Tag: Nigerian Army
Troops bombard terrorists’ camp in Borno
The Nigerian Army said troops of the Joint Task Force North East Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have eliminated more than…
Fierce gun-battle: Army rescues seven abducted Yobe students, teachers
The Nigerian Army says two teachers and five students of the Federal Government College, Birnin Yawuri, Yobe kidnapped by bandits…
Nigerian Army arrests Chadian kidnapper
The Defence Headquarters said the troops of Operation Hadin Kai have arrested one Mohammed Maki, who claims to be a…
Nigerian Army begins massive shooting in Rivers
The Nigerian Army, 6 Division, has announced that has begun its annual massive shooting range classification exercise which will end…
Nigerian Army begs Boko Haram to seek forgiveness
The Nigerian Army has appealed to remnants of the Boko Haram insurgents to surrender, seek forgiveness, reconciliation and embrace peace.
Army shooting in Rivers
The Nigerian Army 6th Division in Rivers has announced that it would commence its annual shooting exercises from Sunday 13…
Army appoints Musa head of Operation Hadin Kai, top officers shuffled
The Nigerian Army has announced Maj.-Gen. Chris Musa, as the new Theatre Commander of Operation HADIN KAI, the counter-terrorism operation…
Army begins combing Kano’s Falgore forest for bandits
The Nigerian Army (NA) said its troops in collaboration with other security agencies have commenced clearance operation in Falgore forest…
Nigerian troops neutralise 3 Nigerien gunrunners
Nigerian Army said its troops operating around Sabo Birni border town of Sokoto State eliminated three gunrunners and recovered a…
Breaking: Army, DSS shoot seven ESN members dead, arrest five in Rivers
The Nigerian army says it has carried out joint clearance operation with the Department of State Services (DSS) and the…
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…