By Miriam Humbe The FCT Emergency Management Agency has said that two residents trapped in the rubble of a collapsed one storey building located at Kubwa 2/2 by yellow page have been rescued. Nkechi Isa of the FEMD disclosed this in a statement signed on Friday. The residential building comprising 6 blocks of flat collapsed at about 11.30am on Friday. The FCT Emergency Management Department, (FEMD), received a distress call about the incident at about 11.38am. It was gathered that the right segment of the building collapsed trapping two tenants living on the ground floor apartment. Other residents of the…
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By Miriam Humbe The National Youth Service Corps has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening its collaboration with the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in the interest of the public. Caroline Embu, the NYSC’s Director, Information and Public Relations disclosed this in a statement signed on Thursday. The NYSC Director General, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, stated this when he received the JAMB Registrar/Chief Executive Officer, Professor Segun Aina in his office in Abuja. General Nafiu congratulated Professor Aina on his appointment, noting that his experience as a former Corps Member who served with JAMB, coupled with his wealth of professional…
By Miriam Humbe The Defence Headquarters has said that troops have rescued 34 abducted persons and neutralised 21 terrorists in sustained operations across the country between August 20 and 27. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Michael Onoja, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. The DDMO said that troops also disrupted terrorist logistics, arms trafficking, kidnapping networks, secessionist activities and illegal oil bunkering during the period. He said the 21 terrorists were neutralised during a clearance operation at Kopre Mountain in Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa. Major General Onoja said troops of Operation HADIN KAI also destroyed…
***As Search And Rescue Operations Intensify By Miriam Humbe The Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), has recorded another significant operational success following a well-coordinated joint offensive against Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in the Kopre Mountain general area of Hong Local Government Area, Adamawa State, as ongoing search and rescue operations intensify. Captain Mohammed Goni, the Acting Military Information Officer Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI disclosed this in a statement signed on Thursday. Acting on credible intelligence, a joint force comprising the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) Tactical Team and newly inducted…
By Miriam Humbe The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Olufemi Oluyede, has pledged to strengthen defence cooperation between Nigeria and the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, with particular emphasis on training and capacity development. Major General Samaila Uba the Director, Defence Information disclosed this in a statement signed on Thursday. General Oluyede made the commitment on Thursday, 27 August 2026, when the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Nigeria, His Excellency Miah Md. Mainul Kabir, paid a courtesy visit to the CDS at the Defence Headquarters. The CDS appreciated the High Commissioner for the visit and underscored the importance of sustaining…
By Miriam Humbe Troops of Joint Task Force North West Operation FANSAN YAMMA recorded another operational success in Zamfara State with the recovery and safe disposal of a terrorist-planted Improvised Explosive Device (IED) along a major access route in Bukkuyum Local Government Area on 27 August 2026. Lieutenant Colonel Aliyu Danja, the Media Information Officer Joint Task Force (North West) Operation FANSAN YAMMA disclosed this in a statement signed on Thursday. Acting on credible intelligence, troops of Sector 2 swiftly responded to reports of an IED planted along the Gurusu–Gwashi Road. Troops identified the explosive device, secured the area to…
By Miriam Humbe Troops of Joint Task Force North West Operation FANSAN YAMMA successfully neutralized 2 terrorists and recovered weapons and motorcycles during a fierce engagement with terrorists in Rabah Local Government Area of Sokoto State. Lieutenant Colonel Aliyu Danja, the Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force (North West) Operation FANSAN YAMMA disclosed this in a statement signed on Friday. The operation followed credible intelligence received in the early hours of 28 August 2026 on movement of terrorists conveying hundreds of rustled cattle through Maikujera general area of Rabah LGA. Acting swiftly on the intelligence, troops of Sector 2 moved…
By Miriam Humbe The Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Idi Abbas, on Thursday, 27 August 2026, received the Deputy Secretary of Defence Industries of Türkiye, Mr Gökhan Uçar, at Naval Headquarters, Abuja, as part of ongoing efforts to deepen Nigeria–Türkiye defence-industrial cooperation. Navy Captain Abiodun Folorunsho, the Director Naval Information disclosed this in a statement signed on Thursday. The engagement focused on practical opportunities in naval shipbuilding, defence technology, technology transfer, local production and capacity development, with particular emphasis on strengthening Nigeria’s indigenous shipbuilding capabilities and supporting the Nigerian Navy’s fleet modernisation efforts. Vice Admiral Abbas stressed the…
By Miriam Humbe Troops of Joint Task Force North West Operation FANSAN YAMMA recorded operational successes in Kaduna and Kano States, rescuing 2 kidnapped victims, recovering 94 rustled livestock and disrupting terrorist activities in separate operations conducted on 25 and 26 August 2026. Lieutenant Colonel Aliyu Danja, the Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force (North West) Operation FANSAN YAMMA disclosed this in a statement signed on Thursday. In Kaduna State, troops of Sector 1 conducting a clearance operation on 25 August 2026 in Kachia Local Government Area encountered terrorists who attempted to ambush the advancing troops. The troops responded with…
The Defence Headquarters has observed the circulation of a fabricated AI-generated video purporting to show the Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede, making statements suggesting partisan political support. The Defence Headquarters wishes to state unequivocally that the video is fake and did not emanate from the Chief of Defence Staff. The statements attributed to the CDS in the video are false and should be completely disregarded. The video is a product of Artificial Intelligence-generated manipulation, apparently designed to deceive and mislead the public, misrepresent the position of the Chief of Defence Staff and bring the Armed Forces of Nigeria…
By Miriam Humbe The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has warned against the growing politicisation and weaponisation of religion in Nigeria’s electoral process, cautioning political actors and religious leaders against exploiting faith to manipulate voters, suppress critical thinking and divert attention from issues of governance and development. In a statement signed by its Executive Director, Comrade Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, CISLAC said the increasing use of religious platforms to mobilise political support poses a danger to Nigeria’s democracy, national cohesion and peaceful coexistence. CISLAC said political campaigns should be centred on critical development priorities, including healthcare, education, infrastructure, poverty reduction,…
By Miriam Humbe The High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Nigeria, His Excellency Mr Miah Md Mainul Kabir, on Wednesday reaffirmed Bangladesh’s commitment to deepening defence and maritime security cooperation with the Nigerian Navy. The cooperation will be in the areas of maritime security, professional training, technology exchange, naval shipbuilding and defence-industrial development. Navy Captain Abiodun Folorunsho, the Director Naval Information disclosed this in a statement signed on Wednesday. The Bangladeshi envoy was speaking during a high-level engagement with the Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Idi Abbas where he underscored the longstanding cordial relations between the two countries and…