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A resident, Ibrahim Haru, said the terrorits invaded the community, shooting indiscriminately.

The defence minister said the return of Niger to MNJTF would no doubt help in securing the very extensive Nigeria ...

The minister said the terrorists were killed in the last one year while about 7,000 others were arrested.

Mr Deby was a key ally in Nigeria's decade-long fight against Boko Haram.

Mr Bali rose through the ranks, with a distinguished military career, attaining the peak office of the Chief of Defence ...

The enrolment covers not only those who turn 18 in 2019 but anyone under 35 who failed to register in ...

The air force is yet to provide details of the helicopter crash.

The laws were enacted after several states suffered deadly violence often blamed on herdsmen.

The government dismisses claims that Chadians, Libyans had slipped illegally into the country.

“Basically, we have gone for Mi-35 helicopters last year. We have taken two already.”

The minister also said the draft would consider cooperation in any other field of naval activities.

The defence chief says Boko Haram will soon be a thing of the past.

The House mandated its Committees on Works and Army to investigate the delay in constructing a military barracks in Doma, ...

Nigeria’s newly appointed defence minister, Aliyu Gusau, who was sworn in to the post last week, has not stepped down, ...

The Minister of State for Defence says the federal government wants an “intellectually sound armed forces”