Nigeria Army
4 Apr
The Defence Headquarters has said that the Delta traditional ruler HRM Clement Ikolo, Urukpe 1, who turned in himself to security agencies after being declared wanted by the military would remain in custody pending investigation. The Defence Media Operations (DMO) boss, Major General Edward Buba, made the disclosure while responding to questions at the 1st…
9 Mar
Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday sent troops to rescue more than 250 pupils kidnapped by gunmen from a school in the country's northwest in one of the largest mass abductions in three years.
26 Feb
The Nigerian Armed Forces (AFN) has debunked rumours of coup scare in FCT. Rumour had spread last night that the entire security architecture, including Guards Brigade, was on red alert over coup suspicions. The AFN this morning however described it as false. According to the spokesman of the Defence Headquarters, Brig. General Tukur Gusau, the…
24 Feb
The Nigerian Army 6 Division Garrison, Port Harcourt barracks raided a hidden illegal bunkering site in Odagwe community forest, Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State on Friday. This, according to Commander, 6 Division Garrison and Sector 3, Operation Delta Safe (OPDS), Brigadier General Eddie Effiong who led the covert operation is a continuous onslaught…
17 Jan
The Nigerian Army 81 Division has denied that its operative, Boyi ThankGod, attached to 35 Artillery Brigade, Alamala, Abeokuta, Ogun State, shot himself dead. The Army said ThankGod rather died of negligence, having mishandled his firearms. ThankGod was said to be on barracks standby duty at the 35 Brigade headquarters, Alamala, Abeokuta, on Monday during…
22 Dec
The Nigerian Army Council on Thursday approved the promotion of a large number of senior officers to the next ranks of Major General and Brigadier General respectively. The spokesperson of the Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, announced in a statement that 47 Brigadier Generals have been promoted to the rank of Major General. Nwachukwu…
15 Dec
Troops of the Joint Task Force North West Operation HADARIN DAJI (OPHD) killed three terrorists and rescued six kidnapped victims at Bauni village in Sokoto. The Nigeria Army in a statement said the offensive clearance operation took place on the 14th December, 2023 with the troops engaging the terrorists to a gun duel that lasted…
13 Dec
One bandit has reportedly been declared dead while others sustained gunshot injuries following the raid carried out by troops of the Nigerian Army and other security forces on their camps in Anambra state. The Army in a statement on Tuesday said troops of Exercise GOLDEN DAWN III in conjunction with personnel of the Nigerian Navy,…
5 Dec
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja has paid a condolence visit to Tudun Biri community in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, tendering apologies for actions. A spokesman of the army who disclosed in a statement noted that the army Chief arrived at the community in the early hours of…
28 Nov
Crisis is brewing in the newly established Enugu International Building Materials Market, otherwise known as New Kenyatta, Ugwuaji, Enugu state over allegations of continuous brutality and humiliation of traders by soldiers posted to guard the market.
22 Nov
A soldier was injured on Tuesday night while a policeman was killed in a clash between some Army and Police personnel in Adamawa. The injured soldier was allegedly shot in the leg by a policeman who was part of a patrol team at Target Junction in Yola. Some soldiers were said to have later stormed…
21 Nov
Troops of the Nigerian Army killed seven bandits, recovered arms/ammunition and arrested 33 suspects during the raids they carried out within the last one week. The Army in a statement on X on Tuesday said the troops of Operation SAFE HAVEN (OPSH) on Operation HAKORIN DAMISA IV carried out the raids from 13 to 20…
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Failure of the last administration to put its money where its mouth is has stalled the rail rehabilitation work on the eastern corridor, three years after its flag-off.
Findings showed that the project, estimated to cost $3.2 billion, has become a hard sell to investors.
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Ahead of today’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the main opposition’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), governors elected on the party’s platform yesterday rose from a meeting and declared that they won’t discuss change of leadership for the party.
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An angry mob of travellers, yesterday, lynched personnel of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in Kaita Local Council of Katsina State.
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River State chapter of Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) and Nollywood practitioners, yesterday, paid a solidarity visit to Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, seeking support for the family of late Precious Chimaobi Ofurum, popularly known as Junior Pope, who is an indigene of the state.
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Less than two weeks after a peaceful election of its officials, a leadership crisis may have erupted in the AlaIgbo Development Foundation (ADF), as its founding National President, Emeritus Prof. Uzodinma Nwala, yesterday, announced the suspension of eleven officials of the organisation
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Stakeholders in the oil-rich but impoverished Niger Delta region have picked holes in the global call for an energy transition from fossil fuel to renewable energy, saying that the process and intentions of the West should be interrogated before African countries embrace it hook, line and sinker.
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The ongoing trial of a Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Pastor, Emmanuel Orekoya for alleged defilement of his 17-year-old daughter was stalled yesterday following absence of prosecution witnesses.
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A Governorship aspirant of the Labour Party (LP), Kenneth Imansuangbon, yesterday, asked the court to bar the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) or any other agent from recognising Olumide Akpata as the governorship candidate of the party for the September 21 Edo governorship election.
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Lagos State Safety Commission, yesterday, sealed shops in Martins Street and Broad Streets over alleged safety irregularities.
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The leadership of the Ijaw Youths Network (IYN) has called on President Bola Tinubu to ignore sponsored media attacks on the productive pipeline surveillance contract awarded to Tantita Security Services Limited by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL).