NIAMEY – The Nigerien Armed Forces (FAN) has acquired Turkish-made Aksungur drones to enhance their aerial surveillance and strike capabilities, military officials confirmed. As part of the procurement, six pilots and six payload operators from Niger have completed specialised training at the Turkish Airlines Flight Academy. The programme included 330 hours of theoretical instruction 318…
A 25-year-old soldier, Private Yahaya Yunusa, has been apprehended by the Nigerian military for being in possession of ammunition in Jaji, Igabi local government area of Kaduna State. According to SaharaReporters, Yunusa, who was attached to the 197 Special Forces Battalion in Zamfara State was arrested around 11:55 a.m. on Friday while unlawfully carrying 214…
The Nigerian Army has appointed Appolonia Anele as its first female director of Army Public Relations in an acting capacity. Ms Anele, a lieutenant colonel, was one time Public Relations Officer in the Office of the Chief of Army Staff, during the tenure of retired Tukur Buratai. This is the first time a female officer…
CALABAR – The Nigeria Police has dismissed the officer, Inspector Effiong Bassey, who shot three people in Calabar, Cross River State capital. This was disclosed by SP Irene Ugbo-Obase, spokesperson of the Cross River State Police Command, on Monday, who said Bassey was mentally challenged. She added that “the police officer has been duly dismissed,…
CALABAR – Officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have seized over 659 units of illicit drugs worth N18 million in Cross River State. The breakthrough was made by the Cross River/Calabar Free Trade Zone and Akwa Ibom Area of the NCS, who, in turn, handed over to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)…
The Nigerian Military, in collaboration with Briech UAS, a communications company, has unveiled the first and largest indigenous attack drones and bombs in Nigeria and Africa. Briech UAS, in partnership with the Nigerian Army, demonstrated and unveiled these attack drones and bombs at the company’s headquarters on Wednesday in Abuja. The Chief of Defence Staff…
Nigeria police officers have strongly rejected a purported welfare scheme involving the distribution of tricycles (popularly known as Keke Napep) at an inflated cost of N5.5 million, describing it as another ploy by senior officers to exploit their subordinates. Multiple sources within the Nigeria Police Force told SaharaReporters on Thursday morning that the initiative, spearheaded…
Nigerian soldiers deployed in Operation Fansan Yamma, North West, have expressed frustration over the military’s failure to rotate them, citing a lack of funds. The troops, who were initially assigned a six-month deployment, have now spent two years and six months on the frontlines without being allowed to return home, SaharaReporters can report. Despite being…
Goma, DRC – The United States on Thursday sanctioned the Rwandan government minister for regional integration, James Kabarebe, for his alleged role in the conflict raging in neighbouring Congo. The sanctions come amid reports that Rwanda-backed rebels, led by the M23 group, are intensifying their offensive against the Congolese army—capturing key territory including two major…
Washington, D.C. – Kash Patel has been confirmed as the new Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) following a 51-49 Senate vote, securing the position as a staunch ally of President Donald Trump. The narrow confirmation reflects deep divisions in Congress, with only two Republican senators—Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of…
