Tag: Nigerian Army
Plane crash: Sanwo-Olu condoles with Buhari, Nigerian Army, victims’ families
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has condoled with President Muhammadu Buhari and the Nigerian Army over the death of…
COAS Attahiru, others for burial today
The Nigerian Army has announced the burial proceedings of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Late Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and…
Army recalls bookish soldiers to join Boko Haram frontline
A leaked memo by the Nigerian Army Headquarters has ordered a large number of its personnel studying in universities and…
Army destroys outworn ammunition, explosives in Imo
The 34 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army in Obinze, near Owerri, has begun the demolition of unserviceable ammunition and…
IPOB claims Awurum Eze arrested by army not its ESN commander
Awurum Eze, who was arrested by the army in Abia state as an operative of the Eastern Security Network (ESN)…
You lied: Nigerian Army shreds Sahara Reporters
The Nigerian Army has challenged Sahara reporters to mention the location where Boko Haram terrorists distributed Ramadan packages and cash…
IPOB suffers another blow: Ikonso’s second-in-command Eze busted
The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said it has arrested Awurum Eze, who is the second-in command to Ikonso Commander.
Update: We shot 11 IPOB members dead in Imo – Army
The Nigerian Army on Friday said a joint team of soldiers and police shot 11 members of the Indigenous People…
Fierce gun-battle: Two soldiers killed, terrorists’ infiltration stopped
Two soldiers have been killed and several Boko Haram terrorists injured in a fierce gun-battle at Ajiri town of Konduga…
Army threatens to sue those sharing images of slain soldiers on social media
The Nigerian Army has threatened to take legal actions against those sharing photos of slain troops on social media.
Insecurity: Nigerian Army vows to secure NYSC camps
The Nigerian Army has pledged to protect all orientation camps and corps lodges of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)…
IPOB, ESN: Army indiscriminately arresting Igbo youths – Group
A socio-political group, Igbo National Council (INC), has alleged that Nigerian Army indiscriminately arresting Igbo youths.
Battle of Damasak: How top ISWAP commander, fighters met Waterloo
The Nigerian Army on Friday says a senior Commander of ISWAP, Bukar Gana Fitchmeram (aka Abu Aisha), and scores of…
The ‘unwinning’ war? The Parliament invitation to the Nigerian Army
No one knows when the Chief of the Army Staff of the British Army appears in the Parliament.
2 soldiers dead, 3 others injured as troops repel terrorists attack in Borno
The Nigerian Army said, its troops have thwarted Boko Haram terrorists’ incursion into Damasak, Borno State.
Nigerian Army secretly bombing, killing Igbos in Akwa Ibom: Nnamdi Kanu
Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has accused the Nigerian military of secretly bombing and killing…
Army recovers bodies of 11 soldiers brutally murdered in Benue
The Nigerian Army has confirmed the killing of one officer and 10 soldiers who are on stabilisation operation in Benue…
Security is everybody’s business – Nigerian Army
The Commander, Sector 2 Operation Lafiya Dole, Brig.-Gen. Adamu Nura, has appealed to journalists to prioritise Nigeria’s national interest in…
Fayemi hails plans for Defence Satellite Centre in Ekiti
Governor Kayode Fayemi has lauded the military for its plans to establish a Defence Space Communication Satellite Centre in Ekiti…
MURIC urges Army to postpone training new recruits
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has appealed to the Nigerian Army to postpone its training exercise until after the Ramadan…
Boko Haram: Army speaks on protesting soldiers
The Nigeria Army on Friday opens up on a purported protest embarked upon by soldiers in Borno to demand better…
COAS Attahiru receives first jab of COVID-19 vaccine
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, on Friday, received the COVID-19 vaccine jab in his office alongside…
Army calls for cordial relationship with other security agencies
The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 81 Division Nigerian Army, Major General Lawrence Fejokwu has charged soldiers of 35 Artillery Brigade…
EIRS, Nigerian Army partner for improved revenue generation
Edo Internal Revenue Service (EIRS) has expressed its readiness to partner with the Nigerian Army in its drive to boost…
Troops neutralise scores of bandits in Zamfara
Officers of the Nigerian Army have neutralized scores of bandits during an attack on Kabasa village in Zamfara State
Fierce gun-battle in Borno: 41 Boko Haram terrorists drop dead
The Nigerian Army on Monday engaged in massive shootout with Boko Haram terrorists in Borno, killing 41 insurgents.
Nigerian Army loses four soldiers as scores of terrorists killed
The Nigerian Army said the troops of Operation Lafiya Dole on Saturday eliminated scores of terrorists allied with Boko Haram…
Army warns Gumi: ‘We don’t deploy troops along religious line’
The Nigerian Army on Monday warned Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi over his utterance that the soldiers attacking bandits were…
Lt.-Gen. Attahiru approves new postings and appointments
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru has approved the appointment of new General Officers Commanding (GOCs), Principal Staff…
101 soldiers not missing on the Boko Haram frontline: Nigerian Army
The Nigerian Army said a report alleging desertion of the Boko Haram frontline by 12 officers and 89 soldiers was…