Tag: Army
Partnership with EFCC essential to curb oil theft – Army
Brig Gen S. O. Olabanji, Commander, 2 Brigade Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has said that the Economic and…
Cameroon denies its army killed Nigerian civilians
Cameroon is denying reports that its soldiers have killed dozens of civilians in cross-border raids pursuing Boko Haram extremists into…
Army, Customs boss visit Lagos CP
Yusuf Muhammed The Brigade Commander 9th Mechanize Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Bulama A. Biu paid a working…
Army to establish true identity of captured Boko Haram leader
The Nigerian Army said on Saturday that it had put in place machinery to establish the true identity of a…
Army kills 101, arrests 21 Boko Haram members
Femi Adi/Kaduna The General Officer Commanding I Mechanised Division, Army Headquarters, Kaduna, Major General Adeniyi Oyebade on Wednesday confirmed that…
Army warns Islamic Movement of Nigeria against inciting comments
The Nigerian Army has warned members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, to desist from making misleading comments, capable of…
CACOL condemns army’s attack on Shi’ites
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders (CACOL) has condemned the recent attacks and killings of the Shi’ite sect by…
Police deploy 400 men for Emir’s anniversary, army’s conference
Commissioner of Police in Jigawa, Mr Usman Tilli, on Thursday said the command had deployed 400 policemen for Emir of…
Army holds COAS conference tomorrow
The Nigerian army will begin its annual Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Conference tomorrow. The one-week conference will take place…
Army arrests Boko Haram chief cameraman, others
The Nigerian army says it has arrested Boko Haram chief cameraman in a tweet posted today. He was identified as…
Army to engage persons threatening unity of Nigeria
The Nigerian Army on Monday said it would apply its rules of engagement (ROE) to the letter as it unequivocally…
Niger: 25 dead in Boko Haram raid, clash with army
au Around 25 people have been killed in a Boko Haram attack on a village in southern Niger and subsequent…
Army kills Boko Haram fighters, rescue 100 cows
The Commanding Officer in charge of 28 Taskforce Battalion, Mubi, Adamawa, Brig.-Gen V. O. Ezugwu, has confirmed the killing of…
Army probes military’s role in 2014 Ekiti, Osun states’ elections
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday set up a high powered Board of Inquiry (BOI) to investigate alleged malpractices and involvement…
Army holds range classification for Airforce students
The 3 Division of Nigerian Army is to hold a three-day range classification for students of Air Force Military School…
300 Bakassi IDPs get free medical service
No fewer than 300 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Bakassi local government area of Cross River on Friday benefited from…
Army promotes 5,000 soldiers fighting Boko Haram
The Nigeria Army has approved the promotion of 5,000 soldiers fighting insurgents in the North-East and others involved in other…
More terrorists surrender
The military says scores of terrorists in the North-East have continued to surrender to troops in the frontline due to…
Army to re-invigorate operations for optimal results, says Buratai
The Nigerian Army plans to restructure and re-invigorate its numerous operations across the country to achieve optimal results, Chief of…
Troops make steady progress in Sambisa forest – Army Spokesman
The Nigerian Army says troops involved in the counter-insurgency operation code-named “Operation Lafiya Dole’’ are making steady progress toward clearing…
Army recovers 97 cows, 41 sheep from cattle rustlers in Niger
The 31 Artillery Brigade, Minna, said it had arrested a suspected cattle rustler and recovered 97 cows and 41 sheep…
Army identifies soldiers who tortured civilian in Nasarawa
Authorities of the Nigerian Army on Wednesday, said it had identified the soldiers who violated the rights of a member…
Army captures Boko Haram Commander, rescues 178 captives in Bama axis
Sequel to the ongoing operations to clear Boko Haram Terrorists in its area of operations, the troops of 21 Brigade…
Olukolade announces retirement from the army
Major General Chris Olukolade, the man who has been the spokesman of Nigeria’s military high command for several years, is…
19 Boko Haram militants killed in Chad
N’DJAMENA, (Reuters) – At least 19 Boko Haram fighters and two Chadian soldiers were killed in combat on Friday after…
Army arrests mastermind of Jos, Zaria suicide attacks
The Nigerian Army on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of the mastermind of the two recent bomb and gun attacks in…
Boko Haram: Army frees 180 detainees, including babies
Nigeria’s military has freed 180 detainees held for months, including women carrying babies with toddlers clinging to their skirts, declaring…
Army arrest killer gangs in Port Harcourt, recover arms
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State Governor, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi has commended the state Joint Security Taskforce on the…
Court adjourns Tinubu’s case against Army Chief, Minimah
A Federal High Court, Lagos, on Tuesday adjourned till April 20, a fundamental rights’ enforcement suit filed by former governor…
Army in 24-hr lockdown of Oshiomhole’s Edo
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo North, where Governor Adams Oshiomhole hails from, was under 24-hour Army lockdown, Saturday, as all the entry…