Tag: Nigerian Army
Army: 200 Boko Haram fighters attacked Bama
Nigerian soldiers blanketed the town of Bama on Wednesday, where residents stayed indoors after coordinated assaults by heavily armed Islamist…
Sources: US shuts aid to Nigeria’s army over Baga
The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Terence McCulley has held a closed-door meeting with some members of Nigeria’s human…
Female Soldier Releases Gospel CD
Angel Amienyi, a Sergeant in the Nigerian Army has released her first gospel CD titled The Glory of the Lord…
Nigerian soldiers restrict access to genocide town of Baga
Rescue workers on Tuesday struggled to reach a remote Nigerian town where the military was restricting access after fierce clashes…
Army Arrests Suspected Kidnapper
The Quick Response Group (QRG), under 9 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, has arrested a 37-year old man who…
Army seizes 14 tankers with suspected stolen crude
The Nigerian Army said on Friday it’s men arrested 14 tankers suspected to be loaded with crude oil stolen from…
Wife Kills Soldier Husband
Dectectives at Homicide Department, State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Panti, Yaba have arrested the wife of a Sergeant in the…
PPMC Redirects Pipelines From Reach Of Vandals
The Pipelines and Product Marketing Company (PPMC) says it has engaged the services of an engineering firm, ENIKKOM, to redirect…
Who killed Nasarawa Varsity students as Army, police deny?
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Contrary to widespread reports, the Nigerian Army on Wednesday denied that its men were involved in the killing…
A Family’s Agony
The recent murder of Irawo Adamolekun, a young medical doctor, by armed robbers in Lagos, spikes the woes of a…
Police Arrest Fake Army Officer
Mr. Umar Manko, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, said on Sunday that his command had arrested a fake army…
Nigerian Army Arrests 22 Suspected Oil Thieves
Officials of Sector Three of the Operation Pulo Shield attached to 13 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Calabar, the Cross River State…
Nigerian army promotes 113 officers
The Nigerian Army Council has approved the promotion of 22 Brigadier-Generals to the rank of Major-General. According to a statement…
Okonjo: Army Release 63 Suspects
The 63 suspects arrested last Saturday at Osanogoho, Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State, in connection with the…
Crude Oil Theft: Oshiomhole Destroys 11 Oil Tankers
To send a strong warning to pipeline vandals and to discourage crude oil thefts and illegal oil bunkering in the…
Lagos Tertiary Games Begins Today
The fourth edition of Lagos Tertiary Games will begin today across designated centres in the state and end on 10…
Army Nabs 3 Fake Soldiers, NITEL Cable Vandals
The Forward Operation Base (FOB), 144 Battalion of the Nigerian Army, Aba, Abia, said on Monday that it has arrested…
Army Arrests 3 Suspected Assassins
The Nigerian Army has arrested three men suspected to be members of the six-man syndicate that assassinated two students of…
Kidnappers’ Lucky Charm Maker Arrested
Luck has run out on a 75-year old native doctor, Akugbe Ugbo, who specialises in preparing ‘goodluck’ charms for kidnappers…
Nigerian army denies killing rampage
Nigeria’s army on Tuesday denied killing civilians and burning homes and shops after a bomb attack in the city of…
Lagos Schools Set For 4th Tertiary Games
The organisers of the Lagos Tertiary Games say the participating institutions have started preparation ahead of the championship which runs…
Nigerian army explains Zaria explosions
The Nigerian army has explained the reason for the bomb explosions and the gun fire that rocked the Nigerian northern…
Cobham’s Mom Wins Celebrity Show
Mrs Gladys Asuquo, the mother of celebrated singer-song writer-producer, Cobhams, has won the Supermom Celebrity edition. The former clerical officer…
NBA demands apology from Nigeria’s army
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Gombe has issued a seven-day ultimatum to military authorities in the state to apologise…
Nigeria’s Army uncovers bomb factory
The Nigerian Army in Kaduna on Saturday announced the arrest of a suspected member of a terror group after raiding…
Army fines officers for using Lagos BRT lane
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday fined Col. Kayode Yusuf and Staff Sergeant Aliu Adeomi, N25, 000 for violating the Lagos…
Fake Lt. Col., Others Arrested In Ogun
The police in Sango, Ogun State have arrested a man impersonating a Lieutenant Colonel in the Nigerian Army. The suspect,…
Nigerian Killings: Army mounts ‘Operation sweep and search’
The Nigerian army said Sunday it plans to raid suspected militant hideouts in several central villages after attacks last weekend…
Killing of army general: Police Arrest 4
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested four suspects in connection with the killing of retired Brigadier-General Sylvester Iruh. He…
One person injured in Kaduna blast
The Nigerian Army has confirmed an explosion from an improvised explosive device along Kaduna-Zaria road. The explosion which occurred between…