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Lt. Col. Anele is the first female officer to be appointed spokesperson for any arm of the Nigerian military.

The military said its troop dealt decisively with the terrorist commanders, hence their resort to attack on soft targets and ...

“By manufacturing these drones locally, Nigeria reduces its dependence on foreign resources."

He added that the vision was to build a highly skilled, agile, and mission-ready force capable of executing specialised operations ...

The victims were recused on the same day but in different operations.

In his Wednesday statement, Mr Buba, an army major general, said 24 other terrorists were killed in the operations.

Mr Turji also blamed the arrest on intelligence provided by the residents of the areas, whom he said would face ...

Abbas Haruna, a naval rating, was allegedly detained on the orders of an officer, Muhammad Adamu.

Speaking with a PREMIUM TIMES correspondent on Tuesday, the DHQ spokesperson said the military would return with a better strategy ...

The police spokesperson said the two suspects were arrested on Thursday by the combined security operatives comprising personnel of the ...

Spokesperson speaks on Nigerian military operations across the country

“Given the situation, there are already indicators that unscrupulous elements are bent on hijacking the planned protest for violent purposes."

The military also rescued 206 kidnapped hostages in the last week, the official said.

DHQ also said the troops rescued 253 kidnapped victims in one week.

The military personnel had occupied the community following the murder of 17 soldiers in March.

The Coalition of Bokkos Ethnic Youth Nationalities alleged that soldiers shot civilians and compounded the vulnerability of residents of their ...

Mr Kwankwaso also said everybody must work together to make sure there is peace in the country.

DHQ said the military also rescued kidnapped hostages in different operations nationwide between January and March.

The troops also recovered 223 assorted weapons and 2,756 ammunition comprising three M56 rifles, 115 AK47 rifles, three PKT gun, ...

The Nigerian military says the suspects were detained on suspicion, but no evidence was found against them after an investigation

The 97 persons were declared wanted for terrorism, violent extremism, secessionist threats and other crimes against the state.

Suspected residents of Okuama community on Thursday ambushed and murdered the soldiers including four officers.

President Tinubu commiserated with the Nigerian armed forces over the death of the soldiers, who were ambushed on Thursday while ...

The troops were deployed to restore order between two warring communities: Okuama and Okoloba communities in Delta State.

Altogether, 22 air vice marshals and 16 commodores were decorated with their new ranks on Friday.