Tag: Nigerian Army
Army redeploys 399 Generals
Some Principal Officers from the Defence and Army Headquarters, Corps Commander and General Officers Commanding (GOCs) have been moved in…
No civilian killed in Boko Haram attack on WFP’s convoy – Army
The Nigerian Army on Monday denied the killings of civilians in an attack coordinated by the Boko Haram insurgents against…
220 Boko Haram insurgents captured in North-East
The Nigerian Army on Friday said its troops had captured 220 Boko Haram insurgents in various clearance operations in the…
Army boss says army to remain responsive, apolitical
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Thursday, assured Nigerians that the army would remain responsive and apolitical…
‘Army must sustain investment in personnel management’
The Nigerian Army must sustain its investment in personnel management by continuously creating responsibilities, providing direction as well as inspiration…
Army urges civilians to stop encroaching on barracks’ lands
The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Enugu, Maj.-Gen. Adamu Abubakar, has urged civilian neighbours to…
Nigerian soldiers capture Boko Haram commander, rescue 212 hostages
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday rescued another 212 persons held hostage by the terrorists after they cleared remnants of insurgents…
Buratai decorates 43 newly-promoted Majors-General
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Tuesday, decorated 43 of the 45 newly-promoted Majors-General in the Nigerian…
Boko Haram: Army kills 14 terrorists, rescues 30 civilians in Borno
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday said it’s troops had killed 14 Boko Haram insurgents in clearance operations in Bama Local…
Indigenous language: Lagos Speaker hails Army
The Speaker of the Lagos state House of Assembly, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, has commended the Nigerian Army on its directive…
Human skulls, arms cache discovered in militant camp
The Nigerian Army says it recovered cache of arms and seven decomposed human skulls after it raided a militant camp…
Board of inquiry to probe shooting, death of officers – Army
The Nigerian Army says it has has instituted a Board of Inquiry to unravel the circumstances surrounding the shooting incident…
Boko Haram suspects were never forced to drink urine – Army
The Nigerian Army on Wednesday denied forcing the 486 Boko Haram suspects arrested on their way from Jigawa to Port…
Crocodile Smile 2: Army arrest 399 suspects in Lagos, Ogun
The Nigerian Army on Saturday said no fewer than 399 suspects were arrested for various offences during the Exercise Crocodile…
Army arrests 30 suspects, destroys illegal refineries in Benin
The 4 Brigade Headquarters of the Nigerian Army, Benin, has arrested 30 suspects for various criminal offences and destroyed more…
Boko Haram: Troops kill 11 insurgents, destroy IED factory in Borno
The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said its troops had killed 11 Boko Haram insurgents and destroyed a bomb-making factory at…
Nigerian Army holds sanitation in Port Harcourt
The 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, on Tuesday conducted a sanitation exercise at Mile 3 Park, as part of…
Operation Crocodile Smile 2, achieving result in Niger Delta – Army
The 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, says the “Exercise Crocodile Smile 2” operational activities within the Division’s Area of…
Army medical outreach: Aged woman regains sight
An aged woman, Mrs Margaret Okere, on Thursday regained her sight after undergoing an examination at the ongoing Nigerian Army…
Nigerian Army debunk rumours of harmful vaccination in Ondo State
The 32 Artillery Brigade of Nigerian Army, Akure, has debunked rumours of harmful vaccination being conducted by some people believed…
Troops rescue 6-year-old boy from Boko Haram
The Nigerian Army on Friday said its troops had rescued a 6-year-old boy from Boko Haram captivity in Bama Local…
Nigerian Army dispels rumors of harmful medical outreach in South-East
The Nigerian Army has urged the public to disregard rumours that its ongoing free medical outreach, especially in the South-East,…
Ammunitions recovered as Army kill 15 Boko Haram insurgents in Borno
The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said its troops had killed 15 Boko Haram insurgents after repelling attack by the terrorists…
Panic in Anambra as army offers free medical service
Panic overshadowed the commencement of the Nigerian Army free medical outreach for civilians in Anambra on Wednesday, following social media…
Army kill 40 Boko Haram insurgents, arrest 18 in 1 month
The Nigerian Army said it had killed a total of 40 Boko Haram insurgents, arrested 18 and rescued about 230…
Nigerian Army officers undergo training on operations planning
Nigerian Army on Monday opened training for 50 officers in the “Operations Planning Cadre’’ to sharpen their skills, the News…
Nigerian Army kills 3 Boko Haram cattle rustlers, 1 other in Borno
The Nigerian Army says it’s troops killed three Boko Haram cattle rustlers at Mairari village in Monguno Local Government Area…
Nigerian Army to organise free medical outreach in Cross River
The 13 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Calabar, will organise free medical outreach for residents of Ogurude in Obubra Local…
Sub-regional security: Benin rep. Army Chief lauds Nigerian Army
The Chief of Army Staff of the Republic of Benin, Col.Fructeux Abdias, has commended the Nigerian Army for its role…
Troops arrest illegal arms dealers in Zamfara
Troops of 1 Division of the Nigerian Army and operatives of the Department of State Service (DSS) have arrested two…