Security & Defence

THE Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Farouk Yahaya, has ordered troop commanders to attack identified hideouts of Boko Haram insurgents and other criminal elements in the Northern part of…
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THE Nigerian Navy has arrested 16 suspected pipeline vandals in Lagos. The Commander of NNS BEECROFT, Commodore Bashir Mohammed, said in a statement yesterday the suspects were…
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TROOPS of Operation Hadin Kai have arrested a top Boko Haram member on its wanted list during raids on the terrorists’ hideouts in the North-East. The Director of Army Public…
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GOVERNOR Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State says the Federal Government is slowing the efforts of North-West governors to end banditry in the region. Governor el-Rufai, who spoke during a…
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NIGERIA will take delivery of the final batch of the 12 Embraer A-29 Super Tucano fighter jets next week, Minister of Defense Bashir Magashi has revealed. Addressing state house…
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THE lawmaker representing Borno South, Senator Ali Ndume, says repentant insurgents will be useful to security agencies. Ndume said this yesterday while responding to questions from…
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THE Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, says the Armed Forces of Nigeria would do all within its reach to ensure peace returned to Plateau state. He disclosed that the…
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THE Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says 5,890 Boko Haram terrorists comprising foot soldiers and their commanders have surrendered with their families to troops in the North-East. The…
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The Nigerian Army says no fewer than six suspected Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province members have been killed by its troops. It said troops of Operation Hadin Kai…
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THE perpetrators of the attack on the Nigeria Defence Academy would be brought to book, notwithstanding how long it takes to get them, the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Faruk…
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