By NANA AISHA, Bauchi – The Nigerian Army on 2 July 2024 donated educational materials support to Government Day Secondary School Rimi Wintin Dada in Bauchi State. The Army gave the support during a public speaking engagement to the school as part of activities marking Nigerian Army Day...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The General Officer Commanding (GOC), Nigerian Army, 7 Division, Brig. Gen. Abubakar G.L Haruna, distributed palliatives to widows of fallen heroes who lost their lives in the counter-insurgency fight against Boko Haram terrorists. The gesture was part of the Nigerian Army Day Celebration...
The 13 Brigade, Calabar, on Friday emerged winner in the 82 Division Inter-Brigade Warrant Officers and Senior Non-commissioned Officers Competition 2024. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the competition was held at 14 Brigade, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Barracks, Ohafia, among five formations under 82 Division of...
The Supreme Court on Friday discharged and acquitted a Nigerian Army Sergeant, Akawu Bala from death sentence imposed on him by the General Court Martial of the Nigerian Army. Justice Helen Ogunwumiju while delivering judgment in an appeal filled at the Supreme Court on March 16, 2017 by...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Commander, 13 Amphibious Brigade, Nigerian Army, Calabar, Cross River State, Brigadier General Muftau Owodiran Ibrahim has called for a greater patriotism and cooperation among the Nigerian populace to improve the country’s image, and to overcome security challenges face by the nation. Brig....
By AUSTINE TSENZUGHUL, Bauchi – Bauchi State Governor, Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed on Wednesday expressed confidence that Nigerian Army is well- equipped and determined to defend Nigeria and Nigerians against all forms of insecurity with the modernization of its operations for excellence. Speaking at the commissioning of the new...
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja has advised Nigerians bearing arms against the country to drop their arms, seek dialogue and other reasonable means to address grievances. He made the call in Bauchi on Wednesday during the inauguration of the newly constructed Nigerian Army Armoured...
The Nigeria Army on Wednesday, announced the deployment of 177 personnel for a peace keeping mission in Guinea-Bissau. The Chief of Operations, Nigerian Army, Maj.-Gen. Boniface Sinjen, made the announcement at the graduation ceremony of troops of Nigerian Company 3 ECOWAS Stabilization Support Mission in Guinea-Bissau, at Martin...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Army says audio-visual recording being circulated purportedly suggesting that the army is recruiting Islamic fundamentalists and jihadists is misleading. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, on Tuesday in Abuja. Nwachukwu said the footage...
The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 81 Division, Maj.-Gen. Muhammad Usman, on Monday, declared open the 81 Division Inter-Brigade Warrant Officers and Senior Non-Commissioned Officers Competition 2024. Speaking during the opening ceremony at the Alamala Barracks, Abeokuta, Usman noted that the competition was aimed at promoting unity among...
Troops of 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army and Sector 3 Operation Whirle Stroke (OPWS), have apprehended Mr Young Danladi, who is alleged to have been posing as its recruitment officer in Taraba. This is contained in a statement by Lt. Olubondunde Oni, the Acting Assistant Director of Information of...
Oil theft: Nigerian Army destroys 14 boats in Abia, arrests suspects The Nigerian Army on Friday, destroyed about 14 illegal oil bunkering vessels arrested with stolen crude oil in the oil-bearing Asa Community of Abia. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Army operatives set the vessels...
A special task force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), has arrested six suspected bandits and recovered weapons and 47 rustled cows in Manguna, Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau. Commander of OPSH, Maj.-Gen. Abdusalam Abubakar, disclosed this at the Eid-el-Kabir luncheon, organised for troops of the operation on Monday...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – In a grand display of military might and engineering prowess, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, commissioned two road projects and the HQ 47 BB Office Complex at Maimalari Cantonment in Maiduguri. The COAS also inspected recovered and captured...
The 5,937 soldiers that recently passed out from the Depot will be deployed to fight banditry, cattle rustling and related crimes, Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, Chief of Army of Staff (COAS), has said. Lagbaja disclosed this during the passing out parade for the 86 regular recruit intake of...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Tragedy struck on Thursday in Abaji Area Council of Abuja, as three individuals lost their lives in a fierce gun battle between a combined team of Nigerian Police and Military personnel, and a 15-man gang attempting to rob First Bank PLC. According to a...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Nigerian Army’s 7 Division has refuted a report by an online medium (NOT NATIONAL ACCORD) alleging that soldiers at the Maimalari Military Cantonment in Maiduguri are lacking basic amenities such as electricity, water, and social services. The Deputy Director of Army Public...
Troops of the Nigerian Army, successfully thwarted a kidnap attempt by suspected terrorist group on the 46 Km Ughelli-Patani Road in Delta on Sunday. A post on its official X Handle on Sunday, the Nigerian army said its troops’ swift response to a distress call resulted in the...
Abia State Governor,Alex Otti, says the state government has started receiving credible intelligence on the killing of five soldiers which took place on May 30 in Aba. Governor Otti disclosed this on Thursday when he paid a morale boosting visit to the officers and men of the144 Battalion Nigerian...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Army (NA) has denied allegation of mass killing in the South Eastern Nigeria, as alleged by Simon Ekpa, a self acclaimed leader of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB). The Director, Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a...