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Nigerian Army Urges Nigerians to Disregard Report on Soldiers Killed in Military Base Katsina

BREAKING: Buhari, Osinbajo Decorate New Service Chiefs (PICTURES)

UPDATED: NAF Appoints New Spokesperson, Branch Chiefs, Air Officers Commanding, Others

Nigeris Army Kills Notorious Bandit Commander, Rufai Maikaji

Zulum: Deradicalised Terrorists Rejoin Boko Haram After Spying On Communities

Kwara Imposes Curfew on Offa, Erinle

Bandits Abduct 60 Villagers In Ruwan Tofa Village, Zamfara

Freed Schoolgirls: Shots Fired at Zamfara Reunion Ceremony

Helicopters dropping weapons, food for bandits

Chief of Air Staff Inspects Ongoing 407 Air Combat Training Group Projects in Kainji, Gombe

Army Declares 101 Soldiers Wanted For Deserting War Front, Freezes Their Accounts

Nigerian Army Debunks Rumour of Impending attack on UN Base in Borno, Insists Troops Foiled Terrorist Attempts to Infiltrate Dikwa Town

Jangebe: Don’t Accept Child Hostage Taking as a Way of Life – Soyinka Warns Nigerians

Akwa Ibom Governor Approves 30 Hectares of Land for NAF, as the Force Buries its 12th Chief of the Air Staff

OPC Arrests Four Notorious Kidnappers In Ibarapa

DSS Denies Making Attempt to Arrest Igboho

Repentant Bandits Surrender Anti-Aircraft Guns, Rocket Launchers To Zamfara Govt

Pictures: How NAF Lays to Rest Remains of Flights Lieutenant Gadzama, Henry Piyo, 5 Others at National Military Cemetery Abuja

Nigerian Army Arrests Fake Military Men in Asaba

We’ll Starve Kagara Schoolboys To Death, If … –Abductors

Nigerian Troops Recover Marte, Scores of Terrorists Killed …. Many IEDs Destroyed

How Shekaus Farmland was Destroyed by Nigerian Army

Death of 7 NAF Personnel a National Loss -Minister

Family, Friends Mourn as Brave Officers ‘Fly’ to Their Final Destinations

Insurgency: Attahiru Gives Troops 48-Hour Ultimatum To Rid Marte Of Boko Haram Fighters

Breaking: Ongoing NAF Air Bombardment Of Orlu Forest

Nigerians Criticise Defence Minister For Saying Villagers Should Defend Themselves

BREAKING: House of Reps Starts Screening of Service Chiefs

My 40 Years of Successful Career in Military Has Been Uncommon Grace and Favour From Almighty God - General Olonisakin

Six Dead, Several Injured As Explosion Rocks Maraddun LGA Of Zamfara

Former CDS Olonisakin Pulls out of Service, Says Military Reformed

Oyo Crisis: IGP Deploys Special Police Units, Chopper For Aerial Monitoring

Notorious Robbery Kingpin, 'Emir' in Police Custody

President Buhari Appoints Maj. Gen Samuel Adebayo As New Chief Of Defence Intelligence And Head Of Defence Intelligence Agency

Police Confirm Arrest of three Amotekun Operatives in Oyo

DHQ Calls for Stakeholders Support, Reorganises Operations - Enenche

Sahara Reporters' News on Killings of ’20 Soldiers’ by Boko Haram Terrorists is Baseless and False - Nigerian Army

Breaking: Soldiers Kill 100 Boko Haram Insurgents In Borno, Recover Heavy Weapons

Brig Gen Yerima Assumes Office as Army Spokesperson

Nigerian Army Names Yerima as New Spokesperson

Boko Haram/ISWAP Ambush Nigerian Troops Protecting Ongoing Road Construction Works In Borno, Kill 3 Soldiers

