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Troops kill 6 Boko Haram insurgents, recover arms in Adamawa
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday said its troops killed six Boko Haram terrorists in gun battle at Sabon Gari in Madagali Local Government Area...
Army debunks rumoured abduction of passengers on Maiduguri-Damaturu Road
The Nigerian Army on Saturday debunked a rumoured abduction of travellers on the Maiduguri-Damaturu Highway on Dec. 11.
Col. Ado Isa, Deputy Director Public Relations...
Troops foil attempted kidnap of Doctors in Imo
The Exercise Golden Dawn of the Nigerian Army on Monday foiled an attempt by alleged members of the proscribed Indigenious People of Biafra (IPOB)...
Pensions Board dismisses report of neglect of deceased personnel’s families
The Military Pensions Board (MPB) has dismissed reports that widows of late Cpl. Oladejo Joseph and Lance Cpl. Sunday Orji were yet to be...
Revealed! How 16 Army Generals Were Unjustly Eased out of Service
Nine Major Generals and 7 Brigadier Generals 'arbitrarily' sacked by the Nigerian Army in 2016 for not justifiable reasons have been technically eased out...
Nigerian Troops eliminate 42 Armed Bandits at Shiroro Axis
The Nigerian troops, comprising military and mobile police forces, have eliminated 42 armed bandits at Alawa Community in Shiroro axis of Niger State.
PRNigeria gathered...
Nigeria Army inaugurates ‘Exercise Lion Heart’
Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, has inaugurated “Exercise Lion Heart” for the Land Forces Simulation Centre Nigeria (LFSCN) with a view to...
I’m aware of your inadequate equipment, funding, Buhari tells Army
The Nigerian government on Tuesday admitted the inadequate funding of the Army operations in the insurgency fight, even as it urged troops to change...
Buhari orders Army, Police to treat bandits in language they understand
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, said he has ordered the military and the police to deal with bandits terrorizing the north-west region of the...
Fear Of Military Coup Grips Mali As Army Detains President, Prime...
Malian officers upset with a government reshuffle have detained the President and Prime Minister at an army camp outside the capital, triggering broad international...
Boko Haram: Military seeks media sustained partnership
The Theatre Commander ‘Operation Lafiya Dole’, Maj.-Gen. Farouq Yahaya, has solicited for sustained media partnership in the renewed fight against insurgency in North East.
Yahaya...
Attack on Zulum: Normalcy has returned to Baga – Army
The Nigerian Army says it has restored normalcy to Baga, after the convoy of the governor of the state Babagana Zulum, was attacked on...
Nigerian Army HQ Garrison gets new commander
The new Commander Army Headquarters Garrison (AHQ Gar), Maj.- Gen. Ayuba Hamman on Monday assumed command of the Garrison after an exchange of baton...
Katsina Killings: Batsari Forum Debunks Military’s Claim
The Batsari Local Government Development Forum (BALDF) said though armed bandits stormed Yar Gamji village, last Monday, they only launched an attack on defenceless...
Again, Nigerian troops hit terrorists’ meeting venue, kills fighters
The Defence Headquarters says the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has scored a precise hit on Boko Haram terrorists’ meeting venue...
2 Pakistani soldiers injured in terrorist attacks
Two Pakistani soldiers were critically injured when a remote-controlled device went off in the country’s North Waziristan district, a security official said on Saturday.
The...
BusinessDay Cartoonist Freed after Honouring Army’s Invitation
Please be informed that Mr Mike Asukwo that was earlier allegedly reported on social media to have been arrested by troops of 145 Battalion...
