CDS Barracks Championship Reaches Final Stage
By Arinzechi Chukwunonso The stage is set for an exciting finish to the 2026 Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Abuja Military Barracks Youth Championship as teams booked their places in the semi-finals and finals across football, basketball and volleyball after an action-packed third day of competition on Wednesday. In the men’s football event, Mogadishu Cantonment […]
CDS Orders Intensified Operations Against Northwest Bandits
By Zainab Bakare The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Olufemi Oluyede, has charged troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA to intensify ongoing operations against bandits and other criminal elements in the North West, stressing that the safety of Nigeria must be secured at all costs. General Oluyede gave the charge during an operational visit to […]
CDS Calls for Stronger Police as Military Expands Operations
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Olufemi Oluyede, has warned that Nigeria’s recent gains against insurgency and banditry may not be sustained unless the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) are urgently strengthened to take over stabilisation duties in cleared communities. Oluyede made the […]
New Defence Chief Vows to Strengthen Intelligence-Led Military Operations
By Zainab Bakare The new Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede, has pledged to enhance intelligence-driven military operations and foster stronger collaboration among the country’s security and defence agencies. Speaking during the handover ceremony at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja on Thursday, Oluyede emphasized that Nigeria’s evolving security challenges including terrorism, banditry, cybercrime, and […]
Major General Waidi Shaibu Takes Over as Nigeria’s 25th Chief of Army Staff
By Zainab Bakare The Nigerian Army has confirmed a seamless leadership transition as Major General Waidi Shaibu officially assumed office as the 25th Chief of Army Staff (COAS) at a colourful ceremony held at the Army Headquarters, Abuja. The event marked the formal handover of command from the outgoing COAS and newly appointed Chief of […]