Onyema Nwachukwu
26 Sep 2023
Arms Race is not synonymous with arms proliferation. You need rival armed groups amassing weapons with hostile intents to have arms race. A private Military Company is euphemism for a mercenary group.
5 Sep 2023
Troops have uncovered illegal bunkering sites in Owahwa and Tseleku communities in the riverine area of Delta State. Army spokesman, Brig. General Onyema Nwachukwu, who made the disclosure, noted that troops of the Nigerian Army ...
24 Aug 2023
The Nigerian Army has dismissed a fake video being circulated on social media of an armoured vehicle purportedly captured by a local terrorist, Bello Turji.
11 Aug 2023
Troops of 82 Division, Nigerian Army and other security agencies have successfully raided hideouts of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliate, Eastern Security Network (ESN), at Imufu in Igbo-Eze North, Local Government Area of Enugu State.
10 Aug 2023
The Nigerian Army on Thursday debunked the allegations in a media report that claimed corruption is the reason for the voluntary retirement of personnel. The Army in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, said the report is false and that voluntary retirement or discharge by officers is routine. "The Nigerian Army…
20 Jul 2023
Troops of 192 Battalion Nigerian Army operating in 81 Division have busted a suspected international drug syndicate smuggling a truck load of substance suspected to be Cannabis sativa (Marijuana) en route Sango Ota in Ogun State.
2 Jul 2023
Former spokesman of the Nigerian Army, Maj. Gen. Jimmy Akpor, has been appointed Chief of Defence Administration in a fresh shakeup in the army that is expected to take effect from July 3, 2023.
26 Jun 2023
Troops of 5 Battalion operating under 16 Brigade, Nigerian Army, on Sunday captured an armoury in a camp at Azuzuama Community in Ijaw South Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. Army spokesperson Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu in a statement said the camp is where suspected unrepentant militants and illegal oil bunkerers carry out their nefarious…
16 May 2023
The Nigerian high command said claims of corruption, nepotism by an online media platform (Not The Guardian) is a smear campaign calculated to destabilise the country.
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