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January 23, 2026 No Responses

Marwa Sets 2026 Operational Targets For NDLEA Commanders

Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), has set the tone for the 2026 operational goals with a high-level strategic meeting with directors, commanders and heads of formations during which...

January 15, 2026 No Responses

COAS Seeks Deeper Nigeria–US Army Cooperation

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has called for the deepening of strategic cooperation between the Nigerian Army (NA) and the United States Army to effectively address Nigeria’s evolving and multifaceted security challenges.Li...

January 14, 2026 No Responses

IGP, SEC DG Reaffirm Commitment To Inter-Agency Collaboration

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, on Wednesday received the Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Dr. Emomotimi Agama, and members of his management team on a courtesy visit to the Nigeria Police Force Headqua...

January 8, 2026 No Responses

CAS Engages US, To Fast-Track AH-1Z Helicopter Delivery To NAF

The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, has led a high-level Programme Management Review with senior United States Government officials and representatives of Messrs Bell Textron to accelerate the delivery of 12 AH-1Z attack helicopt...

January 6, 2026 No Responses

IGP Deploys New Commissioners To Railway, Maritime Commands, Others

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has approved the deployment of new Commissioners of Police to the Railway and Maritime Commands as part of a broader redeployment of senior officers aimed at strengthening s...

January 2, 2026 No Responses

Customs, NDLEA Intercept 30kg Cocaine On Foreign Vessel At Apapa Port

Operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Area Command, working in synergy with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have intercepted 30 slabs of cocaine weighing 30.1 kilograms aboard a foreign vessel at the Apapa Port, Lagos.A state...

December 29, 2025 No Responses

Anthony Joshua: FRSC Blames Excessive Speed, Wrongful Overtaking

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has attributed Monday’s fatal road traffic crash along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway to excessive speed and wrongful overtaking, describing both as major traffic violations and leading causes of dea...

December 19, 2025 No Responses

NAF Confirms Safe Departure of C-130 Aircraft

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has confirmed that its C-130 aircraft, which earlier made a precautionary landing in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, has safely departed and arrived in Accra in accordance with an updated flight plan.In a statement issued on Friday,....

December 14, 2025 No Responses

NAF Begins Zonal Aptitude Test For 20,000 Applicants

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has commenced the Zonal General Aptitude Test for the Year 2025 Basic Military Training Course (BMTC) 46 Recruitment Exercise, with over 20,000 applicants participating across the country.The aptitude test is being conducted simult...

December 13, 2025 No Responses

FRSC Boss Appoints ACM Bamigbayan As Principal Staff Officer

The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed, has approved the appointment of Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM) Tajudeen Lasun Bamigbayan as the new Principal Staff Officer (PSO) at the National Headquarters of the Corps.ACM Bamigbayan...

December 9, 2025 No Responses

COAS Decorates Army Spokesperson, Appolonia Anele With New Rank

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, on Tuesday decorated the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Appolonia Anele, with the rank of Colonel, recognising her steadfast dedication and exemplary service to the Nigerian Army.At the ...

December 8, 2025 No Responses

FG Honours FRSC Boss With Outstanding Public Service Award

The Federal Government (FG) has conferred Outstanding Public Service Award on the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed.The award was presented at a grand ceremony held on Sunday inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja—an event w...

December 8, 2025 No Responses

Navy Deploys 16 Ships, Three Helicopters For 2025 Sea Exercise

The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Idi Abbas, on Monday flagged of the CNS Annual Sea Exercise (CASI) tagged “EX ERU OBODO” on board Nigerian Navy Ship KADA in Apapa, Lagos. The name “ERU OBODO” is a Yoruba...

December 8, 2025 No Responses

Customs, EFCC Reinforce Collaboration

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has strengthened inter-agency collaboration in the South East as the Enugu/Anambra/Ebonyi Area Command hosted the Zonal Director of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Commander Daniel Isei, during a courtesy visit.I...