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NIGER: At least 17 soldiers killed in an attack in Boni near Niger-Mali border

At least 17 Nigeriene soldiers were killed and 20 injured in an attack by suspected jihadists on Tuesday near the Niger-Mali border, the defense ministry...

Aliyu Ibrahim Gebi: Security, Governance, and Diplomacy Expert

Biography of Aliyu Ibrahim Gebi

In the realm of security and regional governance, few individuals shine as brightly as Aliyu Ibrahim Gebi. Born on January 17, 1975, in...

Army nabs 3 alleged railtrack vandals in Nasarawa State

By Zagazola Makama

Troops from 4 Special Forces of the Nigerian Army Doma, Nasarawa State, have arrested three suspects for railtrack vandalism at Kwarra community of Keana...

CDS calls for enhanced joint trainings towards operational efficiency

By: Zagazola Makama 

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, on Monday emphasized the need for enhanced joint training and exercises within...

NAF HELICOPTER CRASHES AT CHUKUBA VILLAGE IN NIGER STATE

A Nigerian Air Force MI-171 Helicopter on a casualty evacuation mission crashed today, 14 August 2023 at about 1.00pm near Chukuba Village in Niger State.

Edward Gabkwet Air Commodore...

Niger: Coup leaders, Nigeria's intervention team agree to pursue dialogue

By: Zagazola Makama 

Nigeria's Intervention Team comprising prominent Islamic scholars in the country at the weekend met with the coup leaders in Niger where...

AIR STRIKES TARGET OIL THIEVES IN THE NIGER DELTA, IPOB ELEMENTS IN SOUTHEAST AND TERRORISTS IN NORTHEAST

By: Zagazola Makama 

Air power’s ubiquitous tendencies through its speed, range and flexibility again came to fore as various Nigerian...

War Against Niger: Why Nigeria Should Look Before It Leaps

By Zagazola Makama

Carefully observing the geopolitical map of AFRICA, WAGNER Operation and disassociation from WEST hegemony straddles a straight line from coasts of SENEGAL to SUDAN...

Military airstrikes kill several ISWAP terrorists, destroys illicit market in Bama

By: Zagazola Makama 

The Nigerian Military has destroyed an illicit market of the Islamic State of the West African Province(ISWAP) and...

Terrorists inflict heavy losses on Chadian troops on Tibesti

By Zagazola Makama

On the night of August 12-13, a violent ambush was launched against a strategic base of the Chadian army, located in the Kouribouguidi region, Zagazola learnt.

It was...

CG Musa: A Patriotic Military General that Defers to Civil Authority

By Abdulsalam Mahmud

The military high command under the leadership of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa has once again pledged loyalty...

DHQ Condemns Calls for Coup in Nigeria, Says Military Better under Democracy

The Defence Heaquartes frown at a report being circulated online about welfare issues in the Armed Forces of Nigeria. The report’s call on the military to interfere in our...

Boko Haram: Zulum receives another Chibok girl

Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, received another Chibok girl, Rebecca Magu, abducted by Boko Haram insurgents alongside 275 of her schoolmates while sitting for the Secondary School...

Troops Kill 38 Terrorists in ‘Aggressive Clearance Operations’

1. The Armed Forces of Nigeria will not back down in it’s offensive operations aimed at tackling insecurity across the 6 geopolitical zones of the country. Rather, the military...

ECOWAS Cautions Russia against Involvement of Wagner Group in Niger

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has said that it will hold Russia responsible if a private military contractor of the Eastern European nation, Wagner...

Intensified military onslaught forces 8 Boko Haram to surrender with their weapons

By: Zagazola Makama 

At Least 8   more Boko Haram terrorists have surrendered in the Bama Local Government area following the weeklong...

TROOPS OF OPERATION HADARIN DAJI (OPHD) RESCUE FORMER PROVOST, SON IN ZAMFARA STATE

On the 11th of August 2023, Troops of Sector 1 Operation Hadarin Daji deployed at Forward Operating Base Mada in Zamfara state while on routine patrol along...

*TROOPS RAID IPOB/ESN CAMP IN ENUGU, BUST GUNRUNNER SYNDICATE IN OBUDU, NAB NOTORIOUS COMMANDER, RECOVER ARMS*

Troops of 82 Division Nigerian Army under the auspices of Operation UDO KA II in conjunction with the Nigeria Police Force (NPF)...

Police arrest 9,180 suspects over banditry, other criminal offences in Nigeria 

The Police on Tuesday, said they arrested 9,180 suspects  over banditry, armed robbery, kidnapping, homicide, possession of prohibited firearm, rape...

Nigeria-Niger Border Closure Threatens $226m Trade

Nigeria-Niger Border Closure Threatens $226m Trade

The Nigerian-Nigerien trade worth about $226.34m is at risk of breaking down following a border closure between the two...