Defence Headquarters

Five soldiers killed, ten wounded in Boko Haram/ISWAP ambush in Borno

Five soldiers killed, ten wounded in Boko Haram/ISWAP ambush in Borno

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has confirmed the deaths of five soldiers in an ambush by Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists…

4 days ago

Lakurawa: Acting COAS Oluyede storms Sokoto amid rising threat from new terror group

Acting Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has arrived in Sokoto on his first operational visit to the…

2 weeks ago

BREAKING: Military declares nine wanted for terrorism in Northeast

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has issued a wanted notice for nine individuals linked to terrorism and violent extremism in the…

2 weeks ago

Seaman Abbas dismissed after firing at officers during arrest

The Defence Headquarters on Wednesday announced the dismissal of Seaman Haruna Abbas, a naval rating, for disobedience to orders. Abbas’s…

2 months ago

Defence Headquarters take action over alleged moves to overthrow Tinubu

The Defence Headquarters has announced its intention to pursue legal action in response to recent claims suggesting that the Guards…

9 months ago

BREAKING: Fire guts Defence Headquarters in Abuja

There was a fire incident at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja on Monday. The inferno, whose cause was yet to…

2 years ago

DHQ releases 19 most wanted terrorist list (Photos)

In its determination to arrest dare-devil terrorists Kingpins terrorizing Nigerians and perpetrating mayhem in several parts of the country particularly…

2 years ago

Defence Headquarters speaks on personnel sleeping off before bandits attacked NDA

PRESS RELEASE​ 25 August 2021   RE:OWN PERSONNEL ON DUTY AT THE NDA CCTV MONITORING ROOM WERE SLEEPING    …

3 years ago

Ibrahim Attahiru: Why military aircraft crashed in Kaduna – DHQ

The defence headquarters says the air crash which occurred on Friday was caused by bad weather. Ibrahim Attahiru, chief of…

4 years ago