Nigerian troops rescued more than 70 abducted persons, recovered N10 million in suspected ransom and arrested several suspected terrorists and kidnappers across the country in one week. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Michael Onoja, disclosed this in a statement released on Saturday on ongoing militar…

The Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Musa (retd.), has pledged that Nigerian troops who died during peacekeeping missions in Liberia and Sierra Leone under the Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group will not be forgotten. Musa gave the assurance when he received a delegation of ECOMOG veterans,…

Nigerian troops of Operation HADIN KAI have neutralised several suspected Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, terrorists during a failed attack on their Forward Operating Base, FOB, in Garaha, Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa State. This was disclosed in a post on X by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency…

Nigerian troops repelled an ISWAP assault on Kukawa town in Borno State that lasted from the night of October 6 into the following morningThe military also confirmed the killing of a senior ISWAP commander who led the group's Central Nigeria faction from Ondo StateAcross the Northeast and South-East, troops rescued doz…

Nigerian troops of Sector 7, Operation Enduring Peace, have foiled an attempted kidnapping along the Godogodo–Gidan Waya road in Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The troops also rescued a man identified as Baba, who sustained gunshot wounds during the incident. The development was disclosed in a Friday pos…

Nigerian troops conducted an intelligence-led operation in Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State on Monday, August 31Two senior commanders of a terrorist network led by Kachalla Muhammadu Filani were killed during the assault on a hideout near Kogo VillageThe terror kingpin Muhammadu Filani fled the scene with…

Nigerian military troops launched a joint offensive in the Kopre Mountain area of Hong LGA, Adamawa State, on August 27, 2026The operation involved the ONSA Tactical Team and newly inducted 226 Battalion troops targeting a known terrorist enclaveThe joint force was also searching for abducted persons, including Lassa s…

…presidential contenders over insecurity and fuel subsidy, fresh US military training for Nigerian troops, a court battle over the stalled selection of a new Awujale, and protests over Governor Seyi Makinde’s exclusion from the flag-off of the Ibadan-Ijebu-Ode road reconstruction, these are the major stories making head…

…the casualties included terrorist elements linked to the group involved in the ambush of Nigerian troops along the Bita-Yamtage axis in Gwoza Local Government Area. “The latest intelligence suggests that the air strikes may have disrupted a wider network of fighters involved in terrorist operations across the Sambisa F…

…partner in the fight against transnational crime. During the visit, Musa met with Nigerian troops stationed at Togbin, where he conveyed President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to improving troop welfare, enhancing operational effectiveness and strengthening the capacity of the armed forces. The minister also visited the Ni…

…to fatigue and the sustained aerial and ground bombardment of their enclaves by Nigerian troops, which they said had made survival increasingly difficult. The suspects also disclosed that they had been trained as gunboat operators and anti-aircraft gunners for operations in the Lake Chad region. They further confessed…

…Assembly reviewed regional military pay scales in October 2025 and discovered that Nigerian troops were the lowest paid among several African countries. In response, lawmakers passed a bill fixing ₦250,000 as the baseline monthly wage for the lowest-ranking soldier, inserting the required funding directly into the 2026…

…and unwavering political leadership,” he said. Hashim recalled the role played by Nigerian troops in peacekeeping operations in Liberia and Sierra Leone under the Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group (ECOMOG), saying the military had demonstrated its capability in restoring peace during regional c…