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CDS RECEIVES NORTHERN BRIDGE BUILDERS FORUM, REAFFIRMS AFN’S COMMITMENT TO NATIONAL SECURITY

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1. The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa, today, 23 September 2025, received members of the Northern Bridge Builders Forum on a courtesy visit at the Defence Headquarters, Abuja. 2. Speaking during the visit, the team leader, Senator Joel Danlami Ikenya, commended the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) for their immense contributions to peace, unity, and stability

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CDS RECEIVES NORTHERN BRIDGE BUILDERS FORUM, REAFFIRMS AFN’S COMMITMENT TO NATIONAL SECURITY

1. The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa, today, 23 September 2025, received members of the Northern Bridge Builders Forum on a courtesy visit at the Defence Headquarters, Abuja. 2. Speaking during the visit, the team leader, Senator Joel Danlami Ikenya, commended the Armed Forces of Nigeria

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DHQ SETS FOR THE 4th EDITION OF CDS UNITY BASKET BALL CHAMPIONSHIP IN LAGOS

1. The Defence Headquarters is pleased to inform the general public on the planned Fourth Edition of Chief of Defence Staff ( CDS) Unity Basketball Championship (South-West Zone), scheduled to hold from 30th September to 5th October 2025 at the National Stadium and Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, Lagos. 2. This

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FREE MEDICAL OUTREACH IN HONOUR OF CDS, GENERAL CHRISTOPHER GWABIN MUSA TO HOLD IN KADUNA STATE

1. The Tukur Yusuf Buratai Humanity Care Foundation and the Tukur & Tukur Foundation, in collaboration with the Southern Kaduna AIDS Foundation (SKAID), will conduct a Free Medical Outreach, Eye Screening, and ENT Treatment in honour of the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Gwabin Musa, OFR. 2. The programme

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DICON AND DMG EVENTS SIGN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR THE HOSTING OF AFRICA DEFENCE EXHIBITION (AFRIDEX) 2026

he Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) has achieved another strategic partnership milestone during the ongoing African Chiefs of Defence Staff Summit 2025 held at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre, Abuja. At the event, Major General BI Alaya, Director General of DICON signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)

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STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE: PRESIDENT TINUBU PRAISES NIGERIA’S ARMED FORCES AT TICAD 9; JAPANESE PM PLEDGES $5.5 BILLION SUPPORT FOR AFRICA

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Wednesday in Yokohama, Japan, lauded the Nigerian armed forces for their successes in the war against insurgency and criminality while emphasising his administration's commitment to addressing the root causes of insecurity through strengthening the government security apparatus and ongoing economic reforms.   President Tinubu made

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IOM DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL OPERATIONS VISITS THE CDS, COMMENDS NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT

1. The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa OFR, yesterday received the Deputy Director General Operations of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Mrs Ogechi Daniel's, at Defence Headquarters, Abuja. The visit provided an opportunity for both parties to deepen discussions on strengthening cooperation in peacebuilding, migration

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IOM DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL OPERATIONS VISITS THE CDS, COMMENDS NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT

1. The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa OFR, yesterday received the Deputy Director General Operations of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Mrs Ogechi Daniel's, at Defence Headquarters, Abuja. The visit provided an opportunity for both parties to deepen discussions on strengthening cooperation in peacebuilding, migration

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CDS VISITS PLATEAU: Reassures Enhanced Strategies To End Violence

  The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Gwabin Musa, has affirmed that the armed forces are re-evaluating their strategies to prevent bandit attacks on communities in Plateau State and other areas under Operation Safe Haven. This was revealed during his operational visit to the Headquarters of Operation Safe Haven

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OPERATION GAMA AIKI: AIR STRIKES DISRUPT ARMED BANDITS’ CATTLE RUSTLING OPERATION, LEAD TO ARREST OF 2 FOREIGNERS AT MARIGA LGA IN NIGER STATE

     1. Strikes executed by the Air Component of Operation GAMA AIKI at Kasuwan Ango

CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF MOURNS LIEUTENANT GENERAL LAGBAJA DESCRIBES HIM AS A COURAGEOUS, LOYAL, AND DEDICATED SERVICE CHIEF; HIS LOSS IS A GREAT LOSS TO THE NATION

1. The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa OFR, on behalf of

The Ag Director Defence Information Brig Gen John Agim on a familiarization visit to Voice Of Nigeria (VON) Abuja, today 14 Feb 2018

The Ag Director Defence Information Brig Gen John Agim on a familiarization visit to Voice

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SPEECH BY CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF GEN AG OLONISAKIN NAM ATTHE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXHIBITION OF COAS ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2019

1. I am very delighted and highly honoured to have been invited back to the venue of the COAS Annual

TROOPS OF OPERATION WHIRL STROKE NEUTRALIZES NOTORIOUS ARMED BANDITS IN ARUFU COMMUNITY OF TARABA STATE

In continuation of aggressive clearance operation, troops of Operation WHIRL STROKE have continued to record significant successes against criminal elements.

DHQ ORGANIZES FREE MEDICAL OUTREACH AT ZANGO KATAF

The Defence Headquarters as part of its Civil-Military Cooperation activities has organized a - 2 day free Medical Outreach to