Tag: ARMY
Buhari Orders Military Authorities To Flush Out Criminals From Within
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed Military authorities to flush out all those elements in the army with criminal tendencies.The president gave the directive in...
Togo: We’re Behind Blast That Killed Seven Civilians – Army
Togo’s army said it was responsible for a blast that killed seven civilians and injured two more, after mistaking them for jihadists.The explosion happened...
2023 Elections: COAS Orders Review Of Army’s Rules Of Engagement
The Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Faruk Yahaya, has ordered for a review of the Nigerian Army’s rules of engagement and code of conduct...
Army To Engage Retired Personnel In Anti-Terrorism War
The Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Farouk Yahaya is making plan to engage retired military personnel to fight Boko Haram terrorism in the...
UN Report Links Mali Army To Rise In Rights Abuses
A United Nations, UN report has lamented that civilian deaths and rights abuses attributable to the Malian armed forces and backed by “foreign military...
No Nigerian Territory Attacked By Cameroonian Separatists – Army
The Nigerian Army has referred the report alleging that some Nigerian villages were attacked by Cameroonian, Ambazonian separatists on Sunday.Director, Army Public Relations Brigadier...
Allowances: Army Disclaims Corruption Allegations
The Nigerian Army has debunked allegations of corruption against some of its top officers.Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu in a statement...
Challenges: Reps Urge Security Agencies To Enforce Bandits’ Proscription Order
The House of Representatives has called on the Army, the Police and other security agencies to ensure the enforcement of the proscription order as...
Army Dislodge Criminal Hideouts, Arrest Three In Imo, Anambra – Official
The Nigeria Army says its troops have dislodged criminal hideouts and arrested three suspected members of the proscribed Indigenious People of Biafra IPOB in ...
Insurgency War: 104 ISWAP Fighters, Families Surrender To Troops In Borno...
One hundred and four members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) and their families have surrendered to troops, the Nigerian Army has...
Burkina Faso Junta Dismisses Army And Spy Chiefs
The military junta that took power in Burkina Faso has dismissed the army and intelligence chiefs.The former army chief, Brigadier General Gilbert Ouedraogo, has...
Anti-Graft Fight: EFCC Arrests ‘Fake’ Army General Over Purported N270m Scam
The Lagos Zonal Command of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arrested one Bolarinwa Oluwasegun for impersonating an Army General and committing a...
Sudanese Activists Call For Demonstrations Against Army
Sudanese activists have called for protests today Thursday, to continue to demand the end of military rule.Protest organisers had planned action for Wednesday but...
Mali: Authorities Say Eight Soldiers Killed In Terrorists Ambush
Army says eight soldiers have been killed and seven others were injured when their patrol was ambushed by a suspected armed group in western...
Insecurity: U.S National Guard To Support Establishment Of Nigerian Army Aviation
The Adjutant General of California National Guard Major General David Baldwin has pledged the willingness of the US military to support the Nigerian Army...
Nigerian Army Remains Resolute In Tackling Security Challenges – COAS
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya, says the Nigerian army has remained resolute in tackling the myriad of security challenges in...
North-East: Defence Chief Says Military Winning Fight Against Terrorists
The Chief of Defence Staff General Lucky Irabor says the military is winning the fight against terrorists in the north-east.He announced this at the...
Banditry: Troops Chase Gunmen Out Of Kaduna Town
Report says armed men were repelled by the military on Monday to attack on residents of Zango Urban District of Zangon Kataf Local Government...
North-East: ISWAP Regrouping Around Lake Chad, Ndume Warns
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Army Mohammed Ali Ndume says members of Islamic State in West Africa Province, ISWAP are regrouping around the...
Coup Rumour: Defence Headquarters Says Story Is Handiwork Of Mischief Makers
The Defence Headquarters says an online newspaper publication claiming that the Nigerian military had cautioned politicians and officers against a coup were false and...
