Security

Troops of the Joint Task Force North-East, Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), have intensified ongoing counter-terrorism operations across the region, neutralising four terrorists, arresting suspects and disrupting logistics supplies to insurgents during coordinated offensives under Operation Desert Sanity V. In a statement by the Media Information Officer Headquarters Joint Task Force…

Acting on real-time intelligence, the Nigerian Navy has intercepted and rescued three suspected stowaways attempting to illegally depart for Europe aboard merchant vessel MSC STELLA (IMO No. 9279988), barely five nautical miles off the Lagos coastline. The Navy, in a statement on Monday signed by the Director of Naval Information,…

Senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, has raised fresh concerns over the deteriorating security situation in Nigeria’s North-East, disclosing that more than 400 residents are currently being held captive by terrorists following recent coordinated attacks on communities in Borno State. Speaking on Politics Today on Channels Television, Ndume described the…

Troops of Sector 3 under the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI, have repelled an attempted terrorist infiltration on their position in Monguno, Borno State, but suffered a devastating loss after an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) killed a Commanding Officer and six soldiers. A statement issued on Monday…

Troops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have demonstrated superior combat strength and tactical dominance, successfully repelling coordinated terrorist attacks by ISWAP fighters on multiple military positions in Njimtilo, Baga, Buratai, and Damboa, the military said. The military in a statement on Tuesday by the Media Information Officer Headquarters Joint Task…

Nigeria, Africa’s leading oil exporter, shipping approximately 2.3 million barrels of oil per day, might miss out in the oil windfall triggered by the ongoing US-Iran war, if oil theft in its creeks is not checked. Recent operations by the Nigerian Navy in the Niger Delta revealed four dug-out pits…

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has reaffirmed the unwavering commitment of the Nigerian Army to a dynamic, intelligence-led and technology-enabled approach to tackling asymmetric threats to Nigeria’s national security. Speaking during a strategic lecture to participants of National Defence College (NDC) Course 34, the COAS…

Nigeria has officially finalized a €1.2 billion agreement to acquire 24 M-346FA fighter jets from the Italian defense company, Leonardo, marking what is widely regarded as the largest military aircraft purchase ever by a West African country. The acquisition, according to Nigeria’s Defence sources, forms a key part of ongoing…

Six Lagos-based real estate marketers have been abducted in Ogun State while on an inspection visit to their company’s property in Oyebola village, Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area. The victims were said to have travelled to the site on Friday to assess the land when they were seized by unidentified gunmen.…

Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has cautioned communities in Katsina State against entering peace agreements that inadvertently strengthen bandits or allow them to launch attacks on neighbouring states, stressing that such deals must prioritise security and regional stability. Peace deals have become a recurring practice in parts of the…