Army reopens Umuokpara-Onuimo road after attack by gunmen
The Nigerian Army has reopened the Umuokpara-Onuimo Road for public use after days of restriction, following the attack on three…
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Lagbaja: Army reaffirms commitment to security in Nigeria
The Commander of the 6 Brigade, Brigadier Kingsley Uwa, has pledged the Nigerian Army’s unwavering commitment to maintaining peace and…
Late Army chief Lagbaja to be laid to rest Friday
The late Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja, would be laid to rest in Abuja on Friday.…
Army chief hails outcome of investigative panel on rape, forced abortions in North East
The Chief of Defence Staff General Christopher Gwabin Musa has hailed the Special Independent Investigative Panel on Human Rights Violations…
Tompolo condoles Tinubu, Army over COAS, Lagbaja’s death
Former warlord, Oweizide Government Ekpemupolo, also known as Tompolo has codoled with President Bola Tinubu, the Nigerian Army and the…
Army denies alleged detention of civilian over dealings with soldier’s girlfriend in Minna
The Nigerian Army has debunked reports alleging that two army officers detained a civilian over dealings with a soldier’s girlfriend…
Army recruitment focused on competence of candidates – Lt Gen Lagbaja
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taofeek Lagbaja, has maintained that Army enlistment procedures are focused on competence of…
Army rescue kidnapped corps member, others in Benue
Troops of the 401 Special Forces Brigade, Nigerian Army in collaboration with Sector One have rescued a member of the…
Troops neutralise terrorist, recover weapons, rustled cows – Army
The Nigerian Army said its troops have once again demonstrated their unwavering commitment to eradicating terrorists as they neutralised a…
Edo Decides: Army, Police take over Benin city
As the electorates go to poll a few hours from now to elect a governor who will take over from…
Army troops neutralize terrorists, recover arms, rescue hostages
The Nigerian Army has announced that its troops have successfully ambushed and neutralized more terrorists, and recovered weapons and logistics.…
Avoid shooting range during military exercise in Taraba – Army warns
The Nigerian Army’s 6 Brigade, in Jalingo, Taraba State, has issued a warning to the public to stay away from…
Army berates IPOB’s ‘cruelty’, seeks international action
The Nigerian Army has faulted the what it called brutal treatment of innocent citizens, including a retired ex-corporal, Toriola Adewale,…
Ondo security taskforce, Army apprehend 12 illegal miners
No fewer than 12 persons were on Thursday arrested by men of the Ondo State Security Task Force and the…
Nigerian Army army arrest officer who gunned down 16-year-old protester in Kaduna
The Nigerian Army has confirmed the arrest of its personnel who gunned down a 16-year-old boy, Ismail Mohammed during the…
EndBadGovernance Protest: Army beefs up security in Edo as youths barricade roads
Men of the Nigerian Army were on Monday dispatched to beef up security on Ekehuan road to prevent the blockade…
EndBadGovernance protest: Army, police beef up
Security was on Friday beefed up within the Benin metropolis especially around government infrastructures as the nationwide #EndBadGovernance protest entered…
Army activates toll-free line for reporting insecurity in Taraba
The Department of Defence Communication of the Nigerian Army on Thursday launched a toll-free line for individuals to report issues…
Army hands over rescued pregnant Chibok girl to Borno State Govt
The theatre commander of the Joint Task Force, North East Operation Hadin Kai, Maj Gen Waidi Shuaibu, has handed over…
263 Boko Haram terrorists surrender at Nigeria-Cameroon border – Army
The Multinational Joint Task Force, MNJTF, has reported a significant surrender of 263 Boko Haram terrorists and their families at…
Terrorists targeting national critical infrastructure – Army
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said its intelligence has uncovered plans by terrorists affiliated to Boko Haram and the Islamic…
Israeli Army advises all residents to leave Gaza City
The Israeli army has called on all residents of Gaza City to flee in what observers see as a sign…
Nigerian Army debunks viral video portraying it as religious bigotry
The authority of the Nigerian Army stated that the institution remains steadfast in its commitment to upholding the values of…
Army troops eliminate two terrorists in Kaduna
The Nigerian Army on Thursday said its troops neutralised two terrorists in clearance operations in Kaduna State. It said the…
Army cleans up Ogun market, drainages (PHOTOS)
The 35 Artillery Brigade Alamala, Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Wednesday, embarked on a clean-up of Lafenwa Market and drainages in…
