THE DEFENCE CORRESPONDENT NEWS
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By DECAN The Minister of Defence, retired Gen. Christopher Musa, has described Alaba International Market as a leading African centre for electronics, technology and enterprise. Musa made the assertion at…
By DECAN The Nigerian Navy has recovered 24,000 litres of suspected stolen crude oil and intercepted 17,000 litres of suspected illegally refined AGO in Rivers. The operations were conducted under…
By DECAN Editor The Nigerian military has in the last one week, rescued 363 victims and arrested scores of terrorists, informants, logistics suppliers and other criminal suspects during operations nationwide.…
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has urged senior officers to adopt scientific, knowledge-driven and results-oriented approaches to enhance operational effectiveness in addressing evolving…
By DECAN Editor The Minister of Defence, retired Gen. Christopher Musa, has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to deeper defence cooperation with the Republic of Benin to tackle terrorism and transnational crime.…
OPINION Less than a year after assuming office as the 23rd Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke has strategically leveraged international partnerships and defence diplomacy…
By DECAN Editor The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has charged soldiers to uphold professionalism, discipline and operational excellence in Nigeria’s newly established military formations. Shaibu gave…
By Sumaila Ogbaje, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) For decades, Nigeria relied heavily on foreign countries for weapons, ammunition, armoured vehicles, aircraft components and other military hardware required to confront…
By Sumaila Ogbaje/DECAN The Nigerian Navy says it has recovered about 105,000 litres of products suspected to be stolen crude oil during anti-crude oil theft operations in Delta State. The…
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Nigerian Army Officers’ Wives Association (NAOWA) has sensitised wives of military personnel on drug abuse prevention, urging them to strengthen family values and create safe home…
By Sumaila Ogbaje Dr Safiyyah Shaibu, President, Nigerian Army Officers’ Wives Association (NAOWA), has urged officers’ wives to cultivate a strong savings culture and embrace cooperative initiatives to achieve financial…
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has reaffirmed the Nigerian Army’s commitment to strengthening defence cooperation with Burundi to boost regional security and counter-terrorism efforts. Shaibu gave…
By Sumaila Ogbaje Troops conducting a special operation led by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) have rescued 308 kidnap victims abducted about six months ago from communities…
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Nigerian Army Officers’ Wives Association (NAOWA), has expanded access to quality education for military families through new schools, infrastructure upgrades and teacher development programmes. President of…
By DECAN President Bola Tinubu has approved salary increases of between 30 and 80 per cent for personnel of the Nigerian Armed Forces. The new package will benefit about 250,000…
By Our Reporter The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has established its first permanent presence in Abia following the handover of newly constructed office and residential facilities, alongside 120 hectares of…
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says troops of the Armed Forces of Nigeria neutralised more than 102 terrorists and other criminal elements, arrested 345 suspects and rescued 393…
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Thursday reaffirmed their commitment to neutrality, professionalism and adherence to human rights in the conduct of the 2027 General Elections. The…
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