Showing posts with label military. Show all posts
Showing posts with label military. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Nigeria to buy 12 US attack helicopters

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Nigeria is moving ahead with the acquisition of 12 AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters from the United States as Abuja and Washington deepen defe...
Friday, September 11, 2026

U.S. Lands C-17 in Nigeria with Military Supplies Ahead of $346M Arms Deal

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  In September 2026, a heavy U.S. Air Force C-17 transport aircraft landed in Lagos and Kainji, Niger State to transfer defense equipment di...
Thursday, August 6, 2026

Nigeria announces rescue of 308 kidnapped citizens

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More than 300 people who had been kidnapped across Nigeria have been freed in an intelligence and security operation, the government has ann...
Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Nigeria's Tinubu approves up to 80% pay rise for soldiers

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Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has approved salary increases of up to 80% for members of the armed forces, benefiting about 250,000 personne...
Friday, July 3, 2026

US pulls back most troops from Nigeria after ISIS operation, keeps intelligence partnership

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The United States has pulled back many of its troops in Nigeria following the May operation that killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, the second-in-...
Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Nigerian army frees widow of ex-general who died in captivity

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  Nigeria's military says it has rescued the widow of a retired general who himself had died at the weekend while being held by kidnappe...
Monday, June 1, 2026

Nigeria seeks used German H145M military helicopters and support on Sahel security

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Diplomatic relations between Nigeria and Germany have reached a 65 years’ milestone, marked by a recent strategic dialogue between President...
Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Video - Inside the US's biggest military push in Nigeria in years

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Is the US getting into another endless conflict? After promising to pull troops out of Africa, Donald Trump is now ordering military stri...
Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Nigerian army says joint US strikes kill 175 ISIL fighters in country’s northeast

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Nigerian forces working with the United ⁠States claim to have ⁠killed 175 ISIL (ISIS) fighters in a series of joint strikes in ⁠the country’...
Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Nigerian military airstrike kills 100 civilians at a market, rights group claims

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Nigeria ‘s military Tuesday denied a rights group’s claim that an airstrike killed 100 civilians in a market over the weekend, as attention...
Monday, May 18, 2026

US military carries out more strikes against ISIL fighters in Nigeria

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The ⁠United States military’s Africa Command (AFRICOM) says it has carried out additional air strikes ‌against ISIL (ISIS) fighters in north...
Thursday, May 14, 2026

UN urges independent probes into deadly Nigeria, Chad air attacks

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The United Nations human rights chief has demanded independent investigations into reports that separate air attacks by the Nigerian and Cha...
Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Amnesty: More than 100 civilians killed in Nigerian military airstrike

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Nigerian civilians caught in the crossfire once again. Amnesty International says more than 100 civilians were killed in a military airst...
Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Nigeria military denies civilian deaths in Niger state airstrikes

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The Defence Headquarters of Nigeria has denied reports of civilian deaths following airstrikes in Niger state, insisting the operation ta...

Dozens of Nigerian fishermen feared dead after Chad air strikes on Boko Haram

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Dozens of Nigerian fishermen are feared dead after Chad's military launched air strikes on Boko Haram militants in the Lake Chad region,...

Military strikes, gang massacres in Nigeria kill around 100 civilians

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The Nigerian military killed at least 72 people, many of them civilians, in an airstrike on a crowded market in the northwestern state of Za...
Thursday, May 7, 2026

Nigerian army says it rescued some children abducted from an orphanage last month

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Seven children and two women abducted by gunmen at an orphanage last month in the north-central region of Nigeria have been rescued by troo...
Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Nigeria, US launch defence working groups as insecurity worsens despite troops, drone support

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Nigeria and the United States have inaugurated Defence Institutional Technical Working Groups (DITWGs) under the 2026 Defence Cooperation Ro...
Friday, May 1, 2026

Amnesty urges Nigeria to investigate deaths in army-run camp, military says report baseless

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Amnesty International called on Nigeria to ​investigate reports that at least 150 people, ‌most of them children, had died in an army-run ca...
Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Nigeria turns to local startup as insurgents escalate drone and bomb attacks

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Local startup Terra Industries on Monday unveiled interceptor drones, mine-clearing unmanned vehicles and battlefield intelligence software...