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Army kills 35 terrorists, destroys 12 camps in Sambisa Forest 

Army kills 35 terrorists, destroys 12 camps in Sambisa Forest 

The Nigeria Army Troops of the 21-Armored Brigade, Bama, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) and 199 Special Forces Battalion in collaboration with  Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), have killed 35 Boko Haram terrorists in the ongoing clearance operation in Sambisa Forest.

Insecurity: Army to review operations across Nigeria

Insecurity: Army to review operations across Nigeria

…as COAS conference holds in Sokoto Dec 4-10 The Nigerian Army is set to review its various operations across the country with a view to advancing its fight against criminal activities.  The Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu stated this in Abuja during the news briefing on the fourth quarter Chief of Army […]

Stop releasing misleading information against us, IPOB replies Army

Stop releasing misleading information against us, IPOB replies Army

THE Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, yesterday, replied to the military, accusing them of releasing a malicious and fallacious memo against IPOB and alleging the group plans to attack non-indigenes in the South East, including Northerners which was false.

Army barricades road after explosion near Taraba barracks

Army barricades road after explosion near Taraba barracks

By Femi Bolaji, Jalingo Officers of the 6 Brigade, Nigeria Army, Jalingo, Taraba State, have barricaded the road leading to their barracks after an explosion went off close to their base Tuesday night. Our correspondent, who passed the road leading to their barracks, was turned back alongside other commuters plying that route. Read Also: 6 […]

DHQ promises to find killers in Benue community

DHQ promises to find killers in Benue community

The Chief of Training and Operations, Defence Headquarters, Maj.-Gen Adeyemi Yekini, says the military will not rest until the killers of 15 villagers at Tiortyu, a community in Tarka Local Government Area of  Benue, are apprehended. Yekini, who served as the first Commander of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), said he was at Tiortyu to commiserate […]

Bandits/Army clash: Security beefed up around Abuja

Bandits/Army clash: Security beefed up around Abuja

By Kingsley Omonobi, Abuja Security has been beefed up around the Federal Capital City, FCT, Abuja, following the clash between bandits and troops last week. Competent military sources confirmed last night that troops of the Nigerian Army, comprising mainly Army Headquarters Garrison and Guards Brigade, have been put on red alert to avert a revenge […]

Shock, as terror attack on Army base claims 17 soldiers

Shock, as terror attack on Army base claims 17 soldiers

Terrorists, suspected to be the Ansaru arm of the Boko Haram sect, on Monday attacked a military base at Polewire in Birnin-Gwari, Kaduna State, killing 17 soldiers and injuring 40 others, after a fierce gun battle between both parties.