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The Journal seeks to become the most reliable, first-choice Pan-Nigerian information and public knowledge platform. The Journal Nigeria is a serious Journalism from an African Worldview
Insurgent ranks in north-eastern Nigeria are splitting as joint military pressure breaks their command structures. General Dagvin Anderson, chief of US Africa Command, told reporters in Lagos on 26 October 2026 that Islamic State defections surged over 200 per cent. The sharp rise follows a combined American and Nigerian strike in May that killed Abu-Bilal…
Nigerian military jets bombed an Islamic State West Africa Province enclave at Badu village south of Gudumbali in Borno State over the weekend, killing more than forty fighters alongside a senior field commander. Defence headquarters confirmed on Monday, 12 October, that the air component of Operation Hadin Kai launched the strike after surveillance spotted armed…
The Armed Forces of Nigeria rescued 66 kidnap victims, killed scores of insurgents, and arrested dozens of suspected collaborators between 11 and 17 September 2026. Major General Michael Onoja, Director of Defence Media Operations, released the operational summary in Abuja on Friday. The nationwide push spanned five geopolitical zones, targeting forest redoubts and rural highways….
A fresh group of top Islamic State West Africa Province commanders has surrendered to troops of the Joint Task Force North East, Operation HADIN KAI, in the latest sign that sustained military pressure is fracturing the insurgent group’s leadership across Borno State and the wider Lake Chad Basin. The Acting Media Information Officer of the…
Troops of Operation Enduring Peace have raided a clandestine arms manufacturing site in Gwandanu Village, Plateau State. The tactical operation, executed on Wednesday evening, resulted in the arrest of two individuals engaged in the illegal fabrication of firearms. Military personnel seized a significant quantity of specialized tools and finished weapons from the location. The recovery…
Angry women from the Gashish community in Barkin Ladi, Plateau State, destroyed a military checkpoint on Monday, citing total loss of confidence in the security forces. The protest followed a weekend of bloodshed across the region that claimed at least six lives in twin attacks. Residents argue that the presence of soldiers has failed to…
More than 60 people are confirmed dead after a military airstrike on Jilli market along the Borno-Yobe border, with injured victims evacuated to hospitals in Geidam and Damaturu, intensifying demands for accountability over civilian casualties. The Nigerian military defended the operation as intelligence-led, stating it targeted an ISWAP logistics hub, even as it ordered…
Senior Nigerian military officials have dismissed reports that United States aircraft recently delivered weapons and equipment to Borno and Kaduna states to support operations against terrorism and insecurity. The claims, which circulated widely on social media last week, cited a report allegedly published by The New York Times suggesting that three US military planes…