The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, on Tuesday, restated that the military would not allow itself to be used by some interest groups to truncate democratic governance in the country. Lagbaja stated this in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State while speaking during the opening ceremony of the COAS Combined 2nd and 3rd Quarters Conference on Tuesday. While …

The Department of Defense West Africa Coordination Element Lead, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM). Maj. Gen. Kenneth Ekman, said the United States is not considering establishing a military base in Nigeria. Speaking to journalists in the aftermath of their walking out of Niger Republic, Ekman said: “I am aware of no discussions between U.S. and Nigerian authorities on placing a US …

The Defence Headquarters has said troops have been deployed across farms in the northern parts of the country, especially in the North West and North Central. According to the military high command, the deployment was to ensure the adequate protection of farmers from bandits, terrorists and other criminal elements. The PUNCH reports that farmers have been a major target for …

Lagos State government has admonished indigenous youths to join the military, saying it is not a death sentence. Commissioner for Special Duties and Intergovernmental Relations Olugbenga Oyerinde spoke yesterday at a seminar on the enrolment of Lagos indigenous youths into the Armed Forces, and enlightenment on prohibition of trafficking in persons. With the theme: ‘Ignite: Sparkling Passion and Purpose’, the …

AS the national strike against hunger and bad governance enters the second day, normalcy appears to be coming back to some of the Abuja suburbs as the military has driven out the miscreants that harassed and extorted motorists and passersby on Thursday. The first day of the protest was like a hell for motorists and residents of Abuja in Kubwa, …

The Nigerian military on Friday said it may intervene in controlling the looting crisis and identify its sponsors in the ongoing nationwide hunger protest, tagged #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria. The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, said this during a press conference in Abuja on Friday. Musa said, “We are supporting the police all through. We are just on standby. The police …

The Theatre Commander North East ‘Operation Hadin Kai’, Major-General Shuaibu Waidi has handed over to the Borno State government, a Chibok schoolgirl, Ihi Abdul with her two children and 330 women and children, who were rescued from the dens of Boko Haram terrorists during various operations in Sambisa forests. Briefing journalists at the Theatre, Maimalari Cantonment Maiduguri, he said: “Today, …

The Senator, representing Ogun East Senatorial District, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, has said that the South West zone of the country has the lowest rate of enlistment in the military and the Police Force. Daniel, who is the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Navy, stated this while featuring on a programme tagged ‘Dialogue With Journalists’, organised by the Nigeria Union …

Katsina State Governor, Umaru Radda has commended the Nigerian military for killing a notorious bandit leader, Buhari Halidu, popularly known as Buharin Yadi, alongside his accomplices numbering over 30. In a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Ibrahim Kaula, the state commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Nasir Mu’azu disclosed that the decisive action occurred in …

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Friday confirmed the killing of five soldiers by terrorists of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Abia State on Thursday. It vowed to retaliate the killings. This was contained in a statement made available to defence correspondents in Abuja by the director of Defence Media Operations (DMO), Major …