Troops of 6 Brigade Nigerian Army deployed at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Wukari have taken into custody a 51-year-old suspected recruitment fraudster. The suspect, identified as Felix Yadeh, was arrested by vigilant members of a local vigilante group at Bantaje Village in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State, reports Channels TV. Pre...
•Troops In a solemn and deeply symbolic moment that underscored the Nigerian Army’s enduring commitment to its personnel, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, presented the Nigerian Army Personnel Insurance Cheques to some families of fallen heroes and troops wounded in action at the opening ceremony of the COAS Fir...
•The General Officer Commanding 8 Division and Commander, Sector 2, Joint Task Force (North West), Major General Bemgba Paul Koughna with the pilots The 8 Division Nigerian Army has graduated 27 newly trained drone pilots as part of efforts to enhance operational efficiency and strengthen intelligence gathering in ongoing security operations ...
•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...
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