COAS charts new course for Nigerian Army as training reforms, troop welfare take centre stage

By: Zagazola Makama 

The Nigerian Army is set for far-reaching reforms in training, operations and troop welfare as the Chief of...

COAS orders completion of barracks housing, unveils post-service accommodation drive

By: Zagazola Makama 

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has ordered the speedy completion of all ongoing residential...

COAS vows overhaul of Nigerian Army training, operations after 2025 conference

By: Zagazola Makama

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has pledged a comprehensive overhaul of the Nigerian Army’s training, operations and...

Gunmen abduct LG vice chairman, two councillors in Borno

By: Zagazola Makama 

Suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists have abducted the newly elected Vice Chairman of Biu Local Government Area of Borno, Alhaji Saidu, alongside...

Police arrest three kidnappers, recover 54 AK-47 ammunition in Kwara

By: Zagazola Makama

The Kwara State Police Command has arrested three suspected kidnappers and recovered 54 rounds of live AK-47 ammunition during a patrol operation in Bani area...

Update: Troops recover more arms as terrorists suffer additional casualties near Bitta in Borno

By: Zagazola Makama 

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have recovered additional arms, ammunition and equipment following the early-morning encounter...

Troops repel terrorist infiltration attempt near Bitta, kill key fighter

By: Zagazola Makama

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have decimated terrorists from the Mandara Mountains during an early-morning attempt to infiltrate Bitta community in...

Assistant Commissioner of Police dies during duty in Ebonyi

By: Zagazola Makama 

A senior police officer, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Ogbon-Inu Taiwo Popoola, has died while in service at the Ebonyi State Police...

EXCLUSIVE: Tuggar delivers President Tinubu’s message of solidarity, fraternity to Burkina Faso President

By: Zagazola Makama 

Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, on Wednesday delivered a message...

EXCLUSIVE: Burkina Faso releases 11 Nigerian Air Force personnel after diplomatic engagement

By: Zagazola Makama 

Burkina Faso has released 11 Nigerian Air Force (NAF) pilots and crew members nine days after their detention...

Army recovers weapons, locates slain soldier in Taraba ambush aftermath

By: Zagazola Makama 

Troops of the Nigerian Army deployed in Taraba State have recovered weapons and the corpse of a slain soldier during ongoing...

Nigeria sends high-level delegation to Burkina Faso over detained NAF personnel

By Zagazola Makama

The Federal Government has dispatched a high-level delegation comprising officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of...

Army troops  neutralise 3 terrorist, recover arms in Zamfara offensive

By: Zagazola Makama 

Troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA have sustained offensive operations under Operation Forest Sanity IV...

COAS HOSTS EXECUTIVES OF NIM, STRENGTHENS PROFESSIONAL TIES WITH THE INSTITUTE

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, on Wednesday, 17 December 2025, hosted the President of the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM)...

How propaganda and exaggerated genocide narratives triggered punitive international actions against Nigeria

By: Zagazola Makama 

Recent United States visa restrictions and mass deportation measures affecting Nigerian nationals...

Security forces  launches  rescue operation in Kano after abduction of four persons by bandits 

By: Zagazola Makama 

Security forces in Kano have  launched a manhunt for suspected armed...

Gunmen kill soldier, abduct 13 passengers on Okene–Auchi highway

By: Zagazola Makama 

 Suspected kidnappers disguised in military uniforms have killed a serving soldier and abducted 13 passengers during coordinated...

Attempted abduction leads to fatal accident in Kogi

By: Zagazola Makama 

 A suspected kidnapping attempt along Ejule–Olamaboro Road in Kogi State has resulted in a fatal motor accident, leaving one person...

Bandits kill one, abduct several in Zamfara

By: Zagazola Makama 

 Armed bandits have killed a young man and abducted several others during an attack on a store area in Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara...

Bandits kill driver, attack passengers on Giwa road in Kaduna

By: Zagazola Makama 

Armed bandits have shot dead a driver and attacked passengers along the Galadimawa–Tumburku Road in Giwa Local Government Area of...