Just In: IGP Adamu Gets Three-Month Tenure Extension

DSS Warns Against Plans to Incite Ethno-Religious Violence

Cliffhanger over Service Extension of IGP, 3 DIGs, 10 AIGs

DHQ: Olonisakin Handsover Armed Forces of Nigeria Affairs to Irabor

“I left Nigerian Army Better than I Met it” – Lt Gen TY Buratai (rtd)

Insecurity: Army Deploys 300 Female Soldiers To Kaduna-Abuja Highway

Insecurity: Northeast CSOs Hold First Security Summit in Maiduguri

Army: 32 Artillery Brigade Gets New Commander

IGP Succession Bid: Between legitimacy and Trivialities

Insurgency: Fresh Findings Reveal More Nigerians Eager Willing To Join Nigerian Army

NDDC: Court Strikes Out Suit Against Pondei-led IMC, Others

Nigeria Army Records More Victory, Neutralizes Several BH/ISWAP Fighters in Borno, Seize 5 Gun Trucks

Bandits Embrace Peace After Meeting Sheikh Gumi, Police

Bandits kill 10 in Zamfara

35 Bandits Killed, 2 Arrested by Nigerian Army in Kastina and Zamfara

Bandits Demand N50m Ransom For Kidnapped Zamfara APC Chairman’s Seven Children

Kwara Commends Armed Forces for Their Sacrifice

Military Kills 114 Terrorists, Rescues 3 Kidnapped Victims, Arrests 4 cultists in One Week

Ex-Servicemen Protest over Failure to Pay Their Arrears

NAF Destroys Boko Haram’s Gun Trucks in Borno -DHQ

Court Martial Sentences Soldier To Death By Firing Squad, Imprisons Others

Three Police Officers Killed in Ugheli, Arms Carted Away

We Are Not Abandoned – Wounded Soldiers Tell Nigerians

Gunmen Kill Three Persons in Kaduna

Soldiers Rescue 3 Kidnapped Victims in Nasarawa, Kills Bandits

Carnival: Youths, Amotekun Clash in Oyo, three Feared Dead

Video: Air Task Force Inflicts Heavy Casualties on Boko Haram Terrorists in Borno - DHQ

Geidam Yobe Attack: Nigerian Army Launches Operation TURA TAKAIBANGO

Zamfara Community Oppose Army on Killing of 220 bandits

BREAKING: Terrorists Attack Geidam Community In Yobe

Police Re-arrest Two EdoJailbreakers

New Year Eve: Nigerian Army Rescues 7 Kidnapped Victims, Arrests Man with Proceed from Stolen Cows

Insecurity: Govt to Reorganise Security Apparatus, Personnel - Buhari

Bandits Kill Top Adamawa Hunter In A Gun Duel

NAF Jets Bomb Sambisa Forest, 'neutralise' Insurgents - DHQ

NAFRC Retires, Trains 162 Personnel

Police Kill Five Bandits, Arrest 11 others in Niger

BREAKING: Kidnapped Kaduna PFN chairman, wife, Regain Freedom

Insecurity: Abuja Monarch Pleads for Peace Corps Endorsement

Amotekun Raids Armed Robbers' Hideout in Ogbomoso

Buhari: Security Needs more Support to end Insurgency

Nigeria’s Security Problems Beyond Solutions Often Touted - Buhari

Xmas: Be Security Conscious, CAN Urges All

Nigerian Troops Foil Attempted Kidnap of 39 Girls in Katsina

IG Promotes 4,134 Traffic Warden Officers

Military Kills Several Terrorists in Sambisa Forest

Bandits Kill Pastor, Kidnap 20, Including Women, in Niger

Boko Haram: We Are Tired of Fighting Since 2016, Replace Us, Benin, Ibadan Soldiers Cry Out

Soldiers Shoot Dead Three Suspected Bandits in Benue

Soldiers Raid Kidnappers Hideout, Kill Two Notorious Armed Bandits in Nasarawa

Nigerian Army Cancels COAS Conference over Death of General Who Tested Positive for COVID-19

Breaking: Army General Dies of COVID-19 in Abuja

Insecurity: Falana, House Member, Fault Malami’s Position, Urge Buhari to Address NASS

