By BANNERNEWS Reporter, Calabar The Nigerian Navy has intensified its crackdown on criminal networks in the southern creeks of Cross River State, uncovering stolen outboard […]
Category: Defence
Security Forces Record Breakthrough, Kill 11 Terrorists in Border Raids
By BANNERNEWS Reporter, Damaturu Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai (North East), have neutralised 11 terrorists in coordinated offensives along the Borno–Yobe […]
Army Seizes 130,000 Litres of Stolen Crude, Arrests Nine Oil Thieves in Niger Delta
By BANNERNEWS Reporter, Port Harcourt Troops of the Nigerian Army’s 6 Division have confiscated over 130,000 litres of stolen crude oil and more than 26,000 […]
Defence Minister Plans Deployment of 2,000 Navy Personnel to Tackle Zamfara Insecurity
By BANNERNEWS Reporter, Gusau The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Muhammad Matawalle, has vowed to intensify efforts to confront the persistent security challenges troubling […]
Musa Leads Security Review in Borno as Troops Repel Fresh Attacks
By BANNERNEWS Reporter The Minister of Defence, Christopher Gwabin Musa (Rtd), and the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Mohammed Matawalle, have arrived in Maiduguri […]
Nigerian Soldiers Must Stand United, Disciplined, Resilient — COAS
By BANNERNEWS Reporter, Kano The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has called on officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army to […]
Senate Decries Increasing Assaults On Military Formations, Mourns Fallen Soldiers
By BANNERNEWS Reporter The Senate on Wednesday decried the increasing attacks on Nigerian military formations and mourned soldiers killed in a recent assault in Kukawa […]
Assistance by U.S. Military to Nigeria Comes at No Cost — High Command
By BANNERNEWS Reporter The Nigerian military high command has clarified that assistance currently being provided by the United States military to Nigeria is at no […]
OEP Confirms Killing of Two Teenage Herders, Three Cattle in Fresh Plateau Attack
By BANNERNEWS Reporter The Nigerian Army’s Operation Enduring Peace (OEP) has confirmed the killing of two teenage herders and three cattle in a fresh attack […]
Nigerian Army Launches “Operation Forest Flush,” Dislodges Terrorist Camps in Kwara.
*Troops Neutralize Fighters, Rescue Kidnap Victims in Sustained Offensive The Nigerian Army’s 2 Division has launched a major security operation, “Operation Igbo Danu” (Operation […]