Defence Headquarters

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said on Thursday that violent attacks on local communities and killings of farmers in Plateau, Benue and other parts of the country are mostly perpetrated by foreign cattle herders.…

Nigerian troops neutralised 156 terrorists, apprehended 464 suspects and rescued 181 kidnapped hostages in different operations across the country in the last week. The Defence Headquarters'…

The Defence Headquarters has released the names of terrorist kingpins killed during different operations in the northern part of the country. The DHQ noted that the terrorist…

The Defence Headquarters has announced the successful rescue operation of hostages abducted from the LEA School Kuriga in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Director of Defence Media…

The identities of the Nigerian Army Commander, three officers, and 12 soldiers who were killed by attackers in Delta community have been revealed, The Punch reports. The Punch said that the Defence…

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has dismissed the rumours of a possible coup d’etat in Nigeria, saying that the military has no intention of taking over the government. The DHQ made this clarification in a statement issued, on Friday, by…

Sumaila Ogbaje The Defence Headquarters says the destruction of rogue vessels used to steal crude oil in the Niger Delta is in line with the extant laws guiding military operations. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward…

The Defence Headquarters has given top military officers who are seniors to the newly-appointed service chiefs till today (Monday) to voluntarily retire from service. The order, which was contained in a memo dated June 26 and signed by…

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has arrested a terrorists’ Commander, his wife, four children and arms runners in the North East. It also foiled plans by terrorists to disrupt the February 25 Presidential and National Assembly elections.…

A section of the Defence Headquarters, in Abuja was, on Monday, gutted by fire. The cause of the fire outbreak, which affected the second floor of the complex, was yet known as of the time this report was filed. Director of Defence…