By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent JOINNT PRECISION strike operations have been carried out against identified foreign ISIS linked elements operating in parts of North-West Nigeria, with the Defence Headquarters confirming coordinated action by Nigerian forces and the United States (US). The Defence Headquarters said the Armed F...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu approved precision strike operations against two major Islamic State terrorist enclaves in Sokoto State, targeting foreign Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) elements planning attacks within Nigeria, the Federal Government has confirmed. The strikes, conducted in collabora...
By JKNewsMedia Reporter OPERATIONAL SUCCESS, institutional reform and sustained public confidence drove the selection of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA Brigadier General Mohamed Buba Marwa retired as Security Leader of the Year 2025 by a Texas United States based security research an...
By Joke Kujenya THE FEDERAL Executive Council (FEC) has approved the 2026 Appropriation Bill, clearing the way for President Bola Tinubu to present the budget proposal to a joint session of the Senate and the House of Representatives. President Tinubu convened an emergency Council meeting at the State House, Abuja, to consider a single-item m...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent FOLLOWING THE confirmation by the Senate, General Christopher Musa has been sworn in as Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, President Bola Tinubu announced on Thursday in Abuja. The former chief of defence staff (CDS) replaces Mohammed Badaru, who resigned recently on health grounds. Musa’s appointme...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent NIGERIA’s DEFENCE portfolio changed hands after Minister of Defence, Badaru Abubakar, stepped down on Monday citing health grounds, according to an official confirmation from the Presidency. The minister announced his immediate departure in a letter submitted to President Bola Tinubu and dated 1...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent Nigerian Army Elevates 105 Officers in Major Leadership Reshuffle The Nigerian Army has promoted 28 officers to the rank of Major General and 77 officers to Brigadier General, in a significant reshuffle aimed at strengthening the nation’s military leadership. The announcement was made on Friday...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent ESCALATING TENSION linked to kidnappers and armed groups prompted a decisive move in Abuja as lawmakers adopted a resolution that classifies kidnapping and banditry as acts of terrorism and endorses the death penalty as the maximum punishment. The Senate reached this position after voicing conc...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent WASHINGTON, DC witnessed crucial discussions last week as a high-level Nigerian delegation secured renewed commitments from the United States to strengthen bilateral security cooperation. The engagements, which spanned senior offices across the United States (US) Congress, the White House Faith...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent EFFORTS TO expand the strength of the Nigerian Army moved into a new phase as the institution confirmed structured plans to recruit and train 24,000 soldiers to reinforce operational readiness across the country. The confirmation followed an operational visit by the chief of army staff (COAS), ...
