Tag: Nigerian Army

Soldiers on patrol around Delwa, 35 kilometres from Maiduguri, Borno State, on Wednesday, killed scores of insurgents when the military ...

Eleven soldiers will face a six-count charge including committing mutiny.

The military will defeat Boko Haram, the army chief says. The Nigerian military is acquiring new equipment and undergoing more ...

“The wounded are also receiving treatment in the military medical facility.” -------------------------------- At least 50 members of the insurgent Boko ...

“I do not know how damaging public property is the restitution for any injury that may have come.” The Lagos ...

"The intention has never been to jeopardize the airlifting of pilgrims as has been wrongly portrayed.” The Nigerian military on ...

The equipment will enhance the operational capabilities of the Nigerian Army.  The United States has transferred some equipment to the ...

The abortion the atack occurred in Gombe. The Nigerian military said troops foiled an attack by a female suicide bomber ...

The training schools were re-opened to help curb insurgency. The Nigerian Army on Friday commenced a nationwide special training programme ...

A loud explosion occurred on Thursday morning in Kurudu, a community on the outskirts of Abuja. The cause of the ...

“Currently, budgetary allocation for the military is inadequate to meet the contemporary security challenges.” The Nigerian Army has attributed its ...

Agene Ogwuche’s son was arrested in Sudan on Wednesday. The father of the ‘mastermind’ of April 14 bomb blast in ...

The Osun State Security Council Monday evening described the jungle justice being meted on suspected kidnappers and ritual killers as ...

Nigerian forces in the area had advance warning of more than four hours. As foreign experts begin to arrive the ...

The participants comprised 12 Air Force officers, 12 drawn from the Navy, and 66 from the Army. The Commandant of ...

Military officials visited camps in Borno State. The Nigerian military is satisfied with the pace of its operations against Boko ...

Eighty-five of the students are yet to be accounted for. Fourteen more of the kidnapped Borno female students have escaped ...

“With this development, the Principal of the School confirmed that only 8 of the students are still missing.” The Nigerian ...

Mr.  Mba told journalists at the scene of the incident that the blast occurred at about 6.55 a.m. Security agencies ...

The Nigerian Army says assault on terrorists' enclaves have been intensified. The Nigerian military on Tuesday said the timely distress ...

The NHRC ordered N10 million compensation to each family of the eight victims killed; and N5 million to each person ...

The governor said Boko Haram should not be allowed to build distrust between Nigerians and the Army. The Governor of ...

Army says offensive attacks on terrorists have intensified. The Cameroonian security forces have succeeded in capturing two suspected arms suppliers ...

The soldier is allegedly being detained because he questioned a superior officer sleeping with his wife. The Nigerian Army on ...

Gunmen suspected to be members of the extremist Boko Haram sect have invaded Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, throwing the ...