The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), on 10 April 2018, commenced a 3-day medical and surgical outreach for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Rann IDP Camp in Borno State.  The medical outreach, which wo ...

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin has urged the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Jos, Plateau State to come up with a new document ...

Combined Operatives of Operation Lafiya Dole and the Department of State Service conducting Counter Terrorism Operations in north eastern Nigeria have arrested a Boko Haram terrorist who specializes i ...

PROTOCOL It is my honour and privilege to welcome you all to Abuja for the COAS First Quarter Conference 2018. Let me start by using this opportunity to thank you all for commiserating with me and the ...

Special Forces of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), in conjunction with some Nigerian Army (NA) troops, successfully foiled a suicide bombing attack by Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) at University of Maidug ...

Troops deployed in Exercise AYEM AKPATUMA in Taraba State in conjunction with personnel of the Nigeria Police on 31 March 2018 arrested some criminal elements operating in Mayo Ndaga of Taraba State. ...

You will all recall that exercise AYEM AKPATUMA was flagged off on 20th February, 2018 to Practice troops in North Central and parts of North West on planning and conduct of  'Military Operations Othe ...

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), on 26 March 2018, flagged off a 3-day Medical Outreach Programme for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at the Abagana-Agan IDP camp in Benue State. This followed a dire ...

A coalition of youths under the umbrella of the “National Youth Council of Nigeria” (NYCN) Thursday staged a peaceful rally to the Defence Headquarters seeking enhanced Salary, welfare package and the ...

The Defence Headquarters wishes to respond to Amnesty International (AI) report in which the group alleged that the Nigerian Military and security forces were informed that a convoy of Boko Haram figh ...

Troops of Mobile Strike Team II deployed in Kaduna arrested a notorious gun runner and recovered 2 AK 47 assault rifle with 38 rounds of 7.62mm special while on clearance operation at suspected armed ...

The Acting Director Defence Information (DDI), Brigadier General John Agim was at the Lagos Television Abuja bureau office. The Bureau Chief, Mr Adegboyega Arogbodo while receiving the DDI and his tea ...

1. The Defence Headquarters wish to respond to a comment by the Deputy President of the Senate, Distinguished Senator Ike Ekweremadu on Wednesday 7 March 2018, regarding the Nigerian Military, while c ...

PRESS RELEASE   The Chief of Defence staff, General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin and the Service Chiefs with the Director General Department of State Service met in Maiduguri yesterday, 1st march 2 ...

The efforts of Nigerian Army in the ongoing fight against insurgency in the North East especially the dislodgement of Boko Haram Terrorists from Camp Zairo in the heart of Sambisa forest and other num ...

Troops of 101 Special Forces Battalion on Excercise Ayem Akpatuma (Cat Race) deployed at Numan Local Government Area of Adamawa State swiftly responded to distress call and supported troops at Gwamba ...

Troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE currently on Operation DEEP PUNCH II which is aimed at clearance of the remnants of Boko Haram terrorists within Sambisa forest and Lake Chad basin general area, have c ...

Troops of Nigerian Army on Exercise  AYEM AKPATUMA have continued to make significant progress in the Field Training Exercise.  It is in this regards that troops deployed in at Taraba State while  on ...

1. The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General AG Olonisakin was on Monday 12 February 2018 conferred with the Liberian national award of Distinguished Service Order in recognition of his contributions ...