By Olatunde Ajayi The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, says Nigeria’s current security challenges demand a flexible and coordinated response across the defence and security architecture. Shaibu, speaking at the maiden Nigerian Army Chief Clerks’ Convention 2026 in Ibadan, stressed that no service or agency could operateContinue Reading
The National Defence College (NDC) says Nigeria and the wider West African region must urgently strengthen institutional collaboration to counter the growing sophistication of terrorism financing networksContinue Reading
The Nigeria–U.S. counter-terrorism partnership marks a major turning point, transitioning Nigeria’s security operations into an intelligence-driven, technology-enabled campaign.Continue Reading
By Adebayo Gbeja/Ibironke Ariyo The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, says while Nigeria may celebrate milestones recorded over the past five years, the country must also confront the sobering reality of a mutating drug threat. Marwa said this at the opening session of aContinue Reading
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, says Nigerian Army Aviation is now playing a decisive role in ongoing operations, significantly enhancing combat effectiveness across theatres.Continue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo/Adebayo Gbeja The European Union (EU), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have pledged support for Nigeria’s 2026–2030 drug control plan. The support is aimed at tackling substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking. The EU, UNODCContinue Reading
Airstrikes By Sumaila Ogbaje The Defence Headquarters says coordinated airstrikes in the Metele general area of Borno have killed more than 20 ISIS/ISWAP fighters in continued counter-terrorism operations in the North-East. The DHQ in collaboration with the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), said the strikes were executed following credible intelligence onContinue Reading
Refinery By Sumaila Ogbaje The Nigerian Navy has dismantled an illegally reconstructed refining cluster, along the Rivers–Bayelsa border , recovering about 8,500 litres of suspected petroleum products. Navy Capt. Abiodun Folorunsho, the Director of Naval Information, made this known in a statement in Abuja. Folorunsho said that the operation wasContinue Reading
By SuleimanVideo Shehu The Police in Oyo State, on Sunday, said the command has begun analysing the video of the abducted students and principal of a Community School in Orire Local Government Area currently circulating online. It would be recalled that gunmen on Friday invaded Oriire Local Government Area ofContinue Reading
The Chairman of the Defence Industries Association of Nigeria (DIAN), Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Alaya, has called for sustained efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s local defence industry capabilities in order to enhance national security and reduce dependence on foreign military hardware.Continue Reading
