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Defence Headquarters has debunked reports that the military was furious that it was not involved in the release of 21 Chibok girls by the Boko Haram sect. The DHQ had denied being part of the rescue mission. A statement on Saturday by spokesman, Brig-Gen Rabe Abubakar, noted that the...

Strong indications have emerged that troops and security personnel involved in the ongoing counter-terrorism campaign against Boko Haram are unhappy with the release of five top Boko Haram commanders. The commanders were said to have been released in exchange for the 21 of the Chibok...

Nigerian military says it is not aware of the twenty one Chibok school girls released by the Boko Haram insurgents on Thursday. The Defence Headquarters said it is conducting “serious operations to rescue the girls and other Nigerians in Boko Haram captivity.” This was contained in a news...

A former Interim Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief Bisi Akande, says the current economic recession ravaging the country was due to military incursion into politics and governance. Speaking in Otan Ayegbaju, Osun State during the inauguration of a block of 10 classrooms...

The Nigerian military yesterday invaded suspected militants hideouts in Arepo and other coastal communities in Ogun State and some part of Lagos State. The joint military operation which lasted for more than one hour reportedly left scores of militants dead. A source said the military attacked...

Men of the Nigeria Police have arrested a soldier for smoking Indian hemp in Kurmin Mashi area of Kaduna State. According to Dailypost, the soldier was trailed to the area by men of Operation Yaki who arrested him while smoking the substance Sunday afternoon. According to source, the police...

The Defence Headquarters is set to retire no fewer than 464 members of the Nigerian Armed Forces who have put in the mandatory 35 years of service, next month. The retiring personnel comprising 449 from the Nigerian Army, two from the Nigerian Navy and 13 from the Nigerian Air Force, will be...

The Eko Electricity Distribution Company (DISCO) has revealed that military formations within its license area are indebted to the company to the tune of N600 million. Mr Godwin Idemudia, General Manager, Corporate Communications, made the disclosure in a statement made available to the News...

The joint military force deployed to protect oil installations in the Niger Delta, says that it has thwarted an attack on Agip’s oilfield and arrested 19 suspected vandals in several operations in May and June 2016. A statement issued by the spokesman of the force, Col. Isa Ado says troops...

Former militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, has fled to Libya, the Joint Niger Delta Liberation Force, JNDLF, alleged on Monday. The group, which threatened, last week, to test six missiles in the Niger Delta states, beginning from tomorrow (Tuesday), said: “The Military can’t...

Military planes have been sighted in some the communities in Southern Ijaw where most of the attacks on pipelines and killing of soldiers occurred recently. The sudden presence of fighter jets and surveillance aircrafts which hovered in some coastal communities in search of hideouts of the...

The Nigerian Army said it arrested 10 suspected militants and pipeline vandals in the Niger Delta region, on Sunday. Commander, 4 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Benin City, Farouk Yahaya, while addressing journalists disclosed that the suspects were arrested during a cordon and search exercise...

Members of Chibok community have decried what they described as the inhuman treatment meted upon their daughter, Amina Nkeki, who was abducted in 2014 and found on Tuesday. Addressing journalists on Thursday, representatives of the community condemned the description of a Boko Haram suspect...

Nigerian Military said its working on the new video released by Abubakar Shekau telling his followers to embrace peace and stop the fighting by sheathing their swords and surrender. A top military officer, however, told PRNigeria that: “the ongoing campaign against insurgency and indeed Boko...