Nov / 2019
In an effort to ensure that minors and other repentant Boko Haram fighters in the North East are given the necessary support and opportunity to embrace peace through the auspices of Operation Safe Corridor (OPSC), the outfit has handed over 86 Boko Haram child fighters who voluntarily surrendered to...
Read MoreOct / 2019
Wife of the Ekiti State Governor, Mrs Bisi Fayemi has lauded the leadership of the Defence and Police Officers’ Wives Association (DEPOWA) for empowering over 300 unemployed women and youths in the state with diverse vocational skills, thereby supporting government’s job creation and poverty allevia...
Read MoreOct / 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari has commended members of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) for gallantry and sacrifices in the ongoing campaign against insurgency which he said has led to the restoration of relative peace and normalcy in the affected parts of the country. The President gave the commenda...
Read MoreOct / 2019
It is my honour and privilege to welcome you on behalf of the Ministry of Defence and the Armed Forces of Nigeria to this Press Briefing heralding the Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration 2020. The Armed Forces Remembrance Day or Veterans Day as it is called in some countries is a very important...
Read MoreAug / 2018
The Chief Of Army Staff Lt Gen TY Buratai yesterday commissioned projects initiated and executed by the Commander 4 Brigade Brig Gen Ibrahim Garba, represented by the Commander Training and Doctrine Command( TRADOC)Maj Gen AA Salihu. The COAS commended the initiative of the...
Read MoreAug / 2018
The Defence and Police Officers’ Wives Association (DEPOWA) plans to institutionalize its activities by paradigm shift from a philanthropist to issue-based Association where matters relating to military and police families would be treated and channeled to appropriate authorities. This was part of...
Read MoreJun / 2018
The second edition of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Armed Forces and Security Agencies Half Marathon Championship christened “Abuja 2018’’ will hold on Wednesday 30 June 2018 in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. With the theme “Racing to Bond” the championship is aimed at promoting participat...
Read MoreJun / 2018
The Defence Headquarters wishes to respond to a report making the round that ISIS has been sending her members to Nigeria to train Boko Haram Terrorists (BHT) members. It is pertinent to state categorically that there is no concrete evidence on ground to back their claim. However, it could be recal...
Read MoreJun / 2018
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin has authorized the deployment of additional Special Forces to Plateau State to beef up the strength of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH).The additional troops which arrived Jos, capital of Plateau State on Monday were received and briefed by t...
Read MoreJun / 2018
The Nigeria Minister of Defence (MOD), Mr Mansur Dan-Ali has urged the Directors of Military Intelligence of the Lake Chad Basin to formulate a robust intelligence strategy that would add impetus to the eradication of terrorism and trans-national crimes in the region. The M...
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