By Joe Udo TAIPEI (CONVERSEER) – China has begun its largest recorded military exercises surrounding Taiwan, escalating regional tensions and raising international concern over the stability of the Taiwan Strait. The drills commenced on Tuesday and involved warships, fighter jets, artillery units and rocket force elements in what officials described as a simulated full blockade…
By Our Reporter ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), has announced the graduation of over 7,000 newly recruited Forest Guards drawn from seven frontline states, following the successful completion of an intensive three-month training programme under the Presidential Forest Guards Initiative launched by Bola…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – A retired Major General of the Nigerian Army, John Enenche, has described the recent United States airstrikes against ISIS targets in northwest Nigeria as a “bold and welcome development”. Enenche expressed optimism that the intervention could mark a decisive turnaround in the country’s prolonged security challenges. The pioneer Director…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Federal Government has confirmed that debris from joint precision strikes against Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist cells fell in Offa, Kwara State, and Jabo, in Sokoto State, during a coordinated military operation with the United States. The strikes, executed between 00:12 hours and 01:30 hours on 26 December 2025,…
By Christian Njoku CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Thursday intensified festive patrols in Cross River State, testing drivers for alcohol and drugs at Odukpani Junction, a gateway into Calabar. Corps Commander Innocent Etuk, Sector Commander, Cross River State Command, disclosed this during an exercise to inspect its electronic metro counting…
BERLIN (CONVERSEER) – The head of Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), Holger Münch, said more than 1,000 suspicious drone flights had been recorded in Germany so far this year up to mid-December. The agency has been compiling a nationwide assessment of suspected cases since the start of the year, drawing on all available data…
By Joe Udo ACCRA (CONVERSEER) – The Nigerian Air Force confirms that its NAF C-130 (NAF 913) arrived safely in Accra in line with updated flight plan, preparing for onward movement to Portugal via Banjul and Casablanca for its scheduled depot maintenance. A statement by the Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ehimen…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has announced the release and departure of the pilots and crew of the Nigerian Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft (NAF 913) that had been detained in Burkina Faso. In a statement issued on Thursday, Ambassador Tuggar confirmed that following engagement in…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – A Nigerian delegation, led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, held diplomatic engagements with Burkina Faso’s military leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, regarding a Nigerian Air Force C-130 aircraft carrying 11 personnel that had been detained in the country. The engagements resulted in the immediate release…
ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Waidi Shaibu, on Saturday disclosed that President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of an additional Depot Nigerian Army in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, to complement the existing depot in Osogbo, Osun State. Shaibu said the new depot, which would come on stream in due course,…
