The Ogun State Government has renewed its resolve to deepen social and financial support for families of Military Personnel who lost their lives defending Nigeria, as the State joined the rest of the Country to mark the 2026 Armed Forces Remembrance Day. Governor Dapo Abiodun, speaking through his deputy, Mrs Noimot Salako-Oyedele, used the solemn…
Troops of the Joint Task Force operating under Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have recorded a significant breakthrough in ongoing security operations in Taraba State with the arrest of an associate of a notorious criminal kingpin, John Ngata, and the recovery of a large cache of arms and ammunition. Global Mirror News gathered that the suspect…
Nine bandits were reportedly killed in a fierce gun battle between the Nigerian Military and armed criminals in Bakaji and Unguwar Garma communities within the Goron Dutse area of Shanono Local Government Area, Kano State. The clash, which erupted late on Saturday, also claimed the life of a local vigilante and left another wounded. According…
The Nigerian Army has confirmed that the deadly explosion at a mosque in Maiduguri, Borno State, on Wednesday evening was carried out by a Boko Haram suicide bomber. The blast occurred on December 24, 2025, at the Al-Adum Jumaat Mosque located in the Gamboru Market area of the Maiduguri Metropolitan Council during the Maghrib prayer…
Suspected gunmen on Tuesday evening carried out a deadly ambush along the Okene–Auchi Federal Highway, killing a serving Nigerian Army soldier and abducting 13 passengers from two commercial vehicles, heightening concerns over growing insecurity on major highways in the country. The attack occurred at about 5:35 p.m. along the busy highway linking Kogi and Edo…
The Nigerian Army has strongly denied swirling reports alleging that soldiers attached to the Commander of the 23 Brigade opened fire on women protesters during a disturbance in Lamurde Local Government Area of Adamawa State. In an official statement released on Tuesday in Yola, Capt. Olusegun Abidoye, spokesperson for the 23 Brigade, described the online…
A pre-dawn assault by Boko Haram fighters on a joint security post near Muna, Borno State, has claimed the life of a Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) officer and left several soldiers wounded, Global Mirror News has gathered. The attack happened around 2:00 a.m. on November 30 when insurgents stormed the “Charly Company” location, unleashing a…
Nigeria is set for its most sweeping Security overhaul in years as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday declared a National Security emergency, unveiling an aggressive, multi-layered response to the escalating violence across several States. Tinubu approved the enlistment of an additional 20,000 Army and Police personnel, raising the total number of new recruits to…
The Nigerian Army has commenced a full-scale investigation into the mysterious deaths of a Soldier, Lance Corporal Akenleye Femi, and his wife, whose lifeless bodies were discovered in their apartment at the Wawa Cantonment, New Bussa, Niger State. The tragic incident, which occurred on Saturday, 12th October, 2025 reportedly threw the entire military community into…