Nigerian Military Queries Amnesty International Report on “MY HEART IS IN PAIN” Article

Breaking: Police Command Debunks Social Media Rumour of Protest in Lagos

Military Obliterates Another Terrorists Camp, Kills Bandits in Kaduna

Troops of Operation Accord Kills Armed Bandits, Recovers Arms and Ammunition in Benue- DHQ

Police Least Corrupt in Nigeria - Spokesman

Insecurity in Edo: Ize-Iyamu Wonders Obaseki's Silence

DSS Won't allow Unpatriotic Elements Destroy Nigeria - DG, Bichi

Troops Recover 300 Cows, Kill 12 Bandits, Arrest 8 others in Katsina, North West

BREAKING: Police withdraw suit against #ENDSARS probe panels

B/Haram: Army Alleges Int’l Conspiracy as Mercenaries ‘Shun’ Nigeria

Military Records More Victory Over Armed Bandits At Bayan Ruwa in Zamfara

Insecurity: Minister Faults those Calling for Buhari’s Resignation

DHQ to Nigerians: Don’t Allow Killings to Discourage You

Ekiti: Chinese Expatriate Regains Freedom after Kidnappers Collected N100m Ransom in Kwara Forest

We Killed 78 Farmers, says Shekau

2019 Police Recruitment: PSC Has Cleared Recruits for Payment

Military Air Task Force Destroys Terrorist Leader, Kills Fighters at Yale Sambisa Forest in Borno - DHQ

Buratai To Critics: Terrorism May Persist For 20 More Years

Maikano Abdullahi Steps in As New OSMA President, Vice-President of CISM

Civilian Informants Sabotage Operations In Northeast - Military

Zabarmari Massacre: Military Counted 43 Bodies Not 110, Says Enenche

Soldiers Raid Terrorists’ Hideouts, Eliminate 5 in Borno

Insecurity: Northern elders call sack service chiefs

Soldiers Kills Armed Robber in Jos - DHQ

Nigerian Army Records More Success, Kills Bandits in Benue, Zamfara and Nasarawa

Military Records More Success, Kills Dozens of Terrorists at Doron Naira in Borno

FG Developing Child Road Safety Strategy -FRSC Boss

Military Kills Scores of Bandits at Birnin Kogo Forest in Katsina and Ajjah Forest in Zamfara - DHQ

Nigerian Air Force Knocks Out Terrorist Logistics Base, Neutralizes Several Fighters In Borno

Seven Soldiers Feared Killed In Borno Landmine Attack

Troops Arrest 11 Illegal Miners, KIills Scores of Bandits – DHQ

Lekki shootings: In hindsight, we would not have acted differently – Nigerian Army

Bandits Kill Five, Abduct Imam, 40 Others During Prayer In Zamfara

DSS Investigates Alleged Shooting By Speakers Security Aide

Soldier, Two Others Killed as Customs Officers Clash With Smugglers in Oyo

27 Suspected Cultists Including 6 Females Arrested as Army Raids Criminal Hideouts in Plateau

Nothing Will Distract NIS From Border Surveillance, Security — Belgore

Breaking: Police Rescue 9 Officers Kidnapped By Bandits

Youth Ministry Disowns Web Link on Nigerian Youth Investment Fund, says it is Fake

Military Airstrikes Kill 17 Bandits, Destroy Camp in Dunya Forest in Katsina(VIDEO)

Bandits Ambush Vigilantess in Kaduna, Kill 3, Injure Two

Exercise Crocodile Smile: Nigerian Army admonishes criminals to surrender weapons

IGP Directs the Launch of Police Anti-Cultism Campaign in Edo — National Coordinator

Soldiers Clear Camps, Kills Several Bandits Along Kaduna-Abuja Expressway – DHQ

Military Intensifies Onslaught against Criminals, Arrests Kidnappers in Sokoto, Katsina

