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- Operation Whirl Stroke Troops Rescue Abducted Nigerian Air Force Personnel in Benue State
Published: Apr 29, 2026
Section: Africa
Troops from Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) successfully rescued a Nigerian Air Force personnel on April 27, following an abduction by suspected militia in the Katsina-Ala region of...
- Gunmen Raze District Head’s Palace and Loot Foodstuffs in Zamfara Reprisal Attack
Published: Apr 25, 2026
Section: Africa
Armed bandits led by a commander known as Mai Rasha attacked the Yankuzo community in Zamfara State, setting fire to the District Head’s palace and looting local shops. The assault...
- Controversy Ignites as Nigerian Military Reintegrates 744 Ex-Terrorists After 24-Week Deradicalization Program
Published: Apr 25, 2026
Section: Africa
The Nigerian military has sparked intense national debate following the graduation of 744 former terrorists from Operation Safe Corridor’s de-radicalization program in Gombe State....
- Military Raid Dismantles Clandestine Arms Hub in Plateau State as Two Fabricators are Taken Into Custody
Published: Apr 24, 2026
Section: Africa
Troops of Operation Enduring Peace successfully destroyed an illegal firearms manufacturing facility in Gwandanu Village, Plateau State, seizing a cache of rifles and industrial ma...
- General Olufemi Oluyede Conducts Maiden Operational Review With Northwest Joint Task Force In Zamfara
Published: Apr 20, 2026
Section: Africa
Chief of Defence Staff General Olufemi Oluyede arrived in Gusau on Monday for his first official operational visit to the Operation Fansan Yamma headquarters. The military leader h...
- Senator Ali Ndume Claims Nigeria Can Eradicate Insecurity Within Six Months Through Decisive Military Reform
Published: Apr 14, 2026
Section: Africa
Borno South Senator Ali Ndume asserted that Nigeria possesses the capacity to end national insecurity in six months if the federal government prioritizes military motivation and eq...
- Senator Ali Ndume Asserts Nigeria Can Eradicate National Insecurity Within Six Months Through Political Will
Published: Apr 14, 2026
Section: Africa
Borno South Senator Ali Ndume claims that Nigeria possesses the capacity to resolve its security crisis in six months if the federal government prioritizes military motivation and...
- Nigerian Military Intelligence Foils Strategic Terrorist Plot to Sabotage River Benue Bridge and Mubi Barracks Following Key Arrests in Adamawa State
Published: Apr 4, 2026
Section: Africa
Troops have apprehended three suspected Boko Haram insurgents in Gombi Local Government Area during targeted counter-terrorism operations. Preliminary interrogations revealed a coo...
- US Deploys MQ-9 Drones and 200 Troops To Bauchi Airfield; New Intelligence Fusion Cell To Bolster Nigeria’s Counter-Terrorism Operations
Published: Mar 21, 2026
Section: Africa
In a significant shift in Sahelian security dynamics, the United States has deployed approximately 200 troops and several MQ-9 Reaper drones to Nigeria. Operating out of the Bauchi...
- President Tinubu Mandates Military Command Relocation to Maiduguri Following Deadly Triple Suicide Bomb Attacks
Published: Mar 17, 2026
Section: Africa
President Bola Tinubu has ordered national security chiefs to establish an immediate presence in Borno State following a series of coordinated terrorist explosions in the capital....
- Peter Obi Condemns Tinubu Administration as Insecurity Siege Triggers National Crisis and Mass Displacement Across Nigeria
Published: Mar 9, 2026
Section: Africa
Labour Party leader Peter Obi has issued a scathing critique of President Bola Tinubu’s security strategy, describing the nation as being under a state of siege. Citing a wave of r...