Army training exercises, operations help to curb criminality in 2016 – Buratai
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, said the training exercises conducted by the Nigerian Army in 2016 helped to curb criminality and other nefarious activities during the period.
Army, Police gun down 13 hoodlums in Rivers
Thirteen suspected hoodlums have been gun down by the Police and the army in separate operations in Rivers state.
Shock as Army fires 200 officers
There was shock in the Nigerian Army, with some hinting of ethnic and religious cleansing, as close to 200 officers including major generals were retired, on Friday, following what the authorities said was a consequence of service exigencies.
Army vows to prosecute soldier involved in wedding day killing
Authorities of the 4 Brigade Nigeria Army Benin, Edo State, have said that they have arrested the soldier who allegedly killed one Mrs. Alice Akporobi around Jakpa Junction, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State, weekend.
24 soldiers wounded as Nigeria troops repel Boko Haram — Army
Nigeria’s army said late Monday that 24 soldiers had been wounded as troops repelled Boko Haram insurgents who attacked the military in northeast Borno state.
We impersonate police, Army to seize Okada— suspect
A member of a three-man robbery gang, Goodness Allison, has disclosed that his members disguise as policemen and military officers to impound motorcycles, popularly called Okada, which they sell.
Group begs Army to release detained Shiite members
The Arewa Youth Leaders’ Forum has appealed to military authorities to pardon detained members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) also known as Shiite Sect as it has apologised to the Chief of the Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, over the incident of December 2015 when the sect members obstructed his convoy in Kaduna state.
Army Council recommends release of Brig-Gen Ransome-Kuti
ABUJA— The Nigeria Army Council has recommended the release of Brigadier-General Enitan Ransome-Kuti from custody.
Four feared dead in Army, militants clash in Rivers
Four persons were feared dead, yesterday, in Bori, headquarters of Gokhana Local Government Area, Rivers State, as soldiers allegedly engaged loyalists of an ex-militant leader in a shootout.
65 killed, 136 injured in Dalori village attacks —NEMA
ABUJA —The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, said yesterday that a total of 65 persons lost their lives and 136 persons injured, following the weekend attacks on Dalori village by insurgents.
FG to probe Army/Shiite clash — AGF
ABUJA — Barely a month after a violent clash between soldiers in the convoy of the Chief of Army Staff, Major-General T. Y. Buratai, and members of the Shiite Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, the Federal Government has opted to probe the incident, which has heightened tension in the religious circles.
