By OLA MODUPE , Ibadan – Following the recent appointment of Major General Chinedu Nnebeife, as the 47th General Officer Commanding 2 Division Nigerian Army (NA), and Force Commander, Operation FANSAN YAMA sector 3, he has assumed command of the Division. The handing and taking over ceremony between him...
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By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Wednesday in Yokohama, Japan, lauded the Nigerian armed forces for their successes in the war against insurgency and criminality while emphasising his administration’s commitment to addressing the root causes of insecurity through strengthening the government security apparatus and ongoing economic...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna In line with the recent posting and appointments by the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt Gen Olufemi Oluyede, the new General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Division Nigerian Army (NA), and Sector 1 Joint Task Force Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Major General Abubakar Sadiq Mohammed Wase...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Kaduna Branch, on Tuesday, led residents of six communities in Igabi Local Government Area in a peaceful protest against alleged illegal demolitions and persistent disobedience of court orders by the Nigerian Army. The protest, which took place at the Secretariat...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR , Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, has announced a donation of N100 million to the Nigerian Army University, Biu (NAUB), to enhance research and infrastructural development at the institution. Governor Zulum made the announcement while receiving the Vice Chancellor, Professor Lawan Bala...
Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) has transferred 220 recovered small arms and light weapons to the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms in a significant step toward curbing illicit arms proliferation in Nigeria. On Sunday in Jos, OPSH Commander and General Officer Commanding 3 Division of the Nigerian...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Military troops from the Joint Task Force Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) successfully repelled armed herders and confiscated an automatic rifle in Benue State. The Acting Media Information Officer for OPWS, Lt. Ahmad Zubairu, shared this update in a press release issued to journalists on...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Wife of the Chief of Defence Staff, Mrs. Oghogho Gwabin Musa and the President of Defence and Police Officers’ Wives Association (DEPOWA) is set to unveil ‘ Thank You to Our Troops’ campaign in Maiduguri, Borno state. This campaign according to her, is not...
The 82 Division of the Nigerian Army has launched an inquiry into a recent confrontation between soldiers and civilians along the Nsukka-Igbo Eze South Road in Enugu State, following a widely circulated social media video. In a statement released on Tuesday in Enugu, Acting Deputy Director of Army Public...
In what could be described as a deadly attempted ambush, scores of Boko Haram terrorists, have met their waterloo in Kareto, following an attempted, but failed Improvised Explosive Device (IED) ambush on Operation HADIN KAI troops of 145 Battalion Damasak from Sector 3. The Acting Deputy Director, Army Public...
Ibrahim Nassar, a Lebanese expatriate worker with Phoenix Import and Export Limited in Kwara State, has gone to the Federal High Court, Ilorin Division,seeking an order compelling the Nigerian Army to release him immediately from his four-month detention without trial. In a suit filed on his behalf by his...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) troops in Plateau State apprehended Musa Ali in Jos for posing as a military personnel. The operation’s Media Officer, Maj. Samson Zhakom, confirmed this in a statement issued on Saturday. Ali was taken into custody for attempting to deceive and...
In a tragic incident in Jalingo, Taraba State, a newly enlisted soldier, Dauda Dedan, allegedly stabbed Police Constable Aaron John to death. The incident occurred on Monday at 9:00 p.m. in the Mayo-Goyi area, a suburb of Jalingo, according to police authorities. James Lashen, the Police Public Relations Officer...
Hundreds of retired soldiers have taken to the streets of Abuja to demand the immediate payment of their outstanding entitlements, including gratuity, parking allowance, and Security Debarment Allowance (SDA). The protesters, who were first and second quarter voluntary discharged soldiers of 2023, barricaded the main gate of the Federal...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – In another sustained operational successes against members of Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, the North East Joint Tasks Force ‘Operation Hadin Kai’ (OPHK) has neutralized 17 members of Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists hibernating in Bama, Konduga, Gwoza, Magumeri and Biu local government areas of Borno state, stretching...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Jaji Military Cantonment in Kaduna State has strongly denied allegations of demolishing civilian properties within its jurisdiction, labeling such reports as misleading attempts to discredit the military. Addressing journalists during a tour of the areas in question, Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has announced significant breakthroughs in its fight against terrorism, with troops eliminating top terror commanders, rescuing 134 kidnap victims, and foiling oil theft worth N1.3 billion in July. Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Markus Kangye, announced this in a statement issued...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – In a bid to provide much-needed medical care to communities affected by the insurgency in the North East, the Chief of Defense Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, in collaboration with troops of Operation Hadin Kai, has conducted a 2-day medical outreach program in Maiduguri....
Nigerian Army announced that on Thursday, its troops eliminated numerous terrorists, detained 15 suspects, and seized weapons and military equipment during ongoing operations across various regions, according to a reliable source at Army Headquarters cited by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). The source emphasized that the military has...
A joint operation by the 6 Brigade Nigerian Army/Sector 3 Operation WHIRL STROKE (OPWS) and the Department of State Services (DSS) has disrupted a major gunrunning syndicate in Taraba State, leading to the arrest of a suspected high-profile arms trafficker. The operation, conducted near Ambassador Roundabout in Wukari Local...