Tag: military

John Ochai, a major general, takes over from Ibrahim Yusuf, who retired from active service on Monday.

The joint effort between the police, military, and vigilante groups in crime-fighting is paying off in Anambra, says an official.

The lawmaker, Kpam Sokpo, and others were allegedly assaulted by soldiers of the 401 Division of the Nigerian Army on ...

‘Lahira’ tells a daring story about the insecurity in Nigeria through the young character of a brave Northern girl.

"The armed forces are working in concert with the police and other security agencies to ensure that the menace of ...

The panel set up to probe the alleged secret abortion programme of the Nigerian military is expected to determine the ...

On the 2023 general elections, Mr Buratai urged the military to stick to their constitutional role and remain apolitical even ...

Mr Tinubu, in his manifesto, pledges to create an anti-terrorists battalion among other measures to tackle insecurity.

Reuters, had, in an investigative report, alleged that the Nigerian military ran the programme, secretly terminating at least 10,000 pregnancies ...

Tukur Gusau, a brigadier general, takes over in an acting capacity from Jimmy Akpor, who has been redeployed to Army ...

In its Wednesday report, Reuters quoted named survivors and other sources as saying that the Nigerian military conducts a secret, ...

The governor wants the military to deploy its jets over a forest suspected to be kidnappers’ hideout in the state.

The Group General Manager of the NNPCL, Mele Kyari, recently said communities, religious groups and security agencies were involved in ...

The attacks are planned to be carried out successively, first, in Gusau, then Birnin Kebbi, and finally Katsina, the military ...

Mr Kazeem said that about 120 ambulances, 25 tow trucks and more than 200 FRSC bikes would be on the ...

The police said the success of the operation was an indication of the synergy between the police and the military ...

“Those that carried out the attacks must be tracked and brought to justice and for me, justice means neutralising them,” ...

The governor explained why the military has not bombed the bandits despite knowing their whereabouts and listening to their conversations.

Kaduna government says it obtained reports from security agencies that 34 people had been confirmed dead following Sunday's attack in ...

The Chinese foreign ministry did not address the allegation directly, but accused the U.S. of maliciously spreading disinformation about China.

The retired paramilitary officers said they also face similar hazards and difficulties in the course of their constitutional or assigned ...

"For those among you who are politicians, you must look beyond gaining power..."

The participants also lamented the spate of insecurity in the country and major criminalities like killings and kidnapping-for-ransom.

The President said military operations had become necessary to check the continued attacks on communities in Niger State by bandits.

Bello Turji's gesture is coming a few days after Nigerian Air force jets bombed to death two other bandits' leaders ...