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27 Feb
Following the coup scare in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Sunday, the Defence Headquarters has dismissed the speculation.
26 Feb
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has dismissed the allegation that the Guards Brigade had been put on high alert following unusual movements, leading to suspicion of a coup plot in Nigeria.
30 Dec
The Defence Headquarters, Abuja on Friday reeled out its operational successes against terrorists, bandits, and other criminal suspects across the nation in the year 2023. Addressing newsmen during the end-of-year briefing on troops' operational activities from January to December 2023 on behalf of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, the Director, Defence…
21 Nov
The Defence Headquarters has refuted a report published by an online news outlet claiming that the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, is dead.
27 Oct
The Defence Headquarters has said that the troops' operations in the last one week have led to the killing of 73 terrorists, with 182 of them arrested. Director, Defence Media Operations (DMO), Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, who disclosed this to newsmen during the bi-weekly briefing on operations in the frontline, said that the troops also arrested…
1 Jul 2023
Former spokesman of Defence Headquarters, Major General Jerry Akpor has now been appointed Chief of Defence Administration in a very fresh shakeup in the army last night.
21 Apr 2023
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), Abuja, has disclosed that troops in the frontline have killed 24 terrorists in the North East, while 501 surrendered with their families in the last two weeks.

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