Tag: Nigerian Army
Boko Haram strikes again, kills 4 soldiers, loses 22 members
The Nigerian Army said it repelled terrorists attack at Logomani on Dikwa-Gambarou road in Borno on Sunday, killing 22 of…
Troops kill 2 cattle rustlers, recover 7 cows, 1 car
Troops carrying out clearance operation of suspected livestock rustlers and bandits’ camps and hideouts in the North West have killed…
2 soldiers, 15 Boko Haram insurgents killed in fierce fighting
The Nigerian Army has confirmed the death of two soldiers and 15 Boko Haram insurgents in a fierce battle in…
Army to launch another operational exercise – Buratai
The Nigerian Army will launch one more operational exercise before the end of 2016 in its efforts to tackle some…
Army offer free medical services to Makurdi residents
No fewer than 3,000 people have benefitted from the free medical services provided by the Nigerian Army at the sidelines…
Nigerian troops dislodge Boko Haram terrorists from Mallam Fatori
Troops of Operation Lafiya Dole and Multinatioanal Joint Task Force (MNJTF) have captured Mallam Fatori in northern most part of…
Association to confer honorary award on Nigerian Army
The Nigeria Safe School Association (NISSA) has concluded plan to confer an honorary award on the Nigerian Army for its…
Terrorists ambush troops, kill 6 civilians, injure 3 soldiers – Army
The Nigerian Army has confirmed that six civilians died Monday in Borno in an attack by remnants of the Boko…
Army wants ATM for frontline soldiers in Maiduguri
The Nigerian Army on Sunday called on commercial banks to deploy Automated Teller Machines (ATM) to the military barracks in…
Army kill four Boko Haram members, capture one
The troops of the Nigerian Army have killed four Boko Haram members near Jororo and Tombaeji villages in Geidam Local…
Nigerian Army arrests Niger Delta militant leader, others
Nigerian soldiers in ‘Operation Crocodile Smile’ have arrested the leader of a militant group in the Niger Delta, Gabriel Ogbudje,…
Nigerian Army Brigade Commander sells arms to Boko Haram
A Brigade Commander is among 16 officers and troops being court martialed for selling arms to Boko Haram terrorists. He…
Army starts overhaul of career building, recruitment procedures
The Nigerian Army has commenced the overhaul of its career building and recruitment procedures to conform to the vision and…
Troops raid bunkerer, militant camps in Delta
Troops of 4 Brigade of the Nigerian Army have raided a suspected oil bunkerer and militant camps at Afiagbene in…
Operation Crocodile Smile: Troops training ends in Delta
The Commander, “Operation Crocodile Smile’’ of the Nigerian Army, Brig-Gen. Benbella Raji, has reassured residents in the Niger Delta assurance…
Troops kill 5 militants, arrest 23 others – Army spokesman
Military authorities on Saturday said troops of the 133 Special Forces of the Nigerian Army killed five militants and arrested…
Troops repel Boko Haram, kill 2 senior commanders
Troops of Operation Lafia Dole have killed two senior Boko Haram commanders and several other insurgents at Darul Jamel on…
Nigerian Army says air raid kills Shekau, Boko Haram commanders
Nigeria’s military said Tuesday it believes an airstrike has “fatally wounded” Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau, but there was no…
Shekau wounded in air raid- Army
The Nigerian army says Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau has been seriously wounded on his shoulder in an air bombardment…
You must update your knowledge, Army Chief tells soldiers
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has urged officers and men of the Nigerian Army to ensure they…
Army reaffirms commitment to develop sports
The Nigerian Army (NA) on Wednesday reaffirmed its commitment to develop sports for better service delivery. The Chief of Army…
Troops rescue 88, kill 3 insurgents in Bama, Borno
Troops on clearance operations in the North-East have rescued 88 people in Bama Local Government Area of Borno and killed…
Send me flight ticket, I’ll be in Nigeria pronto – Wanted Journalist
Ahmad Salkida, the Nigerian journalist based in Dubai who was declared wanted on Sunday by the Nigerian Army has asked…
Boko Haram: Army’s statement on wanted persons
The world is quite aware of the abduction of several persons; women, children and men, including the female students of…
Video of Chibok schoolgirls: Army declares 3 wanted
Following the release of a fresh video by the Boko Haram insurgents showing the abducted Chibok schoolgirls, the Nigerian Army…
Nigerian Army to honour Green Beret FC
Arrangements are on to formally receive and honour the Green Beret Football Club which recently excelled in the Nationwide League…
Troops kill suspected cattle rustler, armed bandits in Katsina
Troops of 35 Battalion, 1 Brigade Nigerian Army on Friday killed a suspected cattle rustler and armed bandits on Tsambe-Fafare…
20 soldiers face Army court-martial
The Nigerian Army on Wednesday constituted a General Court Martial to try 20 soldiers of different ranks for offences ranging…
Council boss to pay soldier’s hospital bill
Paul Iyoghojie The Ikoyi-Obalende Local Council Development Area is to pay the hospital bills of the soldier stabbed by a…
Military operation in Niger saved millions of lives – Army
The Nigerian Army said on Sunday that Thursday’s operation of the military in Kpaidna community in Bosso Local Government Area…