Tag: Nigerian Army

This is the fourth lieutenant colonel the army is losing in two months.

Police suspect the colonel was murdered.

The Army said it was not partisan during the elections.

The ban was announced Saturday in Sokoto.

The promotion is with effect from as far back as March 2014 for some, and as recent as December 2016 ...

Troops will be in their respective position by 3 a.m. on the Election Day.

The major general said soldiers have gone “deeper into Sambisa Forest on many fronts."

The military drills will last one month

The attack came five days after troops of 25 Task Force Brigade ran into two deadly IEDs at Matube.

“It is either we succeed in clearing the remnants of Boko Haram terrorists or we continue to live in perpetual ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has also refused to respond to or act on the appeal by the soldiers.

Army will construct bridge linking Shema and Bakoshi in Zuru Local Government Area.

While Mr. Umar died immediately in the attack that occurred at about 9:30 a.m. on November 15, another officer died ...

The Amnesty International report relied on the analysis of 87 videos, 122 photographs and 146 eye witness testimonies.

The admission by the army came five weeks after the soldiers were dislodged from their base.

The victims were rescued in Nasarawa State, the police said.

“It is very clear that the terrorists have been defeated; there are no doubts about it."

The 81 Division was upgraded in year 2000 from its former status as Lagos Garrison Command.

Nigerian troops are turning the heat on the deadly sect following the killing of some officers and men in the ...

A PREMIUM TIMES’ investigation refutes the Army’s claim, and sheds light on the complexities of militant activities in the Niger ...

The victim was kidnapped in Cameroon but freed in Nigeria by soldiers.

One canter truck was destroyed in the explosion along Banki - Usmanari - Kumshe road.

The attack was repelled by a combination of Nigeria Air Force aircraft and Nigerian Army officials.

"The Nigerian Army is more concerned with pleasing the political class while the grassroots people are still suffering."

The army chief also lamented the death of Commanding Officer, 272 Task Force Battalion, Mallam Fatori, Muhammad Abu-Ali.