By Sumaila Ogbaje The Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru, has called for collaborative strategies to address regional security challenges like terrorism and insurgency in Africa. Badaru, represented by the Director of the Joint Services, Ministry of Defence, Mrs Bosede Olaniyi, made the call at the closing session of theContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has dismissed claims by the Turkish Ambassador-designate to Nigeria, Mehmet Poroy, of an existing ‘PETO Terrorist Group’ in the country. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Markus Kangye, while briefing newsmen on military operations on Thursday in Abuja said the DHQ doesContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says troops of Operation Safe Haven rejected a bribe of N13.7 million offered by terrorists during an operation along the Jos-Sanga Road in Plateau. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Markus Kangye, disclosed this while briefing journalists on military operations across theContinue Reading
By Kelechi Ogunleye The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Service Board (CDCFIB) has suspended the online recruitment for job applicants into any of the paramilitary agencies to July 21. In a statement on Thursday, the Secretary to the Board, retired Maj.-Gen. Abdulmalik Jubril, said that the temporary suspensionContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has expressed its commitment to achieving a 90 per cent aircraft serviceability rate across all platforms by the fourth quarter of the year. The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja, at the openingContinue Reading
By Ifeoma Aka The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has begun a nationwide step-down training on the reviewed data collection for implementation of Nigeria’s National Action Plan on Human Trafficking. Declaring the workshop open on Tuesday in Enugu, the Director-General of NAPTIP, Mrs Binta Bello,Continue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Commander, 4 Special Forces Command, Nigerian Army, Maj.-Gen. Hilary Nzan, says physical fitness, tactical prowess, and professional discipline are non-negotiable pillars for every soldier’s operational success. Nzan said this on Monday at the opening of the 2025 Guards Brigade Warrant Officers and Senior Non-Commissioned Officers (WO/SNCOs)Continue Reading
By Rita Iliya The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has pledged to conduct regular intensive training of troops to bolster their combat readiness for deployment to all manner of operations. He made this known at the graduation ceremony of some troops at the end of theirContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje Operatives of the Nigeria Forest Security Service (NFSS) have successfully rescued two kidnapped victims and apprehended three suspected abductors during a night operation in the Oke-Ode axis of Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara. The Deputy Commander General (Intelligence) of the NFSS, Dr John Metchie, confirmed theContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has reaffirmed the Nigerian Air Force (NAF)’s enduring commitment to its veterans’ welfare and national security excellence. Abubakar said this during the 2025 Mid-Year Parley with Veterans in Abuja. He paid glowing tribute to the selfless sacrificesContinue Reading
