Headquarters 82 Division Nigerian Army wishes to draw public attention to the communique issued by the Ezeagu Council of Traditional Rulers on 8 May 2026, signed by HRH Igwe Emmanuel Anichebe, Chairman of the Council, and HRH Igwe Dr Rapheal Okolo, Secretary of the Council. In the communique, the Council unequivocally condemned the unlawful attack on military personnel at Imezi Owa community, Ezeagu LGA, Enugu state. The position by the traditional institution reinforces the earlier release by the Division on 8 May 2026, which shed light on how troops of Sector 1, Operation UDO KA successfully repelled the attack by…
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By Miriam Humbe Troops of Sector 2 Joint Task Force, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have intensified offensive against terrorists and criminal syndicates in Katsina State, recording significant victories across Matazu, Musawa, Kankia, Dutsin-Ma, and Malumfashi Local Government Areas (LGAs) on 9 May 2026. Lt Col Aliyu Danja, the Media Information Officer Joint Task Force (North West) Operation FANSAN YAMMA disclosed this in a statement signed on Sunday. Acting on credible intelligence regarding terrorists fleeing from recent military operations in Dikawa, troops of the 171 Battalion deployed at Forward Operating Base (FOB) FUDMA laid a successful ambush along the Matazu–Dutsin-Ma axis. During…
By Miriam Humbe The Nigerian Navy, under the auspices of Operation DELTA SENTINEL, has sustained its offensive against crude oil theft and illegal refining activities with the recovery of approximately 1,600 litres of suspected illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) during an intelligence-led operation in Rivers State. Navy Captain AA Folorunsho, the Director Naval Information, Nigerian Navy disclosed this in a statement signed on Saturday. The operation was conducted by personnel of Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) SOROH following credible intelligence on the movement and concealment of illegally refined petroleum products within Okolomade Community in Abua-Odual Local Government Area of Rivers…
By Miriam Humbe Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have once again demonstrated overwhelming combat superiority, decisively crushing a large-scale, coordinated attack by ISWAP terrorists on Headquarters 27 Brigade at Buni Gari and the Buni Gari Checkpoint in the early hours of Thursday, 8 May 2026. Lt Col Sani Uba, the Media Information OfficerHeadquarters Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI disclosed this in a statement signed on Friday. The assault, launched at approximately 0200 hours under the cover of darkness by a large number of terrorists from multiple axes, was met with…
By Miriam Humbe Troops of Sector 1, Operation UDO KA, in collaboration with other security agencies while on intelligence led patrol mission to Imezi owa community, Ezeagu Local Government Area, Enugu State on 6 May 2026, foiled an attack by suspected terrorists of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network (ESN). Lt Col Olabisi Olalekan Ayeni, the Acting Deputy Director Army Public Relations, 82 Division Nigerian Army disclosed this in a statement signed on Friday. The patrol was a follow-up to the trailing of terrorist collaborators in the community. While troops were advancing on foot to the community,…
By Miriam Humbe Troops of Sector 2, Joint Task Force (North West) Operation FANSAN YAMMA, in conjunction with personnel of the Katsina State Community Watch Corps, have successfully rescued 32 kidnapped victims and neutralised 2 terrorists during a major offensive operation in Katsina State. Lt Col Aliyu Danja, the Media Information OfficerJoint Task Force (North West) Operation FANSAN YAMMA disclosed this in a statement signed on Friday. The rescue operation took place in the early hours of Friday, 8 May 2026, at Dikawa Village in Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State, following credible intelligence on the activities of terrorists…
By Miriam Humbe The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has partnered with the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) as part of efforts to expand the scope of its skills acquisition and entrepreneurship development training for Corps Members. Caroline Embu, the NYSC’s Director, Information and Public Relations disclosed this in a statement signed on Friday. Speaking during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), on the integration of CNG retrofitting training into the NYSC SAED programme, with the NADDC in Abuja, the Director General of NYSC, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu said the Scheme has facilities that support a…
By Miriam Humbe Nigeria’s foremost election monitoring group, the Transition Monitoring Group (TMG), has strongly condemned recent comments allegedly made by former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Pantami, warning that any statement capable of inciting violence or unrest ahead of the 2027 general elections poses a grave threat to Nigeria’s democracy. In a statement signed by Comrade Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, Chairman of TMG, the organisation described the remarks credited to Sheikh Pantami regarding electoral outcomes in Gombe State and the country at large as inflammatory, irresponsible, and dangerous, particularly coming from a prominent religious and political figure.…
Photo News The Director General/CEO of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs. Zubaida Umar, on Thursday, 7th May 2026, paid a courtesy visit to the Director General/CEO of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Prof. Charles Anosike, at the NiMet Headquarters in Abuja. In her opening remarks, Mrs. Zubaida Umar congratulated NiMet on the early release of the 2026 Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP), the consistency of its daily weather forecasts, and the remarkable improvements recorded under the leadership of Prof. Charles Anosike. She stated that the visit, alongside key members of the NEMA management team, was aimed at strengthening the…
By Miriam Humbe As part of the Nigerian Navy’s continuous onslaught against smugglers and other economic saboteurs, personnel of Forward Operating Base (FOB) BADAGRY have intercepted and confiscated 130 bags of foreign parboiled rice during a targeted anti-smuggling operation along the Badagry waterways in Lagos State. Director Naval Information, Nigerian Navy, Navy Captain AA Folorunsho disclosed this in a statement signed on Thursday. The latest operation follows the recent interception and handover of 125 bags of smuggled foreign rice by Naval Base EPE to the Nigeria Customs Service, underscoring the Nigerian Navy’s sustained offensive against smuggling networks operating within the…
By Miriam Humbe Troops of Quick Response Force (QRF), Operation ENDURING PEACE on Thursday, 7 May 2026, successfully busted 2 illegal arms manufacturing factories in Vom, Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State. Captain Chinonso Polycarp Oteh, the Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force Operation ENDURING PEACE disclosed this in a statement signed on Friday. The well coordinated raid operation was part of the ongoing efforts by Operation ENDURING PEACE aimed at cutting off the supply chain of illicit firearms and safe guarding of law abiding citizens within its Joint Operations Area (JOA). The operation which was the result…
By Miriam Humbe Troops of Sector 2, Joint Task Force (JTF) North West Operation FANSAN YAMMA (OPFY), have continued to record significant operational successes against terrorists and criminal elements operating within Zamfara State as part of ongoing efforts to restore peace and security across the region. Lt Col Aliyu Danja, the Media Information Officer Joint Task Force (North West) Operation FANSAN YAMMA disclosed this in a statement signed on Thursday. In the early hours of Thursday, 7 May 2026, troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA, embarked on a fighting patrol to Kaura Namoda and Birnin Magaji Local Government Areas of Zamfara…