The Defence Headquarters has said a notorious terrorist kingpin in Jigawa State known as Mai Hijabi has been killed in an operation conducted during the week. This, the DHQ said, was part of its effort to destroy the fighting capacities…
Prince Harry, Meghan accept invitation to visit Nigeria
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have agreed to visit Nigeria at the invitation of the country’s Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa. British High Commissioner in Nigeria, Dr Richard Montgomerry, disclosed this…
Agitation for Yoruba Nation laughable -DHQ
The Defence Headquarters has described the recent agitation for the Yoruba Nation as laughable. The DHQ also raised the alarm that terrorists and their sympathisers were planning to blackmail the military following its onslaught on the insurgents. Some agitators of…
Military declares 8 wanted over murder of soldiers
The Defence Headquarters has declared eight persons wanted over their roles in the recent killing of 17 military personnel in Delta State. The military released the list on Thursday at a briefing in Abuja. Those declared wanted are Prof. Ekpekpo…
Soldiers killed 3 terrorists in Sambisa forest raid – Army
Troops of the Nigerian Army, on Friday, killed three terrorists during a raid on Sambisa forest in Borno State. The troops also destroyed terrorist hideouts in the forest. Sambisa forest was earmarked by the colonial government as a game reserve…
Defence Heaquarters inducts 4 locally manufactured ballistic gunboats
The Defence Headquarters has inaugurated four ballistic gunboats locally manufactured in Rivers State to boost operations against oil theft, sea robberies and piracy. The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Leo Irabor, who inducted the gunboats on Monday evening, said that…
Military raid destroys terrorists’ logistics base, kills scores in Borno
The Defence Headquarters says the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Lafiya Dole has destroyed Boko Haram’s logistics base and killed scores of terrorists in an air raid in Borno. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, in a…