Tordue Salem – Abuja The House of Representatives on Tuesday summoned the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, after it rejected the army operation to “identify true citizens” of the country. The operation code-named by the Nigerian Army as “Operation Positive Identification,” was rejected on the floor of the House, after the Minority […]

By Agence France-Presse United Nations humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock said Friday that Nigeria has promised to lift a ban on two international aid groups working in the restive northeast in the ‘next few days’. The army closed down the offices of Action Against Hunger and Mercy Corps in northeast Nigeria in September, sparking fears it […]

The 6 Division of the Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, says it has deployed troops for the commencement of “Operation Crocodile Smile IV” in four Niger Delta states. Maj.-Gen. Jamil Sarham, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, disclosed this on Friday at the opening of free medical outreach in Rumuokoro community, […]

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, says the Army has engaged in spiritual warfare to counter Boko Haram propaganda.

Abuja—The Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Nigerian Army, yesterday, expressed fears that the N100 billion allocated to Nigerian Army in the 2020 budget was inadequate for country prosecuting a war against insurgency.

 The Joint Senate and House of Representatives Committee on Army have lauded the leadership of the Nigerian Army for the commitment of personnel to professionalism in the discharge of their duties.

ABUJA-TROOPS of the Nigerian Army engaged in the fight against insurgency in the North East,captured 16 top Boko Haram commanders in Borno State.

2, earlier declared wanted by Nigerian Army By Joseph Erunke Troops of the Nigerian Army engaged in the fight against insurgency in the North East, captured 16 top Boko Haram commanders in Borno State. The success was achieved by a combined troops of 26 Task Force Brigade, 21 Special Armoured Brigade and elements of Civilian […]

The Emir of Zazzau, Alhaji Shehu Idris, has pledged the cooperation and support of the people of Zaria Emirate for the Nigerian Army in all its activities in the area. Shehu gave the pledge when the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, led top officers of the Nigerian Army on a courtesy visit to […]

Troops of Operation Thunder Strike have rescued three villagers abducted from their farms on Wednesday in Maro village along Kaduna-Abuja highway. The Deputy Director Army Public Relations, 1 Division Nigerian Army Kaduna, Col. Ezindu Idimah told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Kaduna that one of the kidnappers was killed in the […]

ABUJA–THE Nigerian Army has renamed Operation Python Dance to Operation Dance for Peace.

ABUJA-A joint committee of Non-Governmental Organisations,NGOs,and the House of Representatives Committee on Human Rights setup to investigate allegations of human rights abuse made against the Nigerian military by some foreign media organisations has absolve the country’s troops of wrong doing.

By Joseph Erunke – Abuja A joint committee of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and the House of Representatives Committee on Human Rights set up to investigate allegations of human rights abuse made against the Nigerian military by some foreign media organisations has absolved the country’s troops of wrongdoing. Rather, the committee, in the report, sighted by […]

Following the cold-blooded murder of five members of the Inspector General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team, IRT, by renegade elements of the 92 Battalion of the Nigerian Army in Jalingo, Taraba State, President Muhammadu Buhari ordered investigation of the incident. The Defence Headquarters, DHQ, set up a seven-man joint investigative panel, comprising officers from the Army, Navy, Air Force, the Police, Department of State Services and the Defence Intelligence Agency under the headship of Rear Admiral. I. T. Olaiya. Their remit was to unravel the circumstances surrounding the murder of the IRT men. The Olaiya panel released its findings about a week ago without appearing to have moved the investigation any further from where pandemonium struck, leading to the back and forth between the Police and the Army, after the premeditated killing of the IRT officers on August 6. The summary of the panel’s report has an echo of General Yakubu Gowon’s reconciliatory statement at the end of the Nigerian Civil War: No victor; no vanquished.

As the Chairman,  Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume, on Tuesday alleged that a total number of Eight hundred and Forty Seven (847), soldiers were killed and buried in the Military cemetery in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, the Nigerian army challenged him to provide a prove to substantiate his statement.