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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 ...

The bandits were killed when a Nigerian Air Force aircraft, under Operation Hadarin Daji, bombarded their enclaves in Gusami Forest ...

The president said Mr Akande had retained his ‘‘inflexible integrity,” in and out of public office, never accepting or offering ...

DHQ says the 70 bandits were eliminated in various theatres of operation across the North-west and North-central zones of the ...

Mr Buhari's reaction came a day after armed bandits attacked a market in Goronyo, Sokoto State, killing at least 30 ...

The state government says bandits have been cut off from their informants in the town

The bandits are believed to be escaping from a military offensive against them in Zamfara

"Military actions in the past have worsen the situation, stimulating herdsmen resistance. Any more action will push them closer to ...

The terrorists attacked a military unit and other locations in Rann town in Kala Balge LGA.

The man was killed in a hotel in Asa LGA of the state.

Mr Kanu, who has charges of treasonable felony pending against him at the Federal High Court in Abuja, fled Nigeria ...

Mr Gbajabiamila says a large chunk of the nation’s defence budget is for recurrent expenditure.

These figures were compiled using a review of newspaper reports, interviews with victims’ families, and in some cases, confirmation by ...

Experts say the proliferation of military operations across Nigeria has reduced the prestige of the armed forces

“A thorough inspection showed that they had three motorcycles and no dangerous or incriminating materials were found in their possession," ...

Bala Mohammed became Governor of Bauchi  in 2019.  He scored 515,113 votes to defeat Governor Muhammed Abubakar, who polled 500, 625 votes.

The 127 soldiers, drawn from the junior cadres of the army, are serving in the force’s various formations in the ...

Seme border was one of the major borders shut down by the government on August 21, 2019 to curb smuggling ...

“That Boko Haram is going after soft targets is a sign of weakness and desperation on their part,” Mr Mohammed ...

The 2020 Global Terrorism Index, however, ranked Nigeria, for the sixth consecutive time as the third country with the worst ...

"A UN helicopter indeed undertook a mission to Banki and has since returned to Maiduguri."

The deployed personnel will be drawn from the police service, military, fire service, prison service, immigration service, customs service, and ...

"This has drawn renewed attention to the reality of widespread foreign security operations in Africa."

The coalition that led anti-government protests before last month’s coup raised objections against a military interim president.