Armed Forces Remembrance Day: Nigerians pay glowing tributes to fallen heroes
“The labour of our heroes past shall never be in vain,” that emotional line of the national anthem is one that both friends and enemies alike all gather to pray. Nigerians across the social media divide have come out to pour chilling, emotional, tributes to heroes that lost their lives on the battleline in defending […]
Group punctures allegations against military on recruitment of ex-Boko Haram members
…lauds Army’s professionalism The Advocates of Social Justice for All (ASJA) has rubbished reports claiming that the Nigerian Army recruited repentant Boko Haram members into the military. The group made this known in an international press conference on Wednesday in Abuja to clear the air in what it described as “outright falsehood and highly misleading […]
Buhari urges army to respect human rights, humanitarian laws in their operations
By Ben Agande President Muhammadu Buhari has enjoined the military to respect human rights and international humanitarian laws in the conduct of their operations. He spoke in Kaduna during the Chief of Army Staff conference as well as the commissioning of the ultra-modern Army Reference Hospital. While commending the chief of Army staff for modernizing […]
President Buhari unveils made in Nigeria armoured vehicles
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday unveiled locally produced mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles named Ezugwu and other armoured vehicles designed to carry out insertion and extraction of troops, assault, counter-terrorism, delivery of high firepower and urban warfare. The vehicles were unveiled during the Chief of Army Staff Annual Conference, holding in Kaduna. Other primary and secondary armaments […]
Army to x-ray 2019 activities at COAS conference
The Nigerian Army is set to evaluate its activities for 2019, and develop strategies for its 2020 activities at the 2019 Chief of Army Staff’s Annual Conference.
Army frees 978 detained Boko Haram suspects
The Nigerian Army on Wednesday released 983 suspects cleared of links with Boko Haram insurgents.