Army denies beating up cocoa farmers in Cross River
The Nigerian Army has denied authorizing some soldiers to harass and manhandle cocoa farmers last Saturday in their farms in…
Army nab fake recruitment soldier in Taraba
A man posing as an army recruitment officer has been apprehended in Taraba State. The arrest was announced via a…
COAS directs immediate alleged detention of civilian by Army at CSS Ipaja
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, has directed an immediate investigation into the incident at the Command…
Soldiers killing: Army raids IPOB camp in Abia, kill six
The Authority of the Nigerian Army stated that its troops of Operation UDO KA conducted a raid on an Indigenous…
They’re NSA escorts – Army dismisses NLC’s allegation on surrounding meeting venue
Nigerian army has dismissed as false a statement by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, alleging that soldiers currently surrounded the…
BREAKING: Court refrains DSS, Police, Army from evicting Emir of Kano Sanusi
A Kano State High Court has restrained the Police, the Department of State Services, DSS, and the Nigerian military from…
Army rescues 386 civilians from Sambisa forest 10 years after abduction
No fewer than 386 people, mostly women and children, have been rescued by the Nigerian Army in Sambisa forest 10…
Customs hands over confiscated fake US dollars, drones to EFCC, Army
The Murtala Muhammed International Airport Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, in Ikeja, Lagos, on Thursday, handed over fake $1.2…
Army vows to enhance manpower, capacity of health personnel
The Nigerian Army Medical Corps says it is working to enhance the capacity of health personnel to provide more qualitative…
Okuama Massacre: Army releases Delta monarch detained over killing of 17 soldiers
The Nigerian Army has released the traditional ruler of Ewu Kingdom, Clement Ikolo to the Senator representing Delta Central, Ede…
Nigerian Army to probe alleged involvement of soldiers in hotel manager’s death
The Nigerian Army has assured of an investigation into the alleged unprofessional conduct of some of its personnel in the…
Yoruba nation agitators shot at soldiers – Nigerian Army
The Nigerian Army has accused members of the Yoruba Nation of shooting at soldiers at the Oyo State Secretariat. DAILY…
War: France helped Israel against Iran attack – Army Spokesperson
The Israeli’s chief military spokesperson, Daniel Hagari has disclosed that France was part of the countries involved in defending Israel…
Army troops neutralize scores of terrorists in Katsina, Zamfara, recover arms
Troops of the Nigerian Army have again neutralized over eleven armed bandits between Anka – Bagega road and in Zamfara…
Nigerian Army releases names of terrorist commanders killed
The Defence Headquarters, DHQ, has revealed the names of terrorist commanders killed during different operations in the northern part of…
Ogun: Army hands over seized 223kg cannabis to NDLEA
The Nigerian Army, 35 Artillery Brigade, Alamala, Abeokuta, handed over 441 pawpaw-sized substances, suspected to be cannabis sativa weighing 223…
Order Nigerian Army to release abducted editor – IPI urges President Tinubu
The Nigerian National Committee of the International Press Institute, IPI Nigeria, has called on President Bola Tinubu to direct the…
Army to release 200 repentant Boko haram detainees
The Nigerian Army has planned to release more than 200 detainees absolved of having links to the Boko Haram sect.…
Okuama Massacre: GOC says no going back as troops hunt ‘prime suspect’
The General Officer Commanding, GOC, 6 Division, Nigerian Army/Land Component Commander, Joint Task Force, South-South, Operation DELTA STATE, Major General…
Army commences weapon handling test in Gombe
The Nigerian Army’s 301 Artillery Regiment General Support, Gombe, has announced that it will conduct a weapon handling test in…
Army blames absence of CCTV for Kuje prison break
The Nigerian Army has blamed the July 5, 2022 Kuje prison break on the absence of Close Circuit Television (CCTV)…
Nigerian Govt begins mass metering in Army barracks nationwide
The Federal Government has commenced the mass metering of Nigerian Army barracks across the country. The Minister of Power, Adebayo…
Northern Senators Forum commiserates with Army over Delta killings
The Northern Senators Forum, NSF, has commiserated with the Nigerian Army, the Chief of Defence Staff and the Chief of…
Army arrests family members for operating gun manufacturing factory in Delta
The 63 Brigade of the Nigeria Army has arrested eight members of a family for operating a weapon manufacturing factory…
Army troops thwart smuggling of illicit drugs, petrol
The Nigerian Army has stated that troops of 81 Division intercepted two boats carrying items suspected to be illicit drugs.…