Tag: NIGERIAN ARMY
Two soldiers killed in Borno combat with Boko Haram
The Nigerian Army has confirmed the death of two soldiers following an attack on Boko Haram fighters in Damasak, headquarters of Mobbar Local Government...
11 soldiers found dead in Benue
The Nigerian Army has confirmed the killing of one officer and 10 soldiers who were on stabilisation operation in Benue State.
Army spokesman Brig.-Gen. Mohammed...
I mistakenly said 50 million Nigerian youth should be recruited into...
National leader of the All Progressives Congress Bola Tinubu on Tuesday said his comments that 50 million Nigerian youth should be recruited into the...
Reactions trail Tinubu’s recruit 50 million youths into army strategy
Nigerians have taken to Twitter to criticise former Lagos governor and reverred politician Bola Tinubu over his call for the Federal Government to recruit...
Army chief Attahiru receives COVID-19 vaccine jab
Chief of army staff Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru on Friday received the COVID-19 vaccine jab in his office alongside some principal staff officers of the...
Army disowns video clip alleging order to ‘kill everybody’ in Orlu
The Nigerian Army has disowned a video clip alleging that troops of 302 Artillery Regiment, Onitsha, were given orders to commence the killing of...
Soldiers seize Boko Haram leader’s ‘farm’ in Sambisa forest
Nigerian troops have taken control of a farm purportedly owned by leader of Boko Haram Abubakar Shekau in Sambisa forest.
This came after troops successfully...
Panic as army deploys men, aircraft in Orlu
The Nigerian military launched air operations on Thursday on camps believed to have been occupied by the Eastern Security Network an offshoot of the...
Boko Haram didn’t kill 20 soldiers in north-east – Army
The Nigerian Army has dismissed reports that Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters killed 20 soldiers partaking in Operation Lafiya Dole in...
Nigerian Army appoints Mohammed Yerima new spokesman
The Nigerian Army has appointed Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima as its director of public relations.
Yerima replaces Brig.-Gen. Sagir Musa, who has been redeployed to the...