Tag: Nigerian Army
Troops rescue captives, clear Boko Haram enclaves in Borno
The Nigerian Army says its troops have cleared Boko Haram terrorists’ hideouts and rescued five captives including an octogenarian, three…
Alleged extortion: Army reacts
The Nigerian Army has pledged to carry out thorough investigation into the allegation of extortion of commuters by its personnel…
Army arrests child trafficker, recovers 9 children
The Nigeria Army has arrested a suspected child trafficker who specialises in moving children from Plateau State in North Central…
Army shame: Soldiers mount N1,000 toll gate as Boko Haram kills
Soldiers serving in a unit of the Nigerian Army under Operation Lafiya Dole in Borno State were caught redhanded on…
Troops overrun Boko Haram terrorists, rescue 207 children
The Nigerian Army says, its troops in the North East theatre of operations have tested the recently inducted indigenous Mines…
Buratai inaugurates science faculty complex for Nigerian Army
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Friday, inaugurated an ultra-modern building complex for the Faculty of Natural…
Army captures more terrorists, rescues over 165 victims
The Nigerian Army says its troops have neutralised and captured more Boko Haram/Islamic State of West Africa’s Province (ISWAP) terrorists…
Nigerian army promotes 5 outstanding soldiers, 2 CJTF
The Nigerian Army has recognised five soldiers with awards and special promotion for their gallantry in the fight against insurgency…
Buratai visits troops in Adamawa, boosts confidence
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has charged troops of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) deployed at Madagali in…
Army chief assures of personnel’s fitness
The Commander, Guards Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Usman says officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army are physically fit to combat…
Army intercepts bags of smuggled rice in Ebonyi community
The Nigerian Army has intercepted 85 bags of smuggled rice in a compound in Abor-Uwani community in Afikpo North Local…
Army conducts community services
The Nigerian Army says it has conducted 19 humanitarian and community services in host communities of troops participating in the…
Army’s Exercise Atilogwu nabs 86 high profile criminals
The Nigerian Army said it has arrested about 86 suspected high profile criminals in the South East and Cross River…
Buhari at 77: “Why I Admired and Joined Army”
When he was young, certain virtues attracted President Muhammadu Buhari to join the Army where he rose to become a…
Army, NDLEA recover eight guns, 725 bags of cannabis in Edo
The combined troops of 4 Brigade and 32 Artillery Brigade Nigerian Army Exercise Crocodile Smile IV have recovered eight guns…
Maj.-Gen. Akintade leads 300 soldiers to clean up Ojuelegba
The Army on Saturday deployed no fewer than 300 personnel to the Ojuelegba axis of Lagos for a clean-up to…
IPOB says Nigerian Army lied, video not doctored
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Thursday, rebuffed the allegation that the group was responsible for the release of…
Nigerian Army links Boko Haram’s ‘fabricated’ video to IPOB
The Nigerian Army says the recent video clip allegedly released by Boko Haram terrorists portraying capture and killing of some…
Video of Boko Haram killing soldiers fake – Army
The Nigerian Army says the recent video clip allegedly released by Boko Haram terrorists portraying capture and killing of some…
Troops repel Boko Haram attack, rescue medical team
The Nigerian Army says it has rescued 20 people including a medical team from the Boko Haram terrorists after a…
Exercise Ayem Akpatuma 2: Army conducts race for students
The Nigerian Army Guards Brigade on Saturday organised a two kilometre race for students of secondary schools in Toto, Nasarawa…
OPI: Falana, Nigerian Army battle in court Dec. 12
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria on Thursday fixed 12 December for hearing a suit instituted against…
Railway project sacks Army from Yaba base, moves to Epe
The Nigerian Army has relocated some of its units and formations located at Yaba to Epe to pave way for…
Nigerian Army decorates 31 new major generals
The Nigerian Army on Thursday decorated 31 promoted Major Generals serving in different formations across the country with their new…
Security: Sanwo-Olu flags off “Exercise Crocodile Smile IV”
The Nigerian Army has been assured of continued support from the administration of Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State as…
Nigerian Army decorates 23 new generals
Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, the Chief of Army Staff, on Tuesday, decorated the newly promoted Major Generals and Brigadier Generals with…
Lagos, Ogun: Exercise Crocodile Smile IV is coming
The 81 Division of Nigerian Army says it will commence Exercise Crocodile Smile IV on Tuesday in Lagos and Ogun…
Boko Haram: Army rescues 4 children, others in Borno
Four children, three women and an octogenarian held captive by Boko Haram insurgents were rescued by the Nigerian soldiers deployed…
Nigerian Army launches exercise crocodile smile
In order to sustain the existing synergy between the Nigerian Army and other sister agencies in Ondo state, the 32…
Insurgency: Bassa traditional rulers commend army
Traditional rulers and leaders of the Bassa nation in Nigeria have commended the Nigerian Army for the successes it has…