The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, has led a high-level Programme Management Review meeting with senior officials of the United States Government and representatives of Bell Textron Incorporated to accelerate the delivery of 12 AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters ordered for the Nigerian Air Force (NAF). The strategic engagement, held…
Residents of Zugurma in Mashegu local government area of Niger State were thrown into panic on Monday following the discovery of a strange missile-like object in a bush near the community. According to local sources, the device, believed to resemble a missile warhead, was spotted by residents during routine activities in the area. Alarmed by…
The Nigerian Army has announced the commencement of applications for the Direct Short Service Commission (DSSC) Course 29/2026, inviting eligible Nigerians to apply for commission as officers. In a statement posted on X, the army said the DSSC is open to both civilians and serving military personnel, with vacancies available in selected corps, including the…
Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have intercepted the wife of a notorious criminal kingpin, John Gata, and neutralised a major arms cache in Amadu Village, Takum Local Government Area, Taraba. A credible source at Army Headquarters told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday that actionable intelligence indicated the suspect’s wife was moving…
Troops of Operation Fansan Yamma, have neutralised 23 bandits following coordinated attacks in Kano State between Jan. 1 and January 2, reinforcing the effectiveness of ongoing intelligence-led operations in the region. A credible military source told the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, that troops engaged bandits in Shanono and Tsanyawa Local Government Areas after being…
Troops of 12 Brigade Nigerian Army, Lokoja, on Saturday recorded significant operational successes following coordinated fighting patrols and ambush operations conducted across parts of Kabba Bunu and Yagba West Local Government Areas of Kogi State. The Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 12 Brigade Nigerian Army, Lieutenant Hassan Abdullahi, in a press statement issued on…
Troops of Joint Task Force North East ‘Operation HADIN KAI’ (OPHK) have made a breakthrough in their counter-terrorism operations with the identification of Shariff Umar as the principal coordinator of suicide bombing activities responsible for recent attacks within the region. The same troops on Friday uncovered a significant cache of high-calibre ammunition in the Bulumkutu…
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have neutralised three terrorist suicide bombers during an intelligence-led operation along the Guduf–Pulka axis in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. Sources told Zagazola Makama, a counter insurgency reporter that the operation was conducted following credible intelligence and involved close collaboration between troops and local volunteer forces, leading to…
A suspected Boko Haram suicide bomber, Ibrahim Mohammed, captured by troops of Operation HADIM KAI in collaboration with hunters in Yobe State has revealed chilling details of how he was recruited, paid and deployed to carry out deadly attacks on worshippers in Maiduguri, admitting that he received up to N100,000 for suicide bombing missions. Ibrahim,…
The Joint Task Force North East Operation Hadin Kai has recorded a significant operational success with the arrest of a suspected suicide bomber and the interception of materials intended for the manufacture of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Borno State. The arrests followed sustained joint operations and credible intelligence gathering aimed at securing Banki town…
