Army

The Nigerian Army has traversed the historical path very gloriously. I have always known it as famous for professional exploits in Nigeria and abroad during peace keeping operations in parts of the world. The United Nations (UN) has…
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A former commissioner of police, Lagos State, Alhaji Abubakar Tsav has described the five years of President Muhammadu Buhari in the saddle of leadership in Nigeria as phenomenal in the annals of the country with regards to the prosecution…
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Five people dead and one villager injured as bandits reportedly launched an attack in Kajera and Magazawa villages in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State on Tuesday May 19. WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that the bandits invaded the…
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The Coalition Against Terrorism and Extremism (CATE) has hailed the Nigerian Army for another display of gallantry in dislodging Boko Haram terrorists in Dapchi, Yobe State. The Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) on Monday…
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A security expert, Richard Murphy has said the killing of 135 Boko Haram terrorists in the Timbuktu Triangle around northeast Nigeria has exposed the terror group’s leader, Abubakar Shekau as a liar who is now under pressure to maintain an…
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A federal lawmaker from Ondo State, Tajudeen Adefisoye, has ranked the Nigerian Army high following recent successes against Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists. At 36, Adefisoye is one of the country's youngest parliamentarians in history,…
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The Middle Belt Conscience Guards (MBCG) has welcomed the Federal Government's directive to deploy troops to assist the police flush out bandits in Sokoto and Plateau States. According to the group, the collaborative efforts of Army and…
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A member of the Federal House of Representatives and the Deputy Chairman House Committee on Army, Hon. Tajudeen Adefisoye has risen in defense of the Nigerian Army on the recent redeployment of some senior officers. Fielding questions…
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Terrence Kuanum, a researcher with renowned internal humanitarian group, Global Amnesty Watch, has applauded the Nigerian Army's recent redeployment of its senior officers. According to the foremost author and activist, this exercise…
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In the wake of the breakout of the Coronavirus pandemic ( COVID-19) globally, the federal government of Nigeria has initiated measures towards the containment of the further spread of the virus. President Muhammdu Buhari consequently…
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I am one of those that that have long stated that journalism has been destroyed in Nigeria with the half-truths and often malicious reportage of events in recent times. It is so despicable that some news mediums would go any length to…
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On Tuesday, the Nigerian Army redeployed some top generals and senior officers in a move meant to reinvigorate and enhance synergy as a tradition in its operations. Among those redeployed is the theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya…
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The Centre for Democracy and Developmental Research (CDCR) has rubbished a US report which alleged voter intimidation by security agents during last year's general elections. According to CDCR, the Country Reports on Human Rights…
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The Archbishop of the South-South Pentecostal Churches in Nigeria, Archbishop Julius Ediwe has stated that Nigerians would have a cause to celebrate the efforts of the Nigerian Army in the fight against terrorism in the country in no…
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Some indigenes of Borno State, under the aegis of Borno Peace Ambassadors Forum (BPAF) has heaped praises on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai and his gallant troops on the frontline for ensuring the reopening of…
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Troops of 1 Division deployed in Operation Whirl Punch have arrested 50-year-old Ahmadu Mohammed, a suspected gun runner and recovered 10 locally-made rifles from him. A military source told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday in…
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The military authority said no fewer than 608 repentant Boko Haram insurgents are currently undergoing De-radicalisation, Rehabilitation and Reintegration (DRR) Programme by Operation Safe Corridor (OSC) at Malam-Sidi, Gombe State.…
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Lagos socio-critic and human rights activist, Chief Malcolm Emokinovo Omirhobo, (Lawyer), on Friday filed a suit before a Federal High Court in Lagos, challenging the declaration of the instituted security outfit ‘Amotekun’ as illegal.…
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The Nigerian Army has intercepted 85 bags of smuggled rice in a compound in Abor-Uwani community in Afikpo North Local Government Area of Ebonyi. The raid was part of the ongoing “Exercise Atilogwu Udo 1’’. Col. Aliyu Yusuf, Deputy…
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The combined troops of 4 Brigade and 32 Artillery Brigade Nigerian Army Exercise Crocodile Smile IV have recovered eight Dane guns and 725 bags of substance suspected to be cannabis. The operation was in a joint operation with personnel…
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