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CDS REAFFIRMS ARMED FORCES’ COMMITMENT TO PEACE AND SECURITY IN NORTHERN NIGERIA, HIGHLIGHTS KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

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1. The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa, today, Tuesday, 29 July, 2025 has restated the commitment of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) to restoring peace and enhancing security in Northern Nigeria. He made this known during a presentation at the 2-day interactive session on Government–Citizens Engagement organized by the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation in

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CDS REAFFIRMS ARMED FORCES’ COMMITMENT TO PEACE AND SECURITY IN NORTHERN NIGERIA, HIGHLIGHTS KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

1. The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa, today, Tuesday, 29 July, 2025 has restated the commitment of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) to restoring peace and enhancing security in Northern Nigeria. He made this known during a presentation at the 2-day interactive session on Government–Citizens

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CDS CALLS FOR NATIONAL UNITY, INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING TO TACKLE GLOBAL FRAGILITY

1. The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa, OFR, delivered a landmark public lecture today, 24 July, 2025 at the University of Ibadan titled “Global Fragility and Security Management in Nigeria”. The event drew a large audience of scholars, students, members of the Armed Forces, policy experts,

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CDS RETURNS TO BENUE, MEETS TRADITIONAL RULERS, ASSURES STRONG ACTION TO RESTORE PEACE

CDS RETURNS TO BENUE, MEETS TRADITIONAL RULERS, ASSURES STRONG ACTION TO RESTORE PEACE 1. Following the recent attacks and killings in the Yelwata town of Benue State, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa, today, 26 June 2025, met with prominent traditional rulers and elders in the

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SENATOR ABDULAZIZ MUSA YAR’ADUA VISITS CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF, ADVOCATES EARLY VOTING FOR MILITARY AND ELECTION STAFF

1. The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa, today received in audience the Distinguished Senator Abdulaziz Musa Yar’adua at the Defence Headquarters, Abuja. The visit was to intimate the CDS on a proposed bill before the National Assembly seeking to introduce early voting for members of the

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CHIEF OF DEFENCE EID KABIR MESSAGE 2025

The Chief of Defence Staff General Christopher Gwabin Musa bring you warm greetings and deep appreciation on behalf of the entire Armed Forces of Nigeria. As we navigate through the many complexities and opportunities of our time, the CDS want to take this moment of Eid Kabir to acknowledge your

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CDS REAFFIRMS NIGERIA COMMITMENT TO GLOBAL PEACE AT UN PEACEKEEPERS DAY COMMEMORATION

CDS REAFFIRMS NIGERIA COMMITMENT TO GLOBAL PEACE AT UN PEACEKEEPERS DAY COMMEMORATION 1. The Chief of Defence Staff ( CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa, has reaffirmed Nigeria’s unwavering commitment to global peace and multilateral cooperation during his address at the 2025 International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers commemoration, held in

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CDS GEN CG MUSA VISITS SLOVAK MINISTRY OF DEFENCE IN BRATISLAVA

The CDS, Gen Christopher Gwabin Musa OFR, today friday 23 May 2025 paid an official visit to the Slovak Republic’s Ministry of Defence Headquarters in Bratislava. The CDS and his entourage were received by Slovak CDS, Gen Daniel Zmeko and other senior officials. On arrival, the Nigerian delegation was honoured

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CDS VISIT TO RUSSIAN FEDERATION MINISTER OF DEFENCE

PRESS RELEASE CDS VISIT TO RUSSIAN FEDERATION MINISTER OF DEFENCE 1. The CDS General Christopher Musa paid a courtesy visit to Mr Andrey Belousov, the Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation, on Sat, 10 May 25, at the Russian Ministry of Defence Building, Moscow. 2. The visit was aimed

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MULTINATIONAL JOINT TASK FORCE INTENSIFIES PRESSURE ON BOKO HARAM

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PRESS BRIEFING BY DIRECTORATE OF DEFENCE MEDIA OPERATIONS ON ARMED FORCES OF NIGERIA’S MILITARY OPERATIONS HELD AT DEFENCE HEADQUARTERS NEW CONFERENCE ROOM ON 10 FEBRUARY 2022

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OPERATION LAFIYA DOLE: TROOPS OF OPERATION FIRE BALL NEUTRALIZE BOKO HARAM TERRORISTS RECOVER ARMS DESTROY TERRORISTS LOGISTICS WAREHOUSE

1. Operation FIRE BALL, a subsidiary operation under Operation LAFIYA DOLE which is meant to

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TROOPS INTERCEPT FLEEING BOKO HARAM TERRORISTS AT PULKA

Fleeing Boko Haram terrorists attempting to escape from military onslaught in Sambisa forest, through Pulka were intercepted and decisively dealt

ECOWAS MARITIME ZONE E SCORES MAJOR OPERATIONAL BREAKTHROUGH AS NIGERIAN AND BENIN NAVIES BOARD ATTACKED VESSEL, RESCUE 11 CREW MEN

 1. A combined naval operation under the auspices of ECOWAS Maritime Zone E (Nigeria, Benin Republic, Togo and the Gendarmerie

RE:VIRAL VIDEOS AND LIVE BROADCAST ON DISMISSED SERVICE PERSONNEL

The attention of the Defence Headquarters has been drawn to several social media video posted online as well as a

PRESS BRIEFING BY ACTING DIRECTOR DEFENCE INFORMATION BRIG GEN JOHN AGIM IN RESPONSE TO AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL REPORT

1. Gentlemen of the Press, as you have heard and witnessed from the visit to various Internally Displaced Persons (IDP)