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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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CDS RECEIVES DEIN OF AGBOR KINGDOM, DESCRIBES THE ROLES OF TRADITIONAL INSTITUTIONS AS VANGUARD FOR NATIONAL STABILITY.

1. The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa yesterday, 15 October, 2024

NIGERIAN MILITARY IS EXCEPTIONAL AND OUTSTANDING    … Liberia’s Minister of National Defence

The Minister of National Defence of Liberia, Honourable Brownie J Samukai Jr has described the

CDS ATTENDS NDA REGIMENTAL DINNER NIGHT, CHARGED PASSING OUT CADETS TO BE READY FOR COMPLEX OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMNETS

1. The Chief of Defence Staff ( CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa has charged the

CDS CONDOLES WITH THE GOVERNOR OF AKWA IBOM STATE ON THE PASSING OF HIS WIFE

1. It is with heavy heart that the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher

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ARMED FORCES OF NIGERIA INTENSIFIES EFFORTS ON CURBING CRUDE OIL THEFT AND ECONOMIC SABOTAGE IN THE NIGER DELTA AREA

The Nigerian Navy Ship DELTA on 10 Jun 20,  discovered a newly constructed illegal refining site around Bennett Island in

RE:VIRAL VIDEOS AND LIVE BROADCAST ON DISMISSED SERVICE PERSONNEL

The attention of the Defence Headquarters has been drawn to several social media video posted online as well as a

MAJOR GENERAL IBRAHIM MANU YUSUF TAKES OVER IN MULTINATIONAL JOINT TASK FORCE

Major General Ibrahim Manu Yusuf has taken over as the 6th Force Commander of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF).

TROOPS OF OPERATION ACCORD NEUTRALIZES ARMED BANDITS, RECOVER ARMS AND AMMUNITION IN KAJURU LGA OF KADUNA STATE

In continuation of the offensive operation against criminal elements, troops of Operation ACCORD recorded appreciable successes. Troops in conjunction with