WHILE politicians nationwide were planning defections from their parties and shopping where next to berth, a major ...

A small group of U.S. Special Forces troops will arrive in Nigeria later this month to advise on combating Boko Haram.,U.S. Special Forces troops were headed to Nigeria but not to join in the hunt ...

The Federal Government has unveiled a Special Operations Forces training program, assembling 800 soldiers drawn from the Nigerian Army, Navy, and Air Force. The program aims to enhance the country ...

US special forces commanders, who oversee the Navy SEALs (right), are worried that they'll be drawn into combat in Nigeria by the Twitter hashtag #bringbackourgirls.

End in sight? A Nigerian Army source told Daily Trust that while the activities of the Special Forces unit in the North-East are heartwarming, lessons need to be learnt.

Insecurity: Nigeria establishes Special Forces, commences training He added that the vision was to build a highly skilled, agile, and mission-ready force capable of executing specialised ...

Offers of US military assistance are 'politically dicey' for Nigeria, experts say, and intelligence suggests the schoolgirls have been split up, making their rescue complicated even for Special ...

An ongoing “massive deployment” against insurgent groups in northern Nigeria by the nation’s special forces killed at least 14 suspected terrorists and captured 20 others, according to a ...

British special forces have joined an international effort to rescue nearly 300 schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamist terrorists in Nigeria. A team sent from the United Kingdom will help local ...

Members of the Security Assistance Training Management Organization team up with Nigerian Army Infantry School soldiers in Nigeria. (Capt. James Sheehan/Army) A dozen U.S. troops just wrapped up a ...

U.S. Special Forces troops were headed to Nigeria but not to join in the hunt for the kidnapped schoolgirls who were offered as bargaining chips Monday by their Boko Haram captors.