By Nwafor Sunday Nigerian army has again killed about 25 members of Boko Haram in Borno. Their action came few days after the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru visited the Theatre of Operation LAFIYA DOLE and charged them to recapture Marte and other areas occupied by the terrorists group. Disclosing this in […]

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, says the Nigerian Army has recorded commendable successes in the fight against terrorism, banditry and other forms of criminality across the country. Attahiru stated this at a familiarisation visit by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Mr Musa Istifanus and the directors of the ministry on Wednesday […]

A 39-year-old man, Ikechukwu Chokuba, who allegtedly falsely presented himself as an army officer and assaulted a police officer, was on Monday brought before an Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. Chokuba, whose residential address was not given, is standing trial on a three-count charge bordering on assault and impersonation. The prosecutor, Insp. Benedict Aigbokhan, told […]

The Nigerian Army says troops of its 6 Division on Saturday rescued 10 expatriate workers and four Nigerians who were kidnapped by sea pirates off the Coast of Gabon. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. Yerima said the rescue operation was carried out successfully […]

By Kingsley Omonobi The Nigerian Army, Saturday denied claims in a national newspaper, alleging that many soldiers were killed by armed bandits when the bandits stormed a military base in Katsina state, saying it does not represent facts of the incident. Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima said that rather it was […]