The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has directed the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) to intensify cadet training with a stronger emphasis on discipline, character, courage and strategic thinking to meet the demands of modern warfare. He gave the directive on Wednesday during a courtesy visit by the Commandant of the academy,…
The Police Command in Ondo State on Wednesday arrested a suspected kidnapper and rescued a couple in Itaogbolu community of Akure North Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Olushola Ayanlade, who made this known in a statement, said the breakthrough was recorded in the early hours of Monday at about 5:30…
The Nigerian Army has released the list of candidates shortlisted for the Short Service Combatant Commission Course 49/2026 Selection Board. In a statement signed by the Military Secretary (Army) on Monday, the Army said the full list of successful applicants is now available on its recruitment portal: recruitment.army.mil.ng. Shortlisted candidates are expected to report to…
Troops of the North East Joint Task Force ‘Operation Hadin Kai’ (OPHK) have chased Boko Haram terrorists out of a community in Magumeri Local Government Area of Borno State. The insurgents stormed the town, burning down houses and vehicles, including that of civilian JTF. However, troops responded swiftly and sent the terrorists out of the…
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has described the alleged plan by the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Olufemi Oluyede, to forcefully recruit young Nigerians from the age of 18 years into the military against their will as fake news. The DHQ said the fake statement and video, which has gone viral on social media, is…
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, on Friday, conducted a visit to troops wounded in action currently receiving treatment at the 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital in Kaduna. This was disclosed in a statement released by the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Lieutenant Colonel Appolonia Anele, on Friday. Anele noted that the…
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, on Monday stormed Kebbi State in a decisive show of force, directing troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA to leave no stone unturned in the ongoing search-and-rescue operation for students abducted from Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School (GGCSS) Maga in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area. The COAS,…
The Kebbi State Police Command says operatives attached to the 36 Police Mobile Force (PMF) Squadron in Birnin Kebbi have arrested five suspected bandits along the Zuru–Tadurga axis and recovered a cache of weapons, ammunition and over ₦2.6 million in cash. The arrests were made around 1 a.m. on Sunday during an operation under the…
he operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested one Musa Abubakar suspected to be a key arms dealer linked to armed groups in Plateau State and other part of the north. This followed a precise intelligence received by the DSS which led to his arrest on November 12, 2025. The DSS source…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has recaptured a top commander of the Ansari terrorist group, Abdulazeez Obadaki, believed to have masterminded the August 7, 2012 mass shooting of Christian worshippers at a Deeper Life Bible Church, near Okene, in Kogi State. At least 19 worshippers, including the pastor were killed, with several others sustaining…