The Minister of Defence, retired Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi, says the online video trending showing a man hanging an AK-47 Riffle purported to be him is mischievous. The Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the minister, Mr Muhammad Abdulkadri, in a statement on Sunday, said there was the need to counter the narrative. Abdulkadri said:  […]

Nigerian Army has said that it is not recruiting graduate interns for 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital, Kaduna (NARHK). The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja, said the advert in circulation on the purported sales of graduate internship forms for recruitment into the hospital was fake […]

The Minister of defence Major General Bashir Salihi Magashi (retd) has dismissed allegations of violation of human rights levelled against the country by the international community on the account of the mode of operation of the nation’s fighting forces in the ongoing counter-terrorism operations in the North-East.

By Kingsley Omonobi President General Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide Ambassador George Obiozo has commended the Nigerian Army for its role in restoring peace to South East Region. He made the commendation in Enugu when he hosted the General Officer Commanding 82 Division, Maj Gen Taoreed Lagbaja on a courtesy visit on Wednesday. Ambassador Obiozo expressed his […]

By Ibrahim Wuyo – Kaduna Nigerian Army officers, numbering over 200 of the ranks of Captain were expected to converge on Jaji Military Cantonment in Kaduna State for the senior staff course qualifying examination. The examination was scheduled to take place from the 2nd to the 6th of August, 2021. The Acting Deputy Director, Training […]

The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 81 Division of the Nigerian Army, Maj.-Gen. Lawrence Fejokwu, on Wednesday, assured injured officers and soldiers that the Army will facilitate their treatment as soon as possible. Fejokwu said this during a special luncheon to honour sick officers and soldiers of the Division at the 68 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital, […]

By Kingsley Omonobi – Abuja Major General Hussaini Ahmed, former Provost Marshal of the Nigerian Army, during the tenure of Lt. General Tukur Yusuf Buratai was on Thursday assassinated by suspected Bandits/kidnappers along the Lokoja-Abuja highway. The General was said to be coming from Okene with his in-law when they were attacked by the gunmen […]

…Brigade Commander assures Community, soldier would face due process of law. By: Kingsley Omonobi – Abuja. The Nigerian Army said in Sunday that it has apprehended a serving soldier who is accused of killing a finale year Student of the University of Calabar saying it has equally institutied an investigation intọ the allegations Director of […]

Weeks after military siege following a confrontation between soldiers and ‘unknown gunmen’, the Nigeria Army, Monday, embarked on free medical outreach in Ohafia , Abia State.

The Nigerian Army 6 Division says it has extended its ongoing annual range classification training in Rivers to July 10. The division’s Spokesman, Lt.-Col. Charles Ekeocha, made this known in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Thursday. According to him, the shooting practice which commenced on June 13 was earlier scheduled to end on […]