Category Archives: MILITARY

Sahara reporters has taken to its official X handle and announced that, the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has issued a decisive order for the immediate dismantling of all non-essential roadblocks and unauthorized checkpoints across Nigeria’s major highways, in a sweeping move aimed at enhancing operational efficiency and restoring smooth movement for civilians and security forces.The directive,ContinueContinue reading “BREAKING: Defence Headquarters Orders Nationwide Removal of Illegal Roadblocks, Moves to Boost Mobility and Security Intelligence”

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has delivered one of its most devastating blows yet against terrorist networks in Katsina State, unleashing a series of precision airstrikes that obliterated multiple fortified enclaves and left scores of fighters dead. According to NAF spokesperson, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, the coordinated operations—executed under Operation Fansan Yamma (OPFY) and OperationContinueContinue reading “NAF UNLEASHES FIERCE AIR ONSLAUGHT IN KATSINAScores of Terrorists Killed as Fighter Jets Flatten Notorious Camps”

In a fierce, hours-long confrontation that tested the resilience of Nigeria’s counterterrorism forces, troops of the 28 Task Force Brigade, Sector 4, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), in the early hours of Saturday, defeated a massive, coordinated Boko Haram/ISWAP attack on Chibok, Borno State — the historic community that once shook the world after the 2014ContinueContinue reading “BREAKING: Nigerian Military Crushes Massive Boko Haram Onslaught on Chibok — Over 300 Terrorists Routed in Midnight Battle”

In a sweeping move aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s military command structure, the Nigerian Army Council has approved the promotion of 105 senior officers to the prestigious ranks of Major General and Brigadier General.Announced in a statement on Friday by the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Lt. Col. Appolonia Anele, the promotion list—described as oneContinueContinue reading “BREAKING: Nigerian Army Elevates 105 Senior Officers — 28 New Major Generals, 77 Brigadiers As Defence Leadership Gets Major Boost”

In a sweeping move designed to bolster command efficiency and reinvigorate operational effectiveness, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has approved a massive shake-up within the Nigerian Army, involving the redeployment and appointment of several senior officers to key command, staff, and instructional positions across formations, units, and training institutions nationwide.AccordingContinueContinue reading “MAJOR SHAKE-UP IN NIGERIAN ARMY: COAS REDEPLOYS TOP GENERALS, RESTRUCTURES COMMAND FOR GREATER EFFICIENCY”

In a daring pre-dawn operation that sent shockwaves across Plateau State, gallant troops of the 3 Division/Joint Task Force Operation Enduring Peace (JTF OPEP) have uncovered a massive cache of sophisticated weapons from a notorious bandit enclave in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area.The dramatic raid, executed with surgical precision, followed credible intelligence indicating that armedContinueContinue reading “Troops Smash Bandit Hideout in Plateau, Recover Arsenal of Deadly Weapons — Kingpin Escapes by a Whisker!”

Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has come out swinging — debunking swirling rumours of a coup plot said to have triggered the cancellation of the country’s 65th Independence Day celebrations.In a fiery statement on Friday, the Director of Defence Information, Brigadier General Tukur Gusau, branded the reports as “a fabrication of lies, cooked up by enemiesContinueContinue reading ““NO COUP, NO PANIC!” — DHQ SLAMS FALSE COUP REPORTS, SAYS INDEPENDENCE PARADE CANCELLATION PURELY ADMINISTRATIVE”

By: Zagazola Makama The Guards Brigade of the Nigerian Army has concluded a two-day Field Training Exercise (FTX) designed to sharpen the operational efficiency and tactical competence of its troops in ambush and counter-ambush operations.The exercise, which took place from October 13 to 14, 2025, began with a comprehensive lecture at the 176 Guards BattalionContinueContinue reading “Guards Brigade Boosts Combat Readiness With Intensive Ambush, Counter-Ambush Exercise Near Abuja”

In a major security breakthrough, Nigerian troops have arrested two notorious gunrunners and intercepted a massive cache of ammunition bound for armed groups terrorising parts of the North West.The operation, carried out by troops of the Joint Task Force Operation ENDURING PEACE (JTF OPEP) in collaboration with Sector 1 of Operation FANSAN YAMMA (OPFY), tookContinueContinue reading “Troops Nab Notorious Gunrunners, Seize Over 1,200 Rounds Of Ammunition In Kaduna — Army Vows To Crush Criminal Networks”

A chilling tragedy struck the Wawa Military Cantonment in New Bussa, Kainji, Niger State, on Saturday when a Nigerian Army personnel identified as Lance Corporal Femi Akinleye reportedly shot his wife dead before turning the gun on himself.The incident occurred around 11:30 a.m. inside Block 15, Room 24 of the soldiers’ residential quarters at theContinueContinue reading “TRAGEDY IN WAWA BARRACKS: Nigerian Soldier Shoots Wife Dead, Commits Suicide Inside Military Quarters”