Security & Defence

THE Nigerian Air Force has dismissed reports that one of its aircraft crashed in Kaduna. The fighter jet was said to have left Yola, the Adamawa State capital, yesterday…
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GUNMEN have killed a Major General of the Nigerian Army, Hassan Ahmed and abducted his wife in an attack in Abuja. Ahmed, who was recently appointed a Director at the Army Headquarters,…
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THE Nigerian Army has debunked reports that it released captured Boko Haram fighters in Borno State. A statement signed by Onyema Nwachukwu, Director, Army Public Relations, today,…
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THE first batch of six A-29 Super Tucano fighter jets purchased by the Federal Government has left the United States for Nigeria, the Nigerian Air Force has revealed. Director of…
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TWO soldiers were killed yesterday in Enugu when members of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) engaged troops in a gun duel, the Nigerian Army said. The incident took place at Adani…
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PRESIDENT Buhari, yesterday, admitted that the country has been besieged by insecurity in the last 12 years. The President stated this at the graduation ceremony of…
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SUSPECTED Boko Haram terrorists have killed about 24 villagers in Dabna community, Hong Local Council of the state. Scores have reportedly fled their ancestral homes for safety due to…
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PRESIDENT Buhari has charged troops of the Nigerian Army to change their strategies to tackle the insurgency and other emerging security threats in the country. The president…
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THE Chief of Amry Staff (COAS), Major General Faruk Yahaya, has assured Nigerians that the troops will not relent on the war against insurgency. The COAS, who made this vow at…
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GOVERNOR Babjide Sanwo-Olu has ordered an immediate and thorough investigation into the death of a teenage girl allegedly killed by a stray bullet during the Yoruba nation rally…
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