Tag: Military

Coup: Court Fixes April 27 for Trial of Six Arraigned for Terrorism

Coup: Court Fixes April 27 for Trial of Six Arraigned for Terrorism

Gloria Francis- April 22, 2026

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday ordered the remand of six defendants in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) ... Read More

US Boosts Nigeria’s Security Capacity With Fresh Military Equipment

US Boosts Nigeria’s Security Capacity With Fresh Military Equipment

Gloria Francis- January 14, 2026

The United States has supplied a new batch of defence equipment to Nigerian security agencies as part of efforts to strengthen the country’s fight against ... Read More

Family of Deceased Teenager Request Jobs, Cash Compensation from Army

Family of Deceased Teenager Request Jobs, Cash Compensation from Army

Gloria Francis- January 6, 2026

The family of a 13-year-old boy, Timothy Daniel Monday, allegedly killed by a soldier on January 1, 2026, in Ete, Ikot Abasi Local Government Area ... Read More

Defence Minister: Wike Ignored Advise of Military Chiefs in Confrontation with Naval Officer

Defence Minister: Wike Ignored Advise of Military Chiefs in Confrontation with Naval Officer

stringnewsng- November 13, 2025

The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has criticised the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, for ignoring advice from top ... Read More

Tinubu Decorates New Service Chiefs, Charges Them to Reinforce National Security

Tinubu Decorates New Service Chiefs, Charges Them to Reinforce National Security

stringnewsng- October 30, 2025

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday decorated Nigeria’s newly appointed service chiefs with their official ranks in a brief but colourful ceremony held at the ... Read More

Retired Military Officers Protest Unpaid Wages at Finance Ministry

Retired Military Officers Protest Unpaid Wages at Finance Ministry

stringnewsng- August 4, 2025

In the early hours of Monday, retired military personnel barricaded the entrance of the Federal Ministry of Finance Abuja, in protest of their unpaid wages, ... Read More