Security & Defence

Governor Babagana Zulum has said the alleged killer of the son of Maiduguri-based Pastor, Bitrus Tumba, has been arrested. Tumba’s son was shot dead when violence broke out…
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Police operatives in the state have rescued 12 kidnapped victims in the state. The spokesman of the state police command, Mohammed Shehu, who disclosed this in a statement yesterday in…
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CHIEF of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Farouk Yahaya, has called on army veterans to support its effort in tackling the nation's security challenges. Yahaya stated this today in Jos at the…
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President Buhari has scheduled a meeting with Security Chiefs on Thursday. According to a press statement by Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, today, the…
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PRESIDENT Buhari has said that the Federal Government and security agencies have responded to the current insecurity in the country in a “determined and robust” manner. He stated this…
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FIVE children were killed today when a disused grenade they were playing with exploded outside Ngala, Borno State, a town that shares the border with Cameroon, militiamen told AFP.…
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THE Nigerian Navy has described as false reports that two of its personnel were killed by suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Nnewi, Anambra State. Some…
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MINISTER of Defence Maj.-Gen Bashir Salihi Magashi (retd) says the Federal Government is leveraging on digital technologies for enhanced national security architecture. A statement by…
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ANOTHER set of 18 terrorists have surrendered to troops in the North-East, the Nigerian Army has said. The Director of Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed…
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THE Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, yesterday, said that the troops deployed to restore normalcy in Zamfara are winning the war against banditry and kidnapping. The COAS…
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