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Nigeria and Türkiye have reached an agreement to establish a major military training facility in Nigeria as part of a broader defence partnership aimed at strengthening the country’s security architecture and enhancing military capacity. Under the arrangement, Nigerian military personnel Read More …
Nigerian security forces have recorded significant gains in ongoing counter-threat operations, intercepting a cache of ammunition and explosive materials in Kaduna State while also discovering and neutralising improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Imo State. In Kaduna, troops deployed along the Read More …
Six suspects have been arrested by police detectives in Ondo State over a failed bomb attack in Akure, the state capital. Addressing newsmen in Akure, the state police commissioner, Adebowale Lawal, said the operation led to the arrest of six suspects Read More …
Members of the Zamfara State Community Protection Guards have arrested a commercial driver conveying 98 explosive devices, N13 million and three motorcycles en route to a bandits’ camp in Bindin village, Maru local government area of the state. The suspect Read More …
Troops of the Nigerian Army under Operation Eastern Sanity have conducted a raid across the South-East, overrunning IPOB/ESN strongholds. According to the Army, “On 14 April 2026, joint troops of Sector 1, supported by the Air Component of Operation Udoka, Read More …
Somali National Army and security units from Jubaland carried out a large-scale operation in parts of southern Somalia targeting the extremist group al-Shabab, the government said Wednesday. The Ministry of Defense of Somalia said the joint operation took place in Read More …
Troops of Sector 3 under the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI, have repelled an attempted infiltration by insurgents at a military position in Monguno, but suffered fatal losses from an Improvised Explosive Device shortly after the engagement. Read More …
Jihadists killed an army general and several troops in an attack on a military base in northeast Nigeria, local government and intelligence sources told AFP Thursday. Brigadier General Oseni Omoh Braimah was the second top officer to be killed in Read More …
Nearly 2,000 times in seven years, a bomb went off somewhere in Nigeria’s North-East. A new report puts a hard number on what security forces and civilians there have been living through. A 2025 Nigeria Mine Action review documents 1,934 Read More …
Police in Mchinji District were on high alert yesterday after construction workers unearthed four suspected explosive devices buried underground at a site located on a former airstrip in the iNkosi Zulu area. The alarming discovery was made by Billy Malemba Read More …
The Somali National Army (SNA) conducted a highly critical mine clearance operation today in the Gololey area, located on the outskirts of Balcad town within the Middle Shabelle region. During the sweep, the specialized Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit of Read More …
The Nigerian Army said it had foiled a suspected deadly bomb attack after uncovering and neutralising multiple Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Umuchima Forest, Isiala Ngwa North Local Government Area of Abia State. The operation, carried out in the early Read More …
A yet-to-be-identified driver was killed on Sunday when his yam-laden vehicle struck an improvised explosive device (IED) on the Lumma-Babanna road in Borgu Local Government Area. The incident occurred around 2 p.m. on an alternative route that drivers have used Read More …
A total of 63 people, including 21 children, were killed in landmine-related incidents in Libya during 2025, according to the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), which reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Libyan-led efforts to secure and better manage Read More …
Sudanese authorities temporarily closed an area in eastern Khartoum on Saturday to search for unexploded remnants of war after a shell exploded, causing panic among residents, a government official said. The explosion occurred in the Nasir Extension, Block 1, on Read More …
At least four people have been killed following a series of powerful explosions at an ammunition depot in Burundi’s largest city, Bujumbura, with reports suggesting the death toll could be significantly higher. The blasts occurred late on March 31st in Read More …
Federal government troops, backed by armed groups aligned with opposition groups in Southwest State, entered Baidoa on Monday following heavy fighting with Southwest regional state administration. Residents reported intense gunfire on the outskirts of the town earlier in the day Read More …
At least two students were slightly injured after a bus they were travelling in was hit by a blast at Hagadera Refugee Camp, Garissa county. The bus belonging to Alinjugur Secondary School in Garissa County ran over an Improvised Explosive Read More …
Troops Repel IPOB/ESN Ambush, Neutralise IED Components in Enugu, Anambra Troops under Operation UDO KA have recorded separate operational engagements with suspected armed groups during coordinated fighting patrols in Enugu and Anambra States, in ongoing efforts to deny criminal elements Read More …
Authorities in Libya have recovered on March 25, unexploded ordnance near a key oil pipeline in the western part of the country, following an explosion at the site. The incident has raised fresh concerns about the safety of critical energy Read More …