Tag: ARMY
Baba Fryo alleges assault by soldiers
Veteran musician, Baba Fryo, has alleged that he was assaulted by officers of the Nigerian Army.
The singer, born Friday Igweh, made the allegations in...
Ebonyi University follows Igbinedion in naming institute after Buratai
Ebonyi State University (EBSU) has named its new Institute
for Peace and Strategic Studies after the Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai.
In a statement on...
Army launches operation to end killings in Zamfara
The Nigerian army has launched Operation Harbin Kunama
III to end banditry in Zamfara State.
The operation will begin on Tuesday (today) according
to presidential aide, Bashir...
Army commander shot dead in Bauchi
Garrison commander, 33 artillery brigade of Nigerian
Army in Shadawanka Barracks, Bauchi State, Col. Mohammed Barack, has been
killed by suspected gunmen.
He was killed on Sunday...
Nigeria Army embarks on Operation Show of Force in Akwa Ibom
The 2 Brigade Nigerian Army, Uyo, Akwa Ibom, has embarked on a joint show of force parade.
Assistant Director, Army Public Relations Officer, Bashir Jajira,...
Buratai blasts those accusing military of bias, as Army buries 11...
The 11 soldiers killed by bandits on March 20, in Birnin Gwari, Kaduna State, have been laid to rest on Thursday in Kaduna.
The News...
Army to Boko Haram: Surrender arms, embrace FG amnesty offer
The Nigerian Army on Thursday asked Boko Haram insurgents to lay down their arms and embrace the federal government’s amnesty offer.
In a statement signed by...
NAF airlifts Nigerian Army, Navy troops to support ECOWAS mission in...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said it had airlifted Nigerian Army (NA) and Nigerian Navy (NN) contingents to the Gambia in pursuance of the...
Libya’s eastern-based army orders African nationals to leave or be removed...
Libya’s eastern-based army has ordered nationals from neighbouring African countries in southern Libya to leave or they would be removed by force.
The information office...
Shekau disguises as woman in attempt to escape – Army
The Nigerian Army says credible information indicates that factional leader of the Boko Haram sect, Abubakar Shekau, now dresses as a woman in an...