A civil rights lawyer, Emmanuel Osuagwu Ugochukwu, has dismissed reports which claimed Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt Gen Tukur Buratai called for prayers to end insurgency. A national newspaper had painted a scenario, falsely quoting the COAS as saying “terrorism and terrorist groups could not be eliminated alone by the military unless religious bodies […]

The Nigerian Army Guards Brigade has urged the public not to panic over the movement for the firing of field artillery guns during the 2019 Independence Anniversary Parade. The Army gave the assurance in a statement by Capt. Haruna Tagwai, Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, on Saturday in Abuja. ALSO READ: El-Rufai’s son, Tunde Bakare […]

Kaduna State Government has pledged to support the Army in its efforts at promoting sporting activities in the state. Gov. Nasiru El Rufai stated this in a message at the closing ceremony of this year’s inter-brigade sports championship organised by 1 Division of the Nigerian Army in Kaduna on Friday. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), […]

The Nigerian Army has said it was set to begin another round of Operations Python Dance, Crocodile Smile and Ayem Akpatuma in the South East, South West and North Central parts of the country simultaneously.

The Coalition Against Terrorism and Extremism (CATE) has accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate at the last polls, Atiku Abubakar, of leading other disgruntled politicians to sponsor falsehood just to demoralise the Nigerian military. CATE made this known in a press conference on Monday in Abuja in reaction to a piece […]