Tag: ARMY
No casualty from explosion at Ikeja Cantonment — Army
The Nigerian Army on Monday confirmed that a minor explosion occurred in a farmland near the Mammy Market within the Ikeja Cantonment in Lagos.
Director...
Army to bury 17 soldiers killed in Delta
The Nigerian Army will on Wednesday, March 27 bury 17 officers and soldiers killed in Okuama community in Delta State.
The slain soldiers will be...
Army commences three-day mourning for soldiers killed in Delta attack
The Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) has initiated a three-day national mourning period for the 17 soldiers who were killed by irate youths in...
Army redeploys General Adeniyi who asked for weapons to fight Boko...
The Nigerian Army has appointed Maj.-Gen. Farouk Yahaya as the new Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) to take over from the erstwhile...
I’ve been saved from death twice by army – Makinde
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has revealed that the
army rescued him from death on two occasions.
The first was in 2007 when he was contesting...
Nigerian army’s MRAP production reaches 80% completion – Buratai
Nov. 4, 2019 (NAN) The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, says production of the first set of Mines Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP)...
Army to investigate personnel involved in misconducts
The Nigerian Army (NA) has vowed to investigate, apprehend and sanction its personnel who are involved in professional misconduct such as extrajudicial killings and...
Boko Haram: Army inaugurates Special Court Marshal to prosecute erring personnel
The Nigerian Army on Friday inaugurated a special Court Marshal to prosecute erring personnel engaged in the counter-insurgency operation in the northeast.
Speaking during the...
Buratai tasks officers, soldiers on personal safety
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai has tasked officers and soldiers to ensure their personal safety and security at all times.
Buratai, who...
Exercise Atilogwu Udo 1: Army urges Enugu residents not to panic
The Nigerian Army, on Thursday, urged residents of Enugu and its environs not to panic if they see movement of large numbers of personnel...