Troops rescue kidnapped Plateau monarch, arrest two suspects
Kidnapped traditional ruler in Plateau State, Da Gyang Balak, has been rescued by troops of Operation Safe Haven. The PUNCH had reported that Balak, who […]
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6 Nigerian, Niger troops killed by Islamic State, security forces say
Six troops from Nigeria and Niger were killed by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) militants during an operation this month, a joint military force […]
Christmas: COAS, CAS celebrate with troops in Maiduguri
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya and Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Isiaka Amao feted troops of the Joint Task Force […]
COAS launches welfare flight for troops
Abuja – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, has inaugurated welfare flight for troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) who are proceeding […]
Buhari To Troops: Crush Plateau criminals in 10 days
ABUJA – The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), has given the federal troops in Plateau State 10 days ultimatum to flush out gunmen terrorising […]
Troops rescue 16 people, foil 2 kidnap attempts in Kaduna – Commissioner
The Kaduna State Government, says troops of Operation Safe Haven has rescued 16 abductees and foiled two kidnap attempts in Jema’a Local Government Area of […]
Troops eliminate 11 terrorists, recover arms, fuel
Troops of the Joint Task Force in the North-East have eliminated 11 terrorists and recovered a cache of arms, ammunition and a truck laden with […]
Nigerian Troops Capture Errand Boy of ISWAP Logistic Commander, Modu Sulum
Nigerian Troops have arrested an ISWAP, logistic supplier and an errand boy to a notorious Logistic Commander, Modu Sulum, recently killed by troops of Operation […]
Buhari orders troops to intensify onslaught against Boko Haram
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered troops of Operation Hadin Kai (formerly Lafiya Dole) to pep up their onslaught against Boko Haram and other terrorist in […]
Germany army withdraws platoon from Lithuania amid investigations
The German armed forces were withdrawing an entire armoured infantry platoon from a NATO mission in Lithuania and the troops are due to return to […]
Troops foil attack on Dikwa, pound ISWAP fighters
Terrorists on Tuesday evening received more than what they did not bargain for in the hands of the Nigerian military troops deployed at Dikwa town. […]
Hours After New COAS, Nigerian Troops Eliminate 10 Terrorists at Rann
By Mohammed Yerima Abuja (Sundiata Post) – Barely hours into the tenure of the Chief of Army Staff Gen Faruk Yahaya, Boko Haram Terrorists attempted […]
11 slain soldiers buried in Makurdi
It was all tears as the 11 soldiers who were killed in the bloody Benue communal clash between Konshisha and Oju local government areas in […]
How Nigerian Soldiers Killed Over 70 Innocent Persons, Demolished Farms, Schools, Hospitals – Benue Residents
According to a report by SaharaReporters, the people of Mbator in Shangev-Tiev of Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue State on Friday claimed that at […]
Father of kidnapped Kaduna College student dies
The father of one of the 39 students kidnapped from the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation in Mando, Kaduna, Ibrahim Shamaki, died yesterday of what […]
Bandits kill 4, injure 3 in Kaduna
Bandits have killed four persons in another attack on Igabi and Jema’a Local Government areas of Kaduna state. Three persons were killed by bandits in […]
District Head, community leaders declared missing after peace meeting in Zangon-Kataf
A District Head and some community leaders in Atyap Chiefdom, Zangon-Kataf local government area of Kaduna State have been declared missing by security agencies shortly […]
Troops kill scores of bandits in Zamfara, rescue victims in Kaduna – Army
The Nigerian Army said, yesterday, that troops of Operation Hadarin Daji thwarted a kidnap attempt by bandits, killing scores of them, at Kabasa village in […]
Be vigilant, we can’t secure all schools, Federal Government tells parents, others
The Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, who stated this in an interview with The PUNCH on Monday, indicated that government could not secure […]
Troops kill 30 Boko Haram insurgents, rescue 60 elderly women, children
No fewer than 30 Boko Haram insurgents have been killed by troops of Operation Lafiya Dole around Gamboru axis in Borno State in a long […]