•ISWAP terrorist group The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has claimed responsibility for a series of attacks on Nigerian security forces and neighbouring countries. The material, written in Arabic and translated into English, was released yesterday, a copy of which was sighted by our correspondent on X (formerly Twitter), reports T...
•Dismissed Nigerian soldier, Rotimi Olamilekan, popularly known as Soja Boi A dismissed Nigerian soldier, Rotimi Olamilekan, popularly known as Soja Boi, has dared the Nigerian Army to release its payroll after displaying bank transaction alerts he said proved that soldiers earn modest wages and are compelled to buy their own protective gear. ...
Three Rivers State-based firms that specialise in renting houseboats for operations in the waterways have dragged the Nigerian Army to the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt over 26 months unpaid rents, and the seizure of their boats. The plaintiffs, Peaches Integrated Services Limited, Godsam Industrial Services Limited and Etucom In...
•Tijani Aliyu Ahmed and Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu The Nigerian Army has expressed readiness to assist agencies to address the challenges of refugees, migrants and internally displaced persons in the country. The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, gave the assurance yesterday when he received the Federal Commissi...
•Nigerian Army senior officers The Nigerian Army has approved the promotion of 28 Brigadier Generals to the rank of Major General and 77 Colonels to Brigadier General, in a significant reshuffle of its senior leadership. The decision was announced by the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Lieutenant Colonel Appolonia Anele, on the Niger...
•Police recruitment Former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ahmed Idris-Wase, today delivered a startling revelation, disclosing that individuals linked to Boko Haram and other criminal networks were at some point discovered on official recruitment lists of the Nigerian Army and Police. Speaking during a special plenary ses...
The death of Brigadier General Uba by terrorists has made human rights advocate, Comrade Ighotegwolor Bezi plead that the federal government should publicly execute any terrorists caught in their operations. According to him, anyone caught supplying terrorists with arms and ammunition, food, fuel and other items should also be executed. Bezi o...
In furtherance of efforts to foster interagency cooperation and enhance operational readiness among security agencies in Taraba State, 6 Brigade Nigerian Army/Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) yesterday, Friday, October 31, 2025, conducted a Joint Route March for its own personnel and other security agencies within Jalingo metropolis. The...
•Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has approved the posting and appointment of senior officers to key command, staff, and instructional positions across formations, units, and training institutions of the Nigerian Army. This was confirmed in a statement release...
•Troops The Nigerian Army says troops of Joint Task Force Operation HADIN KAI under the 21 Special Armoured Brigade on Oct 17, 2025 successfully foiled an attack planned by Boko Haram terrorists around the Kashimri general area of Bama Local Government Area, Borno State. It said that the troops had successfully located and destroyed identified...
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