The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has eliminated over 25 terrorists in a coordinated night operation at Bula Yobe and Banki on 18 September 2025. A statement by the NAF spokesman, Air Cdre Ehimen Ejodame said the Air Component, acting on reports from ground troops, deployed a force package comprising Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) and…
Troops of the Nigerian Army intercepted a large cache of logistics supplies concealed in a trailer in Yobe State on Tuesday. In a statement shared by the Nigerian Army on Saturday, its Media Information Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, revealed that the consignment was reportedly billed for the Niger Republic, a move suggesting cross-border terrorist…
The police in Oyo State on Wednesday arrested one Alfa Basiru with suspected human flesh during a stop and search operation along the Toll Gate, Ibadan expressway. The command disclosed this in a statement shared on X on Wednesday. “Earlier today, at approximately 11:30 hours, a team of Federal Highway Patrol Officers stationed along the…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has announced that air operations by the Air Component of Operation HADIN KAI killed scores of terrorists and destroyed an insurgent enclave in Borno State. This was disclosed on Thursday in Abuja by Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, NAF’s Director of Public Relations and Information. Ejodame said the precision strikes were…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) and Pakistan Air Force (PAF) have deepened defence cooperation following a high-level meeting in Abuja. PAF’s Director General of Weapons Development, MI Khattak, met with NAF Chief of Air Staff, Hasan Bala Abubakar, to discuss strategies for boosting operational readiness, cutting costs, and advancing indigenous capabilities….
The Nigerian Army has announced the arrest of Ifeanyi Eze Okorienta, a commander of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Eastern Security Network (ESN), popularly known as Gentle de Yahoo. Okorienta was apprehended at his hideout in Aku-Ihube, Okigwe Local Government Area, Imo State, during a joint operation by the 34 Artillery Brigade…
Troops of the Joint Task Force (north-east), Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), have reportedly killed eight Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in Borno state. NAN quoted a military source as saying the encounter occurred early Monday near Garin Giwa along the Baga–Cross Kauwa Main Supply Route (MSR) as the insurgents attempted to disrupt military…
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has appointed Superintendent of Police (SP) Abimbola Adebisi as the new Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the Lagos State Command. Adebisi brings with her strong academic, professional, and operational experience. She studied English Language and Literature at Tai Solarin University of Education and later earned a Master’s degree…
A notorious bandit commander, Babangida Kachala, who was the second-in-command to Kachala Shuaibu, leader of a gang operating within the Masalaci Boka and Ofere Forest areas of Kogi State, has been eliminated by troops of the 12 Brigade, Nigerian Army, under Operation ACCORD III, in collaboration with other hybrid forces. The troops had recorded a…
Police have confirmed the release of the kidnapped Egyptian national without payment of ransom in less than 24 hours, in an operation in Ibadan, Oyo, on Tuesday. The kidnapped Egyptian national was abducted at the Alomaja area in Oluyole local government area on Monday. The Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Adewale Osifeso, while confirming his…