Femi Owolabi
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Lagos, LA, Nigeria
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Now that Ekiti is the ‘safest’ state in Nigeria…
Something that has become abundantly clear to me following the about seven years that I covered the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria’s north-east, is that nothing substantial can be achieved → Read More
NAF ‘to take delivery of more fighter aircrafts by December’
Oladayo Amao, chief of air staff, says the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) will take delivery of more fighter helicopters before the end of December. While speaking on Thursday at the → Read More
‘Scores of terrorists killed’ as NAF bombs ISWAP convoy in Borno
Multiple airstrikes by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) have reportedly killed tens of fighters of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP). According to Zagazola Makama, a publication focused → Read More
2023: You must remain apolitical, army chief tells commanders
Faruk Yahaya, the chief of army staff, has urged commanding officers to remain apolitical in the discharge of their duties. Speaking at the closing session of the 2022 chief of → Read More
Boko Haram chief executioner ‘behind 1000 killings’ surrenders to troops in Borno
Bashir Bulabuduwaye, a senior member of Boko Haram, has reportedly surrendered to troops of the Nigerian army. Bulabuduwaye was said to have surrendered alongside his family members on Monday in → Read More
ISWAP ‘sniper, chief prosecutor killed in air strikes’ in Borno
Three commanders of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) have been reportedly killed in military airstrikes. Amir Bashir, known as Iblis (devil), was said to be a snipper → Read More
Troops kill bandits behind NDA attack in Kaduna
The Kaduna state government says troops of the Nigerian army have killed bandits who attacked the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) in Kaduna. Two officers were said to have been killed → Read More
Military will sustain tempo to contain security challenges, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says the military will continue to sustain its operational tempo in containing security challenges. → Read More
DDS arrests Tukur Mamu, Kaduna-train hostage negotiator, in Kano airport
The Department of State Services (DSS) has reportedly arrested Tukur Mamu, publisher of Desert Herald, at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano. Mamu who is a media consultant → Read More
DSS arrests Tukur Mamu, Kaduna-train hostage negotiator, at Kano airport
The Department of State Services (DSS) has reportedly arrested Tukur Mamu, publisher of Desert Herald, at the Malam Aminu Kano... → Read More
Tqroops ‘clear bandits’ out of Kaduna communities
The Nigerian army says troops from its division 1 in Kaduna have cleared bandits out of some communities in the state. The bandits were said to have been cleared out → Read More
DHQ: Troops have killed ISWAP leader in Sambisa
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says its troops have killed a “notorious terrorist” believed to be the leader of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) in Sambisa forest. The → Read More
Troops raid ‘terrorist’s hideout’ in Abuja, recover eight guns
Troops of the the Nigerian army’s Guards Brigade have raided a suspected terrorists’ hideout at Deidei Abattoir in the Abuja municipal area council, federal capital territory (FCT). Musa Danmadami, the → Read More
EFCC grills NDDC account director over 'N25bn fraud'
Eno Ubi Otu, director of finance and account, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), is being grilled by the EFCC... → Read More
Six kidnap victims rescued as troops dislodge bandits in Kaduna
Six kidnap victims have been rescued by troops of operation Forest Sanity in Kaduna. The victims were rescued during the early hours of Tuesday when troops raided Kuriga and Manini → Read More
‘Many terrorists killed’ as police repel attack on Katsina villages
The Katsina police command says its men repelled attacks by suspected terrorists in Dadawa and Barkiya villages, Kurfi LGA of the state. The terrorists were said to have attacked the → Read More
Tambuwal meets Obasanjo in Ogun to 'discuss national issues'
Aminu Tambuwal, governor of Sokoto state, has met with former President Olusegun Obasanjo. The meeting took place on Sunday at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Abeokuta, Ogun state. → Read More
ISWAP ‘claims responsibility’ for attack on military checkpoint near Zuma rock
The Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) has reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack on a military checkpoint in the Madalla area of Suleja LGA, Niger state. Gunmen had → Read More
‘We recorded 3 casualties’ — army speaks on attack on presidential guard troops
The Nigerian Army says it recorded three casualties when its troops from the guards brigade’s 7 battalion ran into an ambush by gunmen... → Read More
CJTF leader, four security operatives ‘killed in ISWAP ambush’ in Borno
A leader of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) in Borno has been killed in an ambush by suspected fighters of ISWAP. → Read More