Military neutralises 151 terrorists, apprehends 456 in 2 weeks – DHQ

  By Sumaila Ogbaje The Defence Headquarters says  troops of  Armed Forces of Nigeria,  have in the last two weeks eliminated a total of 151 terrorists and apprehended 456 others in different operations across the country. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, stated this while giving update ofContinue Reading

Proceeds of kidnapping being used to finance terrorism – ONSA

  By Sumaila Ogbaje Retired Rear Adm. Yaminu Musa, the Coordinator, National Counter-Terrorism Centre in the Office of the National Security Adviser (NCTC-ONSA), says proceeds of kidnapping is being used to partly finance terrorism. Musa said this on Wednesday in Abuja during the `Anti-Kidnap Multi-Agency Fusion Cell Media and CommunicationContinue Reading

Immigration Clears 60,000 Passport backlogs in four days – FG

By Yahaya Isah The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has confirmed the clearance of about 60,000 passport backlog in four days out of over 200,000 pending passport applications. This is consequent upon the directives given to the immigration service by the minister to ensure clearance of all pending passportContinue Reading

Lagbaja hails NAOWA’s educational, social interventions in barracks

  By Sumaila Ogbaje The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, says the Nigerian Army Officers Wives Association (NAOWA) has given visibility to the Nigerian Army through its educational and social intervention programmes in barracks and civilian communities. Lagbaja said this while playing host to the leadership ofContinue Reading

Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Niger unveil ‘Op Safe Domain II’ against maritime crimes

By Oladapo Udom Nigeria, Benin Republic, Togo and Niger Republic have inaugurated  “Operation Safe Domain II” as a collaborative effort toward eradicating piracy and maritime crimes within their maritime domain especially the Gulf of Guinea. Speaking at the inauguration on Monday, the Director of Multinational Maritime Coordination Centre (MMCC) ZoneContinue Reading