Tag: NIGERIAN ARMY
I left army better than I met it – Buratai
The immediate past chief of army staff Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai has officially pulled out of the Nigerian Army in a parade at Mogadishu Cantonment,...
127 soldiers quit Nigerian Army
No fewer than 127 soldiers have concluded plans to exit the Nigerian Army amid lingering security crisis in the country.
Chief of Army Staff Lt.-Gen....
After lashing out at military, Zulum offers Christmas package to soldiers
Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has presented Christmas gifts to soldiers for gallantry in the commercial town of Bama.
This comes a day after he...
Zulum attacks military over fresh abduction of travellers
Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has faulted the army over Friday’s abduction of over 30 travellers by Boko Haram insurgents along Maiduguri-Damaturu highway.
The governor...
Boko Haram kills soldier, four civilians in Borno town
Boko Haram fighters have killed one soldier and four other persons in an attack on Askira town in the southern part of Borno State.
It...
20 army generals test positive for coronavirus
About 20 generals of the Nigerian Army have reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 following the death of the General Officer Commanding, 6 Division, Port-Harcourt,...
Army GOC Major General Johnson Irefin dies of coronavirus
General Officer Commanding 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Bori Camp, Port Harcourt Maj-Gen Johnson Irefin has died from coronavirus-related complications, Qed has learnt.
Irefin who took...
Buratai bars conference participants from son’s wedding
Chief of Army Staff Tukur Buratai has cancelled the ongoing 2020 Chief of Army Staff’s Annual Conference after a participant tested positive for COVID-19.
He...
#EndSARS: Army used live bullets on Lekki protesters – CNN report
An investigation by CNN has revealed that the Nigerian Army used live bullets on #EndSARS protesters at Lekki toll gate in Lagos on October...
Benue accuses army of abducting 5 tax officers
Benue Internal Revenue Service (BIRS) has accused the Nigerian Army of abducting five of its tax officers.
The officials were abducted on Monday at an...