DHQ

December 27, (THEWILL) - The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) reiterated that its airstrike in Sokoto, targeted and struck the Lakurawa terrorist group and its logistics base, leading to a secondary explosion that killed ten villagers residing in Gidan Sama and...

December 16, (THEWILL) – The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), on Monday, refuted claims that the French military was planning to establish a base in Nigeria. In a post shared on Saturday, on X, Human rights activist, Mahdi Shehu, claimed France had...

December 06, (THEWILL) - The Defence Headquarters has called on Amnesty International to substantiate its allegations that 10,000 people have died in military detention facilities in Nigeria since the Boko Haram conflict began. The international...

November 21, (THEWILL) - The Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Dr. Dennis Otuaro, has assured the Defence Headquarters Joint Monitoring Team of PAP’s full support in their efforts to curb crude oil theft and pipeline vandalism in the...

November 20, (THEWILL) - The Defence Headquarters says at least 5 soldiers have been killed and four others missing, following a terrorist attack on a military camp in Kareto town, Mobbar Local Government Area of Borno State. Director of...

November 14, (THEWILL) - The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said terrorists operating in the North-West were on a recruitment drive on social media for new recruits. Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, who disclosed this in a statement...

November 07, (THEWILL) - The Defence Headquarters has released a fresh list of wanted terrorist leaders operating in the North-East. Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, made the announcement during a press briefing with Defence correspondents in...

October 26, (THEWILL) - The Defence Headquarters, on Friday, said that one of its soldiers, a naval personnel deployed at FOB Dansadua, for Operation FANSAN YAMMA, went berserk, shooting sporadically and killed a colleague. The Director, Defence Media Operations,...

October 21, (THEWILL) - The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has refuted reports of the appointment of an acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS) following the absence of Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, who is currently on medical leave abroad. A statement...

October 10, (THEWILL) – The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has challenged a former Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo, to battlefield, saying he lacks the capacity to bring down a military helicopter. THEWILL reports that Dokubo alleged that a surveillance helicopter...