 January, 2025, on an army base in Sabon Gida, Damboa, Borno State. The President extends his heartfelt condolences to the families of the fallen soldiers, whose sacrifice in defending our nation will forever be honoured …