The Nigerian Army says efforts are still on-going to rescue the newly-commissioned female officer, Lt. PP Johnson, abducted in Imo allegedly by the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB). Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, stated on Friday in Abuja that the female officer was abducted on Dec....
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The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.- Gen. Faruk Yahaya, says the Nigerian Army will set the stage for the conduct of a peaceful general elections in 2023. Yahaya gave the assurance while speaking with newsmen at the graduation of the Second Batch Trainees of the Nigerian Army Officers...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Army has announced the commencement of the recruitment of eligible Nigerians into the service for its 84 Regular Recruit Intake across the country. The Director, Army Headquarters Department of Recruitment Resettlement and Reserve, Brig.-Gen. Mustapha Garba, disclosed this in a statement issued...
Pandemonium broke out in Owode, Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State when some men suspected to be soldiers of the Nigerian Army shot and killed two siblings for allegedly smuggling foreign rice. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the incident, which happened on Sunday, angered...
The 241 RECCE Battalion of the Nigerian Army on Saturday dismissed John Gabriel and Lance Cpl Adamu Gideon who allegedly killed an Islamic scholar, Sheikh Goni Aisami, in Yobe. Lt. Col. Ibrahim Osabo, Ag Commanding Officer of the Battalion, Nguru, Yobe, disclosed this to newsmen shortly after the suspects...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria Army has said about 242 soldiers in the North-East and other theatres have applied for voluntary discharge which is not as a result of alleged corruption, poor service conditions and low morale as purported in the media. Army spokesperson, Brig. Gen. Onyema...
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, has reiterated the commitment of the Nigerian Army to develop its capacity for the local production and procurement of needed military equipment. Yahaya, represented by the Director of Training, Army Headquarters, Maj.-Gen. Oluyemi Olatoye, stated this at the Army War...
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, has reiterated the Nigerian Army’s commitment to prompt and adequate attention to the medical needs of wounded troops fighting insurgency in the North East. The COAS gave the assurance on Saturday, at the 2022 combined Eid-el-Kabir Luncheon organized for wounded...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Army (NA) has said it is set to commence the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Second Quarter Conference 2022 from Monday 13 to Friday 17 June, 2022 at the Army Headquarters Command Officers’ Mess 1, Asokoro, Abuja. The five-day conference will afford...
The Nigerian Army says its troops from 115 Battalion have neutralized several ISWAP/BokoHaram terrorists during an aggressive clearance operation around Lassa & Kelle villages in Borno State. According to a brief statement on Friday, the army said the encounter took place on Thursday, 9 June 2022. The troops also...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The need for media and information experts to be responsive and patriotic on issues relating to national security has been re-echoed as a catalyst for a united, secured and peaceful Nigeria. The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya affirmed this on...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya has implored disengaged soldiers to fulfil their commitment in defending the territorial integrity of Nigeria as espoused in their oath of allegiance. He stated this during a valedictory buffet organised in honour of year...
The Nigerian Army, says members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) are using pictures of fake soldiers arrested by Nigerian army troops recently to malign the institution. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Nwachukwu said that...
As part of strengthening and enhancing security in the West African sub-region, the Nigerian Army has deployed 173 officers and soldiers to Guinea Bissau on an ECOWAS peacekeeping Operation. The Chief of Operations, Army Headquarters, Major General Oluwafemi Akinjobi, announced this on Thursday at the graduation and pre-deployment training...
The Nigerian Army says it does not discriminate between male and female soldiers in its internal security operations. Maj.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, stated this on Thursday at a sensitisation workshop organised for troops of the division in the Rivers...
The Nigerian Armed Forces has just promoted a total of 235 Senior Military Officers following a meeting of the Army Council, Navy council and the Air Council respectively, held at the Ministry of Defence with the Minister of Defence, Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi (Rtd) as presiding chairman. In the exercise,...
By BARBARA KALU, Owerri- Nigeria Army troops of Exercise Golden Dawn have repelled an attempt by alleged members of the proscribed Indigenious People of Biafra (IPOB) to kidnap some medical personnel in Imo. The criminals attempted to kidnap a group of medical doctors and nurses known as “Doctors On...
…As COAS’ pays condolence visit to fallen heroes’ families By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Troops of Joint Task Force, North East(NE) Operation HADIN KAI(OPHK) have neutralized over 50 Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists and destroyed several of their combat equipment in a fierce counter offensive in Askira...