NDA clarifies circumstances surrounding missing Cadet Stephen Gani

By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) has issued a formal clarification over reports alleging that a cadet, Stephen Kubama Gani, mysteriously disappeared from the institution without action from the authorities. In a statement signed by Major Reuben Kovangiya, Academy Public Relations Officer, on Friday, the NDA described the circulating reports…

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Army honours newly promoted senior officers

By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Director General of the Nigerian Army Resource Centre, Maj. Gen. JGK Myam (rtd) hosted invited guests, senior officers, friends and family members of the newly promoted senior officers at the Centre Hall, C TY Burutai Building during the decorations ceremony. The Centre witnessed the decoration of thirty senior…

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Nigerian Army decorates 5 newly promoted Brigadier Generals

By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Theatre Commander, Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), Major General Abdulsalam Abubakar, on Tuesday, 9 December 2025, decorated five newly promoted senior officers with the rank of Brigadier General. The colourful investiture ceremony, held at the Theatre Command Officers’ Mess, Maimalari Cantonment, Maiduguri, attracted serving…

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Sahel Alliance confirms detention of Nigerian military aircraft in Burkina Faso

By Our Reporter OUAGADOUGOU (CONVERSEER) – The Alliance of Sahel States (AES), comprising Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, has confirmed that a Nigerian Air Force C-130 Hercules transport aircraft was forced to land in Burkina Faso after entering the country’s airspace without authorisation. In a joint statement issued on Monday, the three military-led nations said…

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Seidou claims Benin military thwarted coup

By Our Reporter COTONOU (CONVERSEER) – Benin Republic’s Interior Minister, Alassane Seidou, has confimed that the country’s armed forces have thwarted an attempted coup in the West African nation. He stated that a small group of soldiers launched a mutiny with the aim of destabilising the country and its institutions. READ ALSO: Elon Musk accuses South…

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Nigeria withdraws fighter aircraft from Benin Republic as situation stabilises

By Zagazola Makama LAGOS (CONVERSEER) – Nigeria has withdrawn the fighter aircraft earlier deployed to the Benin Republic after authorities assessed that the security situation in the neighbouring country had stabilised following Sunday’s attempted military coup. Security sources told Zagazola Makama that the aircraft, which were deployed from Lagos for surveillance and regional monitoring, were…

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Coup: Nigeria deploys fighter aircraft to Benin Republic

By Zagazola Makama LAGOS (CONVERSEER) – The Nigerian military has deployed fighter aircraft to the Benin Republic following Sunday’s military coup that toppled President Patrice Talon, reliable security sources have confirmed. The aircraft, which took off from Lagos earlier on Sunday, were sighted operating within Beninese airspace as Nigeria intensifies surveillance and monitoring of the…

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