Military Leaders Honour Late Lt Gen Taoreed Lagbaja at One-Year Memorial

Abuja, November 9, 2025 — The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Olufemi Oluyede, and the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, joined former Service Chiefs and senior military officers on Sunday at a memorial service in honour of the late Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, OFR. The interdenominational service, held at All Saints’ Military Church (Protestant), Mogadishu Cantonment, Abuja, marked one year […]

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Two Ghanaian Ministers, 6 Others Die in Military Helicopter Crash

Two Ghanaian cabinet ministers are among eight people who died when a military helicopter crashed in the Ashanti Region on Wednesday morning. Defence Minister Edward Omane Boamah and Environment, Science and Technology Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, 50, were confirmed dead by Chief of Staff Julius Debrah, who described the crash as “a national tragedy.” The helicopter, carrying three crew members and five passengers, departed Accra at 09:12 GMT bound for […]

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Military to Deploy 800 Special Forces to High-Risk Zones

By Toffa Momoh, Abuja In a bold step to tackle Nigeria’s growing security threats, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has announced the planned deployment of over 800 elite Special Forces to high-risk areas across the country. Speaking at the 2025 Defence Training Conference in Abuja, themed “Performance Oriented Training and Trends in the Contemporary Operating Environment,” General Musa revealed that the troops currently concluding an intensive […]

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Nigeria, China plan collaboration on military training, arms production

China announces CN¥1bn grant for Nigeria, others, to train over 7,000 military personnel The Federal Government says it is deepening its security partnership with the People’s Republic of China for local arms production and military training. It says this forms part of its broader strategy to tackle terrorism and other forms of insecurity within and outside its borders. Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, stated this when he briefed […]

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Sokoto accidental bombing: Military blames villagers as ex-gov, others demand probe

The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has warned civilians harbouring suspected criminals to desist from such acts or face the consequences of their actions. He stated this during his visit to the troops of Operation FASAN YANMA at 8 Division Headquarters in Sokoto. The CDS said this in response to the Christmas day bombing of civilians in two communities in the Silame Local Government by the Nigerian Air […]

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Food crisis: Military deploys troops in North-West, N’Central farms

Farmers associations laud Tinubu, say move will boost harvest, tackle food insecurity •Deployment will grant farmers access to farms, ensure hitch-free planting season – DHQ The Defence Headquarters has said troops have been deployed across farms in the northern parts of the country, especially in the North West and North Central. According to the military high command, the deployment was to ensure the adequate protection of farmers from bandits, terrorists […]

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Troops kill 11 terrorists, recover military uniforms, weapons

Troops of the Nigerian Army in separate operations conducted in Zamafara and Katsina states killed no fewer than 11 terrorists. The terrorists were killed following a raid on terrorist kingpin enclaves in the states. In Zamafara, the hideout of a terrorist leader, Hassan Yantagwaye, in the Tsafe Local Government Area was raided which resulted in a gun battle with two of his men killed in the operation. This was contained […]

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Military bombs Katsina terrorists’ hideout

The Nigerian Air Force, on Sunday, said several terrorists were killed during a joint operation by the air component of Operation Hadarin Daji and troops of the Nigerian Army. The service also said terrorists’ hideouts on Tora Hills in the Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State were equally destroyed. In a statement on Sunday, the NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet, noted that […]

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