Soldiers Kill 3 Bandits, Arrest 10, Recover Weapons in Katsina

Insurgency: Zulum Unveils Borno’s 25-year Development plan

Military Disrupts Cattle Rustling Activities, Mops Up Armed Bandits in Kaduna

Disclaimer: “ Defence News Nigeria is not Linked to Defence Headquarters and Armed Forces Of Nigeria - DHQ

Nigerian Army Inducts 8 Locally Made Combat Vehicles – Buratai

Boko Haram: Military Urges Informants, Collaborators, Others to Surrender

Transformational Strides of FRSC Under the Leadership of Oyeyemi

Bauchi CP Wants DPOs to be Diligent on Issues Related to Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence

Nigerian Army to conduct SSC, DSSC selection exam. Nov. 14

Nigerian Army Destroys Gun Trucks, Recover Arms in Yobe, Borno

Military Apprehends Suspected Gun Runners, Recovers arms and Ammunition in Sokoto and Zamfara States

Nigerian Air Force Destroys Terrorist Fuel Storage Facility, Kills Several Fighters in Borno

Police rescue 10 abducted traders in Ondo

Yoruba Leaders task Buhari on Security, True Federalism

Military airstrike eliminates scores of bandits in Kaduna forest -DHQ

#EndSARS: Soldiers Insist They Didn’t Use Live Ammunition on Lekki Protesters

Defence minister pledges sustained funding for military industrial complex, leverage on research, development

Minister urges Air Force War College graduates to apply skills to deal with security challenges

#EndSARS: IGP Approaches Traditional Leaders to check community clashes

Tollgate Shootings: Army Appears Before Lagos Panel Saturday

Social media used to escalate #Endsars protest - IG

Nigerian Army engaged in 33 states over insecurity - Senator Ndume

Troops neutralise 5 bandits, rescue 3 women, children

Kidnap: Doctors embark on indefinite strike in Cross River

Buratai Assures Buhari of Army’s Loyalty

#EndSARS: IGP Puts Suspects Arrested Across the Country at over 1,500

“Verify your facts before publishing untrue and unverified stories” – DHQ to Vanguard Newspaper

#EndSARS: LCC Surrenders, Submits Footage to Panel

IGP Redeploys DIG Lemu, AIG Baba to New Departments

Obaseki Begs Police, Pleads they Go to Duty Posts

Nigerian Army Approves New Spokesperson For Operation LAFIYA DOLE Sector 2

Lekki Shootings: Army Gives Reasons why it cannot Disclose Identity of Soldiers Deployed to Toll Gate

Police Commission Denies Dismissal threat to Police Officers

Military Eliminates 71 Terrorists, 33 Bandits, Arrests 16 Cultists, 15 Crude Oil Thefts in a Week - DHQ

EndSARS: Police say protesters attacked 205 public, private facilities

Rivers CP Orders IPOB to Leave Rivers or Be Treated as Terrorists

IGP Replies Amnesty, Says Policemen Didn’t Shoot #EndSARS Protesters

You Are the Biggest Thief” Businessman Accuses DCP Kyari

Insecurity: Buratai, Top Army Commanders Meet In Abuja

EndSARS: 80 in police net over looting of property in Calabar

Victim of Lekki Massacre Steals Phone After Enjoying Free Treatment

Police Recover Burnt Bodies of Three Policemen, Soldier In Rivers

Troops hit bandits’ camps, eliminate scores in Kaduna

Angry youths storms Covid-19 palliative warehouse in Osun, cart away food items

#EndSARS protest: Retired Commissioner fears worse developments if police not immediately reequipped

Details on criminal prosecution of erring police officers in Lagos

No inmate missing in attempted Ikoyi Correctional Centre jailbreak — Official

Nigerian Military Destroys ISWAP Terrorists Training Camp in Borno

EndSARS: Police restore peace between two opposing groups in Abuj

Troops of STATE Operation WHIRL STROKE kills armed Bandits in Benue - DHQ

Ekiti Police Command advise Indigenes to Obey the 24-Hour Curfew

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