Eid-el-Adha: Military Rescues Abductees, Disrupts Boko Haram Operations

Eid-el-Adha: Military Rescues Abductees, Disrupts Boko Haram Operations

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja Eid-el-Adha celebrations across the North-East remained peaceful as troops of Operation HADIN KAI foiled coordinated terrorist attacks, neutralised Boko Haram/ISWAP fighters, arrested criminal suspects and rescued abducted civilians in a series of operations across the region. According to a statement signed by the Media Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI, Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, troops sustained operational momentum in conjunction with […]

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Nigerian Navy rescues 16 passengers after sea robbery attempt

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The Nigerian Navy says it has rescued 16 passengers after foiling a suspected sea robbery attempt along the Ibaka–Calabar Channel in southern Nigeria. The operation took place on Sunday after naval authorities received intelligence about suspicious criminal activity near Buoy 12 along the busy maritime corridor linking Ibaka in Akwa Ibom State to Calabar. According to a naval statement, gunboats from the Forward Operating Base in Ibaka […]

March 11, 2026 14

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Nigeria arrests 312 suspects, rescues 409 hostages in February security operations

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The Defence Headquarters says it arrested about 312 suspected terrorists and criminals and rescued 409 abducted civilians during coordinated military operations across the country in the month of February 2026. During a monthly press briefing, the Director of Media Operations, Major General Micheal Onoja, said troops carried out sustained intelligence-led ground and air offensives, supported by community cooperation and non-kinetic measures, while adhering to international humanitarian law […]

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Military Rescues 32 Hostages as Nationwide Operations Target Terror Groups

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja The Defence Headquarters have said nationwide operations across theatres have led to the rescue of about 32 kidnapped victims and the elimination of large numbers of terrorists during coordinated strikes carried out between 9 and 13 February 2026. In a statement signed by Major General Michael Onoja, Director of Defence Media Operations, the Defence Headquarters, the operations, conducted simultaneously across the North East, North West, North […]

February 15, 2026 14

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Nigerian Army rescues 11 kidnap victims after 92 days in captivity

By Zainab Uzomah The Nigerian Army says it has rescued 11 people who had been held captive for more than three months during an overnight operation along the Kaduna–Abuja Expressway. In a statement, the Army said troops from the Forward Operating Base in Doka spotted armed militants late on Sunday using long-range CCTV surveillance as they attempted to move their captives through a bush track near Gidan Duna and Amale. […]

January 28, 2026 13

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Navy rescues 20 crew members after vessel fire on Calabar Channel

By Zainab Uzomah The Nigerian Navy has rescued 20 crew members from the Motor Vessel Chimba Express after it caught fire along the Calabar Channel on Monday. According to the Navy, NNS Ose was on routine patrol when it received a distress call around 13:00 local time. The vessel, travelling from Gabon to Calabar with scrap materials and other cargo, had 21 crew members on board — 14 Nigerians and […]

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Nigerian Navy Rescues Ten Crew Members from Sinking Vessel off Calabar WatersCalabar, Nigeria — November 8, 2025:

The Nigerian Navy has rescued ten crew members from a distressed vessel, MV SEMA III, which encountered difficulties while en route to Calabar from Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. According to a statement issued by the Director of Naval Information, Commodore A. Adams-Aliu, the rescue was carried out by personnel of Forward Operating Base (FOB) Ibaka on Friday, November 7, 2025. The operation followed a distress call received around 8:00 p.m., prompting […]

November 10, 2025 29

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SpaceX rescues stranded astronauts from ISS

The SpaceX crew that will ferry two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station in February 2025, docked with the orbiting laboratory on Sunday, a live stream of the mission showed. The Falcon 9 rocket took off at 1:17 pm (1717 GMT) from Cape Canaveral, Florida on Saturday, with the Crew-9 mission aboard a Dragon spacecraft making contact with the ISS at 5:30 pm Sunday. After docking was completed, an […]

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